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Dekaron SEA – Now On It’s 2nd Week of CBT

August 19, 2008 · Comments 

Dekaron SEA is now on its second week of closed beta testing. For all of you n00bz out there who ain’t got the 733t haxxor skillz I do (for shiznits!), when a game goes into ‘closed beta testing’, it means the game goes live for a limited number of people in order for the publisher or developer to gather data prior to releasing the game publicly. It’s like your momma giving your friends free cookies before she starts her own catering shop. Or your sister sleeping with your friends before she turns into a bonafide hoe. Amazing what metaphors can do in this day and age.

Anyway, while you were busy getting your rocks off to your favorite yaoi, Dekaron SEA has been in closed beta for a week now. And you didn’t know, did ya?

Dekaron SEA started accepting registrations for closed beta testers as early as July 23 (last month), and gave out the activation codes Monday of last week, August 11. The CBT client has been available for download the day before the actual CBT began, but no one was able to log in until the virtual gates were open, and when they did, boy, it was a cyberstampede!

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Windows 7: Microsoft Finally Listens to the World

August 19, 2008 · Comments 

I think Microsoft has finally decided to listen to the voice of their customers – else their business gets out (it’s possible!). They had learned their lesson well from marketing their Windows Vista product. Microsoft has been insistent on pushing their Vista-installed notebooks into the market. But many consumers expressed preference in using Windows XP on new laptops. Microsoft eventually gave way and pushed their deadline for these consumers.

Even with the 64-bit power that my computer is set to have, I am still all up for Windows XP 64-bit version because it is compatible with most software that I have.

Windows 7 is a new project which will be released after Windows Vista. This time, Microsoft decided to listen to their customers by putting up a new blog in their line of MSDN blogs. Even if they had only two posts written out on their blog, they got over a hundred of comments written out and many of these are suggestions of some kind.

Instead of spending on publicity and insisting consumers to upgrade to Windows Vista, I guess Microsoft realized that they should also be attuned to the voice of their customers. In my case, even if I get to have the Vista software, would it run so fast on my existing hardware? I would not be enjoying the Aero look that Microsoft had always be boasting before this software launch.

I believe that with this move and the blog publicity that they are building, Microsoft will be successful in getting their Windows 7 out on the market.

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Written by Gemma Baltazar · Gemma Baltazar is currently making out as a full-time freelance web designer and programmer. Prior to this, she worked as a maintenance engineer in a Japanese company. Much of her experience in Information Technology was gained from working as an IT specialist and instructor in a military training institution and an international computer school. One of her blogs, The Lady Programmer talks about her freelance life, experience and tips. She puts in bits of news about technology, gadgets and other computer-related stuff.