The Next Big Thing?
I don’t know if this is the next ‘Big’ thing but it’s likely to start generating lots of news and interest over the upcoming months. I’m talking about Windows 8 here, the planned next release of the Windows family.
Continue Reading →Windows 7 Readiness Redux
The search term that brought most people to our website is ‘windows 7 readiness tool’ which tells me that there are a lot of people still unsure about making the switch away from Windows XP. Which is understandable… XP is a known quantity, it’s been around for about 10 years, and is generally considered to [...]
Continue Reading →Migrating XP to Windows 7
The traditional thinking is that if you are going to migrate in place (on the same computer) from Windows XP to Windows 7, you have 2 choices – you can do a clean install of the operating system, reinstall all your applications and migrate data, OR you can do a two-tiered upgrade, going from XP [...]
Continue Reading →Outdated Software – How To Stay Safe
There have been a few instances lately of media reports regarding the end of life for certain pieces of software, and other news items about software that is being advised against due to security flaws. A couple examples of this are recent comments by the German government for its citizens to stop using Internet Explorer, [...]
Continue Reading →The Media And Windows 7
I came across an article on a major US cable news network yesterday, that leaves me feeling a bit baffled. And wondering what happened to the idea of independence in journalism. The article is a piece on Windows 7. And it proceeds in short order to say that “A whopping 31% of clients have reported [...]
Continue Reading →Windows 7 Readiness Tools
So we spoken about some of the features of Windows 7, like the touchscreen support. We’ve discussed the potential pitfalls of the upgrade process. And we also know how Windows 7 can save your business bacon. So now yoou want to know if it can all work for you. Or if only some of it [...]
Continue Reading →Windows 7 Upgrade Gotcha
So we’ve been talking about Windows 7, and how it can be a game changer for business. And you, realizing that Windows XP is about 8 years old, are considering the change. You skipped Vista because you heard so many not-so-great-things about it, but early reports on Windows 7 have been extremely positive, so you’re [...]
Continue Reading →Windows 7 Backup
We’re almost done looking at how Windows 7 can be a game changer for business. Which is probably good because Windows 7 is due out in just a hair over 2 months. And this week we’ll be looking at what I consider to be one of the most important features of the new operating system… [...]
Continue Reading →Windows 7 And XP
Today we’ll continue talking about Windows 7, this time with a bit of a focus on the transition from Windows XP. When Vista first came out, there was a lot of fanfare about compatibility problems between XP applications and Vista. Vista was a big enough change from XP that a lot of applications didn’t really [...]
Continue Reading →Windows 7 – Touch Screen Support
One of the things I’m really excited about with Windows 7 is the native support for touch screens. Especially given that so-called “all-in-one” PC’s are starting to come out into the mainstream as well. So how can this be a game changer? And how can it benefit your business?
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