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Microsoft Plays Its Strongest Office 2010 Card: SharePoint

With Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 launching this week and Exchange 2010 hitting general availability on November 9, you may think I’d be a bit preoccupied. OK, well, there’s actually some truth to that. But Microsoft is launching some other important software in the weeks and months ahead, and in my mind, this coming […]

Office 2010 Review Part 4: Office Mobile 2010

Like the Office Web Apps, Microsoft’s just-released Office Mobile 2010 suite of applications for Windows Mobile 6.5 is free, and positioned as a companion to the full, PC-based Office suites and applications. Here, however, the usage scenario is mobile rather than cloud-based: Since people tend to bring their smart phones around with them at all […]

Replace Your Hard Drive Using Free Windows 7 Tools

Many readers are likely familiar with the fact that Windows 7 comes with a fairly comprehensive backup solution that includes, among other things, the ability to create a so-called system image of your entire PC. This system image is, more precisely, an exact duplicate of the hard drive(s) in your PC, in VHD (virtual hard […]

One Year Later: Windows 7 Deployment Trends

Long-time readers may be familiar with my aversion to product “momentum” discussions, given my general focus on upcoming, future products and technologies. But with Windows client and server releases now on a reliable three year update schedule, and businesses finally starting to actually deploy a new Windows version instead of skipping an entire generation as […]

Solving IE 6 Compatibility Issues Doesn’t Require Expense, Complexity of Virtualization

On a recent Amtrak train ride home from New York, I sat next to a well-dressed young professional who had a new Blackberry and a new laptop, and was in constant conversation with his coworkers back home. When he opened up the laptop, I looked over and was surprised to see what looked like an […]

5 Windows 7 Issues Microsoft Needs To Address Now

Here are five issues that we feel Microsoft should get resolved either before or sometime soon after Windows 7 is released to the public in a few weeks. There has been ongoing debate on Microsoft’s TechNet site about an issue with Windows 7 RTM x64 and incremental backups. It seems as though Windows 7 x64 […]

24 best browser extensions

Essential add-ons for Firefox, Chrome and IE The ability to add features to browsers makes them the most powerful applications on your screen, but with so many to choose from, where do you start? Too many and you’ll slow down your system; not enough and you’re wasting an opportunity. Here’s our guide to the ones […]

Best Networking Tweaks for Windows Server, Vista and XP

Like most Sys Admins, my job includes managing both Linux and Windows machines. This is the start of a two-part series regarding tweaks I have found for networking in each type of system. First up: Windows. I have labeled my findings based on where you’ll find it: either as an operating system feature, or in […]

The Best Tech You Can’t Get (2010)

Chances are you don’t know about these great technology products because they are only available overseas. We’re here to ruin your day by making you covet them as much as we do. Best Microsoft MCTS Training – Microsoft MCITP Training at Certkingdom.com Technology isn’t the same everywhere. Some countries take longer to get the newest, […]

10 Best Pre-Black Friday Deals

Beat those holiday crowds. We’ve got 10 super deals that are happening right now. Holiday Gift Guide Black Friday is just about a week away. Now is the time to start planning your shopping strategy for the main event. If the thought of burning a hole in your pocket is making you a little queasy, […]

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