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Mary Jo Foley on the Windows 8 Consumer Preview

March 5, 2012 4:17am PST

This video was recorded from a live ZDNet webcast on March 1, 2012.

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Windows 8 showdown: Face-off on whether Windows still matters

March 2, 2012 3:43am PST

Windows 8 is coming this year, Windows 8 Consumer Preview will be out later this month, and the burning question is: does anybody care? ZDNet editor and long-time Linux proponent Steven J....

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At CES, Ballmer highlights Windows phone, Windows 8, Xbox Kinect

January 11, 2012 5:29am PST

At CES in Las Vegas, American Idol host Ryan Seacrest talks to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer about what to expect from the software giant in 2012. Ballmer previews the new Windows phone OS, Windows...

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CES 2012: Intel looks to 'wow' with concept Windows 8 ultrabooks

January 11, 2012 5:27am PST

At CES in Las Vegas, Intel's Mooly Eden updates the company's "ultrabook" efforts, including a concept transparent touch screen on the back side, coupled with the Windows 8 Metro user interface.

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TR Dojo: Free alternatives to Windows Explorer

November 9, 2011 11:47am PST

Bill Detwiler shows you five free file managers that could make you want to dump Windows Explorer. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article...

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TR Dojo: Automatically restart a failed service in Windows 7

November 3, 2011 11:05am PDT

Bill Detwiler shows you how to configure a Windows 7 service to automatically restart after it fails. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic...

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TR Dojo: Make the Windows 8 Developer's Preview Start Menu work like Windows 7

October 31, 2011 8:06am PDT

Bill Detwiler shows you how to make the Windows 8 Start button work like it does in Windows 7. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and...

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TR Dojo: Must-know Windows 7 troubleshooting commands

October 25, 2011 5:33am PDT

Bill Detwiler explains how a handful of lesser-known command-line tools can help you troubleshoot Windows 7 problems. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original...

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Microsoft's Ballmer mocks Android phone

October 20, 2011 6:02am PDT

At the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer talks about why users should buy a Windows phone rather than an Android device: "You don’t need to be a computer scientist to...

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TR Dojo: Prevent Windows DNS problems with these five simple tips

October 7, 2011 6:26am PDT

Bill Detwiler shares five helpful tips for keeping the Domain Name System (DNS) running smoothly across your Windows network. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the...

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Windows 8's Metro-style UI

September 16, 2011 4:53am PDT

At the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, Brett Carpenter, from Microsoft’s Windows ecosystem group, shows off Windows 8. Its Metro-style UI has live tiles that can be programmed using...

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Microsoft previews Windows 8

September 15, 2011 3:39am PDT

At the Microsoft Build conference in Anaheim, Calif., Steven Sinofsky, the president of the Windows Division, takes the wraps off of Windows 8, unveiling the company's new operating system in...

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TR Dojo: Restore Windows 7 system that won't boot with System Image Recovery

August 31, 2011 7:41am PDT

Bill Detwiler shows you how to revive an unbootable Windows 7 PC with the System Image Recovery tool. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic...

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TR Dojo: Stop users accidentally installing Internet Explorer 9 on Windows 7

August 9, 2011 5:43am PDT

Bill Detwiler shows you how to prevent Windows Update from marking Internet Explore 9 as an important update using Microsoft's free Internet Explorer 9 Blocker Toolkit. Once you’ve watched this TR...

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TR Dojo: Five Free Windows utilities you should download right now

July 19, 2011 9:46am PDT

From defragmentation utilities to password reset tools, Bill Detwiler lists several free Windows utilities that are favorites of TechRepublic members and editors. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo...

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TR Dojo: Find unused computer accounts in Active Directory with dsquery

July 5, 2011 8:33am PDT

Bill Detwiler shows you how to find stale AD computer accounts using dsquery and suggest ways to handle the ones you uncover. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the...

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TR Dojo: Defrag hard drives from the Windows 7 command line

June 15, 2011 1:27pm PDT

Bill Detwiler shows you how to defragment a hard drive from the Windows 7 command line, and use defrag.exe's hidden "boot optimization" switch. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find...

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TR Dojo: Multiple Local Group Policy: User-specific policy configurations without a domain

June 14, 2011 7:32am PDT

Bill Detwiler shows you how to create user-specific Group Policy configurations on Windows 7 and Vista with Multiple Local Group Policy. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link...

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Flush the ARP cache in Windows

June 8, 2011 8:17am PDT

Bill Detwiler shows you how to clear a specific entry from the ARP cache and how to flush the whole thing. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic...

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TR Dojo: Let users show you with Windows 7 Problem Steps Recorder

June 7, 2011 11:21am PDT

Bill Detwiler shows you how Windows 7 Problem Steps Recorder can show you exactly what was happening when a computer problem occurred. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link...

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