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News to know: AMD; Oil and telecommuting; Verizon's EV-DO modem; Linux: Notable headlines: Jason O'Grady: Review: Verizon UM150 USB EV-DO modem Gallery (right). Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft Live Mesh to get more competition -- from Sun News.com: AMD revises server road map Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: How long can AMD...; Tags: Facebook, Larry Dignan, Oil, Telecommuting, Sun Microsystems Inc., EVDO, Verizon Communications Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Linux, Modems, WiMAX, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Federal Government, 64-Bit, Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Components, Wireless, Government, Processors, Semiconductors; Blog posts 2008-05-08
New Gateway desktops, more 64-bit Windows Vista: Gateway has overhauled its desktop line with new models ranging for the $550 budget DX series to the over-clocked FX gaming rig, which tops out at around $3,800. Some models are retail only; others are available direct from Gateway. The most noteworthy part of the announcement is...; Tags: Desktop, Gateway Inc., Memory, Microsoft Windows Vista, Service Pack, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), 64-Bit, Network Technology, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Networking, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-05-07
The Choice command is back in Windows Vista: Microsoft has put the Choice command back in Windows Vista and made it a bit more powerful. Since the Choice command can come in extremely handy in a lot of situations and because it has been absent so long, Greg Shultz thought it would be worthwhile to revisit this command....; Tags: Command, Microsoft Windows Vista, Greg Shultz, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software; Download resources 2008-05-07
Best Vista Tune Free (exe): Best Vista Tune Free allows you to fine-tune your Windows Vista easily and safely. It gives your system the look you want, and optimizes its performance for the tasks you do most often, while cutting CPU and RAM expenses on the tasks you are. This version is the first release...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, BitUtil, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software; Software downloads 2008-05-07
Fixing Windows Vista, Part 3: Top Troubleshooting Tools: Do you think Windows Vista is slow, crash-prone, or unreliable? Join the crowd. Over the past year, reviews of Windows Vista by mainstream media outlets, the technical press, bloggers, and ordinary users have been, for the most part, scathing. And many of those bad reviews were absolutely accurate. My...; Tags: Performance, PC, Driver, Microsoft Windows Vista, CPU, Tool, Dialog Box, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Performance Management, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2008-05-06

Hot off the wire: Windows XP SP3 available from Windows Update: From Paul Miller at Engadget: "At last the moment you've been waiting for. Microsoft wants to hit your version of Windows with an update, and this time you don't have to go rummaging around the internet to find it: just fire up Windows Update and let Microsoft do all...; Tags: Security, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-05-06
The Ultimate Vista Troubleshooting Toolkit: If Windows Vista is operating at less than peak efficiency, chances are there's a simple cause. Find the problem, fix it, and you're back at full speed. So where do you begin digging? In this screenshot gallery, Ed Bott describes 10 built-in diagnostic utilities that every Vista user should know...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Ed Bott, Windows Vista, performance, utilities; Image galleries 2008-05-06
ebaY Search Bar Gadget (gadget): Besides looking great, ebaY Search Bar Gadget allows you to search ebaY.com directly and easily from within Windows Vista. It's been optimized for the end user and speed for the world's most popular auction site. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: eBay Inc., Gadget, Bob, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software; Software downloads 2008-05-06
ebaY Australia Search Gadget (gadget): Besides looking great, ebaY Australia Search Gadget allows you to search ebaY Australia directly and easily from within Windows Vista. It's been optimized for the end user and speed for the world's most popular auction site. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: eBay Inc., Gadget, Bob, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software; Software downloads 2008-05-06
ebaY Belgium Search Gadget (gadget): Besides looking great, ebaY Belgium Search Gadget allows you to search ebaY Belgium directly and easily from within Windows Vista. It's been optimized with the end user and speed in mind for the world's most popular auction site. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: eBay Inc., Gadget, Bob, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software; Software downloads 2008-05-06
ebaY Canada Search Gadget (gadget): Besides looking great, ebaY Canada Search Gadget allows you to search ebaY Canada directly and easily from within Windows Vista sidebar. It's been optimized with the end user and speed in mind for the world's most popular auction site. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: eBay Inc., Gadget, Bob, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software; Software downloads 2008-05-06
Amazon Search Bar (gadget): Besides looking great, this desktop search bar allows you to search Amazon.com directly and easily from within Windows Vista. It's been optimized with the end user and speed in mind for the Web's most popular site. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Bob, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Search, Operating Systems, Software; Software downloads 2008-05-06
WinBubble (72): In just two clicks, WinBubbles will help you to customize and tweak your Windows Vista easily. Its features cover Customization, Security and Optimization. Features: Windows Customizations: add/edit OEM logo and information, edit owner information, context menu customizations, customize screensaver (Bubbles, Ribbon and Mystify), customize and remove the arrow on shortcut...; Tags: UnlockForUs, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Hardware; Software downloads 2008-05-06
Half Search by ebaY (gadget): Besides looking really cool, the Half.com desktop search bar (Sidebar gadget) for Windows Vista is easy to use and is built for speed. By the makers of ebaYHalf.com is a combination of 50% auction searches and 50% set price searches from ebaY.com. This version is the first release on CNET...; Tags: eBay Inc., Gadget, Bob, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Search, Operating Systems, Software; Software downloads 2008-05-05
Gradience Attendance (exe): Keeping track of employee attendance is a must for any size business. Yet, tracking attendance, scheduling vacations, and documenting other calendar-based tasks can be time-consuming. Gradience Attendance Software makes it easy to view time-off balances and store related documents. The software also allows you to run more than a dozen...; Tags: Attendance, G.Neil, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Tools & Techniques, Operating Systems, Software, Management; Software downloads 2008-05-05
48% see themselves running Windows XP in 2014: According to a poll I ran here on Monday, fully 48% (or over 2,000 respondents) see themselves running Windows XP in 2014. Another 10% expect to be running XP in a limited sense. How viable will it be to run an OS that is over a decade old? ...; Tags: 32-bit, Microsoft Windows Vista, RAM, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-05-02
The 31 Days of the Dragon contest starts today, win an HP laptop valued at over $5,000: While the giveaway I am going to talk about doesn't relate to a mobile device, my fellow MobileTechRoundup podcast co-hosts are a part of the contest and I think it is such a MAJOR contest that my readers here would enjoy entering for a chance to win. Today is the...; Tags: Contest, Hewlett-Packard Co., Corel Corp., Laptop Computer, RSS, Serial ATA, Tools & Techniques, Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Notebooks, Internet, Storage, Hardware, Management, Marketing, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Notebooks & Tablets, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-05-02
Steve Ballmer's defining hour: Whether Microsoft ponies up more cash for Yahoo, walks away or launches a proxy war it will be CEO Steve Ballmer's defining hour. Ballmer addressed his troops in a town hall broadcast Thursday (Techmeme) that was attended for a bit by Silicon Alley Insider's Henry Blodget. The...; Tags: Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Online Advertising, Multifront War, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-02
How can Microsoft overcome Vista's lingering image problem?: Mike Nash, Corporate Vice President of Windows Product Management, has a tough problem on his hands. Microsoft and its hardware/software partners have done a lot in the past 16 months to make Windows Vista a better operating system. With Service Pack (SP) 1, Microsoft has addressed some...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Nash & Co., Windows Team, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-05-01
Yahoo Messenger for Vista (exe): Yahoo Messenger for Vista beta is a free service that allows you to see when friends come online and to send them instant messages. It also can alert you to new e-mail in your Yahoo Mail or Yahoo Personals accounts, or when you have upcoming events recorded in your Yahoo...; Tags: Yahoo IM, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software; Software downloads 2008-05-01