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- Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Top 5 Netbooks
- The biggest surprise of 2008 was the arrival of netbooks. Asus was the first in the pool with its Eee PC, and after some initial hesitation, the big guys were forced to jump in as well. Acer, Dell, HP and Lenovo are all among a long...
- Tags: ASUS, Hard Drive, Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Battery, Memory, Acer Inc., Intel Atom, Intel Corp., Dell Inspiron, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- Malware found in Lenovo software package
- Computer maker Lenovo is shipping a malware-infected software package to Windows XP users, according to warning from anti-virus researchers at Microsoft. The malicious file was identified by Microsoft as Win32/Meredrop, a Trojan dropper that is used to install and execute multiple malicious executables on an infected computer....
- Tags: Lenovo Group Ltd., Malware, Microsoft Windows, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows XP, Tools & Techniques, Viruses And Worms, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- Copy desktop themes to other Windows XP computers
- Familiar desktop themes are can be a great comfort to Windows XP users. You can copy a unique or particularly creative desktop theme to another computer just by copying the right files. Greg Shultz shows you how easy it is to make the move.
- Tags: Computer, Greg Shultz, Desktop Theme, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software
- Download resources 2008-11-19
- Fake Windows XP activation trojan goes 2.0
- Known as Kardphisher and "in the wild" since April, 2007, last week the malware author of this trojan horse mimicking the Windows XP activation interface while collecting the credit card details the end user has submitted, has made significant changes to visual interface and usability of the trojan, consequently improving...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Credit Card, Trojan Horse, Malware, Social Engineering, Microsoft Windows, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Spyware, Sales Channel, Viruses And Worms, Financial Services, Security, Sales, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- More XP OLPCs?
- Ars Technica is reporting that Columbia will be distributing OLPC XO netbooks to students in the towns of Quetame and Chia. This is a pilot program and, although it is unclear how many will be distributed and how they will be used programatically, we can deduce that these were...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., One Laptop Per Child Project, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-11-13
- Weekend Gadget Guidance: Put an analog clock in your system tray
- If you're like me, you're still using Windows XP but have grown...tired of the digital click in the system tray. What's a guy or gal gotta do to have a little flair (without upgrading to Vista's big, honking sidebar)? Enter Analog Clock. It's a...
- Tags: Clock, System Tray, Analog Clock, Skins, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-11-07
- Don't upgrade to Windows 7 ... clean install instead!
- I've just been having a flick through Microsoft's Windows 7 Application Quality Cookbook via All About Microsoft and I'm already certain that those deciding to upgrade to the OS from XP or Vista are going to be in for a world of hurt unless everything that's installed is bang up...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Clean Install, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Operating System, Microsoft Windows Vista, Portable Device
- Blog posts 2008-11-04
- Stop Windows XP from nagging you about updates you've already completed or don't want [video]
- Microsoft's Patch Tuesdays the second Tuesday of every month are an important part of every Windows user's and system administrator's regular system maintenance. In fact, regularly applying fixes, patches, and updates should be part of your routine, no matter which operating system you use. Unfortunately, Windows XP sometimes gets...
- Tags: Video, System Tray, Microsoft Windows, Corporate Communications, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-04
- PDF Converter XP (exe)
- Convert PDF to Text, IMG or RTF on-the-fly. PDF Converter XP program can convert PDF to Text TXT files, RTF Rich Text Format, IMG TIF or TIFF files on-the-fly. If you want to read PDF file while no PDF reader installed on your computer, or if you want to...
- Tags: Adobe PDF, Microsoft Windows XP
- Software downloads 2008-11-03
- A better way to do legacy software
- A better way to do legacy softwareWin98 EULA allows that? Really??Mr. Dawson, under what conditions does the Win98 EULA allow you to transfer a license to a different box, and run it under VirtualBox?I may be reading between the lines too much, but it sounds like the Win98 licenses...
