Topic: Microsoft Windows OS

Technology: No More Vista "Kill Switch"

Microsoft announced today that it will stop remotely disabling versions of Vista that its registration servers deem pirated. If you're not privy to this feature of Vista, here's the lowdown: when your register your shiny new copy of ...READ»

Microsoft CEO Defends Himself Against Class-Action Allegations

All it took was one flimsy product designation, and now Microsoft [MSFT] has a class-action lawsuit on its hands. The suit charges that Microsoft certified certain budget computer models as "Vista Capable" when, in fact, ...READ»

Tech Watch: Obama Launches Video Game Campaign; Microsoft on Windows 7; and Adobe Ships CS4

In a last-minute campaign effort, Obama's team has launched a full force Video Game Campaign extending the candidate's reach into the 18-34 market.READ»

• How to Build a Brand Like Obama
• The Brand Called Obama

Buy Vista … or else!

A smart(ass) marketing professionals can find opportunity in adverse situations. So in an effort to atone for my occasional (perpetual) jabs at Microsoft and Vista, I offer the following observations of two bad realities that ...READ»

Are You Ready for Linux?

It's tough. It's fast. It's free. It's Linux -- the most hyped operating system since OS/2. Tech heads love it, but does Linux really mean business? There's only one person who can answer that question: you.READ»

Have Tools, Will Travel

It's every traveler's toughest decision: What digital assistant should I carry? From mini-organizers to full-fledged notebooks, here's how to pick the one gadget that will fit your work style.READ»

XP Just Won't Die, So Microsoft Sorta Gives Up On Vista

While Apple is busy trying to protect its current-generation operating system, Microsoft has been trying to kill off its elder one. Windows XP use has rumbled on far longer than Microsoft would've wanted (original termination was ...READ»

iMac, uMac, Can We All Mac?

Sure, it's a PC world -- but that doesn't make Mac lovers outcasts. Meet three hard-core Mac addicts who can teach you the shortcuts and tools that you need to make your Mac "pc."READ»

Y2K Problem? What Y2K Problem?

The Y2K computer bug will be your problem if you PC doesn't know what year it is. Don't waste time waiting for your company's techies to bail you out. Here's how to help yourself.READ»

Look Ma…No Hands! Windows Vista Speech Recognition Software

Windows Vista Speech Recognition software may not have rendered the keyboard obsolete, but it certainly has made it unnecessary for many people. The voice-control software translates speech into text with impressive speed and ...READ»

Optimizing Productivity

Powerful document management software, advanced CRM solutions, Open Source systems, and high definition videoconferencing can provide your staff with the tools and information they need to achieve shared goals and objectives. READ»

Vista Service Pack 1 causes loss of functionality for some programs

Information about programs that are known to experience a loss of functionality when they run on a Windows Vista Service Pack 1-based computer Many micro businesses rely on Zone Alarm or Trend Micro brand security software, ...READ»

T-Mobile Unviels Wing: First US Windows Mobile 6 Smartphone

It's official. Now that T-mobile has kicked it's MDA, powered by Windows Mobile 5, to the curb, the mobile service provider has unveiled it's latest smartphone. Named Wing, the phone is available exclusively for T-Mobile and is the ...READ»

Windows Vista Guidebook

Windows Vista went on sale today, but reports reveal that no one was lining up to get a copy of the latest operating system released by the Redmond-based Microsoft Corp. Sales results of the operating system will more likely be ...READ»

OQO Model 02: The Biggest Little Computer Around

There are plenty of ultra-mobile computers on the market, and most of them are beleaguered little gizmos: half the size of a laptop, but also half the speed, half the storage, half a keyboard, and in short, half-assed. In that ...READ»

Qualcomm Device Reveals Details About Windows Mobile 7

Today chipmaker Qualcomm [NASDAQ: QCOM] debuted a concept slider mini-notebook computer that could cost as little as $300 and offer 3G wireless access. The device, to be produced by Taiwanese manufacturer Inventec, takes advantage of ...READ»

Microsoft's "SideShow" Comes To Windows Mobile

One of Microsoft [NASDAQ: MSFT] Vista's most lauded features, called Sideshow, allows users to access their PC through another Windows device and retrieve documents, e-mail, and other information through mini-applications called ...READ»

Microsoft's "SideShow" Comes To Windows Mobile

Microsoft has just announced that it will expand that functionality to work with its Windows Mobile platform, placating the numerous Windows power-users who've been following rumors of the crossover for months.READ»

Qualcomm Device Reveals Details About Windows Mobile 7

The device, to be produced by Taiwanese manufacturer Inventec, takes advantage of ultra-small and low-power chips with its slim and compact design. READ»

I Love My Windows Mobile 6 (believe it...or not)

There are three types of people in the world. Blackberry users, Treo users and Windows Mobile users. I have been through all three in my search for the perfect mobile computing solution. I did the Treo 650. It needed plug in's ...READ»

Microsoft Unleashes Windows 7 Beta As Free Download

As part of his CES keynote speech yesterday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer surprised the crowd by announcing that Windows 7 is now available as a Beta test version for free download. MSDN and TechNet subscribers can get it ...READ»

Twenty People, Four Notes

How Microsoft created the sound of Vista.READ»

Is This a Microsoft Renaissance?

New data suggests Microsoft's Bing search engine is continuing to grow well, weeks after its launch. It's great news for the team at Redmond...but it started us wondering: Are we in the middle of a Microsoft Rennaissance? Microsoft's ...READ»

Vista: The Safest Operating System on the Planet?

At least that's what Microsoft COO Kevin Turner said last week during a speech at a CIO summit. "Vista today, post-Service Pack 2, which is now in the marketplace, is the safest, most reliable OS we've ever built. It's ...READ»

PDAs

Whatever happened to personal digital assistants (PDAs)? You remember -- those devices that turned your wonderful penmanship into gibberish, cost nearly as much as a new computer, and still couldn't store a spreadsheet.READ»