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Microsoft proposes launching an IE-free Windows 7 'E' in Europe

Microsoft proposes launching an IE-free Windows 7 'E' in EuropeYes, it's very lameIt's going to be the same as the no media player edition. No one will buy it, they'll probably pirate the ie edition first before they would buy it or switch to another os. The EU is...

Tags: Operating systems, Apple Mac OS, UNIX, Microsoft Windows, Web browsers, end goal, Microsoft Corp., IE-free Windows 7, Linux, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-06-11

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Which antivirus is best at removing malware?

Run a Linux distro or a MacIt is funny, when you 'weld' a web_browserinto an operating system and viruses/worms/malware/trojans and spyware come in from outside sources it is amazing how insecureit makes an Operating System.Say what you will, Linux distro's power theInternet with Bind dns, dhcp, routers/switchesand they do not...

Tags: Operating systems, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, MSE, antivirus, operating system, malware, Linux Distro, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Browser rivals to register official complaints about Microsoft's ballot screen proposal

Opera"Browser rivals to register official complaints about Microsoft's ballot screen proposal". . . and by "browser rivals" you really mean Opera, who has been whimpering and whining the whole time. A browser that barely appears on anybody's charts, but still retains a cult following.I think Microsoft is improving with IE7...

Tags: Web browsers, ballot screen, Web browser, Opera Software ASA, ballot screen proposal, Microsoft Corp., official complaint

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Microsoft does a 180 on Exchange 2007 support (in a good way)

Why does Microsoft continue to be so clueless?I swear some of the decisions this company makes about their products amazes me. What were they thinking by not supporting Exchange 2007 on 2008 R2?Hmm.They were thinking... Why would you upgrade the server OS and not upgrade Exchange? It makes us...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Corp., Exchange 2007 support, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, MicroSoft DOES

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Mozilla goes back to the beta with Firefox 3.6

Oh bother. Does this mean Firefox 3.5 is buggy and insecure?Having used Firefox since 0.6 I find 3.5 to be one of the less stable versions. I hope that they get the bugs out for 3.6.3 things this version must have or it may fall too far behind1. SELinux/AppArmor...

Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Web browser, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Firefox 3.6, beta, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

A visit to Microsoft's first store

I missed an explanation as to why...I should shop there."Three rows of tables displayed hardware from Dell, HP, Sony and Lenovo."The big chains sell those already. Why would I go to a Windows store to buy Dells, HPs, Sonys and Lenovos, when there are several sources for those same computers...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., 64-bit, Microsoft Windows, computer, GPU, Microsoft Windows 7, hardware

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

Express Assist 9.7.12 (Windows)

Express Assist EA is the original and the premier "Backup and Restore" utility for Outlook Express OE users. EA 7 has features not found in any other Outlook Express backup utility including: Search for and view messages in the backup without restoring; Find and view messages in the backup not...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Outlook Express, Express Assist, Express Assist 7, Microsoft Outlook, Backups, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software

Software downloads 2009-10-30

Firefox hit by multiple drive-by download flaws

Thank god I am still using 3.0.xxxI still don't understand why the need to make all things software larger and more featured. Also I will never understand why people rush to use the latest larger, bloated package...Bigger is always better......that's why we're fat! =DIE still more secure than FF...

Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, UNIX, Linux, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, JavaScript, NoScript, Microsoft Corp., Web browser

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

IE Session Manager 1.1.103 (Windows)

IE Session Manager is an add-on for Internet Explorer 7 and 8 which saves, restores, and manages multiple Internet Explorer tab and instance sessions. There are many useful applications of IE Session Manager - like saving sets of URLs on a particular topic, or quickly and easily saving and recalling...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Electric Brain Productions, IE Session Manager, Web Browsers, Internet

Software downloads 2009-10-27

Planning to install Windows 7 on your netbook, here's a couple tips

The problem with Windows on netbooksNetbooks need SSDs. I do not like very portable devices with a spinning disk, they are just not robust enough. Windows space requirements coupled with their poor performance so far on small, low end SSDs, makes Windows a poor choice.It seems that most of the...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, netbook, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

