items tagged with Windows XP
Windows XP - the OS that won't die
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-10-05 23:03:36
Windows XP has been given another reprieve by Microsoft. A program that allows vendors to either include or offer a downgrade from Vista to XP will run longer than previously expected.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-10-05 23:03:36
Windows XP has been given another reprieve by Microsoft. A program that allows vendors to either include or offer a downgrade from Vista to XP will run longer than previously expected.
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Timely warnings from Telstra and Microsoft for early DST start
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-10-01 23:09:09
Several Australian states will go forward an hour this Sunday, October 5th at 2am, as Daylight Saving starts again for the year, but "watch" out – some of your devices or computers might not automatically make the change. Here’s what to do...
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-10-01 23:09:09
Several Australian states will go forward an hour this Sunday, October 5th at 2am, as Daylight Saving starts again for the year, but "watch" out – some of your devices or computers might not automatically make the change. Here’s what to do...
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100 reasons Linux beats Windows
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-09-27 23:30:15
That's right; you heard me. Here are – count 'em – one hundred reasons why Linux beats Windows.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-09-27 23:30:15
That's right; you heard me. Here are – count 'em – one hundred reasons why Linux beats Windows.
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Toshiba's NB100 Netbook - yet another brandname cheapie!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-09-20 07:44:41
Toshiba has announced that it too is joining the “Netbook” race, but given that the Intel Atom is a chip designed for exactly this type of low-spec computer, what’s more of a surprise is that it has taken Toshiba this long to join in the fun!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-09-20 07:44:41
Toshiba has announced that it too is joining the “Netbook” race, but given that the Intel Atom is a chip designed for exactly this type of low-spec computer, what’s more of a surprise is that it has taken Toshiba this long to join in the fun!
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September Patch Tuesday: a critical day for media files at Microsoft
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-09-09 17:24:00
Patch Tuesday has come around all too quickly, and Microsoft has released four critical updates. Once again, the handling of media files has proved fertile ground for vulnerability hunters.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-09-09 17:24:00
Patch Tuesday has come around all too quickly, and Microsoft has released four critical updates. Once again, the handling of media files has proved fertile ground for vulnerability hunters.
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40 reasons to lose Linux and vote Vista!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-09-09 05:10:24
Challenged by my iTWire colleague and Linux lover Sam Varghese to come up with 40 reasons to lose Linux and vote Vista, I’ve done just that.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-09-09 05:10:24
Challenged by my iTWire colleague and Linux lover Sam Varghese to come up with 40 reasons to lose Linux and vote Vista, I’ve done just that.
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WinRoute Firewall gains multiple link support, more localisations
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-09-09 03:45:09
The latest version of Kerio's WinRoute Firewall application includes the ability to balance traffic across multiple Internet connections.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-09-09 03:45:09
The latest version of Kerio's WinRoute Firewall application includes the ability to balance traffic across multiple Internet connections.
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20 reasons to shed the Microsoft yoke and use Linux
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2008-09-08 18:58:56
Well, well, well! We seem to be going on a crusade here at iTWire - the old W vs L battle. The Windows is better than Linux creed - which I think is another way of proffering reasons why marketing is better than technology.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2008-09-08 18:58:56
Well, well, well! We seem to be going on a crusade here at iTWire - the old W vs L battle. The Windows is better than Linux creed - which I think is another way of proffering reasons why marketing is better than technology.
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10 reasons to stick with Vista and forget Linux
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-09-08 05:39:50
Windows Vista is in the news again, thanks to the incomprehensible start to the new campaign featuring Gates and Seinfeld, but also because of the growing threat to Windows Vista posed by different flavours of Linux, XP and Mac OS X. But none of those things stop Vista from being Microsoft’s best OS yet.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-09-08 05:39:50
Windows Vista is in the news again, thanks to the incomprehensible start to the new campaign featuring Gates and Seinfeld, but also because of the growing threat to Windows Vista posed by different flavours of Linux, XP and Mac OS X. But none of those things stop Vista from being Microsoft’s best OS yet.
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Microsoft announces another critical Tuesday times four
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-09-07 20:00:43
Microsoft has given advance notification of four security bulletins - all rated critical - for September's Patch Tuesday. One of them appears to be the Windows Media Player fix that was dropped at the last moment in August.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-09-07 20:00:43
Microsoft has given advance notification of four security bulletins - all rated critical - for September's Patch Tuesday. One of them appears to be the Windows Media Player fix that was dropped at the last moment in August.
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Anatomy of a modest web site - lessons for all
Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2008-09-03 05:14:45
If you're the owner of a web site, or interested in web site design or maintenance or traffic analysis, here's a pictorial snapshot that shows some things to look for. Included are some current trends, including the state of the Browser Wars just as the upstart Google Chrome browser appears.
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Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2008-09-03 05:14:45
If you're the owner of a web site, or interested in web site design or maintenance or traffic analysis, here's a pictorial snapshot that shows some things to look for. Included are some current trends, including the state of the Browser Wars just as the upstart Google Chrome browser appears.
