Microsoft Windows celebrates 25th anniversary

California - It's 25 years since Microsoft first launched Windows 1.0. The most popular OS around the world until this time have undergone many changes. Windows 8 is expected to be out within two years.

When first released, Windows is not an OS that fully operational. Windows when it was more to the graphical user interface (GUI) that operates on top of DOS. Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft launched Windows 1.0 was first launched in 1985 with a price of $99.

Gates said at the time of Windows as a software 'unique' that will provide power for users and is a foundation for the development of hardware and software for the next few years. Similarly, as quoted by Mashable, Monday (11/22/2010).

It appears that the opinion of Gates on Windows that will be the foundation of the future for personal computers (PCs) in 1985 was true. Windows now has been transformed into an OS that dominated the world for two decades.

Even so, the future of OS is also questionable given, while the current is going the process of transition from PC to mobile and tablet devices. But not a few observers who believe if Windows will be able to survive until 25 years into the future.

Microsoft Windows was first released on November 20, 1985.

RockMelt, the new social networking browser

RockMelt browser is made for online activity in social networking, combining information on Facebook, Google, Twitter, and other favorite websites into a single page. This Browser is created by Marc Andreessen, the creator of Netscape.

CALIFORNIA- Does the world need a new browser again? Tim Howes and Eric Vishria think so. It is one reason why two years ago they started RockMelt, gets donation from financial organisations and Andreessen Horowitz employs a few people to help work on browser. The result is RockMelt finally launched and already available in beta version.

This is a brave moving by Tim Howes and Eric Vishria. They entered the market browsers which is dominated by Microsoft (Internet Explorer), Google (Google chrome), Mozilla (Firefox) and Apple (Safari). Tim Howes and Eric Vishria launch desktop browser, which works on Windows and Mac OS, in an era when the computer switch touch mobile devices. Such as quoted from Gigaom, Monday (8/11/2010).

Vishria and Howes said the reason they started the company is when the use of the website and the services used by people have changed, the browser itself hasn't changed so much. "Modern Website has evolved at one point, where the user requires a new browsing experience," said Vishria, CEO of RockMelt.

Vishria also argue that the average of the products in the browser market is the focus on minimal user experience, ease of navigation and speed. While focused by Rockmelt is about Web usability at the user; which focuses on social networking.

Vishria and Howes says that everything is about time. Thanks due to the increasing penetration of broadband, rising cloud-based services and the adoption of the mainstream of social services of Facebook and Twitter. "The browser itself need to be socialized," said Howes.

"Most people communicate with their friends and only a few to check out some of the sites. Now we make it easier for them to stay connected and informed, "said Vishria. RockMelt is integrated into Facebook, Twitter and other social networking services into the browser. At the same time, RockMelt makes it easier to add news feeds and other information sources.

RockMelt is based on Chromium (open source project behind the browser Google Chrome), requires the user to sign-in using your Facebook account. So already log-ins, users can add your favorite friends and favorite news feeds on the left side of the right of the browser.

Screenshots of RockMelt

 

Click here to get early access for RockMelt.

notes: RockMelt will send you the download link for the setup installer to your e-mail after a few days.