Two Major Releases

I might got these news late but I still believe its not too late to talk about. Anyway, straight tot the point the two releases that I meant are Windows XP SP3 and Ubuntu Hardy Heron.

Microsoft scheduled to release Windows XP Service Pack 3 on April 29^th; however the download for 316MB XP SP3 is appearing on sites all across the Internet. A good example of this is over at two famous sites: Major Geeks and Softpedia. They have already posted full download and have mirrored it in several different locations. That essentially means that is already publicly available despite the fact the Microsoft won’t officially be posting it on their site until Tuesday. So, if you want to get Windows XP SP3 (build 5512) a little early you know where to download. As for me ,my laptop getting old and I can’t bear to disrupt my system and end up reformatting. So, I just going to sit and wait for awhile until I get satisfied feedbacks. By the way, rumors said XP SP3 is faster than XP SP2 and even faster than Vista, isn’t it sounds exciting?

Next latest release is Ubuntu 8.04 dubbed “Hardy Heron” that will support until 2011, offers freer, more productive space for work and play than before. For most of us, that made us to hold from using Linux platforms is the method of installation and when dual booting as well. Thanks to Wubi, you won’t have the trouble to crack your head to dual booting Ubuntu. Wubi installs Ubuntu just like you installing any other programs and you can uninstall it as well with few clicks only. With this new release Hardy Heron made that even easier by included the Wubi in the installation process as well. Adrian Hughes Kingsley explained briefly in his blog on how to install Ubuntu Hardy Heron onto a PC without disrupting Windows system. I already installed Ubuntu Hardy Heron on my laptop this very early morning and happy with it. I used Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon before this but I believe this new release its gotten better in booting time and the UI as well plus with lots of cool features.

On next article, I will share my little experience using Ubuntu . If you have any questions regarding the installation I might be able to help you, remember I’m just a newbie as well. However, if you need better assistance you look the answer for your questions in Ubuntu Forums.