Windows and Office

Archive: 09-2011

• It's time to think differently about Windows 8

  The Developer Preview version of Microsoft Windows 8 asks users and IT pros to think differently about their operating system.

  Posted by Mark Kaelin | September 15, 2011, 12:27 PM PDT

• BUILD Windows keynote address best way to see Windows 8

  The best way to get a good feel for Windows 8 is by viewing the opening keynote address.

  Posted by Mark Kaelin | September 14, 2011, 10:59 AM PDT

• It's Microsoft Patch Tuesday: September 2011

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

  Posted by Justin James | September 13, 2011, 1:34 PM PDT

• Microsoft BUILD expectations running high

  Microsoft has led us to believe that what’s going to be introduced at BUILD will be nothing short of spectacular. Time will tell.

  Posted by Debra Littlejohn Shinder | September 13, 2011, 12:28 PM PDT

• Windows 8 features we know about so far

  The Microsoft BUILD conference will reveal more Windows 8 details, but Greg Shultz explores the features we know about so far.

  Posted by Greg Shultz | September 13, 2011, 11:11 AM PDT

• IBM lost its sway with IT pros in the 1980s

  TechRepublic members were quick to break tradition and purchase IBM-clone PCs starting in the 1980s.

  Posted by Mark Kaelin | September 12, 2011, 11:13 AM PDT

• Build queries and explore the windows WMI database with WMI Explorer

  Using WMI Explorer, you can easily navigate WMI tables and form WMI queries that select the precise data you’re looking for.

  Posted by Harold Ogden | September 9, 2011, 12:28 PM PDT

• 10 power tips for molding Windows 7 to your will

  You can get a lot more mileage out of Windows 7 if you perform a few tweaks and tap in to some timesaving tricks.

  Posted by Mark Kaelin | September 9, 2011, 7:13 AM PDT

• Recover data files in Windows 7 with Previous Versions

  The Previous Versions feature of System Restore in Windows 7 can recover data in the event that a file is inadvertently deleted or becomes corrupted.

  Posted by Greg Shultz | September 8, 2011, 12:24 PM PDT

• Microsoft should get its head out of the clouds

  Microsoft’s biggest current mistake is creating the perception that Windows users are going to be dragged into the Cloud whether they want it or not.

  Posted by Debra Littlejohn Shinder | September 7, 2011, 11:22 AM PDT