http://stunich.com News and general information for nerds Sun, 04 Jan 2009 01:39:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Finally, it seems like Microsoft has gotten something right. Now, if you remember from before when Microsoft revealed the new user interface of 7, I'm sure you were impressed, as was I. However, it seems that it's not just looks they've been working on, but performance. Right now I'm starting ... http://stunich.com/microsoft/windows-7-32bit-is-faster-than-both-vista-and-xp/ Basically, Microsoft is now telling users to let their Zune's batteries run out, and then just restart them after noon on January 1. Thing is, many sites are reporting this as a fix, however it isn't. All this is doing is waiting out the conditions that caused the bug. If ... http://stunich.com/microsoft/microsoft-fixes-zune-freeze-bug/ Yes, what we thought is impossible, is supposedly possible, as soon as 2020, Volvo says. In fact, they're even releasing concept version of the car next month, which will showcase the car's abilities. In fact, the car they will be showcasing will be released in 2010. So what does it ... http://stunich.com/technology/volvo-working-on-crash-proof-car/ Craig writes: "Journalspace.com has fallen and can't get up. The post on their site describes how their entire database was overwritten through either some inconceivable OS or application bug, or more likely a malicious act. Regardless of how the data was lost, their undoing appears to have been that they treated ... http://stunich.com/internet/why-mirroring-is-not-enoug/ I thought I'd post this, simply because when there's something wrong with someone's internet, more often than not it's a matter of TCP/IP settings being incorrect. While this isn't the kind of problem that happens randomly, a hardware or software change can often cause problems here. If your internet isn't working, ... http://stunich.com/tutorials/some-advice-what-to-do-when-your-internet-stops-working/ Yes, it appears that Zunes everywhere are killing themselves. Apparently they are just freezing randomly. Sounds like a Y2K9 bug to me. Hopefully it won't be as bad as Y2K38 is predicted to be. Haha. "There are multiple reports springing up all over the internet of a mass suicide of Microsoft ... http://stunich.com/microsoft/microsoft-zunes-commit-mass-suicide/ Yes, it's finally happened, and I'd say it's definitely about time too. Seriously, IE makes website development a royal pain, and most developers could do without it. Maybe this shows that open source browsers such as Firefox or even commercial browsers such as Opera finally have a chance. Mike writes: "Microsoft's market ... http://stunich.com/internet/internet-explorer-marketshare-down-to-70/ An article on CNET says that games could be used in a strategy to push Linux through gaming. It also points out a very good blog post by Andrew Min which suggests: "... Linux companies also need to start paying attention to the open source gaming community. Why? It's lacking. However, ... http://stunich.com/linux/pushing-linux-adoption-through-gaming/ OK, well it's pretty simple. The shows are stopping. Why? Because us (being high school students) just don't have enough time to do them. Yes, the filming is pretty fast (well if you call 5-6 hours fast, though admiteddly most of it is used screwing around), but especially behind the ... http://stunich.com/site-news/hello-world/