Is anyone out there still using third-party boot managers? I’m researching dual-boot (and multi-boot) scenarios and I’m trying to work around the limitations in the Windows Vista boot manager and the Grub[*] and LILO alternatives included with Linux distros.
If you use a boot manager, which one is it, and why do you like it?
*Update: GRUB is actually an acronym, by the way, for GRand Unified Bootloader.
It’s been almost exactly six months since I checked the numbers. Here’s the latest report from this site, courtesy of SiteMeter:
Browser shares are statistically unchanged in the past year. The Firefox/Mozilla share is at 35.3%, up a point from its 34.2% total last September and back to its 35.2% share from a year ago.
IE is also stuck at the same level: 61% today, down a half-point from September and up a point from its 60% share a year ago.
Opera, at less than 2%, hasn’t made any inroads, and the number of visitors to this Windows-focused site using Safari is predictably small.
The one noteworthy trend I see is in upgrades. Firefox has done a better job of encouraging its user base to upgrade to version 2.0. Roughly 16% of the Firefox users who show up here are still using version 1.x, whereas 35% of IE users have resisted attempts to upgrade to IE7.
(And yes, I realize that browser strings can be tweaked, but I’m pretty confident that the overwhelming majority of entries in this database reflect the true underlying browser.)
Trend-watchers can look at all previous editions by following these links:
I just stopped by Amazon and noticed that Windows Vista Inside Out is now on sale for 40% off its list price: $29.99 with free shipping. That’s $3.00 less than it’s been selling for recently.
If you’ve been looking for an excuse to buy your own copy, here it is.
Ed Bott 