Netbooks worth the upgrade to Windows 7? Heck yes!

my thoughts"As I wrote the day that 7 launched, 'Windows 7 is just another OS.'"An article sitting at a -1 rating (out of 33 people) as I type this, and with quite a bit of Talkback discussion. Not exactly a shining pillar of truth."Most netbooks ship with Windows XP Home...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, Boot-time, Waking Up, netbook, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Netbooks worth, Heck Yes

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

MSFT versus GOOG - there's a big gap

Countering Google[i]At the current rate of Google?s revenue growth, 7 per cent, it would take it more than 3 years to reach Microsoft?s current quarterly revenue.[/i]The above is true if you assume MS will have no growth over the next 3 years. I don't think that will be the case....

Tags: Web browsers, Operational accounting, Strategy, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

Printee for IE 1.7 (Windows)

Always annoyed by printing a Web page? Lots of ads, blank and other junk you don't want? Repeat 'Copy' and 'Paste' to Word for printing once and again? Printee is a Web Printing tool. You can pick, edit and print Web page only what you want.

Tags: Web, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Page, Printing, Printee, Document Management, Channel Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-10-19

Internet Firechrome Safari: A browsing identity crisis

Chrome + Extensions = ^_^I am glad this article was written. I managed to rid myself of Internet Explorer 9 months ago, and haven't needed it since. My college campus has firefox pre-loaded onto every machine, and with Windows 7 "udpates" being handled within explorer instead of the IE browser,...

Tags: Web browsers, Internet, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Chrome, Web browser

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

Internet Download Manager 5.18 build 4 (Windows)

Internet Download Manager is a tool for increasing download speeds by up to 5 times, and for resuming, scheduling, and organizing downloads. The program will resume unfinished downloads due to network problems, or unexpected power outages. The program features a full-fledged site grabber that downloads files that are specified with...

Tags: Web, Microsoft Windows, Video, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Site, Tonec, Internet Download Manager, Corporate Communications, Internet, Web Browsers, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-10-15

News to know: Intel; Microsoft; Cisco; Google Voice; Postini; Nokia

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Intel: Solid third quarter; Sees brighter prospects ahead Sam Diaz: Analysts interested in Intel's 2010, not just...

Tags: Google Inc., Postini Corp., Larry Dignan, Nokia Corp., Voice, Camcorder, Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, 3G, Data Centers, Wiki, Operating Systems, Software, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Online Communications

Blog posts 2009-10-14

Windows 7 in action: smarter search

As much as I love to bash Vista.....Vista's search engine at least to me is pretty impressive.While I still like Windows 7 more, I think Vista was the one that laid the groundwork for this feature. I wouldn't really call Windows 7 any smarter for searching, but I am...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, killer feature, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

EU approves new browser ballot for Windows 7

Cheeky...Bit cheeky that you choose which browser you want via a ballot screen displayed from inside internet explorer... subliminal message?Not enough!This ballot stiffles competition from smaller shops that would try to make their own browser.All available browsers shold be included, not justthe 'big guys'.The original ideea with no browser at...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Discussion threads 2009-10-07

Windows 7 in action: do more with the taskbar and Jump Lists

Have you tried pinning a recycle bin to the taskbar?In Vista and XP I wound up using a convoluted method of creating a special toolbar just for the recycle bin. But you can only do functions like emptying the bin by right clicking, and you have to take care to...

Tags: Apple Mac OS, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Apple Inc., taskbar, dock, Xerox Corp., Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-05

News to know: Adobe; OpenSUSE; Ubuntu; IBM; P2P; Palm

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Adobe Flash for all smartphones ... except iPhone Andrew Mager: Google and Adobe join forces on Open...

Tags: Ubuntu, Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., High Tech Computer Corp., Data Center, Information Technology, P2P, Palm Inc., Novell OpenSuse, Jason Perlow, Apple Inc., Beta, IBM Corp., Data Centers, Tablets, Cloud Computing, Strategy, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Notebooks & Tablets, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-05