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Why Microsoft Should Make Windows Blue Free
Windows 8's gloomy narrative could be rewritten when Windows Blue arrives later this year. The first step is to give it away for free.
Why PC Sales Are In Free Fall
Microsoft's hardware and software strategies for Windows 8 have been miserable failures so far. A rumored 7-inch Surface is one avenue for them to...
How To Bug Mitch McConnell's Office
"Bugging" in the context of politics raises images of burglars messing with telephones and clunky tape recorders in the Oval Office. Now you'd...
Windows 8.1 (Blue) is Incremental - That's a Good Thing
For those of you expecting a major new version of Windows already, that's not the way the world works. Windows Blue, likely to be released as...
Windows Blue's Got Me Down
Microsoft has allowed that something called "Windows Blue" exists. Too bad the company seems hell-bent on taking Windows in the wrong direction.
Windows Blue/9: No Desktop? No Way!
A leak of an allegedly major revision of Windows 8 hit the web last week. Microsoft's focus seems to be on developing the Metro interface, but...
SoftRAM in 95 - Memory Optimizer in 2013
A new Windows 8 program claims to "optimize memory," implying a performance boost, but what it actually does - flushing the disk cache - is likely...
QWERTY Keyboards Are Here To Stay
Alternative keyboards are voodoo ergonomics. If the keyboard is going to be killed by anything, it'll be by the one holy grail of user interfaces:...
Will iPads Get Intel CPUs or Macs Get ARM?
Rumors have been spreading that Apple will shift their Macs to ARM processors and that Intel will make them. It's more likely that Apple and Intel...
Are Windows 8 Sales Already Disappointing?
It's way too early to declare Windows and Surface failures in the market, although it would be foolish to expect it to obviate Windows 7 any time...
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PC Market Hasn't Hit Rock Bottom Yet
May 28, 2013PCs are in even worse shape than expected, says IDC, but that's not necessarily bad news for Windows 8.
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Why Microsoft Should Make Windows Blue Free
May 14, 2013Windows 8's gloomy narrative could be rewritten when Windows Blue arrives later this year. The first step is to give it away for free.
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Microsoft Tech Support Scams: Why They Thrive
May 13, 2013Readers detail "frozen DNS Trojan" cold calls and "repairs" that lead to $882 in unauthorized wire transfers.
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Why PC Sales Are In Free Fall
April 11, 2013Microsoft's hardware and software strategies for Windows 8 have been miserable failures so far. A rumored 7-inch Surface is one avenue for them to...
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How To Bug Mitch McConnell's Office
April 10, 2013"Bugging" in the context of politics raises images of burglars messing with telephones and clunky tape recorders in the Oval Office. Now you'd...
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Windows 8.1 (Blue) is Incremental - That's a Good Thing
April 03, 2013For those of you expecting a major new version of Windows already, that's not the way the world works. Windows Blue, likely to be released as...
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Windows Blue's Got Me Down
March 28, 2013Microsoft has allowed that something called "Windows Blue" exists. Too bad the company seems hell-bent on taking Windows in the wrong direction.
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Windows Blue/9: No Desktop? No Way!
March 25, 2013A leak of an allegedly major revision of Windows 8 hit the web last week. Microsoft's focus seems to be on developing the Metro interface, but...
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Dropbox Alternative OwnCloud Uses Your Own Storage
March 07, 2013ownCloud is already a powerful and useful alternative to Dropbox or other file-hosting services. Future revisions of this open source project...
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Secure Dropbox Files With DigitalQuick
February 26, 2013DigitalQuick is an elegant encryption add-on that allows enterprises to use Dropbox for sensitive documents and information
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