Prediction: The PC-free home by 2012
Posted by Mike Halsey in Technology on 08. Mar, 2010 | 0 Comments
Is the day of the PC finally coming to and end? Are the wars over what operating system or browser we use finally over? If so then we should all hail a wonderful future… right!?
In the last few years we’ve seen a monumental shift in the way we interact with the internet, and in what [...]
Say ‘Ninite’ to software reinstallation woes
Posted by Mike Halsey in software picks on 27. Feb, 2010 | 0 Comments
Installing software is always a chore, especially if you’ve recently installed a new version of Windows (or reinstalled). Now a new service called Ninite aims to take some of the pain out of the process, with free software at least.
What this service does is creates a custom installer for you that will automatically install the [...]
Free PDF guide to Windows 7 Search
Posted by Mike Halsey in guides and how to's, windows 7 on 24. Feb, 2010 | 0 Comments
Yesterday I published the article Why Windows 7 search is the way it is, and what lies ahead, in which Dan Plastina, the group manager for the Find and Organise features within the Windows 7 beta explained why the search, organisation and library features in Microsoft’s latest operating system turned out the way they did.
Despite [...]
Why Windows 7 search is the way it is
Posted by Mike Halsey in windows 7 on 23. Feb, 2010 | 2 Comments
A year ago I published an article entitled “Windows 7 and the Death of Search” in which I criticised the new search facility in the then forthcoming Windows 7. There are a great many reasons why this new way of searching came about, and why Microsoft changed it from the multi-level drop-down search of Windows [...]
Windows browser ballot revealed, rolls out in March
Posted by Mike Halsey in internet on 19. Feb, 2010 | 0 Comments
The browser ballot screen for European users of XP, Vista and Windows 7 has finally been revealed by Microsoft, and will be rolled out to users across the EU via Windows Update from 1st March.
This comes about because of an anti-trust case instigated by Opera about the ‘unfair’ bundling of Internet Explorer with Windows. Late [...]
