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The Best New Music Of 2020
Spotify released the personalized Wrapped 2020 playlist a few days ago. I was a bit surprised to discover that my fave-rave most-played song in 2020 was the sound of soothing ocean waves. It turns out that Spotify’s algorithms get the teensiest bit confused if you...
ONECARE UPDATES
Version 1.5 of Windows Live OneCare began to be rolled out a couple of days ago. If you are currently using OneCare, you will be updated automatically. When the process goes...
MICROSOFT OFFICE 2007 – MORE CHALLENGES AHEAD
Windows Vista will present a learning curve and some frustration when it begins shipping next week, but I'm wondering whether the new version of Microsoft Office might take even...
CRAPLETS
The first thing I do with any new computer is uninstall most of the applications bundled by the computer manufacturer. Microsoft reps at the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show said...
IPHONE BACKLASH
It's predictable that there would be a backlash after the rapturous reception of the iPhone in the first rush of media reports. Here's an article that sums up the second thoughts...
WINDOWS & DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME
The dates for Daylight Savings Time are changing this year, as required by a law passed in 2005. It turns out your computer doesn't yet know about that and is fully prepared to...
VISTA PARENTAL CONTROLS
Vista has many new features - so many that it will be difficult to decide which ones to call attention to. For home users and families, the built-in parental controls will be a...
VISTA DISCOUNT
Apparently Microsoft believed it wasn't sufficiently confusing to offer four different versions of Windows Vista (Home Basic, Home Premium, Business and Ultimate), with upgrade...
ONECARE & DEFENDER – CONFUSION AHEAD
The upcoming update to Windows Live OneCare version 1.5 is going to have one unexpected wrinkle - the kind that makes people feel confused and overwhelmed.It starts with a...
ONECARE & DEFENDER UPDATES
Windows Live OneCare users will receive an automatic update to version 1.5 at the end of January. Most changes are modest, but there will be more options for backups - they'll be...
ADOBE ACROBAT 8 PROFESSIONAL
PDFs have become the common language for shared documents in most businesses and law offices, but the frequent upgrades to Acrobat have been uncompelling, with a confusing...
WINDOWS VISTA TEST DRIVE
If you're curious, Microsoft has created a web site that lets you test drive a credible imitation of Windows Vista Business Edition. Get a look at the visuals, poke at some of...
APPLE IPHONE
You'll see lots of press about the Apple iPhone. Here's as good a summary as I've seen today:"The iPhone is much higher-end than I thought it would be: It has not only GSM, EDGE,...
MICROSOFT OFFICE STUDENT EDITION
Here's an article with an interesting statistic: Microsoft Office 2003 Student And Teacher Edition made up 80% of all sales of productivity suites in 2006. Microsoft lowered the...
WINDOWS HOME SERVER
Microsoft is taking the wraps off "Windows Home Server" today at a trade show. The first details are just coming out from people freed from their nondisclosure agreements. Here's...
AMAZON’S SECRET PRICE GUARANTEE
I can't vouch for this, but Timothy Noah at Slate writes that Amazon has a 30-day price guarantee - if the Amazon price drops on any item within thirty days after you purchase it...