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From Starter to Ultimate: What's really in each Windows 7 Edition?

From Starter to Ultimate: What's really in each Windows 7 Edition?Alternative media centersCan free alternatives for media centers like XMBC (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XBMC) or Boxee (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxee) serve the purpose on the lower Windows 7 versions lacking Windows Media Center?RE: From Starter to Ultimate: What's really in each Windows 7 Edition?Seriously, a comprehensive...

Tags: Media Center PCs, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 Edition, Starter, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-04

Microsoft's 'new' XP policy for netbooks isn't new

Microsoft's 'new' XP policy for netbooks isn't newCorrect......someone's still going to call you an MS shill though.On the consumer side, no way.Even Shade admitted this. For every other released Windows OS, on the consumer side (not the corporate, the policy is not really new, heck, some probably still roll...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, consumer side, Microsoft Corp., netbook

Discussion threads 2009-05-01

Microsoft's forgotten Windows 7 netbook version: Home Premium

Microsoft's forgotten Windows 7 netbook version: Home PremiumI was quite impressed with the speedI was impressed with the speed of Windows 7 Ultimate on low performance systems, so I agree that all Windows 7 SKUs will likely run on netbooks, considering how well Ultimate ran.RE: Microsoft's forgotten Windows 7 netbook...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, netbook, Home Premium, Microsoft Windows 7, Starter, Microsoft Corp., Aero Glass, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-04-20

Microsoft gambles that "Starter" edition dissatisfaction will boost revenues

Microsoft gambles that "Starter" edition dissatisfaction will boost revenuesPure marketing poisonIf you are a consumer and you see a great netbook on sale only to discover after you buy it you'll need to pay $ X more to upgrade, wouldn't you be ticked off?If I got caught with such a...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, revenue, Microsoft Corp., Starter, netbook, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-03-11

How would you tweak Microsoft

How would you tweak MicrosoftAs they have it now it comes down to 2 for most of usPro or home. And now home is a subset of pro so the difference is clear. Plus you can upgrade LOCALLY to a higher version straight off the installation media. This is a...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Overall IT, Starter, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2009-02-05

Windows 7 editions … too many, too few or just right?

Windows 7 editions … too many, too few or just right?RE: Windows 7 editions ? too many, too few or just right?Too many Windows 7 .... No ifs and buts about it. After the gazillion patches, I'm quite happy with my old Windows XP. It seems that banks and...

Tags: Operating systems, Linux, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 edition, Microsoft Windows, Home Premium, Starter, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-02-03

Microsoft simplifies the Windows 7 lineup

Microsoft simplifies the Windows 7 lineupThey see this ...... market going to ARM processors.They are going to make a half hearted attempt to satisfy some of it's loyal fans.There is no money in it for M$, they will do better off selling n!ck3l b@gs. :D^o^So don't tell me you're saying.......that...

Tags: Network technology, Microsoft Windows, 64-bit, Windows 7 lineup, 32-bit, Microsoft Windows 7, Home Premium, Microsoft Corp., Starter Edition

Discussion threads 2009-02-03

Starter 1 (Windows)

Starter is a small tool designed to help you starting of your favorite or high-usage applications by one click. All you need is clicking on Starter icon on Windows System Tray area and then click on necessary item in popped up window. This version is the first release on CNET...

Tags: SoftDesigner, Starter, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Construction, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2008-03-24

More on the naked drive lifestyle

[Updated Mar. 3, 8:56PM PST]  A reader in Japan points to new products seen in the stalls of the electronics district of Tokyo that can improve the naked drive lifestyle. However, some readers say enclosures, like pants, may have a benefit for protection of valuable data and your investment in...

Tags: Enclosure, Back Panel, Starter, Product Name, Naked Bento Box, Naked Drive Village, FireWire, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, David Morgenstern

Blog posts 2008-03-03

Toshiba unveils laptop with high-def DVD

Toshiba unveils laptop with high-def DVDComplete with integrated DRM, I take it.n/tHD DVD's a non starter, opinionHD DVD is a non starter for the same reason I said VC1 was a non starter, M-I-C-R-O-S-O-F-T.Microsoft controls Windows, and has a competitor in this market, the Media PC.The media PC can be...

