I have been using Windows 7 BETA for a little over a week and a half now and I have to say I definitely love it. I had a rough beginning with sound issues and stand-by issues, but I was able to clear it up pretty easily with a little help from Google. Install was a breeze as I used the Windows XP partition manager to carve out 30GB of space on my other hard drive. After downloading the .iso I used Virtual Clone Drive to mount the .iso and ran the .exe file. After about a half hour and a few reboots Windows 7 was completely installed.

The good:
Windows Aero – I love the new windows interface, eye candy without too much strain on resources.
Usable – My family was able to pick up the differences and accommodate them, although they still accidentally log me off or shut down without realizing.

The bad:
Still buggy – I know its still a BETA, but there are definite issues with logging off/ shutting down. This could be a problem with my hardware but I doubt it.

The ugly:
Nothing that shouldn’t be cleared up by launch time.

The phpBB Group finally released phpBB3 Olympus to the masses. I installed it on our server at http://www.zombiefied.net/phpbb/. I also used a converter so that all of our posts and information will be there. Jump on over there and give it a spin, and let me know what you think. I was thinking maybe ditching SMF and going back to phpBB.

Perceptive Pixel is a startup founded by Jeff Han. Working all but
alone from his hardware-strewn office, Jeff Han is about to change the
face of computing. Not even the big boys are likely to catch him.
Jeff Han and Phil Davidson shows how a multi-touch computer screen will
change the way we work (and play).

I saw a video about this a few months ago, but the technology seems to have advanced so far in a short amount of time. I can only wonder where they will be 6 months to a year from now. This is going to be very interesting. Check out this video of the multi touch screen in action.

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Mozilla hit an early milestone today by releasing its first alpha of Firefox 3.0, giving Firefox and Web application developers an early look at the next-generation browser. This release is not intended for regular users, not even those who like to play around with early versions of a product, Mozilla said.

Code named “Gran Paradiso”, the new version has been under development for a year but isn’t expected to be final until the end of 2007.

Many key features are expected for the new version like the Cairo graphics library, which aims to make Web pages look the same whether they are being printed or viewed on a Windows PC, a
Macintosh, or a small-screen device, and there are rumors that it passes the ACID 2 test.

More on this as it comes along.