Minggu, 11 Desember 2011

Angry Birds








What? Don’t look at me like that! Yes, I know the post said top five, but no post can be complete without Angry Birds. Agreed? Yes, of course. So here is a little bonus from us.
More or less a phenomenon on the iPhone, the Angry Birds seem to have settled well in their new nest on the Android platform. There is no doubt that the birds enjoy a celebrity status in their new home, so evidently there has been no love loss between platforms due to this shift, for sure. Fear not the unparalleled powers of the quirky-looking Angry birds as they take off on their journey to annihilate the fortresses of a handful of green ugly pigs. Make full use of the highly-engaging physics of the game and assist the adorable; yet, anger-fuming birds to put an end to the existence of the greedy pigs who stole their eggs


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gingerbread-honeycomp comparisons


Features Comparisons

Gingerbread Honeycomb
- Advanced Microsoft Exchange Support - New Optimized Tablet UI
- Wi-Fi hotspot functionality - Redesigned widgets
- Animated GIFs supported in browser - Elegant Notification Bar
- Adobe Flash 10.1 supported - Customizable Home Screen
- Support for extra high DPI screens - Action-bar
- Extra Large Screen Size supported - Improved Keyboard, Copy/Paste
- SIP Communication Supported - Browser Enhancements
- Support for WebM/VP8 video playback - Visual multi-tasking
- Improved Copy and Paste functionality - Multiselect, Clipboard, Drag-and-drop
- Redesigned Multi Touch Software Keyboard - New Connectivity options
- Enhanced support for native code - Support for Multi-core Processors
- Support for multiple cameras - Hardware acceleration for 2D graphics
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Top Five Applications for Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1


Let us face it, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is arguably the best Android tablet out there. Yes it has its fair share of drawbacks, but then again no device comes without a few or more than just a few shortcomings. Maybe that is a market policy, who are we to argue?
Whether it is the best or not is beyond the point at the moment as there have already been quite a few discussions regarding this all over the Internet. One thing is for sure though, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 brings better multitasking, better reading, better web browsing and music experience to the table. By the way, do not be mistaken: we say better so as to imply better than most, and not the best (Just a cautionary measure before you start to get the impression that we are here to start yet another tablet war).Since the Samsung Galaxy Tablet 10.1 is just such a darling of a tablet, let us share with you a list of five worthy Android Honeycomb applications to try on your Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1.  Here goes:


Opera Mobile 11

Since we have already established that the Samsung Galaxy Tablet 10.1 does a sweet job of bringing better quality of web browsing the table, Opera Mobile 11 has got to be the real deal in this regard. The Opera Mobile 11 is an alternative browser alright, but rest assured that you would easily prefer this over your standard web-browser. Being a fully-compatible Honeycomb version, Opera Mobile 11 delivers a satisfying web browsing experience on the move with better functionality and certainly better speeds.
Download it here
Quickoffice Pro HD

Quickoffice Pro HD

Although it comes with a hefty price tag of $16.99, Quickoffice Pro HD comes well equipped to justify its relatively high price (no violence featured). For those of you who love to create, access and share Word, Excel, and Powerpoint documents on the go, Quickoffice Pro HD is really a peach of an application to have.
Since Quickoffice Pro HD is a cloud-based Office suite you may feel free to hook up your Google Docs, Dropbox, Box, or MobileMe accounts to Quickoffice. To add a little bit more spice to the already scrumptious, speech recognition has also been added as part of key features of this very application. What this means is,  if you aren’t comfortable with typing or who knows maybe you are stuck with some thankless favours like baby-sitting for example, and/or you don’t have a bluetooth keyboard, you may enjoy dictating blocks of text.
Download it here

Drawing Pad
Drawing Pad

When it comes to drawing applications for the Honeycomb devices, there are quite a few names in the market but none of them really impressed as much as the Drawing Pad. So what is so different about the Drawing Pad, that is the question. Well, this fancy drawing application dons a very adorable interface, unlike most. Selection of all sorts of drawing tools seems very life-like and really infuses a wonderful experience. Having said that, if the user wishes to paint using a brush a drawer opens that contains various colour-daubed brushes. Likewise, upon selecting colour pencils, a drawer full of colour pencils opens up before the user. All in all, the layout is pristine and undoubtedly, adds the element of fun and excitement to drawing.
Download it here
Electrum

