WINDOWS 2000 SERVICE PACK 3
Microsoft has released Service Pack 3 for Windows 2000, a huge collection of security updates and bug fixes. When I get it on CD, I’ll be talking to my clients about it. Everyone else should probably watch the tech sites for a couple of weeks to be cautious, while a...WINDOWS XP HOME vs. PROFESSIONAL
There are relatively few differences between Windows XP Home and Windows XP Professional for home users and small businesses sharing computers in a workgroup. (If your company has a Windows domain, the workstations must run Windows XP Professional; the Home version...WINDOWS LITE
The nine states challenging Microsoft in the antitrust case are pressing for access to Windows source code so they can demonstrate that certain Windows features can be removed without crippling Windows as an operating system. They’ll press for a version of...WINDOWS XP AND FTP
Not many normal people have reason to use FTP, a long-standing Internet standard for transferring files. It used to require a dedicated program like FTP Voyager, with its own learning curve. And if you transfer files by FTP frequently, the dedicated programs still...SECURITY: WINDOWS vs LINUX
As you probably read, Microsoft announced that it will focus on security rather than new features for the foreseeable future. According to one report, it has suspended all coding of anything new for the next month while the entire company focuses on hunting for bugs...