Brown Thoughts

This is one of those rumors that you just can’t resist. If you’re a Windows XP user waiting for Windows 7, you’re most likely willing to wait 2 more years instead of switching to Vista.
Interestingly enough, TG Daily have published an article that they have received a roadmap for Windows 7 and that it might […]

The latest pre-release for Vista Service Pack 1 has been released to a core group of 15,000 people. Known as Vista SP1 RC Refresh, the latest build will not be made available to the public. The release date for Vista Service Pack 1 will be determined by the feedback from the core testers.
It seems Microsoft […]

If you’re thinking of having a more balanced diet for the new year, I’ve got just the thing. All you need is to figure out what foods are good for you. The World’s Healthiest Foods is a project by the George Mateljan Foundation that provides you with up-to-date information on the healthiest foods and which […]

If you’re a regular Netscape user, I have bad news. Starting February 2008, product support for all versions of Netscape Navigator will cease. This may not be surprising to those who’ve switched to Firefox as it’s perceived to be the next incarnation of Navigator.
Netscape Navigator can be traced back to 1994 as the creation of […]

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales will be launching an open source search engine on January 7, 2008. The search engine will differ from Google and Yahoo in that users will be able to see how search results are arrived at.
So far, the Wikia Search Project has a working search application, a web crawler, and a search […]

If you’ve ever been frustrated with the voting trend on Digg, you’ve probably wished that you could set up your own. Here’s the good news. Drupal developer Tony Mobily has created a module for Drupal that allows users to promote stories based on votes.
To see how it works, take a look at Drigg.org. You’ll notice […]

Google has added translator bots to its instant messaging service. As Jonas Lindberg mentioned on the Google Talkabout blog, you can use the bots as interpreters for your chat sessions or as pocket translators for the GTalk client for Blackberry.
To use a translator, just choose from any of the 29 available bots and add it […]

After letting a few beta test the early version, Microsoft has announced that they’re making the latest service pack for Windows XP available for everyone to download.
A company spokeswoman stated that the release candidate would be found at the Microsoft Download Center later tonight. Windows XP Service Pack 3’s release candidate will be a 580 […]