October 10th, 2008
Image Source: Windows XP Pro Screen Grab by Jason Bean
Since wiping my laptop and starting all over from scratch I’ve been trying to be very conscious of actions and steps I take on my computer to try and keep it running smoothly and quickly.
One of the areas that I noticed an immediate difference in […]
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May 13th, 2007
We’ve announced that Microsoft is already talking about IE8 and the plans for the next version upgrade for the world’s most used browser.
As we found out though, that could be another 12-18 months before we start using it. In the meantime, you can read this PC Magazine article about getting the most out of Vista […]
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April 29th, 2007
PC Magazine’s got a 4-part series on customizing and optimizing your installation of Windows Vista. There’s a 2-parter on customizing and another 2-parter on optimizing the operating system.
Customizing Windows Vista: Part 1
Customizing Windows Vista: Part 2
Optimizing Windows Vista: Part 1
Optimizing Windows Vista: Part 2
Tags: customize, optimization, PC-Magazine, Windows-Vista
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April 9th, 2007
Are you using the new Office 2007 yet? Have you seen it? How long have you been using a computer?
According to a recent article in PC Magazine, new users are more apt to quickly adopt the changes presented in the interface provided by the Office 2007 ribbon. I think that’s probably a pretty accurate assessment, […]
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April 6th, 2007
The tip today from PC Magazine is how to setup your computer to dual-boot Windows XP and the new Vista operating system. This will give you the best of both worlds for the time being. You know what I think would be interesting is for Microsoft to almost use and encourage (translated as “make it […]
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March 27th, 2007
It’s barely been out a few months now, and we’re already moving to customizing Vista to make it our own. I like it though, your computing experience should be unique to you. Especially a home computer. This tip from PC Magazine steps through just a few of the areas that can be customized to suit your […]
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March 15th, 2007
It’s barely out of the Microsoft womb and not even sleeping through the night and already we’re talking about Vista fixes. That’s got to say something for development. If you’re running Vista, you may have stumbled across these issues and have been looking for a fix on your own.
PC Magazine has identified 5 major issues […]
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March 12th, 2007
A recent article in PC Magazine shares the research that Microsoft’s OneCare product finished dead-last in side-by-side comparisons to other anti-virus software.
“We recently learned that AV Comparatives conducted tests on Windows Live OneCare and the service did not pass their testing criteria,” a Microsoft spokesman said. “We are looking closely at the methodology and results […]
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