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Professor Teaches Windows Vista Home Basic 1 (Windows)

Professor Teaches, the leading brand of training, provides realistic, interactive, and complete training for Windows Vista Home Basic. Build your skills and learn everything you need, from beginning to advanced topics. Learn how to use the essential home computing features and functionality of Vista Home Basic to personalize your computing...

Tags: Digital Media, Professor, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic, Microsoft Windows Vista, Individual Software, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2008-03-03

I want to buy my kid a laptop...

I hear this more and more from high school parents. It wasn't that long ago that college kids were lucky to get a laptop for a high school graduation gift. The number of freshman and sophomores in high school now toting around laptops, even in a very middle...

Tags: Laptop Computer, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2007-08-03

So what's wrong with Windows Vista Home Basic?

So what's wrong with Windows Vista Home Basic?I don't think there is oneIf you're currently running XP and it does all you need I would have a hard time telling you to upgrade to Vista. I am not impresssed with Aero...I think it's been over hyped. And, for most people,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-02-03

So what's wrong with Windows Vista Home Basic?

If youre a typical consumer, most likely youve been running Windows XP Home since the day you bought your computer from your favorite retailer (online or in-person). You probably knew there was a Professional version of Windows XP but its quite possible that you didnt even know there was...

Tags: Media Juggernaut, Vista, Microsoft, Retail, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Aero

Blog posts 2007-02-03

Windows Vista Home Basic upgrade (Windows)

Note: This downloadable version of Windows Vista is an upgrade only. Users can only upgrade to Windows Vista Home Basic from Windows XP Home version. Windows Vista Home Basic is the edition of Windows for just the essential home computing needs, such as using e-mail, browsing the Internet, or viewing...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2007-01-29

Additional Resources

Seven perfectly legal ways to get Windows 7 cheap (or even free)

RE: Seven perfectly legal ways to get Windows 7 cheap or even freeGreat post, Ed! Seeing how you outlined the cheapest way to get Microsoft Windows 7 there should be no reason why anyone would not want to upgrade now. Price is no longer an issue. This would be...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, legal way, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

Toshiba Satellite L455-S5975

We've said it before, and we'll say it again: especially in this economy, it's hard to hate a laptop that only costs $350. It's even harder to hate a Windows 7 laptop that costs that much. The Toshiba L455-S5975 is, by 50 dollars, the least expensive notebook computer in our...

Tags: Notebooks, Microsoft Windows, Processors, Intel Celeron, Microsoft Windows 7, Toshiba Corp., laptop computer, processor, Toshiba Satellite

Product reviews 2009-11-02

Students find Win 7 upgrade a tough assignment

Well DUH!Students, retired folks, IT pros, dabblers, 'nix heads, etc. would ALL find trying to UPGRADE from a 32 bit to a 64 bit OS hard. Three words - "can't be done."There, was that hard? Why is this even news?This is newsbecause some people like to keep spreading...

Tags: Operating systems, clean install, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Migration Wizard

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

Asus Eee Top ET2002

Nvidia wants us to tell you that its GeForce 9400M graphics chip, aka Nvidia's Ion technology, pulls Asus' Eee Top ET2002 up from the depths of Nettop misery by imparting it with better-than-terrible graphics and video processing. We agree that the 9400 chip improves the ET2002's visual chops, but a...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Games, Semiconductors, Keyboards, Video cards, Game players, nettop, chip, game, HDMI, ASUS, graphics

Product reviews 2009-10-20

Sidekick outage says more about the future of 'Pink' than Microsoft's cloud

This isn't about any service.This is about Microsoft in general. It brings up the question of whether they can manage a server environment. It doesn't matter what that environment is. Preservation of data is always job one. And this is the job where the failure occurred. So Pink, Azure, cloud,...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Mary-Jo, Microsoft Corp., Azure, job, Pink, IT administration

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

Upgrading to Windows 7 - Your questions answered!

OK Adrian. Now, do the same thing for Ubuntu 9.10.Upgrading to Ubuntu 9.10 and matrix is side-by-side with W7.One data pointI took my Dell Latitude E6500 (Core 2 Duo P9500, 4GB) from Vista x86 to Win7 x64 (clean install required for 32-bit to 64-bit upgrade). I downloaded the 64-bit Vista...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Notebooks, Karmic Koala, Ubuntu, Dell Computer Corp., Migration Wizard, Microsoft Windows 7, fess up, Upgrading, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-09

Preview Party: Windows 7 makes a big splash in a Mac house

Did you hear the one about the Mac family that opened its doors - and its mind - to Microsoft Windows? For one night, Windows 7 took center stage in my living room as a half-dozen or so friends stopped by for one of the official Windows...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Raquel, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-09

Microsoft adds an 'Office Starter' edition to its distribution plans

Consumer PreinstallsAs a preinstall on new consumer computers, it makes a lot more sense than Microsoft Works.Family packs, payment plans, unlimited downloadsI think if MS offered family pack bundles; partial payments over periods of time until the software is fully paid for; and unlimited downloads of the software to registered...

Tags: Groupware, starter edition, ribbon menu, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Office Starter, distribution plan, Microsoft Outlook

Discussion threads 2009-10-08

Can Microsoft duplicate the "Apple Store" experience?

I hope they do much better than Apple Store..My two experiences with Apple Stores both sucked, so I hope they do a lot better than Apple stores.Duplicate? I hope not....I think they need to focus on creating their own in-store experience. My experience limited, but good.I went in the other...

Tags: Public relations, Insurance, Apple Store, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Zune

Discussion threads 2009-09-22

20 hour to upgrade Windows 7 ... maybe, but it's a fringe case

A typical engineerChris Hernandez is obviously a typical engineer who observed, measured and duly logged everything he did, for the purpose of being precise.When the data showed that they had indeed reached their stated goals he proudly publisized his findings on the net.In a typical engineer fashion he did not...

Tags: NOW IT, Microsoft Windows 7, Chris Hernandez, Microsoft Windows, user data, honesty, user profile, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-14

Microsoft's Windows 7 ad campaign kicks off

Cute. [NT]ntCute.Not sure it's effective though. It may be. But... flows like a book ad. Will probably be effective only in certain segments. So I bet we will see a couple very different ads.RE: Microsoft's Windows 7 ad campaign kicks offlooks like they brain washed her, since when 6 year...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, advertisement, car, operating system, Microsoft Corp., lemon, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-09-11

Who is the 90-day Windows 7 Enterprise trial aimed at exactly?

I don't understand you blog? You don't think there are not many businesses and organizations out there in the SMB market, for example, that fall into a large group that could benefit from trying windows 7 out? Are you saying buying a copy would be better? I don't get...

Tags: Adrian, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-09-02

Google Chrome ... one year on!

Wow "phones home with your surfing data"Is that true? Really bad then.One Year On, FailNo plugins/addons actually usable by actual humans fail, particularly no adblock major fail, and the app still phones home with your surfing data really the worst fail.Wouldn't use it on your computer.And these guys are writing...

Tags: Web browsers, Chrome, Google Inc., Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Web browser

Discussion threads 2009-09-02

Gateway LT3103u

In the battle for Netbook market share supremacy, Intel's Atom CPU stands nearly unchallenged, despite a handful of offerings with AMD and Via CPUs. So it's surprising we found so much to like about the 11.6-inch Gateway LT3103u, which uses an AMD Athlon 64 L110 processor to provide a smoother...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Processors, Engineering, interior, netbook, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Gateway Co.

Product reviews 2009-08-27