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13 useful add-ons for Microsoft Excel and Word 2013

Posted February 1, 2013 - 9:00 am

Here are the most useful browser add-ons for the latest versions of Excel and Word.
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Big Windows 8 discount ends today

Posted January 31, 2013 - 2:08 pm

$40 today, $200 tomorrow for Windows 8 Pro upgrade
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Should you upgrade to Windows 8 while it's still $40?

Posted January 30, 2013 - 11:04 am

Jan. 31 is the last day you'll be able to pick up an upgrade license to Windows 8 Pro for the dirt-cheap price of $39.99 (or $69.99 if you want a physical disc). Starting in February, the price of a Windows 8 Pro upgrade license skyrockets fivefold to the full retail price, a much, much less wallet-friendly $199.99.
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Acer reports brisk Chromebook sales while Windows 8 still lags

Posted January 29, 2013 - 8:12 am

Acer's still hoping for Windows 8 sales to take off, but in the meantime, the company has been pleasantly surprised with sales of its Chromebooks.
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Microsoft earnings shed no new light on Windows 8 sales

Posted January 28, 2013 - 11:57 am

Revenue at Microsoft's Windows division was up 11% in the fourth quarter of 2012, unexpected results that did little to answer the question on analysts' tongues: How did Windows 8 perform in its first sales test?
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Microsoft Office Web Apps v. Google Docs

Posted January 26, 2013 - 8:45 am

5 reasons why Google Docs is better/5 reasons why Web Apps is better
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Review: Toshiba Satellite LX835-D3380, below average display, underperforming

Posted January 26, 2013 - 8:40 am

The Toshiba Satellite LX835 starts at $1399.99, which doesn't exactly put it in the budget all-in-one category (if such a category even exists). But you'd never know that by looking at it--thanks to its be-stickered bezel, unimpressive touchscreen, and cheap peripherals, it doesn't exactly look like a top-of-the-line machine out of the box.
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Lucrative Windows crapware market is exactly why we need app stores

Posted January 26, 2013 - 8:30 am

Even as Microsoft tries to popularize its Windows Store for PC apps, the market for Windows crapware remains alive and well.
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Review: Pokki shows the Windows 8 that might have been

Posted January 26, 2013 - 8:13 am

The death of the Start menu is way up there on my personal list of modern tech tragedies and epic Microsoft blunders. It's almost as egregious as Microsoft Bob, but not as funny. Fortunately, there's no lack of ways to bring it back, from traditional-looking applications such as Classic Shell to bolder reimaginings such as Pokki, a free start menu and app store that shows what Windows 8 might have been.
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Windows 8's three-month report card: Pass or fail?

Posted January 25, 2013 - 2:53 pm

The world has had plenty of time to live with the new OS, and now we can more comfortably score whether it's a success or failure.
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Windows 8 and Xbox: How to realize their hidden synergy

Posted January 24, 2013 - 4:07 pm

The gaming PC and the living room game console have never been close friends. So PC gamers play their PC games, console gamers play their console games, and never the twain shall meet.
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Microsoft alum: Windows 8 "a much deadlier assault weapon" than Windows 7

Posted January 24, 2013 - 3:37 pm

Windows 8 is just what Microsoft needs to take advantage of the ongoing irreversible shift from PCs to handheld devices including iPads, iPhones and other form factors yet to be designed, according to the company's former OEM chief.
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How to fix a stuck Windows Update?

Posted January 24, 2013 - 1:05 pm

Windows Update always gets stuck at 13%, fails to install updates or rolls back on the next reboot. This is one of 12 of the worst Windows 8 problems. What should you do?
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Windows 8 Update: Jailbreaking of Surface RT expands

Posted January 23, 2013 - 5:55 pm

It's more than a week now since a website posted a tool for jailbreaking Windows RT devices, and now it is also posting a list of applications that will run on the broken devices.
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Microsoft closing South Korean R&D lab

Posted January 23, 2013 - 8:23 am

Microsoft will close down its research center in South Korea as it shifts resources to Beijing, the company said Tuesday.
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How to temporarily disable Microsoft Security Essentials

Posted January 23, 2013 - 8:23 am

When it comes to keeping my PC secure, I rely on a small handful of tools: Windows 7's built-in firewall, Gmail's spam filtering, Web of Trust's helpful browser plug-in, and Microsoft's free Security Essentials anti-virus utility.
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Microsoft identifies 13 Shanghai PC resellers involved in Windows piracy

Posted January 23, 2013 - 5:13 am

Microsoft has identified 13 PC resellers based in Shanghai that it claims have been distributing counterfeit versions of its Windows OS, and the company could take legal action against them if a settlement isn't reached.
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It's official: Intel-based Microsoft Surface Pro to ship Feb. 9

Posted January 22, 2013 - 5:23 pm

For nearly $1,000, you get something more than an iPad but less than a laptop.
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FAQ: The business case for Microsoft Surface Pro laptop/tablets

Posted January 22, 2013 - 4:54 pm

Microsoft says Surface for Windows 8 Pro laptop/tablets are rolling off the assembly lines, meaning that availability of the hardware Microsoft thinks Windows 8 should run on can't be far off.
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Microsoft to raise Windows 8 upgrade prices by 5X

Posted January 22, 2013 - 4:16 pm

When discount ends in less than two weeks, Windows 8 Pro upgrade jumps to $200
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Microsoft to ship Surface Windows 8 Pro tablet on Feb. 9

Posted January 22, 2013 - 2:36 pm

Microsoft will ship the Surface Windows 8 Pro tablet with an Intel Core i5 processor on Feb. 9, with prices starting at US$899.
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9 essential Internet Explorer 10 add-ons

Posted January 19, 2013 - 9:00 am

Quality add-ons for Internet Explorer are few and far between. But we did find nine noteworthy candidates.
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Review: HP Envy 23 TouchSmart, sleek, sturdy and a win for consumers

Posted January 19, 2013 - 8:41 am

HP's latest Envy 23 TouchSmart all-in-one desktop computer is a bit pricey at just over $1700, but it's a relatively good-looking machine with a nice, sturdy build.
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How to make your Surface RT touchscreen respond faster

Posted January 19, 2013 - 8:39 am

Fiddling with the Registry is old hat to anyone conversant with Windows, but Microsoft's Surface RT--well, that's a tablet with a specialized version of Windows. Surely it has no Registry to hack, right?
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Review: Dell XPS One, form over function

Posted January 19, 2013 - 8:35 am

Earlier this year, we took a look at Dell's non-touchscreen version of the XPS One 27. Now Dell's pretty all-in-one is back, with slightly updated specs, Windows 8 Professional, and, of course, a touchscreen. This version of the One is as gorgeous as ever, with the exact same design as its predecessor, and its Quad HD screen looks even better with multi-touch. But now that Windows 8 is out, just about every single computer out there has a touchscreen--so how does the One hold up?
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