Microsoft

by Rafael Hernandez on April 24, 2009 · 1 comment

Microsoft’s operating system popularity can be traced to a few things namely backwards compatibility. The downside to this is that they have to provide some form of support in order to keep a customer’s old applications compatible with their new…

Read more Windows XP Mode For Windows 7, Virtualized Application Support

by Rafael Hernandez on April 21, 2009 · 0 comments

Keeping a user’s computer secure in a stationary location isn’t an easy task, but a mobile user’s security needs are a nightmare compared to anything your home machine can muster. Using untrusted wireless connections and the increased possiblity of a…

Read more Windows 7 Security, Keeping The Mobile User Safe

by Pedro Hernandez on April 21, 2009 · 0 comments

Netbooks are all the rage and Windows 7 has generally getting a warm reception for its relatively resource-liteness (compared to Vista anyway). Seems like the two are destined for one another. Hold your horses! Word of crippled starter edition for…

Read more The Windows 7 Netbook Brouhaha

by Rafael Hernandez on April 14, 2009 · 0 comments

It was bound to happen, Microsoft has ended their mainstream support for their Windows XP today which might make you worry about your favorite operating system but Ars Technica tells us it’s not as bad as it seems:If Redmond ends…

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by Pedro Hernandez on April 14, 2009 · 0 comments

Reminder: It’s that time of the month! Microsoft has cooked up eight patches, five of which are rated critical. They affect IE (MS09-014), Excel (MS09-009), WordPad and Office Text Converters (MS09-010), ISA Server and Forefront (MS09-016), a whole bunch more……

Read more Patch Tuesday – April 2009

by Rafael Hernandez on April 11, 2009 · 0 comments

There are a select few companies out there that can constantly impress the masses with their onslaught of gadgets that make you say “I want that” and Microsoft hasn’t been on that list. Sure they may produce the software…

Read more Microsoft Getting All Technochic

by Pedro Hernandez on April 10, 2009 · 0 comments

…as did a few other Windows operating systems. Computerworld’s Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols parades the worst operating systems since the 60’s down the walk of shame. As expected, several Microsoft offerings were found to be not worth the disk they…

Read more Crappiest OSes: Windows ME and Vista Make the List

by Rafael Hernandez on April 6, 2009 · 0 comments

You just can’t keep a good, widely used and loved operating system down, or so te theory goes. Microsoft may, or may not, have extended their cutoff date for Windows XP sales. Their XP downgrade program allows a company to…

Read more News Of Its Demise Were Premature, XP May Stay Around A Bit Longer

by Rafael Hernandez on March 30, 2009 · 0 comments

Microsoft’s Windows 7, being the highly anticipated operating system that it is, has quite a few eager people covering its every move. There’s nothing that goes on that will get past millions of enthusiast eyes looking for the latest…

Read more Loose Links…Apparently Leak Windows 7 Release Date

by Rafael Hernandez on March 27, 2009 · 0 comments

Apple has had a grand old time going, fairly or not, at Microsoft’s perceived foibles with a great amount of success. Now Microsoft is playing up the underdog in their new line of ads, which began airing last night, giving…

Read more Microsoft's New Ad Line Going Places, Drives A Volkswagen

by Pedro Hernandez on March 26, 2009 · 0 comments

Microsoft looks to have jumped the gun a little and published details on the timing of the Windows 7 release candidate on TechNet (now changed back to Windows 7 Beta info). The page, saved for posterity as a screenshot at…

Read more Windows 7 Release Candidate in May?