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• Microsoft: Set your systems for Vista

  Microsoft is still working to finish Windows Vista, but the company wants consumers to "Get Ready" now.

• Much ado over Apple-Intel developer box

  Apple Computer fans are upset over a security chip found in a special x86-based PowerMac -- a chip designed to prevent people from loading the company's new Intel-centred OS onto non-Apple machines.

• Is your PC ready for Longhorn?

  Microsoft said it will unveil the hardware requirements needed to run Longhorn--the next version of Windows--at a May developer conference.

• Software thrives while hardware dives

  Hard times for hardware, but software companies seem to have it sussed

• Intel hits back at EC anticompetition claims

  Intel late last week denied charges of anticompetitive behaviour in Europe, hinting that rival AMD was responsible for its poor performance.

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• PC or people -- who's the boss?

  Newly hired Microsoft researcher Bill Buxton sees big changes coming in how you and your computer interact.

• Sony, Microsoft playing the convergence game

  Sony and Microsoft confront consumer apathy as they attempt to turn game consoles into multipurpose entertainment gadgets.

• Analyse your PC with Dr. Hardware 2003

  Find out how Peter Gebhard's PC analysis application, Dr. Hardware 2003, can tell you almost anything about your Windows PC.

• Introduction to server virtualisation

  Virtualisation is a method of running multiple independent virtual operating systems on one computer. Here is how to migrate a physical server to a virtual version.

• FAQ: Windows on a Mac

  There are some strings attached to running Microsoft's OS on a Mac -- including Windows security risks, Apple says.

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• Eight e-mail virus scanners tested

  We look at eight mail-server plugins designed to make sure your servers don't take a beating the next time one comes along.

• Vista beta sucks up battery juice

  Windows Vista delivers some pretty snazzy new graphics, but all that "wow" can be a real drain.

• Windows Vista pros and cons

  The decision for some small business users to upgrade to Microsoft Windows Vista once it becomes available in early 2007 will depend largely on what the new operating system can do for you and what hardware you have to run it on.

• First Take: Microsoft Windows Vista

  Microsoft has released the first public beta of its Windows Vista operating system. We examine the new features.

• Analysis: Microsoft's OS update

  Underneath the sheen, what's Windows Vista made of? We take a detailed look at the recently delayed operating system.

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