Migrate to Windows 7-- Migrating Your Bookmarks
I'd argue that the first thing a user wants upon migrating to a new PC--or, in this case, a new operating system on the same PC--is his bookmarks. Fortunately, that's perhaps the single easiest chunk of data to move. All you need is Xmarks.
IE8 runs 10 times faster with Google plug-in
Tests run by Computerworld found that Internet Explorer runs 9.6 times faster than usual when it uses Google's new Chrome Frame plug-in, which is designed to boost the speed of the notoriously slow Microsoft browser.
Safari 4 for Windows: Browser Worth Exploring
What do you want from a browser: lightning speed, a lean interface, or a host of innovative features? Safari can satisfy all these requirements. Most PC users likely know of this browser as Mac-only, but there's a Windows version as well, and version 4 of it is good enough that you may want to switch from your current browser.
Google unveils Chrome 3.0, touts 25% speed gain
Google launched Chrome 3.0 today as the browser's engineering director set ambitious goals to double its market share within 12 months, then double it again within 24.
Google’s browser bug battle
Google recently posted an entry to its Google Online Security Blog that explains how difficult it is to solve the malware issue plaguing browsers, then goes on to highlight some of the great bug catches the company has made since developing its own browser, Chrome.
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Either way you look at it Microsoft Data Center management did not follow standards or best practices in this failure. In which case it makes me wonder more about the outsourcing of corporate data much less personal data.
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Migrate to Windows 7-- Migrating Your Bookmarks