- Tags: desktop virtualization, OEM, Microsoft Windows XP, EULA, Microsoft Windows 98
- Discussion threads 2008-10-31
- Vidi Windows Tools (exe)
- Rectangular, arbitrary, or freeform selections can be performed for creating widgets, making screen copy or zooming. Customize your desktop easily to the level you prefer it. Tools are optimized for use with Microsoft Internet explorer family (6, 7, and 8) and Google Chrome, and runs on windows XP with .NET...
- Tags: Family, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Productivity, .Net, Web Browsers, Application Servers, Operating Systems, Middleware, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Internet, Enterprise Software
- Software downloads 2008-10-30
- The Ghost of Windows ME
- The Ghost of Windows METhe Ghost of Windows METhis is friggin stupid. Your blogs get worse each day. If only the linux fanboys could concentrate more of their time not bashing Microsoft and do something productive with their time.Thanks for the SPOOKY story.In Fact, thanks for the laugh. Happy...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., computer, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2008-10-29
- The Ghost of Windows Me
- Inspired by Annabelle Lee, By Edgar Allen Poe (It is almost Halloween, after all) It was many and many a year ago, In Redmond, not so far from the sea, That a miserable operating system was born By the name of Windows Me;...
- Tags: Sea, Redmond, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows ME, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows XP, Software, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-10-29
- First look at the HP Mini 1000 netbook
- James Kendrick is in the enviable position to be in Houston where HP has a significant presence and always seem to get his hands on the latest and greatest HP products. He just posted a very detailed first look at the newly announced HP Mini 1000 netbook that is the...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., James Kendrick, Mini 1000, Pricing, Marketing Research, Marketing, Matthew Miller, Pricing Strategy, Linux, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Engineering, Operating Systems, Software
- Blog posts 2008-10-29
- Windows 7: Will it completely freeze Vista deployments?
- Windows 7: Will it completely freeze Vista deployments?Give it a restThere are zero risks to waiting. Nobody upgrades OSes. You get them when you lease/buy new hardware.At worst, companies might have to keep their XP computers an extra year and for certain users buy them a bit more RAM to...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2008-10-28
- Windows 7 pre-beta build: What's inside
- Windows 7 pre-beta build: What's insideMore info about Sensors?I saw this function in the earlier builds and wondered if any more news had come about from them.From past projects and their fates, I have bad vibes about Device Stage. Not that Playsforsure, for example, had any part in that..... ;)This...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, new hardware
- Discussion threads 2008-10-26
- OLPC meets XP: Does charm matter?
- OLPC meets XP: Does charm matter?I agree: Having two OS flavorsdoes make sense. People tend to forget who is it these systems are intended for: They are not for the Pro Linux/Pro Microsoft crowd, they are for children in developing countries.It is they who will be using them, not us....
- Tags: charm matter, Microsoft Corp., One Laptop Per Child project, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2008-10-24
- OLPC meets XP: Does charm matter?
- The One Laptop Per Child OLPC project is prepping an Windows-XP powered version of its XO device and the big takeaway is that the charm has left the building. Will charm matterĀ to OLPC's mission? See gallery right. CNet News's Ina Fried reports: ...
- Tags: Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, XO, CNet News, Linux, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Microsoft Windows, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-24
- PDL XP (exe)
- PDL for XP adds Print Directory Listing to the right click menu of a drive or folder. It will open notepad and list the drive or folders contents in two sections. Regular files and folders first then hidden files and folders last. This version is the first release on CNET...
- Tags: Folder, Greysville, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software
- Software downloads 2008-10-24
- Is holding out for Windows 7 a gamble worth taking?
- Is holding out for Windows 7 a gamble worth taking?People make easy things complicated.The answer is pretty straight forward: Do you need to buy a new PC right now? If you don't stay with what you're using. If you do buy one with Vista. Once Windows 7 has been released...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, XP SP3, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2008-10-23
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