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Best Buy memo details Microsoft Win 7 upgrade program, upgrade pricing

Best Buy memo details Microsoft Win 7 upgrade program, upgrade pricingFool me once .....Fool me twice.Fool me three times.Fool me four times.But fool me five times and I must be a hapless Microsoft consumer.You gotta love the sales pitch.Hmmm, an internal memo from Best Buy to their employees. Their...

Tags: Pricing, Operating systems, Marketing research, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Win 7, Linux Fool, Best Buy Co. Inc., operating system, pricing strategy

Discussion threads 2009-06-05

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Is it OK to use OEM Windows on your own PC? Don't ask Microsoft

RE: Is it OK to use OEM Windows on your own PC? Don't ask MicrosoftI built my current desktop in July and purchased/installed an OEM version of Vista Home Premium. I also took advantage of Microsoft's free upgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium which I installed on the same PC....

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Desktops, Operating systems, cost difference, Microsoft Corp., OEM, Is it OK, Microsoft Windows, PC

Discussion threads 2009-11-15

Major online ad site hacked, serving up exploit cocktail

One more reason to use FirefoxUse Firefox with AdBlock Plus and a simple filter of *media-servers.net* and the problem is solved.I am not sure that they are "major" as I did not have a filter for them.AgreedYet, I bet the web hosts will STILL complain about it. RE: Major online...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, Confession, online advertising, Microsoft Windows, Ryan

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

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

Oracle's Virtualization Story

Kool-aid?Looks like someone has been drinking the kool-aid. Let's be clear, Oracle's distro is a rip-off of RedHat's, albeit behind a year or so, plus patches to help their RDBMS that may not be accepted in the upstream projects. Don't let Oracle fool you, the core engineers are...

Tags: virtualization, Oracle Corp., open source

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Windows 7 vs. Ubuntu 9.10 - Strengths and weaknesses

Nice articleIts nice to see a balanced article like this. I consider myself an OS agnostic user as I used Windows for years and tried a Linux Desktop OS like Ubuntu a few times and only recently (last 2 years) has Ubuntu taken over as my primary OS.One of the...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, default theme, task bar, Ubuntu, Linux, Microsoft Windows, software, hardware, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

Ubuntu 9.10 = easiest, cheapest upgrade ever

Worst OS ever! You should read what Dana Blankhorn had to say about your beloved linux! I'll give you a hint, its not good. I can't believe they would release a distro with known harddrive bugs. I'm going to laugh at you when you lose all your data due...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, UNIX, Ubuntu, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-10-29

New Apple ads slam Microsoft and Windows 7

No mentionJust as Microsoft haven't mentioned the tens of hours it'll take up upgrade your Vista machine, and the known bug that could cause your upgrade to hang at 62%http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975253LameThese "I'm A Mac" ads have gotten Rather lame. Again, can't Apple come up with something that promotes OSX rather than...

Tags: Operating systems, Start Menu, Microsoft Corp., advertisement, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Apple Inc., Win7, operating system, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

Windows 7's latest fan: Linus Torvalds

This is great news! This picture is proof positive that Linus T. is ditching linux because it was so bloated and scarey that he is converting to Microsoft Windows 7. If the leader of linux is doing it then we can say it won't be long before the rest...

Tags: Operating systems, Happy Days, Linus Torvalds, Linus, Microsoft Windows 7, Linux, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

HP's Hurd: Cloud computing has its limits (especially when you face 1,000 attacks a day)

Now here's a ringing endorsement of cloud computing......"HP "wouldn?t put anything material in nature outside the firewall." "Sure gives one confidence, doesn't it? And this company is trying sell people on the cloud...but its CEO doesn't trust it? Nice. :-(Translation: We make a lot of money selling overpriced, under utilizedservers...

Tags: Virtualization, cloud computing, Hewlett-Packard Co., server

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Podcast: Can Windows 7 erase Vista memories?

