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1. Microsoft preps critical security updates

   (Security/Security Features)

   Friday, 06 November 2009

   ...  Windows
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 Office 

XP 2003 2007 MS Office System 2004 for the Mac 2008 for the Mac Open XML File Format Converter for the Mac Excel Viewer Word ...

2. Is Windows 7 too good for Apple to FUD?

   (Software/Software Opinion)

   Tuesday, 27 October 2009

   ... and he is changing his tune). As a result they have shifted their negative campaign against Windows Vista into a FUD campaign against Windows 7 using innuendo and association to disparage Microsoft’s ...

3. Opinion: Ditching Windows has never felt so good

   (Software/Software Opinion)

   Wednesday, 21 October 2009

   ... Vista was the tipping point that triggered a mind-altering epiphany. Like many others, I began to question the future of Windows as an OS of choice and considered installing various flavors of Linux. To ...

4. Windows 7 launches in London hospital

   (Software/Software Features)

   Wednesday, 21 October 2009

   ... from Windows XP.Apparently, the upgrade process is feasible from a Vista based PC but it didn't sound that easy. Of course, externally backing-up all your data and wiping the hard disk is something which ...

5. Windows 7 boots fast enough for normal people

   (Software/Software Opinion)

   Sunday, 11 October 2009

   ... Vista'. 'Even worse than Vista' has become the lazy writer’s marketingspeak for something less desirable than syphilis or about as good looking as a 55 Chevy after it’s been through a car crusher. With ...

6. Is Microsoft set up for failure with Windows 7 and Office 2010?

   (Software/Software Opinion)

   Monday, 13 July 2009

   Opinion – Ok, let’s be realistic. It can’t get much worse for Microsoft than Windows Vista, which exposed the vulnerability of Microsoft’s most important product. And it is easy to understand Microsoft’s ...

7. Office 2010 now available as Technical Preview

   (Software/Software Features)

   Monday, 13 July 2009

   A new Windows usually also brings a new Office suite. With Windows 7 and its task to replace Windows Vista as quickly as possible, Office 2010 isn’t quite ready yet, but can now be tested by a few selected users ...

8. Meet your new boss: Google

   (Software/Software Opinion)

   Wednesday, 08 July 2009

   ... do know, however, is that Microsoft was in hibernation with Windows XP, screwed up with Windows Vista and is now fixing Vista with Windows 7. That circumstance made Microsoft vulnerable at its very core, ...

9. Windows 7 is a better Windows than Windows, yeah right

   (Software/Software Features)

   Friday, 26 June 2009

   ... Windows 7 with Microsoft's stillborn OS, Vista. According to seer-in-chief Bill Gates, the development of Vista cost as much as the first mission that put a man on the moon. Vista was late, probably over ...

10. TG Daily’s Dads and Grads Product Giveaway: Play along and win!

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 19 June 2009

    ... subscription to fantasyfootballsherpa.com , just in time for upcoming fantasy football season and draft! V istaPrint Professional Website Package : With the VistaPrint Website solution, dads and grads ...

11. Why Apple needs Microsoft to survive the coming OS battle

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    Tuesday, 28 April 2009

    ... like an application and the versions started to multiply.With Vista, they blew up the model with two versions for business and four for the consumer topped by Ultimate, which, with hardware cost reductions, ...

12. HP dv2: Better than a netbook?

    (Mobility/Mobility Opinion)

    Sunday, 26 April 2009

    ... and Windows Vista. It was the first generation of the convertible notebook without the touchscreen and I concluded after a few weeks of use that it was the worst notebook to have ever come out of HP.  ...

13. Texas Senate severely limits Vista purchasing for gov computers

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 03 April 2009

    An uncontested rider was added yesterday to the Texas budget by Senator Juan Hinojosa. If passed, it would severely limit the ability of government officials to purchase Vista (or equipment with Vista) ...

14. Are Macs too expensive?

    (Hardware/Hardware Opinion)

    Friday, 27 March 2009

    ... an hour or two into the future of Lauren and find out if she still feels good about her purchase then? Setting up Vista is so much fun. What Microsoft does not emphasize enough is the fact that there ...

15. Updated Mac desktops arrive March 24, as does a "pleasant surprise"

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 02 March 2009

    ... benefits of a netbook are extreme lightweight and solid portability in a conventional operating system like Windows XP or Vista. -Editor]  NEXT-GEN MAC MINI: DISPLAYPORT + MINI DVIThe Mac mini may see ...

