Apr 13, 2010 | Adobe, Microsoft, Office, updates, Vista, Windows7, WinXP
Your computers will likely restart tonight after Microsoft delivers the monthly crop of updates for Windows and Office. It’s a particularly busy month – eleven patches, five of them critical, although the importance drops if you’re running Windows Vista or Windows 7....
Apr 12, 2010 | Home_Server, Microsoft, network, SBS, search, Vista, Windows7, WinXP
Previously: Windows 7 Searches – Small Business When you click on Documents in the Start menu in Windows 7, your cursor arrives blinking in Libraries. I’ve been annoyed by that for months, but I finally had an “ah-ha!” moment when I discovered what libraries can do...
Apr 12, 2010 | Home_Server, Microsoft, network, SBS, search, Vista, Windows7, WinXP
If the right elements are in place, Windows 7 can be used for lightning-fast searches through shared folders in small businesses and law firms. There are a couple of tricks to that process; it will take a couple of days to give you the background and show you some...
Apr 8, 2010 | Apple, Google, Microsoft, mobile, phone
These are the first looks at screens from the HTC Incredible, a Verizon phone that will go on sale at Verizon stores and Best Buy on April 29. Verizon has not acknowledged the existence of the phone or made any official announcement about its release but the most...
Mar 25, 2010 | file_sharing, Microsoft, photos, web_services, Windows Live
For many people, Windows Live Photo Gallery is the best program for displaying, tagging, and doing light editing of photos. It’s free, attractive, and helps you do simple photo chores without the mind-numbing complexity of Adobe Photoshop Elements. Sure, serious photo...
Mar 17, 2010 | Apple, Google, Microsoft, mobile, phone
Back in the old days – say, six months ago – buying a smartphone meant signing up with AT&T for an iPhone (and sighing at AT&T’s shortcomings), or settling for something less capable from another carrier. Things are changing fast – here are a few random...
