http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/34/all xx http://www.itworld.com/operating-systems/85605/chrome-shines-gore-opines-staffs-decline Google's Chrome OS captured a lot of headlines and hype this week after the company invited the media in to have a look-see, setting off a whole lot of opinions about whether it will be any good. Microsoft, predictably, doesn't think so. Otherwise, Al Gore offered his opinion on the role supercomputers can play to quell climate change, and for the first time we can recollect there were not one, but two, cat-related IT stories that caught our attention. http://www.itworld.com/operating-systems/85605/chrome-shines-gore-opines-staffs-decline#comments Business Government Green IT Legal Mobile & wireless Operating systems Personal tech Security Software Windows Opinion Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:40:14 -0500 ITworld staff 85605 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/software/85600/microsoft-launches-beta-tests-free-office-2010-streaming-delivery Microsoft has launched new betas for its free Office suite and for the "streaming" technology it will use to deliver some paid versions of Office 2010 next year. http://www.itworld.com/software/85600/microsoft-launches-beta-tests-free-office-2010-streaming-delivery#comments Internet Operating systems Software Windows News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:40:04 -0500 ITworld staff 85600 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/windows/85584/google-chrome-os-everything-you-need-know Google finally unveiled its Chrome operating system, promising a cloud-based OS that will be fast, simple and secure on netbooks. CIO.com's Shane O'Neill rounds up the latest Chrome OS reviews and news analysis stories. http://www.itworld.com/windows/85584/google-chrome-os-everything-you-need-know#comments Hardware Operating systems Security Software Windows News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:10:14 -0500 ITworld staff 85584 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/windows/85548/ballmer-windows-7-sales-fantastic Excitable Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer actually had something to be excited about at yesterday's shareholder meeting, where he announced that Windows 7 sales are "fantastic." http://www.itworld.com/windows/85548/ballmer-windows-7-sales-fantastic#comments Operating systems Software Windows News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:40:04 -0500 ITworld staff 85548 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/software/85450/microsoft-windows-chief-decries-standards-grandstanding Microsoft is in the early stages of IE9 development but they are already focusing on standards and the performance gains they can realize by taking advantage of modern PC hardware. http://www.itworld.com/software/85450/microsoft-windows-chief-decries-standards-grandstanding#comments Operating systems Software Windows News Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:10:07 -0500 ITworld staff 85450 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/operating-systems/85387/ballmer-windows-7-sells-twice-fast-past-operating-systems Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer said Windows 7 has sold twice as many units as any other Microsoft operating system in the same time period. http://www.itworld.com/operating-systems/85387/ballmer-windows-7-sells-twice-fast-past-operating-systems#comments Operating systems Software Windows News Windows 7 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:55:02 -0500 ITworld staff 85387 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/85428/microsoft-denies-it-built-backdoor-windows-7 Microsoft today denied that it has built a backdoor into Windows 7, a concern that surfaced on Wednesday after a senior National Security Agency (NSA) official testified before Congress that the agency had worked on the operating system. http://www.itworld.com/security/85428/microsoft-denies-it-built-backdoor-windows-7#comments Government Operating systems Security Software Windows News Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:10:06 -0500 ITworld staff 85428 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/software/85417/faq-all-you-need-try-out-office-2010-beta Microsoft yesterday launched the first, and likely only, public beta of Office 2010.Where is it, how do you install it, what do you need to run it, and how do you get rid of it if it's a can of worms? We've got answers. http://www.itworld.com/software/85417/faq-all-you-need-try-out-office-2010-beta#comments Development Operating systems Software Windows News Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:40:21 -0500 ITworld staff 85417 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/software/85356/microsoft-exec-giving-developers-free-acer-pcs-was-a-push-windows-7 Microsoft shocks PDC attendees by giving them a free tablet PC, but for Microsoft the gift arms a horde of developers with the tools to explore Windows 7's advanced features and expose the possibilities they promise. http://www.itworld.com/software/85356/microsoft-exec-giving-developers-free-acer-pcs-was-a-push-windows-7#comments Operating systems Software Windows News Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:40:03 -0500 ITworld staff 85356 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/windows/85344/remove-internet-tv-windows-media-center As a longtime fan of Windows Media Center, I was excited to see what new features the Windows 7 version would bring to the table. http://www.itworld.com/windows/85344/remove-internet-tv-windows-media-center#comments Operating systems Software Windows News Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:39:52 -0500 ITworld staff 85344 at http://www.itworld.com