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European Windows 7 buyers getting browser choice after all?

It looks as though Microsoft may have conceded defeat in its fight against the European Union’s antitrust charges relating to the bundling of the Internet Explorer Web browser in Windows 7. The EU wasn’t happy with the plans to exclude a browser from the OS completely, so it seems European Windows buyers will now be given a choice via a ballot screen. The EU has been on Microsoft’s case for a good while now, insisting the company is being anti-competitive in its practices when it comes to bundl… Continue

Added by David King on July 27, 2009 at 5:03am — 9 Comments

Bad News: XP to Windows 7 Upgrade?

It’s little news to followers of tech sites that upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 could be a whole bunch of hassle. But now mainstream news sources are starting to spread that message to the masses. Anyone running Vista who upgrades to the equivalent edition in Windows 7 should find it a relatively simple process using an upgrade DVD. However, when it comes to machines running XP, things are more complicated shall we say. In reality, there is no upgrade process: the only option is a compl… Continue

Added by David King on July 24, 2009 at 7:46am — 6 Comments

Competition Time: The Geeks Community @ WhatPulse.org

If your a good fellow subscriber of Chris and have followed on with recent videos, you will have noticed that the website whatpulse.org has been mentioned. WhatPulse is a free desktop program that opens a so-called "keyhook" upon Windows startup, which listens to incoming Windows messages about the keyboard, the keyhook sends these messages to the program itself, and the program first determines if the key pressed is a proper key (Every standard keyboa… Continue

Added by David King on July 23, 2009 at 4:25am — 3 Comments

Will Windows 7 finally kill off Windows XP?

Okay okay, we all have to admit Windows XP is still number one. The eight-year-old OS still holds a 60 percent market share, even though it’s now starting to show its age. Vista completely and utterly failed to knock Windows XP off its lofty perch, so what are the chances Windows 7 can do any better? Until now, the netbook market was ripe for Windows XP to dominate because of its low hardware requirements, but lower end versions of Windows 7 have been built with netbooks in mind so even that li… Continue

Added by David King on July 21, 2009 at 7:04am — No Comments

Should your ISP monitor your internet connection?

One topic that is sure to get an emotive reaction is the idea of authorities spying on you, looking into your connection and seeing what you are downloading, where from and whether you should be or not. Likewise many people might feel uncomfortable about ISPs monitoring customers’ broadband lines, wouldn't you? Unfortunately, there is an increasing call for ISPs to track and monitor more and more. I'm sure many of you will have heard of DPI (Deep Packet Inspection) which is used to identify wha… Continue

Added by David King on July 11, 2009 at 4:03am — 4 Comments

The Future of USB?

Quite simply, it looks as though USB is coming to an end, at least for commercial and higher security purposes, not only because of the virus and other risks but because of the threat to security that USB devices pose whenever they are plugged in. For instance, a passer-by could simply walk into a commercial business or even a school, insert a USB removable device and transfer possibly thousands of critical documents and files and leave within a few minutes. It is because of this that the Milit… Continue

Added by David King on July 9, 2009 at 8:30am — 19 Comments

Bored with your Windows Vista computer?

Okay so your sat here reading things wondering what the earth I am going to talk about well how about the Top 30 best free essential utilities for Windows Vista? Vista is far from perfect but it’s possible to make it a little more perfect and a little more useful by downloading and installing some free utilities for it. If you have no idea where to start or which programs to look for, here are some that will get you well on your way. (By the way, these are not listed in any particular order but… Continue

Added by David King on June 27, 2009 at 3:09am — 2 Comments