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Windows 8 and OSX Lion: How do they compare?

Posted September 17, 2011 - 9:06 am

It's still far too early in Windows 8's development cycle to pit the nascent OS against its fully-baked competition. But Apple's recently released OSX Lion offers up the most recent, competing view of what a PC operating system should look like in the age of the smartphone and tablet.
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Windows Server 8: Massive storage enhancements ahead

Posted September 14, 2011 - 11:30 am

The killer feature in Windows Server 8: The new and built-in data deduplication, which detects duplicate data in files and folders, puts it in a separate store and simply gets rid of the redundant bytes.
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Windows Server 8: Highlights of the upcoming server OS

Posted September 14, 2011 - 11:30 am

ITworld got an exclusive first look at Windows Server 8. Highlights of the over 300 new features include some pretty hefty performance improvements and balancing in Hyper-V 3 that's sure to make the virtualization crowd go wild.
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Windows 7 rollouts without the pain

Posted August 15, 2011 - 10:05 am

Migrating to the next version of Windows can be a painful exercise for enterprise IT departments. That said, with support for Windows XP ending and with hardware refresh cycles kicking in, the move to Win 7 is unavoidable for most enterprises.
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Virtualization shoot-out: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V

Posted August 9, 2011 - 11:45 am

Microsoft's server virtualization platform pairs good performance with extensive management, at the cost of significant added complexity
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Wi-Fi hard drive doesn't live up to its promise

Posted August 5, 2011 - 2:13 pm

The Kingston Wi-Drive is a neat idea but could do with some polishing.
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Windows 7 business tablets: Fujitsu Stylistic Q550 vs. Motion CL900

Posted August 1, 2011 - 1:05 pm

These two new Windows 7 tablets offer ruggedized components and enterprise-level mobility
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Windows Small Business Server 2011 shines

Posted February 24, 2011 - 12:07 pm

Microsoft's affordable bundle of Exchange, SharePoint, easy remote access, and integrated management continues to be a great platform on which to build a small business.
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Microsoft WebMatrix is a mixed bag

Posted January 25, 2011 - 3:16 pm

Microsoft's free and easy Web development tool for noncoders has some nice features, as well as irksome shortcomings.
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Review: Fix-It Utilities 11 Professional

Posted January 20, 2011 - 9:53 am

Fix-It Utilities 11 Professional ($50, 14-day free trial) is a comprehensive tool for fixing PC problems, tuning up your system, protecting you from malware and viruses, and plenty more. Name a system fix-up tool and Fix-It Utilities 11 Professional most likely has it, from repairing your Registry to doing hardware diagnostics, to checking your hard disk for errors, to cleaning out programs that don't need to run at start up, to shredding files that you want deleted permanently. And that's just a start.
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The best hardware and software of the year

Posted January 12, 2011 - 9:21 am

InfoWorld's 2011 Technology of the Year Awards recognize the best products at the forefront of today's top data center, desktop, mobile, and programming trends.
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First look: Office 365 beta shows promise but lacks polish

Posted November 24, 2010 - 10:20 am

Microsoft's cloud productivity suite has big ambitions, but feels poorly integrated and may leave admins wanting more.
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Intrusion detection honeypots simplify network security

Posted November 18, 2010 - 3:42 pm

Low-cost, low-fuss honeypots are highly effective early-warning systems against external attacks and insider threats; KFSensor, HoneyPoint, and Honeyd offer safety, ease, and flexibility
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Microsoft WebMatrix ramps up ASP.Net development

Posted November 3, 2010 - 10:52 am

WebMatrix combines excellent all-in-one installation, gallery of templates, and coding shortcuts to speed the development, deployment of Windows-based websites.
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Internet Explorer 9 closes the HTML5 gap

Posted November 1, 2010 - 9:00 am

IE9 Platform Preview 6 gains on Google Chrome and Firefox with big improvements in HTML5 compatibility and JavaScript performance
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Top 10 specialty Web browsers you may have missed

Posted October 19, 2010 - 11:30 am

These oddly useful alternative browsers offer such advantages as 3-D searching, social networking, easy scriptability, and powerful page manipulation
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Free desktop tools that aren't OpenOffice

Posted October 4, 2010 - 10:16 am

These free and open source applications for Windows, Linux, and Mac desktops put power into the hands of users without taking from their wallets
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Eight great virtual appliances for VMware, free for the downloading

Posted September 1, 2010 - 11:06 am

The combination of free open source and virtual machines is hard to beat; here are some of the handiest virtual appliances you'll find
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Preview: Visual Studio LightSwitch beta casts shadow of a doubt

Posted August 24, 2010 - 8:27 am

Microsoft Visual Studio LightSwitch 2010 beta 1 shows promise as an easy-to-use development tool, but doesn't seem to know its audience
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Windows 7 Search might be all you need

Posted July 26, 2010 - 12:33 pm

If you're coming from Windows XP land, you know the frustration of trying to find files on your hard disk – it's slow and cumbersome. In fact, much of the software covered in our main reviews was created to solve this problem.
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Windows Phone 7 Technical Preview: Hot and Not

Posted July 19, 2010 - 4:34 pm

Microsoft is so desperate to prove Windows Phone 7's worth in the fiercely competitive smartphone market the company's already giving technical previews to the press, months before the platform's holiday launch.
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Microsoft Office Web Apps: Limited, mediocre, dismal

Posted June 17, 2010 - 1:27 pm

Web-based editions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote are underwhelming at best
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Buyer's (and non-buyer's) guide to secure remote access

Posted May 12, 2010 - 12:42 pm

From free tools for individual users to scalable services and network solutions, businesses large and small have innumerable options for keeping mobile and remote workers connected
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Review: Free remote access tools for Windows and Mac

Posted April 28, 2010 - 3:56 pm

The best free tools combine firewall friendliness with easy remote access and an amazing array of handy features
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Review: Visual Studio 2010 delivers

Posted April 13, 2010 - 4:46 pm

A no-brainer upgrade for Microsoft-oriented developers, Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 marks a major advance in functionality and ease
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