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Start: The Microsoft Intervention Continues
Ah, Microsoft, thanks for coming back. I know you’re probably feeling a little vulnerable. Here’s a tissue. Let’s continue our session. I assume my article about problematic changes in Windows 11 is rocketing around Microsoft mailboxes this week. Tears are being shed....
FREE GUIDES THAT TEACH USEFUL STUFF
There is no shortage of how-to guides online, but loyal reader Stan Beck pointed out a particularly nice collection of free manuals – each one short enough to be appealing but...
LEXISNEXIS KILLS BILLING MATTERS
Billing Matters, the LexisNexis law office billing and accounting program, was killed last week. This was circulated Thursday and appeared in the TechnoLawyer newsletter....
WINDOWS 7 UAC AND DIALOG BLINDNESS
User Account Control (UAC) was introduced in Vista to make it harder for bad guys to write software that could take over your computer. By default, its volume has been turned...
MICROSOFT ONLINE SERVICES LOWERS PRICES
Microsoft Online Services has unexpectedly become more affordable and a more compelling choice for small businesses. I want all law firms and businesses with five or more...
WINDOWS 7 AND CRAPWARE
Windows 7 is great. The combination of Windows 7 and improved hardware makes it far more likely that you will be satisfied with your next computer. There is still one way that...
MICROSOFT DROPS OFFICE ACCOUNTING
Microsoft is now completely out of the accounting software market, following Friday’s announcement that it is dropping all of its remaining Office Accounting products. At...
THE WORLD TURNS UPSIDE DOWN
My favorite support call this month came from a client reporting that everything onscreen had turned upside down. The little monitor controls that come up when you fiddle with...
OVERLAY OUTLOOK CALENDARS
Here’s an Outlook feature that was new to me – there’s a way to overlay two Outlook calendars. It’s becoming common for people in small businesses to share Outlook calendars....
WINDOWS 7 TASKBAR
Windows 95 introduced the Start menu. Windows 7 represents a big step away from it. Probably the most noticeable change in Windows 7 will be in front of you all the time, down at...
More About Windows 7 Computer Shopping
There are an overwhelming number of new computers on the market! It will be impossible to stay up to date on the brands and models – and almost impossible to get hands-on...
Windows 7 Computer Shopping
There’s good news about shopping for a new desktop or notebook computer running Windows 7: they’re all good enough. It’s such a relief! One of the important reasons that Vista...
MORE ABOUT WINDOWS 7 UPGRADES
Run Microsoft’s Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor before making any decisions about upgrading your computer! Here’s a good summary from ZDNET writer Ed Bott: Who should upgrade?...
WINDOWS 7 LAUNCH
Windows 7 is available today in the stores and on new computers. It is faster than Vista and does not rely as heavily on state of the art video cards. It benefits from three...
MORE ABOUT WINDOWS 7 SEARCH
Windows 7 brings two subtle improvements to searches. As always, search results in Windows Explorer can be displayed as thumbnail images (useful for photos), as a list with or...
WINDOWS 7 SEARCH
Many of you will buy Windows 7 computers to replace aging Windows XP systems. There will be many things to get used to, big and small, but the best change is easy to miss –...