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04 September 2012
Opinion: Using Windows 8 on a PC: 10 things we've learnt

I've been using the RTM version of Windows 8 on my work desktop PC for a few days now, and thought I'd share my experience as to what it's like to rely on Windows 8. Here's what I've learnt from a few days of using Windows 8 as my primary platform.
27 August 2012
Opinion: Revived 'Green Button' Site Helps Answer Your Windows Media Center Questions

Who says there are no second acts?
14 August 2012
Opinion: Windows 8: it's all about the apps

Windows 8 represents a sea change from Windows 7. It isn't just the new interface which people will have to live with: it's the apps.
23 July 2012
Opinion: Windows 8, IE 10, Office 2013: make or break for Microsoft

The launches of Windows 8, Office 2013 and IE 10 represent a watershed moment for Microsoft. And it's a moment that will either make or break the software giant.
19 July 2012
Opinion: Stop Windows' Automatic Updates from Rebooting Your PC

This is an update of a post I wrote nearly three years ago. Because I continue to encounter the problem on new PCs, I figured it was time to revisit it for those users who missed the original article.
21 June 2012
Opinion: Windows Phone 8 leaves existing users behind

In a few months, Microsoft will launch Windows Phone 8. The bad news is that it won't run on existing Windows smartphones.
18 June 2012
Opinion: Post-PC world? We're just getting started

We're soon to see the most exciting event in personal computing history since Sinclair launched the ZX Spectrum 30 years ago. But why is Windows 8 so important?
07 June 2012
Opinion: Microsoft: 600 Million Windows 7 Licenses Sold

Windows 7 has sold more than 600 million licenses since its 2009 debut, Microsoft said Wednesday at the Computex trade show in Taipei. The data indicates that the aging operating system is still in high demand even as Windows 8 moves towards a debut this fall.
24 May 2012
Opinion: What Windows 8? Microsoft Pushes XP-to-Win 7 Migration

What's the best operating system for businesses? If you were to ask Microsoft, you'd probably expect them to preach the virtues of the company's upcoming Windows 8 operating system, which arrives later this year on both PCs and tablets.
Opinion: Run XP Software in Windows 7

SIUC asked the Windows forum about running software intended for Windows XP in Windows 7.
17 April 2012
Opinion: Windows 8: Which Version Should You Choose?

Microsoft revealed in a blog post what the different versions of Windows 8 will be when the OS officially launches. The news from Microsoft clears some things up, but it also raises some additional questions and may still leave some wondering which version of Windows 8 is the "right" one.
22 March 2012
Opinion: Portable computing: Welcome to the future

Tablets, ultrabooks, Windows 8... the portable connected computer of the future is here. And it's brilliant for watching the telly.
13 March 2012
Opinion: Windows 8 is no fun without a touchscreen

Most people don't have a touchscreen, so is it worth upgrading when Windows 8 launches?
08 March 2012
Opinion: Will I Be Able to Activate XP after 2014?

Snorg wants to keep using XP, and asked the Answer Line forum if Microsoft will activate new installations after the company stops supporting the operating system in 2014.
05 March 2012
Opinion: MultiMon Taskbar Pro: A Second Taskbar for Dual-Monitor Setups

MultiMon Taskbar Pro lets you place a simple horizontal taskbar on your secondary monitor. It comes with five color schemes, ranging from "Classic Gray Style" all the way to Windows 7. No matter what color scheme you choose, the application always feels like the Windows XP taskbar: Each application gets a wide button with a tiny icon and a long text label.
02 March 2012
Opinion: How to Show or Hide File Extensions

Recently I've been downloading some audiobooks in MP3 format. I wanted to import them into iTunes for listening on the go, but there's one problem: iTunes (and, more importantly, my iPhone) can't bookmark an MP3 file. Thus, in between listening sessions, it'll be difficult for me to resume my book from where I left off.
Opinion: Display Your Love for Nature With Free Nature Conservancy Theme

The Nature Conservancy does good work protecting the environment and defending wild lands worldwide. It also sponsors an annual photography contest that we featured last year in a popular Windows 7 theme. Our Nature Conservancy 2011 Windows 7 theme features photographers who were finalists or given honorable mentions in the 2011 photo contest and were kind enough to grant us permission to use their work.
01 March 2012
Opinion: OnLive Desktop Brings Office and Windows 7 to Android

After launching OnLive Desktop for iPad users last week, cloud gaming service OnLive released on Thursday its free Windows desktop virtualization app for Android tablets. Now Android users can run Microsoft Office apps and even stream videos and games to the tablet.
16 February 2012
Opinion: Windows 8: ARMed & ready for Apple & Google

Windows 8 may be something of a point upgrade for existing Windows PC users, but it could herald the birth of PCs in all shapes and sizes.
04 January 2012
Opinion: Add More Music Locations to Windows Media Player

Reader Jim has a laptop running Windows 7, and wants Windows Media Player to scan the music stored on an external hard drive and add it to his library.

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