Windows and Office

Archive: 08-2011

• MotoGoogle: Good, bad, or indifferent for Microsoft?

  Debra Littlejohn Shinder analyzes how the deal between Google and Motorola Mobility will affect Microsoft and its efforts to regain a foothold in the smartphone business.

  Posted by Debra Littlejohn Shinder | August 16, 2011, 11:30 AM PDT

• The operating system still matters and always will according to poll

  We are told that with cloud computing and virtualization the operating system does not matter anymore. Well, according to these poll results those ideas are completely wrong.

  Posted by Mark Kaelin | August 15, 2011, 10:12 AM PDT

• 30 years of the IBM PC: Back when we had to be convinced to buy a computer

  In the 1980s, when the personal computer was still mostly a novelty, we had to be convinced to buy a computer. IBM used an icon personality to make the case for its PC.

  Posted by Mark Kaelin | August 12, 2011, 12:23 PM PDT

• Poll: In what decade did you buy your first non-IBM PC?

  In honor of the 30th anniversary of the IBM PC, we ask this poll question: In what decade did you buy your first non-IBM PC?

  Posted by Mark Kaelin | August 12, 2011, 8:49 AM PDT

• Add a second monitor to Windows the easy way with MaxiVista

  In this edition of the Windows Desktop Report, Greg Shultz introduces you to MaxiVista, an application that will allow you to turn any networked system into a second monitor of your primary system.

  Posted by Greg Shultz | August 11, 2011, 1:03 PM PDT

• Should Microsoft make a break with the past and drop legacy support?

  Deb Shinder wonders if dropping legacy support and backward compatibility is the way Microsoft could regain momentum in a competitive market. Sound crazy?

  Posted by Debra Littlejohn Shinder | August 10, 2011, 12:27 PM PDT

• It's Microsoft Patch Tuesday: August 2011

  Justin James gathers the information you need to make the right deploy decision when applying Microsoft’s August 2011 patches in your organization.

  Posted by Justin James | August 9, 2011, 1:55 PM PDT

• Manage multiple displays in Windows with Actual Multiple Monitors

  Actual Multiple Monitors from ActualTools gives you several multiple-display options beyond the basic operating system that make life with more than one display much more pleasant.

  Posted by Mark Kaelin | August 8, 2011, 8:53 AM PDT

• Poll: What is your current music player of choice?

  What application do you use to deliver music from the ether to your ears these days? Are online services replacing your iPod as the delivery device of choice? Take the poll and find out if you are...

  Posted by Mark Kaelin | August 4, 2011, 12:20 PM PDT

• Enhance your Windows 7 multiple-monitor system with DisplayFusion

  In this edition of the Windows Desktop Report, Greg Shultz introduces you to DisplayFusion and shows you some of the great features for managing multiple monitors tucked away in this program.

  Posted by Greg Shultz | August 4, 2011, 8:54 AM PDT