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Is Windows Vista really driving people to Linux?
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2008-09-01 12:22:04
Last year, curious over the hype that was flooding the internet in the wake of the release of Windows Vista, I decided to turn masochist and inflict a 14-day Vista trial on myself. I found the operating system much worse than even its worst critic.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2008-09-01 12:22:04
Last year, curious over the hype that was flooding the internet in the wake of the release of Windows Vista, I decided to turn masochist and inflict a 14-day Vista trial on myself. I found the operating system much worse than even its worst critic.
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Google Gears up Safari support
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Open Source
2008-08-27 18:54:48
The Google love-in with Apple gears up to a new level with the arrival of a beta release of Gears that's compatible with Apple's Safari. It's welcome news, bringing nearer the prospect of running offline web applications in Mac OS X's native browser.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Open Source
2008-08-27 18:54:48
The Google love-in with Apple gears up to a new level with the arrival of a beta release of Gears that's compatible with Apple's Safari. It's welcome news, bringing nearer the prospect of running offline web applications in Mac OS X's native browser.
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How Windows Vista is turning people to Linux
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-08-27 17:09:28
The much-hyped "year of the Linux desktop" may still not be with us but there’s no doubting the free open-source operating system has gained significant traction in the last year. One reason for this is, with equal certainty, the mess that is Windows Vista. Here's how it's actively driving new interest in Linux.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-08-27 17:09:28
The much-hyped "year of the Linux desktop" may still not be with us but there’s no doubting the free open-source operating system has gained significant traction in the last year. One reason for this is, with equal certainty, the mess that is Windows Vista. Here's how it's actively driving new interest in Linux.
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Microsoft's Photosynth swamped
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-08-21 18:46:17
A massive influx of users keen to try out Microsoft's new Photosynth photo visualisation service brought the system to its knees, forcing Microsoft to temporarily restrict access.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-08-21 18:46:17
A massive influx of users keen to try out Microsoft's new Photosynth photo visualisation service brought the system to its knees, forcing Microsoft to temporarily restrict access.
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Major feature missing from Adobe Reader 9?
Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2008-08-14 01:35:40
Adobe Reader 9, part of the Adobe Acrobat 9 package, seems to have omitted an important user interface feature that was present in earlier Reader releases, making its usability worse rather than better. I hope this wasn't part of a nefarious plan by Adobe Systems, but just an amazingly clumsy oversight!
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Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2008-08-14 01:35:40
Adobe Reader 9, part of the Adobe Acrobat 9 package, seems to have omitted an important user interface feature that was present in earlier Reader releases, making its usability worse rather than better. I hope this wasn't part of a nefarious plan by Adobe Systems, but just an amazingly clumsy oversight!
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ASUS Eee Box gets unboxed in Australia at last!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-08-12 21:30:39
Ever fancied getting an Asus Eee PC in a tiny desktop case? With the Eee Box, you can do exactly that, in what is effectively a PC version of Mac Mini-type computing solution with a cute Nintendo Wii-style case, Intel Atom processor and great energy efficiency.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-08-12 21:30:39
Ever fancied getting an Asus Eee PC in a tiny desktop case? With the Eee Box, you can do exactly that, in what is effectively a PC version of Mac Mini-type computing solution with a cute Nintendo Wii-style case, Intel Atom processor and great energy efficiency.
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Patch frenzy erupts after August Patch Tuesday
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-08-12 19:37:52
With 26 vulnerabilities covered, August's Patch Tuesday was a biggie! Microsoft issued 11 bulletins, but 12 were expected. What has Microsoft applied the band-aids to, and what is yet to be patched?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-08-12 19:37:52
With 26 vulnerabilities covered, August's Patch Tuesday was a biggie! Microsoft issued 11 bulletins, but 12 were expected. What has Microsoft applied the band-aids to, and what is yet to be patched?
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Microsoft's Patch Tuesday to hit users big and hard
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-08-07 16:59:23
Patch Tuesday falls relatively late in the month of August 2008, and Microsoft has a bumper bundle of bulletins up its corporate sleeve, with no less than seven - count 'em, folks, that's seven - critical items. The flaws to be patched are spread across Microsoft's most widely used products.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-08-07 16:59:23
Patch Tuesday falls relatively late in the month of August 2008, and Microsoft has a bumper bundle of bulletins up its corporate sleeve, with no less than seven - count 'em, folks, that's seven - critical items. The flaws to be patched are spread across Microsoft's most widely used products.
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SQL Server 2008 goes RTM
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-08-06 21:45:27
SQL Server 2008 has been released to manufacturing, according to Microsoft officials. MSDN and TechNet subscribers can download the software, and an evaluation version is available to others along with the free Express and Compact editions - but there's no indication of when the software will be available as a physical product.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-08-06 21:45:27
SQL Server 2008 has been released to manufacturing, according to Microsoft officials. MSDN and TechNet subscribers can download the software, and an evaluation version is available to others along with the free Express and Compact editions - but there's no indication of when the software will be available as a physical product.
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