Justin James gathers the information you need to make the right decision on applying Microsoft's February 2010 patches in your organization.
It's Microsoft Patch Tuesday: February 2010
- Date: February 9th, 2010
- Author: Justin James
- Category: Windows 7, Windows Patch Tuesday, Windows Vista, Windows XP
- Tags: Attacker, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., W7 64-bit User, Patches, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Security, Operating Systems
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How do I create shutdown shortcuts in Microsoft Windows 7?
- Date: February 8th, 2010
- Author: Mark Kaelin
- Category: How Do I, Performance, Windows 7, tip
- Tags: Shortcut, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mark Kaelin
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Creating shortcuts to shutdown or power down a PC running Microsoft Windows 7 is easy but does require specific commands. Mark Kaelin shows you how.
Poll: How far behind has Microsoft fallen in the innovation race?
- Date: February 5th, 2010
- Author: Mark Kaelin
- Category: Poll, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
- Tags: Innovation, Microsoft Corp., Mary-Jo Foley, Leadership, Strategy, Management, Mark Kaelin
When it comes to product innovation and creating new markets, how far behind has Microsoft fallen?
Microsoft Windows 7 upgrade program an absolute fiasco
- Date: February 3rd, 2010
- Author: Nicole Bremer Nash
- Category: Performance, Windows 7
- Tags: Lenovo Group Ltd., Microsoft Corp., Computer, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software, Nicole Bremer Nash
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Nicole Bremer Nash has a bone to pick with Microsoft, Lenovo, and Mentor Media concerning Windows 7 upgrade fulfillment and broken promises.
Put the Classic Start menu in Windows 7 with Classic Shell
- Date: February 2nd, 2010
- Author: Greg Shultz
- Category: Windows 7, Windows XP, tip
- Tags: Menu Bar, Microsoft Windows Explorer, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Operating Systems, Software, Greg Shultz
- Special Reports » See more posts on: Windows 7
Greg Shultz investigates all of the classic features that the Classic Shell application, by Ivo Beltchev, brings to the Windows 7 user interface.
How do I connect to a remote Windows 7 desktop from a Linux machine?
- Date: February 1st, 2010
- Author: Jack Wallen
- Category: How Do I, Performance, Windows 7, tip
- Tags: Innotek VirtualBox, Desktop, Ubuntu, Linux Server, Remote Desktop, Virtual Machine, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Desktop Virtualization
In this How do I tip, Jack Wallen shows you how to connect to a Windows 7 machine remotely from a Linux desktop.
Poll: Which search engine is the default on your browser?
- Date: January 29th, 2010
- Author: Mark Kaelin
- Category: Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
- Tags: Google Inc., Search Engine, Web Browser, Microsoft Windows XP, Search, Web Browsers, Corporate Communications, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software
Search is a pivotal part of the Web browsing experience, but which search engine is your default choice these days?
How do I install and configure Microsoft Security Essentials?
- Date: January 27th, 2010
- Author: Mark Kaelin
- Category: Configuration, How Do I, Security, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
- Tags: Antivirus, Microsoft Corp., Computer, Microsoft Security Essentials, Figure L Security, Microsoft Windows, Viruses And Worms, Security, Operating Systems, Software
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Mark Kaelin walks you through the steps required to install and configure Microsoft Security Essentials, a free anti-virus and anti-malware app.
Investigate Internet TV in Windows 7 Media Center
- Date: January 26th, 2010
- Author: Greg Shultz
- Category: Windows 7, tip
- Tags: Windows Media, Media Center PC, Internet TV, Section, Microsoft Windows Media Center, Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows, TVs, Microsoft Windows 7, Tv & Home Theater
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In the Windows 7 version of Windows Media Center, the enhanced Internet TV lets you watch videos from a variety of providers via the Internet.
Poll: Will your computer respond to a natural user interface?
- Date: January 22nd, 2010
- Author: Mark Kaelin
- Category: Performance, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, tip
- Tags: User Interface, Computer, Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals, Mark Kaelin
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer suggests that 2010 will be the year natural user interfaces become a viable alternative to the mouse and keyboard.
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