Browse by Tags
All Tags »
Windows XP (RSS)
I case you missed the news today , we delayed the release of Windows XP Service Pack 3 due to a compatibility issue we found with Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management as Chris Keroack noted on the TechNet Forums ... "In the last few days, we have uncovered
Read More...
Dell joins Lenovo in allowing customers to 'downgrade' to Windows XP. Of interest from the Detroit Free Press, Dell joins Lenovo in allowing customers to 'downgrade' to Windows XP ... "Dell says that even though Microsoft will officially retire XP on
Read More...
Yesterday we announced the release to manufacturers (RTM) of Service Pack 3 (SP3) for Windows XP , and as noted on Computerworld ... "Windows XP has released to manufacturing," said Chris Keroack, the service pack's release manager, in a message posted
Read More...
I read the news today, oh boy... In case you missed it, Microsoft announced that the availability of Windows XP Home will be extended worldwide in support of "an emerging, new class of mobile personal computers commonly known as ultra-low-cost PCs, or
Read More...
So, the controversy is nothing new, and nearly as old as the as Apple 1984 commercial . I've posted previously at Mac and PC Security and noted that -- no matter what connected platform you use -- there's no immunity from security vulnerabilities . And
Read More...
Last year I posted an entry on how to choose the best computer which included an article by Mike Himowitz , columnist at the Baltimore Sun. Himowitz wrote the article " Sticker tells shopper key parts of a laptop " which covers "the specific components
Read More...
I get the question a lot on sleep vs. hibernate (and as noted in a recent post ), and it came up today in a discussion. "I'm confused by the different selections I have in the Start menu... when should I use Sleep and Hibernate to turn off my computer?"
Read More...
This weekend will mark another interesting milestone in Time and Date, oone that actually doesn't occur for thirty more years, in 2038. Also known as the 'Friday the 13th' bug, the 2038 issue is due to the way 32-bit systems note time in seconds rather
Read More...
A head's up from Lifehacker, Dennis O'Reilly from CNET Blogs discussed Fixes for Windows standby and sleep problems in his productivity blog. "If you're familiar with putting your PC in Standby or Hibernate mode (and hopefully you know the difference),
Read More...
Coming December 11th to an Internet connection near you: the 2008 Cumulative Daylight Saving Time and Time Zone update for Windows OSes. And yes, Venezuela is part of this update. This update is now available for IT Pros and SysAdmins as a download from
Read More...
Update on Venezuela: as noted previously in my post News: Venezuela to change to a new time zone on December 9 , the change to the Venezuelan time zone takes effect officially at 3:00AM local time on Dec 9th. As Jorge Lopez reminded me, the news articles
Read More...
We have reports (thanks, Jose!) that Venezuela will move to a newly created time zone, shifting by 30 minutes to -4:30h UTC on December 9th. For those of you keeping score, that’s at least the seventh change to the start date. According to news reports
Read More...
To be posted the Microsoft Daylight Saving Time & Time Zone Hot Topics page at http://support.microsoft.com/gp/dst_hottopics ... Brazil 2007-2008 Daylight Saving changes: The government of Brazil announced a change on September 20, 2007, in the observance
Read More...
And you thought it was a slow news day on the time zone front... Yes, more on Venezuela's new time zone . First it was announced that Venezuela would change their time zone by 30 minutes , by turning their clocks back on January 1, 2008... then September
Read More...
New info is now available on Egyptian (in case you missed it, posted last month) and the really new KB for changes in Venezuela on the DST Hot Topics and Latest News page... Egypt 2007 Daylight Saving changes: The government of Egypt has announced on
Read More...