The Ed Bott Report
Ed BottArchive: February, 2012
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The Metro hater's guide to customizing Windows 8
If you hate the new Metro style Start screen and want to use the Windows 8 Consumer Preview mostly with desktop apps, try my five-minute makeover.
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Ed Bott
Ed Bott is an award-winning technology writer with more than two decades' experience writing for mainstream media outlets and online publications. He's served as editor of the U.S. edition of PC Computing and managing editor of PC World; both publications had monthly paid circulation in excess of 1 million during his tenure. He is the author of more than 25 books on Microsoft Windows and Office, including the recently released Windows 7 Inside Out.
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Windows 8 Consumer Preview: a fresh start for Microsoft
With today’s release of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, Microsoft is finally ready for the public to pass judgment on its most important software release in nearly two decades. Here’s...
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Google defense cites study arguing for stronger privacy regulation
Recent reports suggest that Google is attempting to circumvent industry-standard privacy protections in both Safari and Internet Explorer. Google’s defense cites a study from Carnegie...
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Microsoft quietly extends consumer support for Windows 7, Vista
This month, with almost no fanfare, Microsoft has revised its support policy for consumer versions of Windows. The two most recent releases, Vista and Windows 7, now qualify for a full 10 years of...
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Judge rules that targeting Android for destruction is legally OK
An ITC judge tossed out the key defense Barnes & Noble wanted to use in a patent suit by Microsoft. The full opinion lays out the existential threat Android faces from patent claims.
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How much online privacy do you really have? Less than you think
How much privacy do you have on the web? An independent group called PrivacyChoice has undertaken the formidable effort of assigning a numeric score to popular websites, measuring their published...
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Windows 8 Consumer Preview due February 29: why it's not called beta
The Windows 8 Consumer Preview will be available for download on February 29. Why isn’t it called a beta? Blame Google. And Apple. And Microsoft. Especially Microsoft.
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Did Google withhold malware protection details from partners?
Google’s Safe Browsing API is a core security feature of Chrome that Google shares with Firefox and Safari. Now, a security research firm that specializes in measuring the effectiveness of...
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Apple's lawyers clean up the sloppy iBooks Author EULA
Today, Apple released version 1.0.1 of its iBooks Author program. There’s no new code, only a new license agreement. The sloppy language in the original license agreement is cleaned up, but...
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Microsoft, Apple, and Google: where does the money come from?
After reading last month’s SEC filings, I was inspired to make some pie charts. Microsoft’s a software company. Apple’s a hardware company. What business is Google in? If you...
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What are your plans for the Windows 8 beta? (poll)
Over the past few months, Windows 8 has been publicly demoed and discussed in detail more than any other software program I can remember. Has all that information made you more eager to try...
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