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Google Chromium OS - It Is For Real! And It Is Linux!

Google has officially announced that it needs developers, partners, and the open source community to get this operating system ready for use by next year. Google states that the new operating system will function entirely in a browser and that all application functions will be done online.
Here is what Google says will be great about [...]

MS Office 2010 Beta - Refusal To Install After Using MS Office 2010 Technical Preview

I took me three days to find the answer to this problem so I hope that it helps someone else. If you previously used Microsoft Office 2010 Technical Preview and attempted to install Microsoft Office 2010 beta, you may have been facing an unhelpful warning, after installing the Technical Preview. The warning states:

Setup is unable [...]

Microsoft Office 2010 Beta Available For Public Download

Microsoft is making available a public download of their Office 2010 beta, which incorporates many new features. Also available for download is SharePoint Server 2010, Visio 2010, and Project 2010 which are available for download at the link below.
So what’s new in this latest Office version?
The betas released today include everything we’ve talked about so [...]

Question For You: What Is The Best Tutorial, Manual, Or Book For Windows 7 Users?

I have a friend who sent me an email last night, asking what was a good tutorial, manual or book to get for users of Windows 7? I really didn’t have an answer since I haven’t bought any reference books in a decade for Windows. I did recall that the Simplified series were great for [...]

Security Updates As Of November 15, 2009

Make sure your system is up to date and has the latest protections in place.

AVG anti-virus: 11/15/09
Avast: 11/12/09
Norton anti-virus: 11/11/09
McAfee anti-virus: 11/11/09
Lavasoft Ad-Aware: 11/13/09
Spybot Search and Destroy: 11/11/09
Microsoft Security Essentials: 11/11/09*
Nod32: 11/13/09

Updates as of November 15, 2009 6:00am CDT.

Best Buy Black Friday Desktop Computer Sale With Printer All For $299

In what appears to be one of the best deals I have seen for the upcoming Black Friday sales event, Best Buy has to be the low price leader for this computer system. Best buy is going to be offering the following system for sale for only $299.
The system is an eMachine, with an AMD [...]

Can We Accurately Compare XP, Vista and Windows 7 When It Comes To Performance?

Can We Accurately Compare XP, Vista and Windows 7 When It Comes To Performance? One writer over at the ExtremeTech web site did what I believe is an accurate, as possible, comparison of the three operating systems. The writer took a Toshiba Satellite laptop which used a Pentium 1.73 GHz processor, 1 GB of Ram [...]

Can You Trust The Windows 7 Compatibility Report When Doing An Upgrade?

As some of you may know, I am an MVP over at Scot’s Newsletter forum, and have been a member of the forum since Scot started it. The main expertise of the forum is for Linux support, but there are also some great expert advice when it comes to Windows as well. So when I [...]

How Long Does It Take To Upgrade Windows 7 From One Version To Another? How About 10 Minutes

As you may have recalled I bought my wife a new Toshiba laptop for her birthday. [Here is the unit I bought] The laptop originally came with Windows 7 Home Premium which I wanted to upgrade to Ultimate. So this evening I pulled out the Ultimate disk and used the built in Windows Anytime Upgrade [...]

Windows 7 Was ‘Inspired By Mac’? No, No Says Microsoft!

Yesterday, November 11, 2009, many of the news services were reporting on an interview with Microsoft partner group manager, Simon Aldous. The article, which has been quoted around the Internet, is titled ‘Microsoft’s New Vision.’ Microsoft claims that the statement is being misquoted by the Apple fanboy sites that seem to be enjoying themselves at [...]

Which Group Of Windows Users Are Switching To Windows 7? Those Who Are Using Vista

Over at InfoWorld there is an article about who is making the switch over to Windows 7. It is no surprise that the bulk of those who are switching are Windows Vista users. It is also no surprise that those who are using Windows XP are still hanging onto to their older operating system.
InfoWorld makes [...]

Best Buy Isn’t Waiting For Black Friday - $249 Laptop Goes On Sale Today - But There Is A Limit Of 5 Per Store!

Yipes! I no sooner did I write about this and they are already sold out online. PLUS, Best Buy only has 5 of these computers per store.
We all suspected that this holiday season would be full of goodies and it looks like we will not be disappointed. Best Buy will be offering an Acer [...]

Security Updates As Of November 8, 2009

Make sure your system is up to date and has the latest protections in place.

AVG anti-virus: 11/08/09
Avast: 11/07/09
Norton anti-virus: 11/04/09
McAfee anti-virus: 11/04/09
Lavasoft Ad-Aware: 11/06/09
Spybot Search and Destroy: 11/04/09
Microsoft Security Essentials: 11/04/09*
Nod32: 11/06/09

Updates as of November 8, 2009 6:00am CDT.
*last update - the system would not update today.

Vista Start Menu + Windows 7 = Free Download - Kudos To ‘The Oracle’

I wanted to pass this on in case you missed it from last week. On October 31, 2009, The Oracle aka Marc passed on a free piece of software [here] in an article that I think is great. What it basically does is it changes the start menu so that you can view all of [...]

As Of October 2009 Windows XP Still At 70%

As technology writers, bloggers and just about everyone who is interested in computers write all about the new operating system from Microsoft known as Windows 7, we fail to remember that good old reliable Windows XP still is the operating system of choice. Consumers are holding on to Windows XP, some even proclaiming that XP [...]

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Family Pack - 3 PC - $129.88

Just a quick note.
For those who are looking for a low price upgrade to Windows 7, the 3 pack for Windows 7 Home Premium is being offered at Sam’s Club for $129.88. Check you local Sam’s club for further details.
If anyone finds a cheaper price please let us know.
Comments welcome.
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Mozilla Thunderbird 3 Beta 4 - First Look And Review

Mozilla is continuing their beta testing of their new Thunderbird 3 email program, which is expected to go final towards the end of November, 2009. I have been trying the latest beta, T-bird 3 beta 4 this past week and I like what I am seeing thus far. First of all the new email version [...]

Windows 7 Sales Exceed Vista Sales By 234% - I Wonder Why?

It should be no surprise to anyone, least of all Microsoft, that sales of their new Windows 7 operating system is already out selling Vista by a wide margin. Vista started out on a bad foot, with so many problems, that it was soon realized by many that this was a bad OS. However, once [...]

Got A New Computer? Here Is An Easy Way To Install Free Software

Whether you have just bought yourself a new computer system, or have completed a clean install of a new operating system, there is an online application that can make installing free software easy. Called Ninite you just select the software you want and it will be installed for you. On their site the people at [...]

Simple To Understand Chart Explains Windows Licensing Requirements

Ed Bott over at ZDNet has taken the time to put together a simple to understand chart that explains the ins and outs of Microsoft’s cryptic licensing requirements. Ed does go on to explain that he is not a lawyer, but after reviewing the chart below, it does seems to me that he has nailed [...]

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