Electrum

Electrum is one Android application that can not go unnoticed by genuine music lovers. Being lightweight and very much affordable, Electrum manages to impress with a barrage of plug ins and satisfying music experience. Although the application is not designed for dedicated hardcore music fans; yet, it instills a true feeling of music and would suffice, nine out of ten times (on average), by providing the ability to build your own sample music set and then sequence it. It is worth mentioning here that a User Interface overhaul for the Honeycomb tablets has already been released.
Download it here
Angry Birds Rio

Angry Birds Rio

Angry Birds Rio requires no introduction really (Hopefully, that won’t anger the birds any more). It won’t be wrong to say that Angry Birds Rio is Citizen Kane of mobile gaming, which has now been ported to Honeycomb tablets. We are pleased to state that the Samsung Galaxy Tablet 10.1 handles the game, smoothly. In the main, Angry Birds delivers as beautiful an experience on the Samsung Galaxy Tablet 10.1 (Honeycomb) as it did on its predecessors.
Download it here
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Display The Percentage of Battery on the Lock Screen with LSBattery















cydia tweak, lsbattery, remaining battery




If your iPhone is Jailbroken, then you can show the percentage of battery left on your Lock Screen in place of the Time. There is a new tweak released for this known as LSBattery. There are 3 different ways in which you can trigger the tweak to function.

cydia tweak, lsbattery, remaining battery
Firstly, you can allow the clock to get replaced by the percentage of battery, as I told you in the introduction. Other than this, you can opt for having the battery percentage to be placed inside the slide to unlock, or else, you can also choose to display the percentage of the battery near the battery icon.

cydia tweak, lsbattery, remaining battery 

All settings and how to use LSBattery can be adjusted from the menu Settings> LSBattery of your iPhone. And you can download LSBattery from the BigBoss repository on Cydia.
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All of You Must be Know It!!! - Webscopia


http://www.webscopia.com/2011/09/windows-8-all-you-want-to-know-help-guide-how-to/



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windows 8 guide and help

Windows 8 – All You Want To Know

by BitHacker on September 27, 2011

A two part comprehensive guide to Windows 8. Its got everything that you need to know about the preview of next gen operating system from Microsoft.


Jump menu:
The Metro Interface
Start Menu in Windows 8
Search for Applications in Windows 8
Switching between Applications in Windows 8
How to close an application in Windows 8
How to shutdown or restart your computer in Windows 8
Internet Explorer in Windows 8
How to Change the City in Weather app in Windows 8
How to Hibernate / Sleep Windows 8
How to Login Automatically in Windows 8
Keyboard Shortcuts you must know in Windows 8
How to add a quick launch shortcut in Windows 8
Add Shutdown / Hibernate shortcuts on Taskbar in Windows 8
How to use Microsoft’s Hyper-V in Windows 8

The Metro Interface

When you logon for the first time in Windows 8, the metro interface is first thing that you’d be greeted with. Metro Interface is very similar to the one already included in Windows 7 mobile. Just like the mobile version, it is packed with all kinds of applications by default. These applications are called ‘tiles’ and you’d be itching to swipe the screen to the left in order to see what is on the far right side. You can swipe on your tablet but on a regular computer you would have to rely on the scroll bar at the bottom or you can use the scroll wheel on your mouse to scroll through the tiles.
Metro Interface in Windows 8
Tiles can be changed from the original arrangement. Just click on a tile and drag it to the left, right, up or down to your preferred place, as you’ll do this, you’ll see other tiles moving and giving way to the tile being dragged.
Moving the tiles in Windows 8
Go through the apps by clicking on them to know more about them, you can always come to the original point by pressing the ‘Windows Key’ or moving your mouse to the left bottom corner of the screen. (Keep in mind that if you had an app open and you didn’t close it, pressing ‘Windows Key’ would take you back to that app. This also goes for the desktop too, goto ‘Desktop’ from your metro interface, press ‘windows key’ and it will take you back to the metro interface and vice versa!)

