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Windows 7 made for fast booting

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Leading Microsoft engineer Michael Fortin says that speeding up booting times is one of the priorities of Windows 7. Under 15 seconds is his target for a ‘very good system’.
Boot times are influenced by systems and configurations. In tests with machines running Vista, over a third started up in 30 seconds or less, while around [...]

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Google’s special development weapon: 20 per cent time

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You might have heard of Google’s 20 per cent time, but do you know what it actually is? And why it’s so important? Google allows employees to devote 20 per cent of their working time to projects they’re passionate about.
“Usually what people use that for is to research and investigate ideas they come up [...]

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Hands on: Google Chrome review

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I’ve been using the Google Chrome web browser for half an hour now, and I already feel right at home. Downloading and installing Google Chrome was quick and painless – a welcome contrast to the chaos and downloading hassles accompanying the launch of Mozilla’s Firefox 3.0 browser in July.
Within just a couple of minutes, Google [...]

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