Thursday, July 16, 2009

Follow-up Info for your Windows 7 Decision

Note: I received an email from Microsoft today reminding me that you can still download Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) for free until August 20.  Just go to the Windows 7 download page on the Microsoft site.  That way you can see for yourself in this new Windows will work for you. You can also learn more about Windows 7 and watch informative videos on another special Microsoft Web page

Some versions of Windows 7 worth it, others not

With the arrival of Windows 7's release to manufacturing (RTM) imminent, my inbox is teeming with questions about the next version of every PC user's favorite whipping boy. You need to make a few key decisions to ensure that you pick the Windows 7 version that best meets your needs.

Seven steps to securing Windows 7

Windows 7 comes with important safeguards out of the box, but it isn't hard to make it even more secure.

Microsoft to open retail stores near Apple's this fall

Microsoft is planning to open the first of its planned retail stores next to existing Apple stores this fall.

Zero-day flaw found in Firefox 3.5

The zero-day flaw lies in Firefox 3.5's Just-in-time (JIT) JavaScript compiler. Proof-of-concept code to exploit the vulnerability has been posted online by a security research group, Mozilla said in a post on its security blog on Wednesday. Security company Secunia rated the vulnerability as "highly critical" on Wednesday.

Dogfight 2 - On-Line Game

Dogfight 2 is a very simple, but fun and remarkably pretty side-scrolling air combat game. The control system is dead simple - you can rotate the plane left or right on the screen using your arrow keys to pitch it up to climb, or down to dive.

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