Stories by: Harry McCracken

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    Microsoft Windows 7 01/10/2009 13:02:00

    What if a new version of Windows didn't try to dazzle you?
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    Should you give up XP for Windows 7? 30/09/2009 11:46:00

    Windows XP retained many loyal users during the dark ages of Vista, but the emergence of Windows 7 may signal the end of an era.
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    Windows 7 Review 30/09/2009 01:59:00

    What if a new version of Windows didn't try to dazzle you? What if, instead, it tried to disappear except when you needed it? Such an operating system would dispense with glitzy effects in favor of low-key, useful new features. Rather than pelting you with alerts, warnings, and requests, it would try to stay out of your face. And if any bundled applications weren't essential, it would dump 'em.
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    Backup goes peer-to-peer 30/09/2009 14:21:00

    I’m still in the audience at the DEMOFall conference, and still taking in demonstrations of new products and services. One of the cooler ideas this morning is Symform, a small-business remote-backup service. Technically, it’s utterly unlike services such as Mozy and Carbonite: Those services store everything in massive server farms, but Symform is farm-free–it uses peer-to-peer technology to store backups on the PCs of other Symform users. If you wanna back up 10GB of data, for instance, you agree to devote 10GB of disk space to other folks’ backups–and to leave your computer on 80 percent of the time.
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    Windows 7: 10 things that still need fixing 30/09/2009 11:48:00

    Flawless? Windows 7? Of course not. Think of these ten areas as constituting a working to-do list for Windows 8.
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    Windows 7: 10 Best Features 30/09/2009 11:42:00

    Microsoft's new operating system improves on Windows Vista in many ways. Here are the ten things we like best about Windows 7.
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    Netgear Stora: your terabyte for the web 30/09/2009 14:27:00

    It’s been a busy few days for the whole idea of networked hard drives that provide direct Internet connections so you can get to them from everywhere. Last week, Seagate introduced DockStar, a $99 add-on for its FreeAgent Go drives that provides browser-based access to their contents. And today Netgear launched Stora, an all-in-one network drive with Web access.
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    Seagate's DockStar connects your hard drives 18/09/2009 02:57:00

    A few months ago I reviewed Pogoplug, a gizmo that lets you connect USB drives directly to the Internet for access from anywhere. I said the best thing about it was the slick, simple service that let you get to your files from any browser. Seagate seems to like the Pogoplug service, too!
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    Nuance PDF Converter Enterprise 6.0 14/08/2009 14:50:00

    Nuance PDF Converter Enterprise 6.0 takes on Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Pro (Acrobat comes from the originator of the PDF format) - and does so with a strategy that is both obvious and ambitious.
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    Windows 7: the good, the bad, and the unknown 08/08/2009 09:08:00

    For most people who are considering moving to Windows 7, October 22 is D-Day. On that date Microsoft's newest operating system lands on store shelves, both as a shrinkwrapped upgrade and preinstalled on new PCs. For some folks, though, D-Day has already arrived. Microsoft has issued the final RTM (release to manufacturing) version of Windows 7 to large companies that buy Windows via volume licenses, as well as to IT pros who belong to its Technet service. The Windows Vista era is officially drawing to a close--although you could argue that it never really quite started--and the Windows 7 one is under way.
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    Smartphone OS smackdown: WebOS vs. the world 05/06/2009 23:27:00

    Does the world need another smartphone operating system? Apple's iPhone OS is still booming; Google's Android is increasingly promising; and three longtime contenders--Microsoft's Windows Mobile, RIM's BlackBerry OS, and Symbian's S60--are undergoing serious renovation to keep up with the times.
 
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