Should I upgrade to Windows 7?
How I answer the question depends on the type of user asking me, because each market segment has different requirements. Let’s look at three kinds of user, starting with the home user, and consider how they should approach Windows 7.
Living with the limits of Windows 7 Starter Edition
If you’ve read anything about Windows 7 Starter Edition, your first reaction was probably the same as mine: Is Microsoft nuts? This ultra-cheap edition is intended for use on netbooks, but its biggest restriction sounds like a complete deal-breaker: it only runs three applications at once.
As economy plummets, cable, satellite TV bills are on the rise
When the country fell into a severe recession in the second half of 2008, prices dropped nearly across the board in response to consumers becoming reluctant to spend money on anything beyond basic necessities. But according to a new study conducted by research firm Centris, the cable/satellite TV industry was one of the rare ones where consumers paid more than they did in the sunnier times of 2006 and 2007.
The Pirate Bay Verdict Won't Affect File Sharing
If you use BitTorrent to download-ahem-content, then you've likely been following the Pirate Bay trial. Pirate Bay uses BitTorrent to enable downloads-without hosting anything. Now this band of wacky Swedes has been convicted. Reviews czar Dan Costa says that even if Pirate Bay does go away for a few years, the course of file sharing will remain unchanged.
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