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July 12th, 2008

Goodbye ZoneAlarm!

I was a loyal ZoneAlarm firewall user for years. Despite its annoying prompts and resource-hogging, I stuck with it through multiple versions. Even after ZoneAlarm developer Check Point foolishly dropped the software’s cool red-and-yellow logo for the boring green-and-blue one, I still stuck with it.
Today, I uninstalled ZoneAlarm, and I am never installing it again. […]

By Mike Abundo -- 3 comments

June 30th, 2008

Windows XP Girl Wallpapers

Windows XP may be off the streets, but she’s still in our hearts. She’s certainly still on my desktop.
Tags: Microsoft, OS, OS-tan, Windows, XP, XP-tanShare This

By Mike Abundo -- 0 comments

May 30th, 2008

Windows 7 Multitouch Girl?

With Windows 7 supporting multitouch, you have to wonder what its OS-tan will look like. OS-tans — Japanese fan mascots for various operating systems — take the form of cute anime girls with characteristics representative of their respective OSes. 2000-tan is businesslike, XP-tan is bouncy, etc.
Tags: Microsoft, multitouch, OS, OS-tan, Software Development, Windows, Windows 7Share […]

By Mike Abundo -- 1 comment

May 26th, 2008

Windows 2000 Cosplay Girl

Bill Gates’ statement that Windows 7 will take less memory and be more efficient could herald a return to the ethos that created the long-lived Windows 2000.
Tags: Asian, Babes, Bill Gates, cosplay, Japanese, Microsoft, OS-tan, Software Development, Windows, Windows 2000, Windows 7Share This

By Mike Abundo -- 0 comments

May 2nd, 2008

Anime Windows XP Girl

Her latest implants have been delayed and Ballmer’s trying to kill her, but she’s still more popular than her spoiled and flaky younger sister. I don’t care how much hype a girl’s got or how much bling she flashes; I’d rather she be rock-solid reliable. Long live XP-tan!
Tags: anime, cute, Japan, Microsoft, OS, OS-tan, Software […]

By Mike Abundo -- 2 comments

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