Right clicking on an app would put a check mark on it and selecting ‘unpin’ would remove that from the metro interface or you can make them smaller. You can also choose to uninstall it from your computer too.
UnPinning an app in metro
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Start Menu in Windows 8

Start to the original
This is one of the most talked about new feature of Windows 8. As Microsoft said, “The start menu in Windows 7 is gone”, it is replaced by a more ‘simplified’ version of start menu. Settings, Devices, Share and Search are the only options in this one. You can access it by moving your mouse to the bottom left corner of your screen. Follow our article to get back the old classic Windows 7 start menu.
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Search for Applications in Windows 8

Windows 8 lets you search for your applications right from the metro interface as an alternative to the ‘Program Files’ of classic start menu that was present in Windows 7. (Remember no start menu in Windows 8.) To run an application, press ‘Windows Key’ and start typing the name of the application. A search windows will open up in the left page and there’d also be a list sorted alphabetically, to let you choose an app. You can run this dialog by pressing the search keys ‘Window + F’. (WIN+Q for the Applications). This is comes in handy when you want to see all the installed applications in your computer, if you want to start an application from a list.
Search Applications in Windows 8
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Switching between Applications in Windows 8

Since you’re on the Metro Interface most of the time in Windows 8 and there is no taskbar, you are bound to loose the track of applications that you will run. Cycling between applications is pretty easy in Windows 8. Just like all previous versions of Windows, pressing ‘Alt + TAB’ would cycle through the applications that are currently running with the thumbnails of those applications. ‘Win + TAB’, unlike Windows 7 will let you switch between the next running application. And just like the mobile version of Windows 7, you can click on a tile to open an application again, if that application is already open and you still clicked the tile to open it, it will open the the previous instance of that app. As stated earlier, pressing the ‘Windows’ key on your keyboard repeatedly will cycle between the current running application and the metro interface.
Switching between Applications
Want to know which application you used last? Just move your mouse to the end on the left side and a small thumbnail of that application will appear.
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How to close an application in Windows 8

You can not close an application in windows 8, well technically because there is no ‘Cross’ or ‘Close’ button in application of the Metro Interface. Applications are suspended, just like any mobile OS and they will be closed if you’re low on resources or some other application needs some more memory. If you really want to get rid of an application, just fire up the Task Manager by pressing ‘Ctrl + Shift + Esc’ and ‘End Task’ your application.
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How to shutdown or restart your computer in Windows 8

This is no more the job for the ‘Start’ button. To shutdown, restart or put your computer to sleep, you need to move your mouse to the left corner, click on settings and then click on the ‘Power’ icon. This can be done while you are anywhere in the windows, be it the Metro Interface or the Desktop.
Shutdown your computer in Windows 8 a
However, when in Desktop mode, you can press ‘Alt + F4’ and then choose the appropriate option in the dialog.
Shutdown your computer in Windows 8 b
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Internet Explorer in Windows 8

Using internet explorer 10 in windows 8 Metro Interface is a little bit tricky if you have no experience of touch interfaces or browsing internet on mobile devices. IE10 in metro is completely touch friendly but if you’re using a desktop computer or laptop without touch capability, it should still be pretty easy for you to operate. Just fire up the browser by clicking on the Internet Explorer tile in metro.
Internet Explorer in Windows 8 a
It will open a full screen browser with a toolbar at the bottom, not visible by default. Right click on the empty space and you can view the thumbnails of tabs and that bar at the bottom again. You can open a webpage by typing in the address and it will remember your frequently used websites and you can also pin a specific most used website to it too, using this button. Internet Explorer in Windows 8 pin
Internet Explorer in Windows 8 b
However, if you prefer the more classic internet explorer, it is available in the desktop. Switch to the desktop mode and click on the shortcut on the taskbar. You can also use the this button Internet Explorer in Windows 8 switch on the metro version of internet explorer to switching the current browsing page over to the desktop version of the internet explorer. I never imagined that I’d say this but for on the fly internet browsing, the metro version of internet explorer is pretty sleek and super fast.
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How to Change the City in Weather app in Windows 8

