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Microsoft Windows 7 (Home Premium)

Editors' note: This review was written for Windows 7 Professional. Windows 7 Home Premium share many features with Windows 7 Professional, but not all of them. See Microsoft's feature comparison chart.The best thing to happen to Microsoft's public relations in years, Windows 7 is more than just spin. The public...

Tags: Construction, Operating systems, Jump Lists, Microsoft Windows 7, window, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Product reviews 2009-07-07

Microsoft Windows 7 (Ultimate)

Editors' note: This review was written for Windows 7 Professional. Windows 7 Ultimate contains two features that aren't present in the Professional edition. Ultimate comes with support for BitLocker for data protection on portable devices, and it also comes with native support for 35 languages. See Microsoft's feature comparison chart.The...

Tags: Construction, Operating systems, Windows 7 Ultimate, Jump Lists, Microsoft Windows 7, window, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Product reviews 2009-07-07

Microsoft Windows 7 (Professional)

The best thing to happen to Microsoft's public relations in years, Windows 7 is more than just spin. The public testing process, involving one limited-availability beta and one release candidate, too, constitutes what some are calling the largest shareware trial period ever. Although the look of Windows 7 may...

Tags: Construction, Operating systems, Digital music, Digital media, Jump Lists, Microsoft Windows 7, window, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Product reviews 2009-07-07

Additional Resources

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

Business Week: 1.4 million Google Voice users, global push in the works

In documents filed with the Federal Communications Commission, Google said it had more than 1.4 million Google Voice users - with some 570,000 using the service seven days a week - and hinted that it has plans to expand the service, or possibly elements of it, beyond the U.S. ...

Tags: Google Inc., BusinessWeek, Google Voice, Federal Government, Government, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-30

Intuit enhances Quickbooks by bringing cloud apps to desktop software

Intuit, a trusted name for some 4 million small business customers who manage their finances using the Quickbooks software, is bringing a bit of the cloud to the desktop. The company, like so many others these days, is unveiling an app store of its own and opening its API to...

Tags: Software, Desktop, Intuit Inc., Sales Force, Desktop Software, Intuit QuickBooks, Sales Force Management, Tools & Techniques, Sales, Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-27

Art of the software deal can get messy

Software buyers and vendors are increasingly butting heads amid a budget squeeze and increasingly aggressive sales tactics, according to Gartner. In a series of presentations at the Gartner IT Symposium in Orlando, analysts walked buyers through a few negotiating tactics with the likes of SAP, Microsoft, Oracle,...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Gartner Inc., Customer, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., Negotiation, Software Audit, Software-as-a-service Pricing, Tools & Techniques, Linux, Free Trade, Sales Strategy, Management, Operating Systems, Software, Finance, Sales, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-20

Windows 7 demo: Taskbar features

Windows 7 will rule!:)Great video. Thanks.I had figured out most of these but jump lists was new to me. Thanks for the video.

Tags: Corporate communications, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-07

News to know: FTC, Psystar, Vonage, Apple-Palm, Oracle

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. Sam Diaz: FTC targets bloggers for disclosure about perks, freebies Richard Koman: FTC publishes final rules on blogger...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Vonage Holdings Corp., Palm Inc., Andrew Nusca, Apple Inc., Psystar, FTC, Data Centers, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Desktops, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-06

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

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

In this week’s Windows 7 screencast, I offer a closer look at the new taskbar, which represents a striking departure in form and function from its predecessors. Its design is clearly intended to make it easier to manage large numbers of programs and open windows. I show how to "pin"...

Tags: Window, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Construction, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2009-10-05

Spam report: Old school techniques are back; companies on alert

An old school spamming technique among Internet bad guys - using images to hack their way into a system or spread viruses - is back. Google's e-mail security services team reported Spam trends for the third quarter in a blog post today and, among the findings was...

Tags: Technique, Team, Google Team, E-mail, Team Management, Online Communications, Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-01

Private clouds: A valuable concept or buzzword bingo?

Governance and Control are a serious isssue...The blog seemed to try to downplay the loss of control of business information and data like it was the same as losing control of an electricity grid. The two things are not the same. When the electricity grid goes down, sure business stops...

Tags: Virtualization, Recruitment & Selection, tech industry, Google Inc., cloud computing

Discussion threads 2009-10-01

Samsung Instinct HD SPH-M850 (Sprint)

Photo gallery:Samsung Instinct HD SPH-M850Sprint Nextel stole the CTIA show last year when it introduced the Samsung Instinct. There was a lot to like about the touch-screen phone, so we were hopeful that Samsung would build on its successes with subsequent models. To our initial delight, the Samsung Instinct S30...

Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, Samsung Instinct, Instinct HD, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Sprint Communications

Product reviews 2009-09-30

Perks for all workers: remote/metro, small/large firms, etc.

Leveling the playing field for workers' perks I’m on the board of a firm with operations throughout the United States. About half of their workforce and plants are in major metropolitan areas while the other half are in some pretty remote areas. Management is challenged to find...

Tags: Employee, Worker, Next Jump, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-09-25

The Time Is Now: Windows 7

Windows 7 is scheduled to release on October 22nd, 2009. It is the easiest, fastest, and most engaging version of Windows yet. Windows 7 provides better ways to find and manage files, like Jump Lists and improved taskbar previews, which help to speed through everyday tasks. Faster and more reliable...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Webcasts 2009-09-25

Corel Digital Studio 2010

Photo gallery:Corel Digital Studio 2010In the brand-new Corel Digital Studio 2010, Corel has turned out a consumer-friendly suite of photo and video editing software; think Apple's iMovie and iPhoto, but for the PC. With it, you can edit photos and videos, burn your media to a variety of disks, create...

Tags: Corporate communications, Corel Corp., Corel Digital Studio 2010

Product reviews 2009-09-02

Microsoft: No IE 8 tab-hang fix in the works

Back to IE7...Me too. I wanted to like IE8 and installed it right after release. But a month later I was frustrated at all of the performance issues. Back to IE7. I'm satisfied. At least until MS turns IE7 off and forces me to upgrade.One other note, despite the fact...

Tags: Web browsers, IE8, Microsoft Internet Explorer, tab-hang, IE 8, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-08-28

Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 (Download, 1-Year License)

Photo gallery:Kaspersky Internet Security 2010Like many in the security industry are doing, Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 leverages anonymous data from its customer base to create a behavioral engine to further strengthen security safeguards. The new version also introduces several useful ancillary tools, including a sandboxing feature for running programs with...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, PRODUCTIVITY, UDS, Kaspersky, Kaspersky Internet Security, Kaspersky Internet Security 2010, security

Product reviews 2009-08-26

Guy Kawasaki: What makes innovation?

Guy Kawasaki: What makes innovation?No revelations hereGuy is quite likable. And, his presentations and books are easy to digest and wonderfully simplistic. He knows that's what sells, specially for him. His name alone gives him credibility, and a jump on book sales: the 10-point lists generally seal the deal. We...

Tags: Leadership, innovation, Guy Kawasaki

Discussion threads 2009-07-29