The Gadget Tree

Following the lead of Apple, Microsoft has decided to base its Next-Generation OS upon a Unix-style kernel.

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Sure, the iPod is the undisputed king of MP3 players, but are things about to change? I managed to purchase a Zune HD the moment they went on sale and as a former iPod touch owner I'm going to give you the skinny on what they're really like to own. So, who is the ultimate PMP?

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Within the next two weeks the Haiku Project will finally be releasing it's first alpha version. What is Haiku you ask? Well to answer that we'd have to step back a little further, say to 1998.

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In this article I will discuss some of the key issues that have prevented Linux from being a larger success within the consumer sector. Sure Linux has always been a competitor in the corporate and server market, but the companies that are built around the Open Source movement have seen an enormous opportunity for expansion into the consumer realm and I for one am glad they're taking it.

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Ok guys, my geek life started with DOS and Windows 3.0 and I was quite a loyal Windows follower through Windows 95. Somewhere shortly before the release of Windows 98 I started to tinker with Linux, but was unsatisfied with it and merely kept it installed on a "test" system to play around with while keeping Windows on my primary machine.

I continued to be a loyal Microsoft follower through Windows 98. Windows ME and 2000 had me trying new OSes again (BeOS and QNX), but the release of XP Pro had me hooked again. That is until the Mac Mini debuted and I was finally able to afford a Mac. Being a geek that's just really into computers in general I couldn't pass up the chance to try something new. The "forbidden fruit" if you will, lol.

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