Weather Application b
Weather Application a
By default the weather app is pre configured with the current conditions in Anaheim, California,  but if you can add your local city too in the list. Just click Weather to launch the app, right-click and select Add City,
type the name of your nearest city, and choose it from the list, when it appears. For a detailed overview, take a look at the following video. (View it in full screen HD.)
Weather Application in Windows 8
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How to Hibernate / Sleep Windows 8

The option to hibernate a Windows 8 computer is not available in the ‘Shutdown’ dialog, but you can restore it by following these steps.
  • Go to Desktop and type (powercfg.cpl) in the RUN box (WIN+R) to launch the Power Options window and click “Choose what the power buttons do” in the left
    hand pane.
Hibernation Options
  • If you see a “Change settings that are current unavailable” link, then click it, check the Sleep and Hibernate
    options, click Save Changes, and the new options should now appear in your shutdown dialogs.
Hibernation Options b
Also in the same window, check on ‘Show Sleep’ option. (These options are greyed out by default.)
Hibernation Options c
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How to Login Automatically in Windows 8

If you are a single user on your computer or you don’t want to give password, every time you login to Windows then follow these simple steps to enable ‘Auto Logon’:
  • Press WIN+R, type netplwiz and press Enter to launch the User Accounts dialog.
Automatically Logon b

  • Clear the “Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer” box and click OK.
Automatically Logon
  • Enter the user name and password of the account that you’d like to be logged in automatically (you may have to click on a specific user account that you want to change from the list), click OK,
    reboot, and you shouldn’t be prompted for your login details again.
Automatically Logon c
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Keyboard Shortcuts you must know in Windows 8

  • Win + C : displays the “Charms”: all those Settings, Devices, Share and Search options in new improved ‘Start Menu’
Windows 8 Charms
  • Win + D : launches the desktop
  • Win + E : launches Explorer
  • ‘How to search for files in Windows 8?’ Just press Win + F : and start searching.
Search Files in Windows 8
  • Win + I : opens the Settings, also where you go to shutdown your computer.
Settings in Windows 8 Metro
  • Win + L : locks your PC
  • Win + P : switch your display to a second display or projector
Switch to other display in Windows 8
  • Win + R : opens the Run box
  • Win + U : open the Ease of Access Centre
East of access center
  • Win + W: Similar to ‘Search Files’ but this shortcut will take you directly to let you search for your system settings.
Search for settings.
For example, if you type ‘wallpaper’, it will return you settings related to ‘changing your desktop background’.
Search Results for Wallpaper Settings
  • Win + Q: It will let you search for the Windows Programs both for Metro and Desktop Interfaces. Really good alternative for the search bar on classic Windows 7 Start Menu.
Search Applications in Windows 8b
  • Win + Z : This will display the right-click context menu when in a full-screen Metro app. For example, the right-click menu in the weather application.
Rightclick menu shortcut
  • Win + + : This will let you zoom in at any part of your Metro Interface as well as Desktop Interface. Adds a pretty cool magnifier icon which lets you change the magnify settings.
Magnifier in Windows8
  • Win + - : zoom out
  • Win + Tab : switch between running apps, works like ‘Alt+Tab’ in previous Windows.
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How to add a quick launch shortcut in Windows 8

What do you do to launch your favorite application in Windows 8? You definitely go to the Desktop Interface to open the shortcut on the desktop OR you search for the file using the WIN+F shortcut. This short tutorial will let you add a quick launch shortcut to your favorite application in simple steps. This is the windows 8 default shortcut, so if you press the Windows key plus a number, it will let you open your favorite app that is on the quick-launch on the Desktop. For example, by default there are two icons, Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer on the task bar. So if you press WIN+1, it will launch Internet Explorer and pressing WIN+2 will open the Windows Explorer. The good thing about this trick is that it also works on the Metro Interface. That is pretty much the trick to it. For example:
  • Start Windows Media Player by searching for Apps.
Adding a shortcut in Windows 8
  • Pin it to the task bar.
Adding a shortcut in Windows 8 b
  • Move it to the left of Internet Explorer, if you want this to be your number one shortcut. The one that will be launched by pressing ‘WIN+1’.
Adding a shortcut in Windows 8 c
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Add Shutdown / Hibernate shortcuts on Taskbar in Windows 8

