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Lifehacker Debunks Common Windows Tweaks

7. August 2008

Lifehacker points out some common optimization myths and the reasons why they don't work, including clearing Windows prefetch data, registry optimization, and memory cleaners.

Inkseine: Note taking++

29. July 2008

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If you own a Tablet or UMPC and you're like me, you're constantly looking for new apps that take full advantage of its unique interface and capabilities. Last weekend I came across a killer app in development by the guys over at Microsoft Research.

Microsoft announces next generation Windows OS available February 28, 2009

30. June 2008

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REDMOND, Wash., June 30, 2008 — Microsoft Corp. today announced that the development of the Microsoft® Windows® Vista® Millennium Edition® Two® (Windows Vista Me 2®) consumer operating system has entered beta release and is set to ship to manufacturing in February of 2009. Windows Vista Me 2 is the latest version of the Microsoft operating [...]

Microsoft is embracing open source- but will the years it will take to make it happen be too late?

21. February 2008

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From InfoWorldUpdate: Microsoft makes boldest move yet embracing open source Redmond promises ‘greater transparency’ in business practices and will provide more access to APIs and previously proprietary protocols for Windows and Office By Elizabeth Montalbano, IDG News Service February 21, 2008 In a major turnaround for Microsoft, the company Thursday promised “greater transparency” in its development and business [...]

From InfoWorld: Time to dump Windows?

17. February 2008

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Laziness and fear of my own abilities has caused me to remain in a dysfunctional relationship with my computer. After reading the following article, I feel empowered to finally branch free and give my computer a whole new persona that will hopefully enable us to live happily ever after. -Dawn Time to dump Windows? Can it be [...]

Release notes for Vista SP1 - or things that will break your computer

5. February 2008

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Here are the full release notes direct from the horses mouth. Read carefully because things like using multiple monitors while upgrading to SP1 can bork your system. These release notes address late-breaking issues related to this release candidate of Windows Vista® Service Pack 1 (SP1), along with instructions for working around them. Unless otherwise specified, [...]

Microsoft driving the PC game industry forward, one pothole at a time

10. January 2008

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Microsoft announced a bevy of new games coming down the line for the PC in 2008, as well as some new info announced at CES this year. Microsoft announced the addition of nine new Games for Windows-branded titles joining the portfolio from renowned publishers Atari Inc., Capcom, Eidos Interactive, LucasArts, Microsoft Game Studios, SEGA and Stardock., [...]

Retroactive embarrassment - the MS-DOS Rap

5. January 2008

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Whenever big companies that seem to have no grasp on current popular culture try to emulate current popular culture for the sake of selling products, well that gives us all a chance to feel acutely embarrassed for them. They hire marketing firms, spend real dollars and try to reach the newest generation of ‘hip’ [...]

Office 2007 is a nightmare?

17. December 2007

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I had to grab a shot of this, from my own site no less. Apparently the keyword ‘nightmare’ is linked to 2007 Microsoft Office System. Go figure. Technorati Tags: microsoft, office 2007, nightmare Click the icon, share the link: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new [...]

Would you give up your privacy for a free copy of Vista?

13. December 2007

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Yesterday we ran an article about Microsoft’s plan to give away free software (up to and including Vista Ultimate) in exchange for pretty much total access to your computer using habits over three months. Today there is a poll up and perhaps not surprisingly slightly over half the participants would gladly hand over their privacy in [...]

Want a free copy of Vista from MS? All you got to do is let them spy on you for a few months.

11. December 2007

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Microsoft has a program where, if you’re an XP or Vista user, you can sign up, answer some survey questions and let them track your every move via installed software for three months. Then they’ll send you some software. If you are a Windows Vista or Windows XP user and decide to join and participate in both programs, [...]

StreamMyGame launches Game Streaming - Broadband, Linux and PS3 to follow

26. October 2007

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StreamMyGame.com is set to revolutionise the gaming industry. This free to join website provides its members with a free plugin that converts computer games into IPTV channels called Game Streams. StreamMyGame enables games to be played remotely by converting a game’s video and audio into a Game Stream and sending it over a home network to [...]

Microsoft Excel calculation fix now available

10. October 2007

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Here’s Microsoft’s latest post regarding their slight problem with a spreadsheet being able to do sums properly. Link Calculation Issue Update (Fix Available) Two weeks ago, we posted about an issue involving the calculation of numbers around 65,535 and 65,536. As of today, fixes for this issue in Excel 2007 and Excel Services 2007 [...]

Windows gets into the the translation business - and does a lousy job at it

10. September 2007

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Like most online translators, Windows Live Translator (Beta) can take something from one language and turn it into garbled nonsense in another. To be fair, it’s not always easy to translate things but this is one area where computers just aren’t very good. You can get a very basic sense of meaning but that’s about [...]

Microsoft, You’ve Captured My Attention (for PC gaming)

22. August 2007

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I’m lazy, I admit it. I don’t play PC games. I just don’t. I use the computer for just about everything BUT gaming as I’m a console girl. I don’t care to use a keyboard for gaming and I don’t care to plug in a controller as I had tried it once and then found [...]

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Lifehacker Debunks Common Windows Tweaks

Inkseine: Note taking++

Microsoft announces next generation Windows OS available February 28, 2009

Microsoft is embracing open source- but will the years it will take to make it happen be too late?

From InfoWorld: Time to dump Windows?

Release notes for Vista SP1 - or things that will break your computer

Microsoft driving the PC game industry forward, one pothole at a time

Retroactive embarrassment - the MS-DOS Rap

Office 2007 is a nightmare?

Would you give up your privacy for a free copy of Vista?

Want a free copy of Vista from MS? All you got to do is let them spy on you for a few months.

StreamMyGame launches Game Streaming - Broadband, Linux and PS3 to follow

Microsoft Excel calculation fix now available

Windows gets into the the translation business - and does a lousy job at it

Microsoft, You’ve Captured My Attention (for PC gaming)

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