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Free copy of Laplink PC Mover ($50 value!) today
By Christopher Null - Posted Thu May 15, 2008 12:00AM EDT
To celebrate its 25th birthday, the good folks at Laplink are offering PC Mover for free, for today and today only.Valued at $50, PC Mover is one of the most useful utilities I've encountered in recent years. ... Read More
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Ballmer hints at extension for XP
By Christopher Null - Posted Mon May 12, 2008 6:55PM EDT
With concern over the end of the road for Windows XP reaches feverish levels, Microsoft appears to be altering yet again its Read More
More: Software, Upgrades, Windows Vista
How to delete "undeleteable" files
By Christopher Null - Posted Mon May 12, 2008 11:17AM EDT
Ever try to trash a file on your Windows computer, only to get a message from the OS that "the file is in use" or "the file is locked" or some other excuse why it can't be removed from your hard drive?You can try Safe Mode, process kil Read More
Fake, infected media file attacks half a million victims in a week
By Christopher Null - Posted Sun May 11, 2008 1:52PM EDT
In
what's being called the largest fake media
file outbreak in three years, some 500,000 people have fallen prey to a
phony music or video track that is actually a spyware-infested Trojan horse. ... Read More
PC gamers shun Vista, sticking with XP
By Christopher Null - Posted Sat May 10, 2008 12:46PM EDT
One of Windows Vista's biggest selling points was that it was the only way you could get DirectX 10, the software component that would be required to play the very latest video games in their full glory. ... Read More
More: Software, Games & Gear, Windows Vista
Microsoft makes students an offer they can't refuse
By Gina Hughes - Posted Fri May 9, 2008 9:52PM EDT
Now here's something more software companies should do. Apparently, Microsoft
is offering students with an .edu address a 91 percent discount on its Read More
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XP and Vista service packs still in limbo
By Christopher Null - Posted Tue May 6, 2008 12:49PM EDT
Gone searching for a service pack for either Windows Vista or Windows XP? If you've looked for either on Windows Update in the last few days you'll have come up empty handed, as Microsoft has pulled the service packs from distribution due to incompatibili Read More
More: Software, Windows Vista
Digital wizards age Presidential candidates four years
By Christopher Null - Posted Thu May 1, 2008 11:31AM EDT
Think Barack Obama's a spry young guy? Under their digital knives, markers, and airbrushes, the Photoshop wizards at PopPhoto.com are giving us a glimpse at what Obama, along with Hillary Clinton and John McCain, might look like after Read More
More: Digital Cameras, Software
New spam technique targets your calendar
By Christopher Null - Posted Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:50AM EDT
In the last few weeks a new type of spam has been on the rise: Meeting requests that are sent using the calendar system in Microsoft Outlook and Google's online calendar tool. I call it "c-spam. ... Read More
How to dual boot your Vista PC with Windows XP
By Christopher Null - Posted Fri Apr 25, 2008 4:31PM EDT
Another big question from readers as a follow-up to last week's XP end-of-life post: How do I set up my Vista PC for dual booting with Windows XP?For starters, it's true that some new computers will not be able to run Windows XP. ... Read More
More: Software, Windows Vista
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