Windows

Flame war: The great Windows 7 debate

ITworld staff — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:15:10 -0500

Not a day goes by in which InfoWorld fails to receive a flaming comment or e-mail attacking blogger Randall C. Kennedy and his recent analysis of the pre-beta version of Windows 7. Several of Randall's detractors have pointed to a critique written by Thom Holwerda, managing editor of OSNews. It was held up as a smackdown and, as it turned out, it was also well written. So what else could we do but invite Thom to debate Randall one on one?

Windows 7 Taskbar: Most Interesting Part of New OS?

ITworld staff — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:49:18 -0500

More taskbar details emerged late last week on Microsoft's Engineering Windows 7 blog. Despite some criticism that the Windows 7 taskbar looks too visually similar to the Mac OS X dock, Microsoft does seem to be trying to break new ground with the look, feel and functionality of the Windows 7 taskbar.

Windows market share dives below 90% for first time

ITworld staff — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:24:54 -0500

Microsoft's Windows OS last month took its biggest market share dive in the last two years, an Internet measurement company reported Monday, erasing gains made in two of the last three months and sending the operating system's share under 90% for the first time.

New Windows worm builds massive botnet

ITworld staff — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:02:37 -0500

The worm exploiting a critical Windows bug that Microsoft Corp. patched with an emergency fix in late October is being used to build a new botnet, a security researcher said Monday.

Vista SP2 due next April, says report

ITworld staff — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:14:02 -0500

Microsoft will deliver Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) to manufacturing in April 2009, two months after it issues a final test version to users, according to a Web site that accurately predicted several Windows ship dates in 2008.

Used PCs sought for Windows XP

ITworld staff — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:47:20 -0500

Some used PCs are being purchased not just for the hardware, but also because it's a cheap way to acquire Windows XP, analysts said.

Used PCs sought for Windows XP

ITworld staff — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:44:29 -0500

Some used PCs are being purchased not just for the hardware, but also because it's a cheap way to acquire Windows XP, analysts said.

Microsoft warns of new Windows attacks

ITworld staff — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:49:02 -0500

Security researchers at Microsoft Tuesday warned of a significant climb in exploits of a Windows bug it patched with an emergency fix last month, confirming earlier reports by Symantec.

Extend the life of SSD and USB flash drives

Mitch Tulloch — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:02:36 -0500

A tip on extending the life of SSD and USB flash drives, plus an update to a previous tip published a few weeks ago.

Why I didn't skip Microsoft Vista: Security

ITworld staff — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:00:48 -0500

It's been a hard road for Vista, but even though negative perceptions have followed the OS since its release, IT professionals who have upgraded or are upgrading to Vista point to the OS's security as a major plus as compared to Windows XP.