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I like the possiblities. At least the progression is towards multimedia...just think what kind of processing power will be available to desktops in 2 years....mind-blowing 8O
64-bit all the way!!!!!! I think. I wonder why they didn't bundle some form of sql-server into the O/S before....makes perfect sense to me....could be smoking fast if you have the appropriate hardware. I think the requirements will get steeper and steeper but hopefully prices stay low. 2 years is too far ahead to speculate in the pc world.
I think technology has lagged a little, IMO.
Serial ATA is just out, ho-hum, performance is so-so but at least it's out, 11g wireless is out but from all accounts not ready for primetime (the spec isn't finished yet so stay away from 11g until next year)...from what I've been reading the rates halve at 35 ft and at 50ft you're no better than 11b...for the linksys and d-link units. Bluetooth is promising but expensive...hopefully it will gain acceptance (you do want a smart fridge eventually ...don't you??? :roll: ) GeforceFx sounds like a vaccum cleaner and has garnished mixed pre-reviews. ATI has gained ground. Bus speeds are advancing but the bleeding edge is pricey. Intel has the right idea with their neat little trick called Hyper-Threading. AMD has the Hammers (claw and slegde luv those names) on the way hopefully that will get some balls rolling.
Anyways I digress here's some news from information week to wet your whistle:
64-bit all the way!!!!!! I think. I wonder why they didn't bundle some form of sql-server into the O/S before....makes perfect sense to me....could be smoking fast if you have the appropriate hardware. I think the requirements will get steeper and steeper but hopefully prices stay low. 2 years is too far ahead to speculate in the pc world.
I think technology has lagged a little, IMO.
Serial ATA is just out, ho-hum, performance is so-so but at least it's out, 11g wireless is out but from all accounts not ready for primetime (the spec isn't finished yet so stay away from 11g until next year)...from what I've been reading the rates halve at 35 ft and at 50ft you're no better than 11b...for the linksys and d-link units. Bluetooth is promising but expensive...hopefully it will gain acceptance (you do want a smart fridge eventually ...don't you??? :roll: ) GeforceFx sounds like a vaccum cleaner and has garnished mixed pre-reviews. ATI has gained ground. Bus speeds are advancing but the bleeding edge is pricey. Intel has the right idea with their neat little trick called Hyper-Threading. AMD has the Hammers (claw and slegde luv those names) on the way hopefully that will get some balls rolling.
Anyways I digress here's some news from information week to wet your whistle:
Prototype "Longhorn" Software Shows Possible Future Of Windows
By Aaron Ricadela, InformationWeek
Microsoft researchers have built prototype software for better Windows management and for sorting digital photos that could influence features in the next desktop version of Windows.
One system lets users drag windows on their PC desktop into a "focal zone" to enlarge tasks they're working on. Peripheral tasks sit near the edges of the screen, where their icons are grouped by project. The software is designed to take advantage of a new graphics system code-named Avalon that Microsoft is developing for its release of Windows in 2005, code-named Longhorn. It could be the future of task-switching in Windows, says Mary Czerwinski, a senior researcher at the company.
Another project, called MediaFrame, lets users organize digital images according to their content using face-recognition technology and algorithms that can distinguish types of scenery in a photo. The group is working closely with Microsoft developers building Longhorn, says Dan Ling, a VP in Microsoft Research.
Longhorn will use Microsoft relational-database technology in its file system, which could enable more flexible searches of documents, E-mail messages, and photos using standard criteria. The operating system also could include the Avalon graphics system, which uses speedy vector graphics to render images, according to people familiar with Microsoft's plans.
But Microsoft hasn't published detailed technical information about Longhorn and its possible features, including Avalon and the Palladium system for encrypting applications, says Mike Cherry, an analyst at technology research firm Directions on Microsoft. "Developers don't know a whole lot about what Longhorn's going to look like," he says. More information could come at a Microsoft software development conference this fall.
Longhorn could tag documents or digital photos with XML metadata that lets users quickly reorganize files in different groups by their content. The operating system will incorporate database technology slated for inclusion in the next version of Microsoft SQL Server, code-named Yukon.
By Aaron Ricadela, InformationWeek
Microsoft researchers have built prototype software for better Windows management and for sorting digital photos that could influence features in the next desktop version of Windows.
One system lets users drag windows on their PC desktop into a "focal zone" to enlarge tasks they're working on. Peripheral tasks sit near the edges of the screen, where their icons are grouped by project. The software is designed to take advantage of a new graphics system code-named Avalon that Microsoft is developing for its release of Windows in 2005, code-named Longhorn. It could be the future of task-switching in Windows, says Mary Czerwinski, a senior researcher at the company.
Another project, called MediaFrame, lets users organize digital images according to their content using face-recognition technology and algorithms that can distinguish types of scenery in a photo. The group is working closely with Microsoft developers building Longhorn, says Dan Ling, a VP in Microsoft Research.
Longhorn will use Microsoft relational-database technology in its file system, which could enable more flexible searches of documents, E-mail messages, and photos using standard criteria. The operating system also could include the Avalon graphics system, which uses speedy vector graphics to render images, according to people familiar with Microsoft's plans.
But Microsoft hasn't published detailed technical information about Longhorn and its possible features, including Avalon and the Palladium system for encrypting applications, says Mike Cherry, an analyst at technology research firm Directions on Microsoft. "Developers don't know a whole lot about what Longhorn's going to look like," he says. More information could come at a Microsoft software development conference this fall.
Longhorn could tag documents or digital photos with XML metadata that lets users quickly reorganize files in different groups by their content. The operating system will incorporate database technology slated for inclusion in the next version of Microsoft SQL Server, code-named Yukon.
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