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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

The Tuesday Window - Update: Window Closes

Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 6:15 pm PST

You unlock this window with the key of imagination. Read all the rules. Commit them to memory. Don’t register with a proxy. Don’t register with a throwaway email address. Don’t register more than one account. Don’t be a jerk. Do play nice. And then everything will be groovy. UPDATE at ...

Registration, Doors, Windows

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

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

LGF Technical Detour: Windows Open Thread

Sun, Aug 19, 2007 at 5:27 pm PDT

My old Mac laptop up and died on me, so today I got a new MacBook Pro with Parallels Desktop and Windows XP Pro. Parallels works great. It’s impressive to see Windows running in a Mac window, right alongside all the other Mac windows, and I’ve installed Explorer 7 to ...

LGF, Technical Info, Windows

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