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Windows 7 Released

Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 11:26 am PDT

You may have heard that Microsoft’s new version of Windows (Windows 7) has been officially released, with features such as Jump Lists, Aero Shake, Snap, new Device Stage Management, as well as new levels of home group network interaction. There’s a lot of talk about it on the PC websites; ...

Microsoft, Windows 7, Operating System, Amazon

Windows 7: Microsoft's Best OS Yet?

Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 5:41 pm PDT

Microsoft’s latest operating system, Windows 7, is getting rave advance reviews; after the very underwhelming Windows Vista, it looks like MS may have finally gotten it right: First Look: Windows 7 Shapes Up as Microsoft’s Best OS Yet. You can pre-order Windows 7 now at Amazon. There are several packages ...

Windows, Windows 7, Operating System, Microsoft, PC

Anyone for Windows 7?

Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 6:20 pm PDT

I posted about Apple’s Safari 4 browser earlier, but I don’t want to make our PC users feel unloved, so here’s a link to Amazon, where they’re now accepting pre-orders for Microsoft’s shiny new operating system Windows 7. Windows 7 has been getting good reviews in tech media; Microsoft may ...

Windows, Windows 7, Operating System, Microsoft, PC

Internet Explorer 8 Released

Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 11:48 am PDT

Microsoft released version 8 of their web browser today: Internet Explorer 8: Home page. I haven’t installed it yet, so this may not be entirely fair, but based on past experience developing web software for Internet Explorer I admit to feeling a sense of dread.

Microsoft, Internet Explorer, Web Browser, Internet, Technology

Yet Another Emergency Internet Explorer Fix

Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 7:04 pm PST

Internet Explorer has a really really big security hole, and Chinese hackers are exploiting it like crazy: Microsoft issuing emergency fix for browser flaw. Update ASAP so we don’t have to block your IP address when your PC goes zombie.

Internet, Technology, Security, Hackers, China, Internet Explorer, Microsoft

Oh Mama, I Got the Microsoft Upgrade Blues Again

Mon, May 19, 2008 at 7:08 pm PDT

If Windows XP Pro with Service Pack 2 is working well for you, you may want to think twice before doing the SP3 “upgrade:” Users Report More Trouble With Windows XP SP3.

LGF, Windows, Microsoft, service pack

The Mother of All Geekwars

Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 7:58 pm PDT

I was slightly ahead of the curve in my little rave against Internet Explorer 8 the other day, but now there’s a major developer war brewing over Microsoft’s “ultra standards compliant” web browser: Martian Headsets - Joel on Software.

LGF, Microsoft, IE8, Internet Explorer, Technology

MS Execs Bag on Vista

Sun, Mar 9, 2008 at 9:53 pm PDT

How badly did Microsoft screw up the Vista “upgrade?” So badly, even the company’s top executives were upset: They Criticized Vista. And They Should Know. Here’s one story of a Vista upgrade early last year that did not go well. Jon, let’s call him, (bear with me — I’ll ...

LGF, Technology, Windows, Vista, Microsoft

IE8: A Mess

Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 9:14 pm PST

Well, I installed the beta version of Microsoft’s new Internet Explorer 8, touted as the most compatible version of IE yet, and LGF—which works almost identically in all other major browsers—is almost completely broken in this new “ultra-compatible” version of Microsoft’s hellish web-developer torture device: Internet Explorer 8 Readiness Toolkit. ...

LGF, Microsoft, IE8, Internet Explorer, Technology

European Union Punishes Microsoft for Being Better

Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 1:52 pm PST

The European Union is very jealous of Microsoft’s success: EU fines Microsoft record $1.3B. That’s B as in Billion. Maybe the EU should put all that rarefied brainpower of theirs to work and write their own Intel-based operating system and GUI, instead of forcing Microsoft to give away trade secrets ...

LGF, European Union, Microsoft, Antitrust, Technology

And Now for Some Vaporware

Thu, Aug 23, 2007 at 7:47 pm PDT

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LGF, Video, iPhone, Apple, Microsoft

Gates Dares Hackers

Tue, Feb 6, 2007 at 11:04 am PST

I’m going out on a limb to make a wild prediction: Bill Gates is going to regret saying this. “We made it way harder for guys to do exploits,” said Mr. Gates. “The number [of exploits] will be way less because we’ve done some dramatic things [to improve security] in ...

Computers, Operating Systems, Technology, OS X, Vista, Windows, Microsoft, Apple