WIndows

The issue of shovel-ware has long been a thorn in the side of Microsoft and its attempts at improving the Windows experience.  Companies such as Dell, Lenovo, HP, Acer, and Sony have a nasty habit of loading up computers with trial software and redundant programs that duplicate the functionality of Windows.  I can’t help but [...]

Microsoft still has not released pricing details on Windows 7 but there have been a few clues as to what the prices might look like.  Best Buy had a leaked memo about Windows 7 pricing for an upcoming sale - the price for the upgrade version of Windows 7 Home was to be 49 dollars, [...]

Microsoft recently commissioned a report about the Apple tax and how much more it would cost for a typical family to buy and support Apple computers versus the price for lower priced Windows computers.  Not really a big surprise that Windows came out ahead of the game considering that they paid for the report.  What [...]

At first it was copying the OS X interface look with Vista, then it was copying the OS X dock by placing a version of it in the new “Super Bar” in Windows 7 and copying the way OS X handles wireless connections through an easy to use drop down menu in the task bar. [...]

We know that there will be an enterprise version of 7 because Microsoft has said that there will be, but what we don’t know is how many other versions Microsoft will put out.  It is likely that they would like to avoid the criticisms that came with the massive number of versions that Vista came [...]

While I no longer own a Windows computer, I did use that operating system from 1996 to 2004 and I picked up a few standard practices that will help keep Windows running smoothly and quickly without having to resort to all sorts of different adware and virus scanners in order to keep it working.  The [...]

I remember when Windows Vista was first being released, there was a lot of talk about these wonderful new gadgets that would be attached to all the new computers that would allow you to do simple tasks like play music, check your email, and see how your stocks were doing - all without turning on [...]

Microsoft recently announced that they would be taking on the Mac when it comes to user experience.  They intend to make Windows as easy to use and as stable as Mac OS X and bring back some of those users who have left Windows.  Is it doable?  In a word, No.  In many words, the [...]

Ask any die hard Windows user what the problem is with Windows and many of them will tell you that Windows itself is fine if you know how to use it, the problem comes with users who do not know how to keep up with their system and who do not know how to follow [...]

My first computer of note was an NEC computer that I got for college in 1996, it ran Windows 95 and came with all sorts of great programs that seemed like they could change my life for the better.  If I wasn’t sure how to do something on my computer I could call up the [...]