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  • Dinosaur Sightings: Windows splash screens from 1.01 to 7

    Check out the splash screens that have graced various Windows operating systems!

  • Windows 7 continues to roll as XP fades away

    For four years, I've been tracking the share of Windows versions. The latest numbers show unmistakable trends: Windows users are replacing XP machines with new PCs running Windows 7 at a steady...

    Blog posts | November 1, 2011 2:08pm PDT

  • OS X 10.7 Lion is more painful than Vista

    My beef is not with the deliberate changes Apple made to the OS, but with the colossal number of show-stopping bugs that have been allowed into this release.

    Blog posts | August 16, 2011 4:00am PDT

  • Windows Security wrap-up: praise for Vista and a historic first

    At last week's Black Hat conference, a security expert who spent time "beating up Vista" talks about Microsoft's approach to security. Microsoft falls off a top 10 list. And you should visit...

    Blog posts | August 12, 2011 10:19am PDT

  • Apple slaps bandaid on critical Safari (Windows) security holes

    Apple has shipped new versions of its Safari browser to fix numerous security holes that expose Windows users to malicious hacker attacks.

    Blog posts | July 20, 2011 11:43am PDT

  • Microsoft needs to stop giving people reasons NOT to upgrade Windows!

    Microsoft might want to exorcise Windows XP and Vista from the world's PCs (because if you're running old software, you've not given Microsoft any cash in a while), but the company's own attitudes...

    Blog posts | July 15, 2011 12:47pm PDT

  • Can Windows 8 finally vanquish the ghosts of XP and Vista?

    These days, Microsoft is haunted by two ghosts. Windows Vista has practically vanished, but Windows XP is still hanging around on stage, interfering with Microsoft's careful messaging. Can Windows...

    Blog posts | July 15, 2011 5:10am PDT

  • Windows 8 will run on all Windows 7 PCs (and Vista PCs too)

    Worried that you'll have to buy a new PC in order to be able to run Windows 8? Don't! Microsoft has said that the Windows 8 system requirements will be the same, or perhaps even lower, than those...

    Blog posts | July 12, 2011 4:45am PDT

  • AutoRun malware infections declining

    Microsoft is observing a 59% decline of AutoRun malware infections on XP, followed by 74% on Vista.

    Blog posts | June 15, 2011 4:58am PDT

  • Windows 7 more malware-resistant than XP/Vista

    If you're a Windows user that's holding onto your Vista or XP installation, then this recent security report from Microsoft might make you think about switching to Windows 7.

    Blog posts | May 15, 2011 6:01am PDT

  • Is Honeycomb Android's Vista?

    With Honeycomb, Google could have a Vista-like situation on its hands. Microsoft's salvation was Windows 7, and Google's is IceCream.

    Blog posts | April 27, 2011 12:00pm PDT

  • No IE10 for Vista users

    You might have noticed that the Platform Preview release for IE10 was only compatible with Windows 7. Well, if you're a Vista user, you're not only out of luck with the Platform Preview, but also...

    Blog posts | April 13, 2011 3:47pm PDT

  • Why won't Internet Explorer 10 run on Windows Vista?

    Why does the platform preview of Internet Explorer 10 refuse to install on Windows Vista? Maybe it's because Vista's short, unhappy life will end in less than one year. I help decode the cryptic...

    Blog posts | April 13, 2011 3:36pm PDT

  • How to enable the hidden Administrator account in Windows 7 and Vista

    Bill Detwiler shows you how unlock the hidden Administrator account on Windows 7 and Vista with the Computer Management console and Net User command.

    Blog posts | March 4, 2011 6:58am PST

  • Apple plugs 57 major security holes in iTunes

    If you use Apple's iTunes software -- whether on Windows or Mac OS X -- it's important that you immediately apply the latest software update.

    Blog posts | March 3, 2011 8:11am PST

  • How long will Microsoft support XP, Vista, and Windows 7?

    How long is your favorite version of Windows going to be supported? Maybe longer than you think. One current version, in fact, will still be supported in 2020. And no, it's not Windows XP. I've...

    Blog posts | August 9, 2010 3:46pm PDT

  • Windows 7 up, Mac OS X down

    More number crunching by the good folks at NetMarketShare - Windows 7 surges past Vista, and Mac OS X loses ground for the fourth consecutive month.

    Blog posts | August 2, 2010 6:03am PDT

  • Is the iPhone 4 becoming the Windows Vista of Apple?

    Between antenna problems and app store hacks, the iPhone 4 is starting to feel like an outcast in the iPhone portfolio - kind of like Windows Vista was for Microsoft.

    Blog posts | July 7, 2010 10:08am PDT

  • HP edging toward VistA support?

    Right now HP, its business partners and channel seem to have gone half way down the road. They support open -- open systems, open standards. This makes it easier for HP to remain software agnostic.

    Blog posts | June 29, 2010 9:27am PDT

  • Dinosaur Sightings: Windows splash screens from 1.01 to 7

    Check out the splash screens that have graced various Windows operating systems!

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