Tags: HD DVD, Consumer electronics, non starter, DVD, starter, HD-DVD, Toshiba Corp., laptop computer

Discussion threads 2006-03-07

Additional Resources

The hammer falls on Quicken Online; Mint.com emerges solo

Mint.com in CanadaThere isn't very much in the way of finance packages in Canada.For small businesses, there are basically two offerings: Simply Accounting, and Quickbooks.There are no online versions of either, at least not by the vendors themselves. Intuit doesn't even offer trial downloads of Quickbooks, nor do...

Tags: Intuit QuickBooks, accounting, Mint.com, Quicken

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Gladinet Cloud Desktop Starter Edition (64-bit) 1.3.208 (Windows)

Gladinet Cloud Desktop GCD supports both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows. This is the 32-bit package. The Starter Edition can mount web storage as local folders. Users can access their web files in Windows Explorer. It delivers Web applications to desktop. To make web experience easier, it provides single sign-on to...

Tags: Desktop, Google Inc., Web, Google Docs, Gladinet, Gladinet Cloud Desktop, Backups, Channel Management, Microsoft Windows, 64-Bit, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

Software downloads 2009-11-05

Gladinet Cloud Desktop Starter Edition (32-bit) 1.3.208 (Windows)

Gladinet Cloud Desktop GCD supports both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows. This is the 32-bit package. The Starter Edition can mount web storage as local folders. Users can access their web files in Windows Explorer. It delivers Web applications to desktop. To make web experience easier, it provides single sign-on to...

Tags: Desktop, Google Inc., Web, 32-bit, Google Docs, Gladinet, Gladinet Cloud Desktop, Backups, Channel Management, Microsoft Windows, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-28

JIRA Client Lite 2.0 (Windows)

JIRA Client Lite is a free desktop front-end for 10-user Starter edition of Atlassian JIRA issue tracking system. It boosts your productivity with an interactive interface, enables greater mobility with its offline mode, and has many useful features such as smart search, time tracking widget, screenshot editor, and others. ...

Tags: ALM Works, JIRA Client Lite, Microsoft Windows, Wireless And Mobility, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-10-28

Amazon launches relational database service: Think MySQL in the cloud

Three reasons this is a bad paradigm...Security, security and...let's see, what was that other thing...oh yeah, security. The comment "enterprise customers are likely to take their time moving sensitive data into Amazon?s RDS effort" should be nominated for the understatement of the year award. What's more likely is...

Tags: Databases, Web servers, Storage, Web site development, RDBMS, Amazon.com Inc., sensitive data, database, MySQL

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

The chief value of open source

Custom code solutions...It's great you can see the code, but for companies I disagree that is a "value".What SMB has the resources to comb through thousands of lines of code to assure reliability and security? Even if they do manage to find a bug, are they going to fork...

Tags: open source, software

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

Clients: fat vs. thin, net vs. note

Can I suggestNetbooks with Win 7. Just installed it on a useless Linux netbook and it works fine and only cost me A$399 (which now is almost the same as US ;-))For once try and rein in your hobby horse and let the students join the new millenium.On and...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Thin clients, PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, NeatX, oh-so, netbook, thin client, Linux, desktop, operating system, tool

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

FM Starting Point 1.0v12 (Mac)

FM Starting Point is a completely FREE FileMaker template designed for use with FileMaker Pro 10, and is focused on small businesses, work groups, and non-profit organizations. These templates were built with the experience gained from working with these target groups for over 18 years. New FileMaker Pro users that...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Filemaker Inc., FileMaker Pro, FM Starting Point, Document Management, Managerial Accounting, Groupware, Productivity, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance

Software downloads 2009-10-19

ZhongYuan Keylogger Screen Capture 3.1 (Windows)

ZhongYuan Keylogger screen capture software is safe, easy and inaccessible utility specially designed to monitor your spouse, child or employee computer online or offline activity. Keyboard monitoring tool runs in hidden mode and periodically at equal interval of time record all typed keys including character, special character, digits and shift,...

Tags: Software, Screen Capture, Keylogger, Monitoring, Microsoft Windows, Zhongyuantech, ZhongYuan Keylogger Screen Capture Software, Keylogging Tool, Viruses And Worms, Security

Software downloads 2009-10-19

Netman 5.58 (Windows)

Netman is a high security and user-friendly remote control software that is free. As high security software it adopts the DSE encrypt mode generally used by banks which is safe and reliable. You can also set treble password to ensure the safety. Moreover, you can start your computer remotely when...

Tags: Software, Security, Microsoft Windows, Video, Computer, Netman, Remote Control Software, Productivity, Corporate Communications, Keyboards, Marketing, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2009-10-16