{mosimage}Microsoft have finally posted a public beta for its long-awaited, multi-delayed Windows Vista OS, but be careful, as there are a few gotchas with this particular version.

• You'll need a DVD burner or Virtual PC ...


• It dies in 2007, well, it is a beta after all.


• Once it's there you can't go back and you won't be able to upgrade it to the full when it comes out.


• It doesn't come without it's share of warts. The Vista Beta 2 Release Notes might be worth bookmarking.

So, if you're ready for all that, then click here to venture forth ...

Today is Boycott Battlefield 2 Day, the day where we take a stand and vote with our feet.

"With this campaign we would like to convince DICE and EA to communicate with players and modding teams in advance before releasing a patch instead of delivering accomplished facts."

More details can be found here.

{mosimage}Make sure you stick around after the credits for a special scene.



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I've just published episode two of the Haiku Podcast. This month, we have an exclusive interview with Michael Phipps, fearless leader of the Haiku OS project, along with all our regular segments.

As usual you can get it via iTunes, or Feedburner. We now also have a domain, HaikuPodcast.com for any and all feedback.

{mosimage}What a boring movie. Talk about long winded. Hey, Ron Howard, you could have easily shaved off 45 minutes and it might have been a half decent movie.

As it was, the movie moved with a fast pace and then dead smack in the middle, it just stopped. We were then subjected to a couple of anti-climaxes and then it was over.



Of course, this didn't stop people from seeing what all the fuss was about. The Da Vinci Code has "opened with the second largest worldwide gross in history -- an estimated $224 million, $77 million of which came from the U.S. market. The total was exceeded only by last year's Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith, which premiered with $254 million." And Episode III eats the Code for lunch, dinner and breakfast.



The best things about this movie were Sir Ian McKellen's acting (of course) and the new glass Louvre.



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