Month: December 2006

One button or Two?

"The one-button mouse: its legacy has haunted Apple in many ways since the first two-button mouse hit the market. Apple was constantly seen as behind the times; even the introduction of the Mighty Mouse and its wireless successor did little to salve this open wound. Even though the Apple faithful knew that two-button mouse support had been in the OS since System 8 or so, critics regularly hit Apple at its "simplistic" one button mouse." - via MacUser

Powered by Qumana

10 Web Operating Systems Reviewed - Maybe You Try One

My initial reaction to the thoughts of a web based operating system is "Wow! This is so cool". Then I realise that none of these "Web Operating Systems" is really an operating system but are really "Web Based Desktop Environment". Web based operating systems run in a browser which requires of course an operating system. So then I have to ask: "Why not just use the operating system before me?". Well, there are a lot of reasons to use these services. For one thing I can access my virtual desktop from any computer with a broadband internet connection and a web browser. Actually that may be the only reason to use a web based OS. Here's a review of some popular alternatives.

read more | digg story