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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

The 5 billionth tweet: "Oh lord."

By Ben Patterson - Posted Tue Oct 20, 2009 12:14PM EDT

The 5 billionth tweet: Guess that pretty much says it all, doesn't it? Read More

Hands on with Windows 7. Should you upgrade?

By Christopher Null - Posted Mon Oct 19, 2009 2:50PM EDT

Hands on with Windows 7. Should you upgrade? Let me be frank. I don't know if I like Windows 7 because it's genuinely good or because it simply looks so good in comparison to Windows Vista. I also don't know if that matters. ... Read More

Microsoft unleashes biggest security update ever today The problem with having three operating systems on the market simultaneously? They all keep having to be maintained and updated with security patches. ... Read More

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