Feb 13, 2009 | Apple, business, Microsoft, mobile
Microsoft has a reputation as a monopolist but built its dominance by opening the Windows world to partners – thousands and thousands of partners. Microsoft controlled the underlying environment and reserved some highly profitable parts for itself, but the world is a...
Feb 10, 2009 | business, Microsoft, OneCare
You don’t have to leave Windows Live OneCare right away. It’s not broken and you don’t have to replace it. It will be supported until December 2010. Still, we can’t feel completely comfortable with a product that’s being taken off the market. You should consider...
Feb 9, 2009 | computers, Microsoft, OneCare, SBS, security, software, Vista, WinXP
Small businesses running Microsoft Small Business Server have not had an easy time finding antivirus software. Security suites designed for large companies are frequently complex, difficult to install and configure, and all too often require an inordinate amount...
Feb 5, 2009 | backup, Microsoft, OneCare, security, Vista, WinXP
Many people have strong religious convictions about antivirus and security programs for PCs. I’m guilty of that too but let me try to step back and give you a reasonably unbiased overview of where we are in 2009. For the last few years, I’ve been recommending...
Feb 3, 2009 | computers, Microsoft, Vista, Windows7
Microsoft announced the different versions of Windows 7 today. You’re likely to see some reporting and commentary emphasizing the number of different versions and complaining that it’s too complicated. It’s not. The buying process will actually be more straightforward...
Jan 30, 2009 | Microsoft, software, Vista, WinXP
Microsoft SyncToy is the best utility you’ve never heard of. SyncToy automates the process of copying a folder and all of its subfolders to an external hard drive or another computer on your network. Once it’s set up, it efficiently keeps the two copies in sync –...
