WINDOWS VISTA RC1

Microsoft has opened up the “release candidate” of Windows Vista for public testing. This page has program details and download guidance.If you’re the right person to test Vista, then you don’t need me to tell you so. If you have to ask, then...

WINDOWS VISTA IS COMING

Microsoft is putting the final touches on Windows Vista, the next-generation operating system scheduled for early 2007. Delays are still possible but recent builds of Windows Vista have dramatically improved and there is relentless pressure on Microsoft to get it out...

WINDOWS VISTA BETA 2

There will be a lot more to say about Windows Vista in the coming months, but for the moment let me discourage you from testing the recent “public beta” released by Microsoft.Paul Thurrott is a Microsoft fan and long-time tech columnist. His web site is a...

WINDOWS VISTA

Microsoft is slowly moving forward with Windows Vista, the official name of the next Windows operating system. The release date is impossible to guess; beta testing is in the very early stages and the feature set is still in flux. We’ll have a better idea in a...

ALT-TAB

Microsoft Word opens up a new window for each document. Internet Explorer frequently opens new windows – each time you click on an IE icon, for example, or when a web page is set to open new windows instead of using the existing window. When we’re in full...