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Article | 28/08/2009 Upgrading to Apple's Snow Leopard OS: What you need to know

In building Snow Leopard, the latest version of Mac OS X (version 10.6), Apple focused more on under-the-hood improvements to boost speed and stabilit...

Article | 25/08/2009 10 reasons Snow Leopard is ready for business

There are a variety of enhancements and refinements introduced in Snow Leopard, the next version of the Mac OS, which Apple announced will be availabl...

Article | 20/08/2009 10 free tools for getting work done on your Mac

Microsoft's recent "Laptop Hunters" ad campaign is centered on the idea that Macs are more expensive than PCs and that the cost of core business and p...

Article | 19/08/2009 We talk to the developers behind MenuetOS: an operating system written entirely in assembly language

The average PC user expects that their computer's operating system will consume a fair chunk of hard drive space. Windows Vista Premium can take 15GB ...

Article | 14/08/2009 Windows 7 RTM -- a closer look

Now that Microsoft's Windows 7 has reached the release to manufacturing (RTM) stage, it's time to take a close look at all the features of the upcomin...

Article | 12/08/2009 Windows 7: How low can you go?

Linux has long been the preferred operating system for rejuvenating older PCs for three reasons: It's lighter weight than Windows, it's secure enough ...

Article | 7/08/2009 Windows 7: How to get it early

Microsoft released the ready-to-ship version of its Windows 7 operating system to software developers and IT professionals on Thursday, raising the qu...

Article | 6/08/2009 A brief history of geeks

No so long ago, the computer geek was confined to the back rooms and basements of companies everywhere.

Article | 31/07/2009 The touch-screen grows up before our eyes

"The Active Desk," was a touch-screen device developed in 1992 at the University of Toronto.

Article | 28/07/2009 Unix turns 40: The past, present and future of the OS

Forty years ago this summer, a programmer sat down and knocked out in one month what would become one of the most important pieces of software ever cr...

Article | 27/07/2009 57 free tools to boost your PC

There are some fantastic tools out there that can be yours for nothing if you know where to look. We show you how to reclaim processor cycles and stre...

Article | 24/07/2009 Best tech bargains of the week

Save 15 per cent off TVs at JB Hi-Fi, buy a cheap small business PC or catch a deal on a budget printer

Article | 24/07/2009 Windows 7 RTM doesn't cure upgrade woes

It is hard--make that impossible--to recommend that Windows XP users upgrade to Windows 7.

Article | 23/07/2009 Windows 7 RTM: Is it really better than Vista?

With the appearance of Windows 7's Release to Manufacturing (RTM) build, Microsoft may be hoping that it can finally dismiss Windows Vista as an unsuc...

Article | 18/07/2009 Alleged Windows 7 update process spawns criticism

Outrage spread like wildfire across the Internet this week with criticism of Microsoft's alleged new upgrade process for Windows 7. People were concer...

Article | 18/07/2009 Microsoft vs. Apple: Running stupid, not scared

Microsoft will never win a war of words with Apple. And it should give up trying. The result is never good: Better to ignore the annoying fly than to ...

Article | 18/07/2009 Chrome OS may fail even as it changes computing forever

Google says it is working on an operating system designed for netbooks that boots in seconds, is impervious to viruses, and is designed to run Web-bas...

Article | 14/07/2009 Is Your Office Wary of Windows 7?

Windows 7 pre-orders may be burning up the charts, but many users are apparently still reluctant to switch over to Microsoft's newest operating system...

Article | 14/07/2009 FAQ: How to upgrade XP to Windows 7

If Microsoft wants Windows 7 to succeed, to do better than limp like Vista, it has to convince the majority of users to ditch their comfortable-as-an-...

Article | 10/07/2009 Chrome OS could offend the open source community

The announcement a few days ago of Google's new Chrome OS was simultaneously shocking and expected. It's a typically understated and quietly ambitious...