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Article | 3/12/2008 Too good to ignore: 6 alternative browsers

When Microsoft, Mozilla or Apple comes out with a new version of Internet Explorer, Firefox or Safari, it makes news -- mainly because most of us use ...

Article | 27/11/2008 Seven classic PC symptoms

As a small-business person, you might bemoan the fact you don't have 24/7 IT support like your larger-scale competitors. Don't panic. You can solve ma...

Article | 13/11/2008 How 10 Famous Technology Products Got Their Names

Coming up with a great technology product or service is only half the battle these days. Creating a name for said product that is at once cool but not...

Article | 10/11/2008 How best do I clean my Registry?

Has a surgeon ever told you that, although they're an expert and will do the best they can, the operation still has some inherent risks? Imagine repla...

Article | 5/11/2008 If Windows is a dead end, what's next?

The writing is on the wall. Despite a major push to sell the much-maligned Windows Vista, customers aren't buying. Nearly two years after Vista's rele...

Article | 4/11/2008 In pictures: What's new in Windows 7?

Windows 7 — Microsoft's long-waited successor to Windows Vista — is expected to ship in 2010, if not earlier. Until now, the software gian...

Article | 30/10/2008 Windows 7 first look: A big fix for Vista

What if Microsoft waved a magic wand and everything people hated about Windows Vista went away? You might have an operating system that you liked--and...

Article | 24/09/2008 Windows 7: Seven developments you should know about

One stone-cold fact about Windows 7 is that we need more stone-cold facts in order to understand the new operating system that is likely to arrive in ...

Article | 16/09/2008 Chrome secrets: Dig into Google's new browser

Google's Chrome is a stripped-down, no-nonsense browser. Unlike Firefox, there isn't an array of add-ons available to change its behavior. So at first...

Article | 8/09/2008 FAQ: Google Chrome Tips and Pointers

Where's the search history button?

Article | 5/09/2008 Fifteen must-have Firefox add-ons

Firefox 3 was released just this June, and many Firefox fans believe the new version is clearly the best browser you can get. You can make it even bet...

Article | 5/09/2008 Twelve unnecessary Vista features to disable

Vista, thy name is bloat!

Article | 27/08/2008 10 Firefox add-ons for better browsing

If you love Firefox, you'll love these extensions!

Article | 16/02/2007 How to run a legal copy of Vista for 120 days without activation

Microsoft's Windows Vista can be used for as long as 120 days without agreeing to its product activation antipiracy software, the company confirmed Fr...

Article | 11/08/2006 The IBM Personal Computer's 25th anniversary

Twenty-five years ago, IBM changed the world. It wasn't intentional. When Big Blue announced a microcomputer called the IBM Personal Computer on Augus...