Follow these simple steps to add quick launch shortcuts that will appear in ‘WIN+F’ search box.
  • Go to C:\Users\<AccountName>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs folder in Windows Explorer. Where <AccountName> would be your username of Windows. You can go there using the windows explorer but keep in mind that ‘AppData’ folder would be hidden by default. So either you have to ‘Unhide’ the hidden system files and folders or you can use the run dialog. Just press WIN+R and copy/paste the above address. (Don’t forget to replace <AccountName> with your username.)
Program Menu in Windows Explorer
  • This will open the Programs folder, just add a new shortcut by Right Clicking on an empty space and choosing ‘New > Shortcut’. Then type shutdown –s –f –t 00 for shutdown, shutdown –r –f –t 00 for restart and shutdown –h –f –t 00 for hibernate-f is to force the applications to close, –t is the time before the current task will be executed so 00 would execute it at one. You can also use the time switch to schedule a shutdown.
Adding a shortcut in Windows 8 d
  • Click Next and give your short cut a name. You can pin this to the taskbar by right clicking on the short cut and selecting ‘Pin to taskbar’. Click on the icon to shutdown your computer or Now when you’ll press WIN+Q and type ‘shutdown’ it will show you the app shortcut you just added. Click on it to shut down your computer.
Adding a shortcut in Windows 8 e
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How to use Microsoft’s Hyper-V in Windows 8

Microsoft has added support for Virtual Machines in Windows 8. It will be installed by default when you install Windows 8 on your computer. Follow these two steps to enable it:
  • Press Win+Q and search for OptionalFeatures.exe, it will be shown on the right side as you type it.
  • In ‘Turn Windows features On or Off’ window, click to check Hyper-V and click OK.
Enable HyberV
  • Now press the windows key, go back to metro and you’ll see that Hyper-V tiles have been added at the end.
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Mengintip Ms Windows 8

KR, Senin 28 Sep 2009. Saat ini pemakai komputer di seluruh dunia sedang menanti kelahiran MS Windows 7, yang dijanjikan oleh Microsoft akan diedarkan pada tanggal 22 Oktober 2009 nanti. Sistem operasi  atau OS terbaru ini sudah beberapa waktu diuji coba melalui versi alfa dan betanya. Beberapa pengamat mengacungi jempol, karena OS ini lebih ringan dan lebih cepat dibanding pendahulunya. Selain itu juga tidak rakus dalam kebutuhan hardware. Kini, Microsoft sedang mulai meracik OS penerusnya, yang diperkirakan akan dinamai MS Windows 8. Lalu seperti apa kemampuannya?
Contoh tampilan Windows 8
Contoh tampilan Windows 8

Mungkin masih terlalu dini untuk membayangkan seperti apa kemampuan Windows 8. Tetapi para pengguna setia OS buatan Microsoft sudah bisa memberi berbagai masukan melalui berbagai milis dan forum yang disebar melalui Internet. Pola “mendengarkan kustomer” ini agaknya mulai digalakkan oleh Microsoft jauh hari sebelum mulai merancang produk-produk barunya. Mungkin perusahaan software terbesar di dunia itu menyadari betapa pentingnya suara kustomer bagi kelangsungan hidupnya.
Memang perusahaan yang dimiliki oleh orang terkaya di dunia, Bill Gates, itu sudah memperkenalkan sedikit wajah OS terbarunya. Bentuk menu dan status barnya mengalami perubahan, yang memang lebih cantik dari versi XP, Vista, maupun 7. Namun bagi user, tampilan itu tidak terlalu penting, karena selama ini toh mudah mendapatkan tema-tema baru melalui pihak ke-3. Ikon bisa diganti-ganti, demikian pula huruf, warna menu, maupun gambar latar belakang. User lebih ingin tahu apa saja kelebihan yang ditawarkan oleh perusahaan yang bermarkas besar di Redmond, California, itu.

