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Google Chrome OS to launch this week?

By Christopher Null - Posted Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:01PM EST

Google Chrome OS to launch this week? Sick of Windows 7 already? TechCrunch is claiming that the first version Google's Chrome OS -- a thin operating system primarily designed for simple devices like netbooks -- will be Read More

Computer virus makes you an unwitting child porn collector Talk about horrifying: A growing trend in the computer malware world involves viruses and other exploits that turn your PC into an unwitting haven for child pornography. ... Read More

Q&A: Options for real-time data sync

By Christopher Null - Posted Mon Nov 9, 2009 11:10AM EST

Q&A: Options for real-time data sync Reader Ryan writes: For years I have been bouncing back and forth between my home desktop and the one I have at my law office. I prefer not to carry my clients' files around for confidentiality reasons in a laptop between the two places. ... Read More

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Want Windows 7 for 30 bucks? Go to college

By Christopher Null - Posted Mon Nov 2, 2009 4:21PM EST

Want Windows 7 for 30 bucks? Go to college Here's the bargain of the day: $29.99 for an upgrade copy of Windows 7 Home Premium, a product which normally runs $119.99 at retail. The catch: You have to be enrolled in college... or at least be affiliated with one in some vaguely electronic way. ... Read More

One year later, Conficker attack still at work

By Christopher Null - Posted Mon Nov 2, 2009 12:47PM EST

One year later, Conficker attack still at work Talk about a blast from the past.I'd long since forgotten about Read More

Scareware on the rise

By Christopher Null - Posted Thu Oct 29, 2009 6:59PM EDT

Scareware on the rise How do you get a jaded computer user to fork over money when he's already wise to spam come-ons and other digital scams?Scare him into it. ... Read More

Amazon rolling out Kindle for PC

By Christopher Null - Posted Thu Oct 22, 2009 1:51PM EDT

Amazon rolling out Kindle for PC You don't need a fancy-pants Kindle e-reader to read your electronic books from Amazon. The company already offers a free application that lets you read e-books on the iPhone, and for its next trick it will let users read books on their PCs thanks to its Read More

Windows 7 officially arrives

By Christopher Null - Posted Thu Oct 22, 2009 1:33PM EDT

Windows 7 officially arrives At long last, Windows 7's public unveiling has arrived. ... Read More

Are you ready for 128-bit Windows?

By Christopher Null - Posted Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:32PM EDT

Are you ready for 128-bit Windows? Chances are that if you're a Windows user (and most of you are), you're probably running a good-old 32-bit version of Windows. If you know what edition you're running at all, that is. ... Read More

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