Sep 16, 2007 | software, Vista, WinXP
There are a remarkable number of keyboard shortcuts built into Windows and most programs. If you prefer to keep your hands on the keyboard whenever possible, you can get all the tips you need at KeyXL, which claims to be the world’s largest database of keyboard...
Aug 14, 2007 | security, Vista, WinXP
Microsoft will release nine security updates today, on its regular monthly schedule. If your computer is set to install updates automatically, then your computer will restart. Close all programs but leave the computer running tonight!It’s possible (but not...
Mar 14, 2007 | computers, Office, software, WinXP
I recently reformatted a hard drive and reinstalled Windows XP from scratch, using a CD for Windows that included Service Pack 2.The next step was to download the patches and updates released since Service Pack 2 – almost a hundred of them, almost two hundred...
Mar 6, 2007 | Vista, WinXP
By coincidence, I ran into two stories about miserable experiences upgrading from Windows XP to Vista: a tale of woe from a BBC journalist and a similar story from a PC Magazine columnist. They are stories of hardware incompatibility and lack of drivers and system...
Mar 3, 2007 | Outlook, search, WinXP
Windows Desktop Search 3.01 is a brand new release of Microsoft’s tool for indexing mail and documents for instant searches on Windows XP. There were some growing pains as they prepared this version, but the new release addresses everything on my mind.The web...
Mar 2, 2007 | Microsoft, WinXP
Two Microsoft things have turned up in the last week that have made me say, Hmmm. There’s no point to these and nothing special to do – just odd geeky things that caught my eye.Microsoft took a lot of heat for rolling out Internet Explorer 7 as a...