Pebaikan Kecil dan Besar

Microsoft sudah menjanjikan bahwa sistem barunya akan jauh lebih unggul dibanding versi-versi sebelumnya. Dari berbagai masukan yang selama ini sudah sering diajukan oleh penggunanya, perbaikan yang diharapkan oleh user berkisar dari perbaikan kecil, perbaikan sedang, hingga perbaikan besar. Bahkan sebagian kalangan mengharapkan Microsoft agar melakukan revolusi terhadap sistem barunya nanti, bukan sekadar perbaikan.
Perbaikan kecil yang diharapkan meliputi berbagai penggunaan program-program bawaan, seperti Windows Explorer, WordPad dan Notepad, dan Paint. Program-program tersebut dikritik habis-habisan karena tidak ada perbaikan bahkan sejak MS Windows 95. Pada Explorer, kalau user menyalin banyak file ke folder atau drive lain, dan salah satu file mengalami kerusakan, maka proses penyalinan akan terhenti. Padahal harusnya ada opsi untuk meneruskan sisa file yang ada. File yang gagal terkopi dibuat daftarnya, sehingga dapat ditangani lebih lanjut, misalnya dengan program utilitas yang sudah banyak beredar. Selain itu, setting tampilan folder juga harus dipermudah, baik setting secara global untuk seluruh folder, maupun setting lokal untuk folder tertentu, karena isinya berbeda-beda, ada yang khusus gambar, ada yang musik, ada yang angka, dan sebagainya.
Pemilihan teks dan warna pada WordPad, Paint, apalagi Notepad, masih saja sangat primitif. Bahkan pada program Paint, tidak ada kemungkinan untuk memilih objek yang sudah selesai disunting, apalagi memilih beberapa objek, sangat tidak dimungkinkan. Itulah sebabnya tidak banyak pemakai yang memanfaatkan program-program ini. Mereka lebih memilih program-program dari pihak ketiga, yang jauh lebih canggih dan yang terpenting, gratis.
Selain perbaikan kecil, ada perbaikan sedang yang ditunggu oleh para pemakai Windows, seperti Windows Media Player yang dapat memainkan berbagai file multimedia yang terdiri atas gambar, presentasi, musik, rekaman suara, dan video. Selama ini WMP memerlukan berbagai file tambahan (disebut codec) untuk dapat memutar berbagai jenis video, seperti 3GP, AVI, MP4, hingga DVD. Bahkan kini sudah ada Blueray dan HD-DVD. Padahal masing-masing jenis video tersebut, masih banyak lagi versinya. Harusnya program WMP sudah cukup pintar untuk meminta user mencari codec yang diperlukan.
Perbaikan lain adalah disediakannya program spreadsheet ringan, paling tidak dapat menggantikan program kalkulator, karena secanggih apapun kalkulator, tetap tidak informatif bagi user. Apalagi kalau melibatkan banyak item, misalnya daftar belanjaan atau pembuatan daftar honor. Kalau memakai program kalkulator terlalu rumit, kalau memakai Excel terlalu besar dan tidak gratis. Oleh karena itulah, program spreadsheet sederhana dengan 1000 baris dan 100 kolom pun sudah lebih dari cukup.
Perbaikan yang juga diharapkan oleh user adalah kemampuan koneksi ke Internet yang tidak hanya browser dengan kemampuan multi-tab, tetapi juga sekaligus koneksi ke berbagai program komunikasi seperti chatting, email, blog, dan jejaring sosial. Bila perlu juga ke berbagai tempat penyimpanan file online seperti 4shared.com, ziddu.com dan sebagainya. Saat ini media penyimpanan seperti ini sudah biasa bagi pemakai komputer yang ingin berbagi file.
Pendek kata, untuk perbaikan-perbaikan sedang ini, Microsoft dapat belajar dari berbagai program yang dibuat oleh pihak ketiga, baik yang gratis maupun komersial. Lihat saja pemutar musik seperti WinAmp yang sudah sedemikian meraja lela. Demikian juga kemampuan memampatkan file seperti WinZip dan WinRar, harusnya sudah menjadi fasilitas internal OS buatan Microsoft.
Selain perbaikan kecil dan menengah, user mengharapkan ada perbaikan besar yang dilakukan oleh Microsoft. Saat ini Microsoft sudah mengumumkan paling tidak ada dua kemampuan baru yang akan dimiliki oleh Windows 8, yaitu perbaikan terhadap BranchCache dan Distributed File System Replication (disingkat DFSR).
BranchCache adalah kemampuan mengakses file dari intranet dan membuat salinannya secara lokal, sehingga program dapat bekerja lebih cepat. Memang ini membutuhkan kapasitas simpan yang besar, namun Microsoft tidak khawatir, toh sekarang kemampuan harddisk sudah luar biasa besar dengan harga yang sudah relatif murah. Kemampuan ini sudah dikenalkan pada Windows 7, tapi akan jauh ditingkatkan kemampuannya pada Windows 8.
Kemampuan baru yang akan menjadi ciri khas Windows 8 adalah DFSR, yaitu kemampuan untuk melakukan sinkronisasi atau penyamaan isi folder berbasis multiplatform. Windows 8 dijanjikan dapat berkomunikasi dengan mudah dengan berbagai server yang memakai OS berbeda-beda. Windows 8 memiliki kemampuan untuk menyamakan isi folder di server lain, misalnya di kantor cabang, dengan di kantor pusat.
DFSR diperkirakan dapat menghemat bandwidth WAN hingga 80% melalui kompresi diferensial On-The-Wire. Pada masa sekarang, banyak program aplikasi yang memerlukan data dalam jumlah sangat besar, tidak hanya gigabyte, tetapi sudah mulai menyentuh terabyte, kebutuhan jalur komunikasi menjadi semakin krusial. Tidak hanya perusahaan besar, bahkan pemakai individual pun sudah biasa mengunduh program aplikasi dan film dari Internet dalam jumlah puluhan gigabyte dalam sehari. Dengan teknologi yang sekarang ada, kebutuhan koneksi jaringan intranet dan Internet akan sangat mahal. Microsoft melihat celah kebutuhan file sharing ini dengan mengenalkan DFSR yang diperkirakan akan menghemat biasa hingga 80% dan itu akan sangat signifikan bagi perusahaan pada masa sekarang.

