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Jenn asks today… "What do people read the most on your blog? I found your article on how to choose a new computer and found lots more stuff." Good question, Jenn. I didn't really know until I looked today. Here are the top recent posts from
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On today's WSJ.com in Mossberg's Mailbox from Nov. 18, 2009 on the allthingsd.com/ site (the blog where venerable technology columnist Walt Mossberg answers readers' questions) Mr. Mossberg answers several reader questions, including one on Microsoft
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As I Tweeted today, over the weekend I read Paul Cooke's Windows Security Blog post on Windows 7 Vulnerability Claims. (I've added a few links if the terms are unfamiliar to you.) "…most people don't knowingly have and run known malware on their
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Parking @ #BrickCon : $7. Coffee outside: $4 The line to get in the door? Endless, but worth it... Interesting think about Twitter. It's a social network that's more than just a bunch of people talking about themselves, as Pam Baker noted in her
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As I noted on Twitter today, writer Mitchell Ashley says that he didn't realize he'd ruffle so many Mac user feathers with his article 5 Reasons Macs Can't Claim They're Better than Windows 7 (also available via http://bit.ly/BeSTp )… I regularly use
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Over swim lessons today, I read Rob Pegoraro 's article "Tips to boot up your laptop hunt" (which was picked up in today's local paper) for users looking for new laptops (as I Tweeted today )… "… many users — college students among them — still need laptops
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As I posted on Twitter today , Joel Santo Domingo over at PC Magazine has published a new article, How to Buy a Back-to-School PC . He covers what you should consider when shopping for a new PC for back to school or for you home. It's helpful and timely
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As I noted on Twitter , a quick nod of the head to Ed Bott for his post on the Windows 7 upgrade chart published in Walt Mossberg's blog this week. Ed took a few moments and updated the Windows 7 Upgrade chart with a more simplified look and feel... I
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Going to MGX this year? Here are a couple of resources for you - I will add to the page later as I have time. If you're heading to the US for MGX (Microsoft Global eXchange - the Microsoft Sales & Services annual event), here are a few helpful hints
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There's a lot of talk on the Web and on Twitter that Windows 7 has hit the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) milestone. Just a note that no definitive word has been released on this. I'm sure that the crew will post something on the Windows 7 Team blog when
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I've seen a couple of blog posts offering downloads to Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, an upcoming update to the OS. Here's the advice for the day: as I wrote here , only download software from a trusted source – via Microsoft
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There's a new Laptop Hunters "You find it, you keep it" Microsoft PC television commercial out with Lauren (a new law school student) and Sue (her mom) … Video: Laptop Hunters $1700 – Lauren and Sue get a Dell XPS 13 Tags: articles ,
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Groucho Marx famously said… "I don’t care to belong to any club that will have me as a member." Well, there's an exception to every rule. I found such an exception in the Windows Clubhouse. The Clubhouse is a community where you can connect
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Lots of news today (as noted in the news today ) on the availability of the Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) . Remember, only download the Windows 7 RC from a trusted source – via Microsoft – to save yourself the security risk . As noted on MSDN and TechNet,
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As I recommended today, friends don't let friends download bad things from peer to peer . So wait until the official downloads to the Release Candidate (RC) of Windows 7 are available. As noted online today, the Windows 7 RC posted today (April 30th)
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