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Windows Vista beta testers have stumbled upon a networking feature in the operating system that could pose a security risk to them, but they say they're not worried.
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Tabbed browsing is a feature that has been available in alternative browsers for many years but Microsoft has finally caught up with IE7. Here is a demo on how to make the most out of the new feature and also a demonstration Vista's shrink-to-fit feature, which automatically resizes pages before sending them to your printer.
Andrew "Tridge" Tridgell, Samba author and recipient of the mantle for Australia's "smartest man in IT", tells how Samba was nearly named Salmonberry, and what the SMB 2 protocol can do.
In 2007 leading industry watchers speculated on the trends affecting the market, and while some proved right, others proved otherwise. Discovers how expert predictions fared on Vista, low-cost laptops and outsourcing.
Although Microsoft is pushing hard to move everyone to the latest version of Windows, there are some market realities that are going to keep Windows XP around for some time likely well beyond the current June deadline for large computer makers to stop selling the older operating system.
Microsoft is maintaining a cloak of silence around its next major release of Windows. ZDNet Editor in Chief Larry Dignan talks with blogger colleagues Mary Jo Foley, editor of All about Microsoft, and Ed Bott, editor of Microsoft Report, about the road map for Windows 7, including feature sets, timelines,...
Tabbed browsing is a feature that has been available in alternative browsers for many years but Microsoft has finally caught up with IE7. Here is a demo on how to make the most out of the new feature and also a demonstration Vista's shrink-to-fit feature, which automatically resizes pages before sending them to your printer.
Sending photos that are too large is a waste of bandwidth and can be very annoying for the recipient. This video shows how using Vista's reformatting feature can help ensure pictures are not too large -- or small -- for their purpose.
If your system has slowed down because you are working on a very large PowerPoint or Photoshop file, an extra boost in memory is likely to help improve system performance. This video demonstrates how a feature called ReadyBoost allows a standard USB stick to temporarily increase Vista's performance.
User Account Control (UAC), the 'annoying' security feature in Windows Vista, will not stop malware from infecting PCs, according Roger Grimes, a member of Microsoft's software security team.
While Virtual Folders offers one technique to help us keep track of our data, there's still a need for a Search tool in Microsoft's new operating system. We look at Windows Vista's new Search features and how they work.
HTC's Shift is yet another UMPC and another white elephant to add to the pile. By trying to be everything to everyone, the Shift succeeds at being nothing to anyone.
A little more than one year after its release, Windows Vista will receive its first service pack update in March. Microsoft says the pack will offer better compatibility with third-party hardware, increased reliability, tighter security, and better performance. Our tests disagree.
Windows Vista Home Basic is essentially warmed-over Windows XP, Windows XP SP3. If you're currently happy with Windows XP SP2, we see no compelling reason to upgrade. On the other hand, if you need a new computer right now, Windows Vista is stable enough for everyday use.
Windows Vista Ultimate is essentially warmed-over Windows XP. If you're currently happy with Windows XP SP2, we see no compelling reason to upgrade. On the other hand, if you need a new computer right now, Windows Vista is stable enough for everyday use.
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