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Wednesday, October 21, 2009 1:24 PM

Windows into history

Great slideshow from the BBC about all the major Windows versions (so no Microsoft Bob)   BBC NEWS | Technology | In Pictures: Windows into history Rob Technorati Tags: Microsoft , Windows , BBC
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Thursday, October 01, 2009 2:32 PM

Download:Quick overview of the accessibility features in Microsoft products

The download covers: Office 2003 and 2007 IE6, IE7 & IE8 Windows Vista and XP Download details: Fact Sheets And if you are interested in the accessibility features of Windows 7 try http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/features/accessibility
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Thursday, September 24, 2009 9:56 AM

Updated Windows 7 Anti Virus partners

A while back I mentioned the list of Windows 7 Anti Virus partners which was way back during the RC I think.  Well we have updated the list  at http://www.microsoft.com/UK/windows/antivirus-partners/windows-7.aspx   and it now includes
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Thursday, August 13, 2009 9:33 AM

Poll : Vote for the Best Windows Website 2009. from The Windows Club

Here is your chance to select the 5 finalists from a list of 10 for the best Windows Website 2009 ‘From among the 60+ participants , the individual rankings of each of the judges, viz. Ed Bott , Rafael Rivera , Steve Sinchak , Paul Schottland , Lowell
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Thursday, July 02, 2009 12:14 PM

Download Windows Feature Comparison Chart

Ever wondered what the different features are in Windows XP SP3 Vs Windows Vista SP1 Vs Windows 7? Well now you have you answer with the following download Windows Client Feature Comparison for IT Professionals Which is a nice pdf 1 page comparison table.
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009 9:38 AM

5 new Windows Help articles

Recently we have published 5 new Windows Help articles covering: Making your old programs work again about getting your old programs to work in Windows Vista Keeping your PC in tip-top shape covering all aspects of how to make sure your computer is up
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Thursday, May 07, 2009 11:46 AM

Looking for anti-virus software for Windows 7?

Updated 29/10/2009 - a more recent posting on this subject can be found at http://blogs.msdn.com/robmar/archive/2009/09/24/updated-windows-7-anti-virus-partners.aspx Then you might want to try one of our partners listed at http://www.microsoft.com/uk/windows/antivirus-partners/windows-7.aspx
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Thursday, April 02, 2009 2:26 PM

Windows Client TechCenter updated

Ages ago i pointed out some great resources on the Windows Client Tech Center over on TechNet and I have heard from Chriskil that they have been doing some spring cleaning on the site with changes including: More featured videos Removal of sub-navigation
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Monday, February 09, 2009 9:39 AM

Quick Reference Cards for Vista and XP

Always on the look out for useful Windows help topics and tips and tricks, here are 2 really useful 2 page reference cards for Windows Vista and Windows XP Thanks to Blake on the Road to Know Where for the tip Rob Technorati Tags: Windows Vista , Windows
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008 4:24 PM

Windows Search 4.0 84% faster

Matt Hester has just posted up a blog about performance and stability improvements in Windows Search 4.0 – 84% improvement of desktop search in Vista sound good to you? You can learn more about Windows Search at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/desktopsearch/default.mspx
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Monday, September 29, 2008 12:00 PM

World biggest Prime Number found using Windows XP?

Whilst on the train into London this am I was browsing Metro and spotted this story 13-million digit prime number discovered ‘The University of California, Los Angeles team found the number, which is too long to appear on this page, on a network of 75
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Monday, September 15, 2008 1:53 PM

When the Windows Task Manager just isn’t enough.

If like me you occasionally go into the Windows Task Manager , (usually as a result of some poor performance or to kill off some unresponsive program) and when you get there you get a screen that you really don’t know what to make of. So which process
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Thursday, July 03, 2008 5:25 PM

Windows Update to get faster?

Well it looks like starting from the end of this month we could be seeing up to 20% decrease in scan times, which is very good news. More detail and a good overview of Windows Update settings at Microsoft Update Product Team Blog Rob Technorati Tags:
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008 1:53 PM

Just Launched the Windows Client TechCenter

You may be (or not) aware of the new Windows Client TechCenter. This was just launched last week, and I have only just got around to having a look at it. It is definitely a great resource for more in-depth Windows (Vista & XP) information than the
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Tuesday, June 03, 2008 12:59 PM

Windows Vista: Did you know?

Windows Vista now supports 77,000 printers, cameras, speakers and other devices. Over 2,700 software programs are now certified to work on Windows Vista, including 97 of the top 100 consumer applications. 62% of small business said Windows Vista saves
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