I am a linux user, but...I believe it CAN erase memories of vista just like XP erased ME. Don't get me wrong, I hate M$, but I do think they can, unfortunately, survive vista, and in all fairness, vista is not as bad as people think, it's pretty bad, but...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, podcast, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Vista memory, memory

Discussion threads 2009-10-14

Snow Leopard bug deletes all user data (Updated)

Proves Apple is not perfectI know many ABMers that bashed Microsoft when a bug that only affected a very small user base came on in Windows 7 Release Candidate and said that Microsoft should pay and how can they release software with bugs. All software has bugs I don't...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, S**t, Snow Leopard, user data

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

New Adobe PDF flaw under attack; Patch coming Tuesday

Note to all Knuckleheads....The vulnerability affects Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.1.3 and earlier versions on Windows, Macintosh and UNIXWhy announce at all? Just fix the thingI'm getting really tired of any company that gives the ostensibly obligatory "We're on that!" and then it's some time before the fix comes. These...

Tags: Operating systems, SECURITY, Microsoft Windows, Windows IS, Adobe PDF flaw, flaw, Adobe PDF, operating system, Adobe Systems Inc., attack

Discussion threads 2009-10-09

Google plays a hand of Ogre with Apple

'Ogre' is an interesting - if obscure - analogy. But I would suggest that you'd to better to stick with plain old chess.In my view, the AT&T/iPhone team have a better position, if only by virtue of their early start in the market. But, as a belated entry, Android is...

Tags: Google Inc., AT&T Corp., Ogre, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-08

Google Chrome update doesn't remove older, vulnerable version

But how would an attacker cause the vulnerable code to execute?Frankly, this seems to be a minor issue. If you are launching Chrome you will launch the latest version. The older version is just cruft. I don't see any scenario where you inadvertently or an attacker can execute the older...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Web browsers, SECURITY, IE8, Chrome, Google Chrome, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-01

Probably the most awful, soul destroying thing I've ever seen

wow those were just AWFUL..thats about 6 minutes of my life i wont get back. CHEESE CITY! lol.RE: Probably the most awful, soul destroying thing I've ever seenYou are goddammed right. IT feels like I am watching the cast of Barney, as they keep nodding their heads at each...

Tags: Corporate communications, Blonde, video, second video, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

Remote exploit released for Windows Vista SMB2 worm hole

Time for an out-of-cycle patch Microsoft. nt.This exploit doesn't countIf the exploit was created by security researchers, it doesn't count.Cue the double standards...It's called "Proof of concept".Originally classified as "Denial of Service", it is now proved to be wormable in every version of Windows currently on the market.But feel free...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, NonZealot, TODAY XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-09-17

The Windows 7 upgrade survival guide

Any reason not to back up to a USB Flash?They're really cheap after all, and odds are you can fit a system plus all desired installed programs on one big stick.Well...I always think of flash drives as a bit volatile. And they are more expensive, bit for bit. Two or...

Tags: Operating systems, Parted Magic, Paragon Drive Backup, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 Upgrade, Windows 7 upgrade survival, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-09-15

Google's Gmail goes down; outage chronicled on Twitter

Who are these peiple to complain?It is a free service, so you get what you pay for.How about the people that DO pay@GuidingLight: All of my clients which are set up on Google Apps are also currently unable to access their email. They actually do pay for the services. So...

Tags: E-mail providers, Manufacturing, cloud computing, Google Inc., outage, Twitter Inc., Google Gmail

Discussion threads 2009-09-01

Nokia debuts Booklet 3G netbook, 12-hour battery; would you buy?

a windoze device from Nokia?They could have put Linux or Simbian on it, but windoze makes no sense.???do u think anyone will buy linux or symbian? the market is already crowded, and windows is the best they can put on the device if they want any market shareRE: Nokia debuts...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, netbook, Nokia Corp., Booklet 3G netbook, Booklet 3G, battery

Discussion threads 2009-08-24