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How to Switch from Windows to Mac
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Long-time community member and contributor Lamarr has long been a die-hard Windows fan. However, as evidenced in this video, he is beginning a switch over to the other side. Whether Apple is the Dark Side or not remains to be seen. [...]
How to Buy a Computer
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Buying a new computer can be quite confusing. There are so many brands out there – so many choices. You have to attempt to figure out if you want a desktop or laptop. Then you need to narrow down your choices. [...]
Windows Run as Administrator
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Once again, I decided to pick the brains of my friends over at the official Twitter account for Microsoft Windows to find out what it is people are asking them the most often. They were only too happy to send me [...]
How to Adjust Screen Resolution in Windows
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Screen resolution refers to the size of the whole image that is displayed on your monitor. It specifically refers to the number of individual pixels that are shown at once. The more pixels on your screen the more detailed your images [...]
How to Change Screensavers in Windows 7
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Back to basics! My dad asked me how to do something routine: change the screen saver in Windows. This isn’t the desktop background, mind you. It’s just a screen saver – you know, the software thingy that moves imagery around the [...]
Which Version of Windows is Right for You?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Someone wondered recently why there are so many versions of Windows. I wanted to answer with “Because Microsoft hates you!” Have you ever walked into a store and been confronted with seventy different types of gum? You have no idea what [...]
Is the Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool Necessary?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Someone recently asked if I felt the Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool is actually necessary. It’s a good tool for what it’s designed to do and I don’t see why you would NOT have it on your Windows machines. It’s free, [...]
Is Your Computer Part of a Botnet in the US?
During the first half of 2010, more than two million computers in the United States alone were found to be part of a botnet. Microsoft performed the research, which showed that Brazil had the second highest level of infections at 550,000. The country hit hardest is South Korea, where 14.6 out of every 1000 machines [...]
Does Microsoft Hate Open Source Software?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Josh represented Microsoft during OpenCamp recently. People were quite confused as to why Microsoft would be interested in Open Source products. While Windows and Linux may be competitors, much of the Open Source applications are not. They run really well in [...]
How to Use Windows XP on a New PC
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed One of the callers during our live stream the other night was asking about new hardware. He wants to put Windows XP on a newer machine but keeps receiving a BSOD every time he tries. He prefers XP over Windows 7 [...]
Parallels 6
Parallels 6 is being released on September 14th to much fanfare and blowing of Vevuzelas. Wait… I’m still hearing echoes of those in my head. Real Networks was a sponsor during Gnomedex a few weeks ago, and they were kind enough to give one of those lovely little noisemakers to each conference attendee. The Parallels [...]
What Do You Think About Windows Phone 7?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed One of our sponsors during Gnomedex just happened to be the Windows Phone 7 team. Larry was on site manning the booth, showing off the device and letting people get their first hands-on look! It was announced today (finally!) that Windows [...]
7 Reasons why Windows Phone 7 Should be the Called the Xbox Compass
At one time, I carried a Pocket PC. That evolved into a Windows Mobile device – which made far less sense to me, given that “windows” didn’t exist on the platform. Now, we’re to understand that Microsoft is going to brand its next series of mobile devices as “Windows Phone 7″ – huh? Hell, I [...]
Be What’s Next With Microsoft
During the Microsoft Global Experience conference today in Atlanta, Microsoft execs revealed a new advertising direction for the company. The above video was (thankfully) captured by Engadget prior to its removal from YouTube, so that all of us can discuss this in great detail across the blogosphere. Microsoft spokesman Lou Gellos confirmed that “Be What’s [...]
100 Mac Tips
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed If you’re switching from Windows to Mac OS X, I thought I’d help get you started with my top 100 Mac tips. If you’re sticking with Windows, fine – I released the Windows eBook earlier this year (and I hope you [...]
