Wednesday, February 04, 2009

More Good Windows Info

Removing admin rights stymies 92% of Microsoft's bugs

Nine of out 10 critical bugs reported by Microsoft last year could have been made moot, or at least made less dangerous, if people ran Windows without administrative rights, a developer of enterprise rights management software claimed Tuesday.

Microsoft’s Windows 7 line-up: The good, the bad and the ugly

For XP users who’ve skipped Vista and are wondering whether they’ll be able to get upgrade pricing when moving straight to Windows 7, the answer is “Yes, we can!” The official statement, from a Microsoft spokesperson: “Customers can purchase upgrade media and an upgrade license to move from Windows XP to Windows 7; however, they will need to do a clean installation of Windows 7.”

Disable Unnecessary Windows Services

Because Windows XP has to be all things to all people it has many services running that take up system resources that you will never need. Below is a list of services that can be disabled on most machines:

Hands On with Gmail Offline - News and Analysis by PC Magazine
Gmail's new offline mail feature has gotten plenty of press, but not everyone knows where to find it or how to use. It. That's because Google chose, as it does with virtually every new feature, to put it in its Labs area (in this case, Gmail Labs), a repository for experimental features that you may or may not want to use.
Did online companies market their brands well at the Super Bowl?

Can you communicate what a Web site is about to millions of sports fans looking for entertainment above all else? Now that the Super Bowl is over, let's examine how well the online firms that bought ads fared in delivering spots that effectively communicated their online services.

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