March 12th, 2010
All eyes will be on the new Windows Phone 7 Series at MIX10 next week. But I’m getting ready to ask a bunch of questions about the other big news set for release in Las Vegas. I’ve got plenty of questions about Internet Explorer 9, starting with “Who cares?” I’m
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March 11th, 2010
Microsoft plans to release Office 2010 to manufacturing next month, with availability to business customers in May and in retail channels in June. I’ve put together a poll to help me determine how I cover the product, and specifically which alternative products I use for comparison purposes. Please take a
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March 9th, 2010
Microsoft will have side-by-side torrents of news next week at its MIX10 conference in Las Vegas. I’ll be attending (and liveblogging) the show to hear the latest about Windows Phone 7 Series and Internet Explorer 9. Here are the top sessions on my agenda.
For the full story, go to ZDNet
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March 4th, 2010
Last month, Microsoft rolled out a controversial anti-piracy update for Windows 7. Everything you’ve read about KB971033 so far, including my report last week, has been based on what Microsoft said it was going to do. But what does this update really do? I took a close look using my
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March 3rd, 2010
I’ve been hanging out with a bad crowd lately, trying out popular hacking tools and utilities to see if I could install Windows 7 without paying for it. Unfortunately, I succeeded. In this post, I’ll share my experiences, including close encounters with some very nasty malware and some analysis on
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February 26th, 2010
Windows memory management is rocket science. And don’t believe anyone who tells you otherwise. Since Windows 7 was released last October I’ve read lots of articles about the best way to measure and manage the physical memory on your system. Much of it is well-meaning but just wrong.
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February 25th, 2010
This week, Microsoft began rolling out the Windows Activation Technologies update that it promised earlier this month. Some privacy advocates claim that the update “phones home,” an expression that traditionally has been tied to spyware. I disagree with this characterization but recognize that reasonable people can find privacy concerns. Here’s
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February 18th, 2010
I watched this week’s announcement of the new Windows Phone 7 Series from afar. Still, even over the Internet, it was an impressive demo, and the post-announce buzz has been positive. I’ve come up with seven big questions that stand out in my mind, wondering about the missing apps, the
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February 11th, 2010
Today, Microsoft announced the imminent release of a new Windows Activation Technologies Update for Windows 7. It’s the latest evolutionary step in the technologies that started with Windows Genuine Advantage in 2006. What’s noteworthy to me is the degree to which Microsoft is going out of its way to disclose
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February 9th, 2010
I’ve been on vacation for the past week or so, on a beach in Hawaii, mostly disconnected from the tech world. So it was a pleasant surprise today to encounter a relevant tech story in Paradise, one that demonstrates both the strengths and weaknesses of the Windows platform.
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