16. The Microsoft Store: Software boxes on a shelf just won’t do

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 18 February 2009

    ... is crucial to Microsoft’s future. Its Windows franchise, damaged by the Vista launch and flattening PC sales, needs a reboot. Office, though is still a cash cow, finds itself more vulnerable than ever ...

17. Apple, Microsoft and Google sued over file previews

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 30 December 2008

    Those small thumbnail images commonly used my operating systems and web browsers to illustrate the content of a file are at the heart of a new lawsuit filed by Cygnus against Apple, Microsoft and Google. ...

18. Top 10 people in technology

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    Sunday, 28 December 2008

    ... President, Windows and Windows Live Engineering Group, Microsoft Would you want to reinvent Windows Vista? Steven Sinofsky has exactly that job. Windows Vista is a considerable failure for Microsoft, ...

19. IBM’s idea to save more than $1276 on a corporate PC

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 04 December 2008

    ... claims that customers can save up to $800 in software licensing cost (Windows, Office), up to $258 in hardware upgrade cost necessary to support Windows Vista and Office 2007, up to $145 per user and year ...

20. Computers: Changing from power to experience

    (Hardware/Hardware Opinion)

    Sunday, 23 November 2008

    ... I'll bet that may force a move away from Exchange, if that isn't fixed before the company moves. This isn't really about Vista vs. Mac; this is about the ecosystem that has come up around the Mac and the ...

21. AMD’s Atom rival offered in $430 notebook

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Friday, 31 October 2008

    ... November 1), but the specs suggest that a Windows Vista version would not make a whole lot of sense.   The eMD620-5777 is about as simple as a notebook can be these days, but the $430 price tag may ...

22. Windows 7: Clean UI, multi-touch and more speed

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 28 October 2008

      Microsoft today delivered an impressive first demonstration of the Windows 7 feature set and the way how it improves key Vista shortcomings. There was enough information to keep every Windows ...

23. Microsoft aims for clouds with Azure's programming model

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Monday, 27 October 2008

    Opinion: This morning in a public webcast, Microsoft announced its upcoming Windows Azure tier-based operating system. Designed to take enterprise-level server systems where they could not previously ...

24. Microsoft announces massive global anti-piracy initiative

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 22 October 2008

    ... the machine and more about the toolset than ever before.Windows 7 is believed to be an operating system designed to be basically a .NET version of Vista - one which contains massive amounts of managed ...

25. Apple cashes in on iPhone, leaves ‘junk’ to others

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 21 October 2008

    ... Vista blunder and Apple's marketing such as the Mac-vs.-PC ads. Although we do not know how much these ads actually impact Mac sales, they clearly helped to shape a generally negative Vista image. The ...

26. Windows to take off into the cloud, Ballmer says

    (Software/Software Features)

    Wednesday, 01 October 2008

    ... of IT managers in London earlier today. The software is separate from the Vista successor “Windows 7” and will not be an actual operating system that end-users will be able to run on client PCs. Instead, ...

27. AMD sees its future in fusion

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 17 September 2008

    ... the Fusion for Gaming utility (beta), which allows users to fine-tune the performance of their PC for certain usage scenarios – such as gaming or mobile use. It works by shutting off certain Vista processes ...

28. Google Chrome aims for Windows, Apple may help

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Thursday, 04 September 2008

    ... and compare it to a typical Windows’ window, it shows potential. Timing, Android, and Apple Had Google released a product on top of Vista, the timing would have been perfect. But with Vista now patched ...

29. More than a third of new PC buyers downgrade Vista to XP, survey says

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Tuesday, 19 August 2008

      According to Microsoft, Windows Vista is on a path of success and the operating system is flying off OEM and retail shelves. However, a new survey questions how many of those actual Vista licenses ...

30. IBM leaves Redmond, pitches Microsoft-free desktops

    (Software/Software Features)

    Wednesday, 06 August 2008

    ... Eastern Europe and other markets." Operating system choices are always a benefit for the market and consumers and there is no doubt that in our mind that Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system has ...

31. iPhone 2.1 firmware update looms, delivers missing features?

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Thursday, 31 July 2008

    ... special folders in OS X or Vista. •    Office suite: The 2.0 firmware reads and displays iWork and Office documents, spreadsheets and presentations attached to email messages, but road ...

32. Microsoft says demand for Vista is strong: 180 million licenses sold

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 18 July 2008

      There was a small number hiding in Microsoft’s FQ4 (CQ2) quarter release – a number we did not catch initially: The company said 180 million Windows Vista licenses have been sold so far and that ...

33. Why Firefox 3 matters

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Wednesday, 04 June 2008

    ... a way that it automatically notifies the anti-virus application whenever it starts downloading an executable file. If you set Vista Parental Controls to disable file downloads for a certain user account, ...

