Category Archives: Windows

Is Windows Vista virus proof?

Posted on November 11, 2006 by Staff Writers

Microsoft Windows Chief Jim Allchin let his seven year old son run Vista without any anti-virus software and claimed he suffered no infections. The news has spread across the globe, with some thinking Allchin is crazy. But I’ve run XP without anti-virus for months earlier this year, and I didn’t get infected. Why did I do it, and why no infections?  Read more... (1015 words, 1 image, estimated 4:04 mins reading time)

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It’s Official: Office 2007 goes gold, Vista next!

Posted on November 8, 2006 by Staff Writers

Mcrosoft’s long awaited follow up to their most successful software besides Windows finally goes RTM. It’s only been three years since the last version, but oh so much is different – both within Office and the suddenly hyper competitive marketplace. Can Office survive the latest threats to its dominance?  Read more... (1068 words, 1 image, estimated 4:16 mins reading time)

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Essential tune-ups for Windows XP

Posted on September 24, 2006 by Staff Writers

Has your computer started slowing down? Is it taking a long time to start up? Crashing more often? Or perhaps it’s suffering from an overload of spam and pop-up advertising?  Read more... (1753 words, 7 images, estimated 7:01 mins reading time)

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