Apakah Sudah Cukup?

Selain tampilan user interfacenya yang benar-benar baru, kali ini Microsoft memang benar-benar akan membuat banyak terobosan. Hal ini semata-mata untuk mempertahankan penguasaan pasar OS di seluruh dunia. Apalagi Microsoft sudah melihat bahwa membanjirnya OS gratisan yang dikatakan sebanding atau bahkan lebih baik dibanding Windows, misalnya tidak ada serangan virusnya, namun toh pangsa pasar MS Windows tidak tergoyahkan. Hal ini membuat Microsoft semakin percaya diri bahwa Windows tetap menjadi trendsetter di bidang OS.
Meskipun demikian, Microsoft tidak mau gegabah dan sombong, karena kali ini mereka sangat mengharapkan masukan dari para pemakainya. Bahkan kritikan dari para pesaingpun akan dipakai sebagai masukan terhadap perbaikan OS dan program-program barunya.
Beberapa pengamat merasa berbagai perbaikan itu tidak cukup, karena itulah mereka menuntut lebih dari itu. Mereka tidak ingin Windows 8 lebih baik daripada Windows 7, karena itu sudah semestinya. Yang mereka tuntut adalah agar Windows 8 lebih baik daripada pesaing-pesaingnya, yang dapat membuat pemakainya akan merasa bangga.
Windows 8 diperkirakan akan lahir pada akhir tahun 2012 atau awal 2013. Masih tersedia cukup waktu bagi para programmer Microsoft untuk memenuhi keinginan para kustomernya. Namun tantangan yang dihadapi tidak hanya itu, tetapi juga perkembangan teknologi perangkat keras yang semakin cepat. Kita tunggu saja. (Wing Wahyu Winarno, dosen STIE YKPN Yogyakarta).
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