34. Is Microsoft gambling away its Windows empire?

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    Wednesday, 28 May 2008

    ... Windows 7 created lots of feedback from the media, but probably not quite the feedback they expected. Considering the critical voices surrounding Windows Vista, Windows 7 needs to deliver in every perceivable ...

35. Ballmer, Gates show off Windows 7

    (Software/Software Features)

    Wednesday, 28 May 2008

    ... emphasized that Vista is not a failure and that Microsoft was still pursuing some type of partnership with Yahoo. Carlsbad (CA) – He may be stepping down from day to day duties at Microsoft, but Bill Gates ...

36. Microsoft deals Office Service Pack for Mac

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 13 May 2008

    Microsoft has unveiled its first Service Pack for the Mac version of Office 2008, adding new features and security enhancements to the Apple-specific release of the productivity software suite.  ...

37. Microsoft’s forensic thumb drive not as evil as first thought

    (Security/Security Features)

    Wednesday, 30 April 2008

    ... protections like Vista’s BitLocker. So there you have it – Microsoft basically created a USB thumbdrive with a bunch of pre-existing security tools and probably goosed it up with a dialog box interface ...

38. Understanding your products and your customers: A short essay on the obvious

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    Monday, 21 April 2008

    ... running on her/his computer? Well, yes, because I loaded a little utility that comes with Vista (and XP) called Task Manager - that's why. Did I mention that my four month old computer has a dual-core ...

39. Steve Ballmer labels Vista as “work in progress”

    (Software/Software Features)

    Friday, 18 April 2008

      Opinion - As if we needed any more confirmation: Steve Ballmer made official what many of us have been suspecting for more than a year. Vista isn’t final, it’s a work in progress, according to ...

40. The visual computing clash: Nvidia CEO opens a can of whoop-ass for Intel

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 10 April 2008

    ... a third of BSODs in Windows Vista (Google search will reveal around 613.000 results for a "Nvidia BSOD" search).    ...

41. Intel fires up new Atom processors

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 01 April 2008

    ... name of “SCH” and has its origins in the 915 (including the ICH M7 southbridge) chipset. This chipset was has been heavily discussed in the Windows Vista Capable Class action lawsuit, as it is considered ...

42. Firefox 3 Beta 4 reveals difference in design philosophy to IE8

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 11 March 2008

    ... a full page zoom as well as a better integration with Vista, which – you guessed – brings a few new Vista-style icons. The same goes for MacOS and Linux. In a nutshell, it appears that at least on the ...

43. Update: AMD's chipset game: Rien ne vas plus

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 04 March 2008

    ... of the chipset again, in a similar way Windows Vista devalued it: When Vista launched, your average chipsets, especially Intel’s 915 and 945 were pretty much useless, since they couldn’t run the software’s ...

44. UPDATE: Asus goes HDMI crazy with new sound cards

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 28 February 2008

    ... all the problems that came with the Windows Vista audio driver model. Professional sound card gets triple-HDMI interface   Sound enthusiasts may be more interested in a product that is currently ...

45. Microsoft promises to play nice, share more information

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 21 February 2008

    ... Vista (including the .NET Framework), Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008, Office 2007, Exchange Server 2007, and Office SharePoint Server 2007, and future versions of all these products, Microsoft said. ...

46. Microsoft punches out 11 security fixes

    (Security/Security Features)

    Wednesday, 13 February 2008

    ... affect Windows Vista Service Pack 1.  However, users running the general Vista operating system are still at risk. Users can download the update from Microsoft's update website. ...

47. First Look CorelDraw X4: Still the one to beat

    (Software/Software Features)

    Saturday, 02 February 2008

    ... been redesigned to resemble the feel of Windows Vista, and a new “hints” section is available in the dock. But, what is more interesting is that there are customizable “workspaces”. Customizable in X4 ...

48. Microsoft sets revenue records last quarter

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 24 January 2008

    ... same-quarter records for operating income and diluted earnings per share, which were $6.48 billion and $0.50, respectively. The company said its success was due to continued adoption of Windows Vista, ...

49. Corel releases CorelDraw X4 graphics suite

    (Software/Software Brief)

    Tuesday, 22 January 2008

    ... and formatting of tables from other applications. CorelDraw now also integrates Windows Vista’s desktop search, which enables users to search for files by author, subject, file type, date, keywords, ...

50. A virtualized Windows Vista for $23 per year

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 22 January 2008

    ... will include products such as Windows Vista, the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack, Windows Vista Enterprise Centralized Desktop and Terminal Services in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for virtualization ...