We have gone through plenty of explanations for why Linux has yet to replace Windows in the world we live and work in every day. There are cost considerations, availability of personnel to manage the operating systems (OS), and compatibility, to name a few. This is a serious inquiry into this interesting situation, so we [...]
Leave a Comment July 26, 2010
The subject of this article is the Windows 7 Problem Steps Recorder. Now, some of you out there probably think that this is unimportant and that you do not need to know this. Well, coming from someone who has worked in tech support many times in his lifetime, it is important and you need to [...]
Leave a Comment April 18, 2010
Back in Part I, you should have easily seen that Windows XP Mode in Windows 7 is a useful feature included with Windows 7. It may sound redundant, talking about how useful it is, but it is with this approach that you can easily learn how to make the most use of it. As you [...]
Leave a Comment April 5, 2010
Windows 7 is now out in the world; released to the masses by Microsoft on 22 October 2009. With the new operating system (OS) from Microsoft comes a touch of an older OS from the same location. Something they call Windows XP Mode is available with the Windows 7 release. If your PC is powerful [...]
Leave a Comment March 26, 2010
In the previous articles we discovered what upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 would take. It is not a procedure to be taken lightly. In Part I there were tools and an overview of the process which will be used. In Part II, we learned of backing up your Windows XP system for safety, [...]
Leave a Comment February 2, 2010
In Part I, we looked at what aspects of the upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7 would be best looked into when making the switch. It is important to consider all that is written here before the upgrade process is started. There are several safe-guards and good practices which must be maintained to keep [...]
Leave a Comment January 20, 2010
If you were among the many that refused to move to Windows Vista, you are most likely running Windows XP – a favorite of many. Now that Windows 7 has been released, you might be thinking that you would like to upgrade and take advantage of the new features and faster overall speed. Well, like [...]
Leave a Comment January 18, 2010
This should be quite easy for anyone to understand, and Microsoft intended it to be that way. Safety and simplicity do not always work well, but BitLocker To Go in Windows 7 manages it rather well.
So, how does it work in Windows 7 now that the USB drive has BitLocker To Go installed? Well, let’s [...]
Leave a Comment January 15, 2010
Looking back on the move from Windows XP to Windows Vista, you may remember a number of changes to the graphical user interface (GUI) between the two. Microsoft, of course, attempted to improve the interface to make it easier for people to use Windows; why wouldn’t they? In that change, they made some pretty sweeping [...]
Leave a Comment January 8, 2010
With the new Windows 7 operating system (OS) we get our hands on the new Internet Explorer 8 (IE8). It is likely, though, that you already have this browser version on your Windows Vista or even Windows XP PC as it is a free download – and a recommended one to boot – from Microsoft. [...]
Leave a Comment December 13, 2009
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