Jan 28, 2009 | Apple, Microsoft, Vista, Windows7, WinXP
The Windows 7 taskbar has been reworked, perhaps not for the better. It will display icons for frequently used programs, with no particular attention paid to whether those programs are running or not. You’ll see hype about the convenience of the “jump list” that can...
Jan 26, 2009 | Google, Microsoft, phone, web_services
Google is going to take over the world and make all our computers unnecessary and put Microsoft out of business. Or it’s going to continue to drop just about everything it touches except the search business. It’s an interesting world! On the “take over the world” side...
Jan 23, 2009 | mail, Microsoft, Outlook, web_services
Microsoft Online Services offers hosted Exchange mailboxes, allowing small businesses to access their Outlook folders from anywhere – office or home computers, laptop, Windows Mobile handheld device, or remotely from anywhere with Outlook Web Access. Here’s what I...
Jan 12, 2009 | computers, IE, Microsoft, Vista, Windows7, WinXP
Windows 7 is the successor to Windows Vista. The new version of Windows went into worldwide beta testing this weekend and you will probably be buying it on your new computers by early fall. Why a new version of Windows? Funny you should ask. Windows Vista has been on...
Jan 7, 2009 | file_sharing, Microsoft, photos, remote, software, web_services
Windows Live Sync replaced Foldershare last month. It’s a good program but the upgrade experience for Foldershare users is pretty miserable. Windows Live Sync and Foldershare are services that allow folders to be synced so that multiple computers have exactly...
Jan 2, 2009 | Microsoft, security, software
Microsoft’s recent announcement that it will distribute free antivirus software was unexpected but in some ways it’s just an expansion of efforts by Microsoft that have been ongoing for years. In 2006 Microsoft began including the “Malicious Software...
