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Resize Windows 7's Taskbar Preview Thumbails
Much as I love Windows 7's window-preview thumbnails, which pop up when you mouse over any running program in the taskbar, I find them almost...
The Windows 7 procrastinators
Although even some large shops are delaying Windows 7 implementation, observers caution not to wait too long.
Microsoft researcher wins Turing Award
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has awarded the 2009 A.M. Turing Award to Charles P. Thacker, for his work in pioneering the networked...
A Smart Path To Virtualization WHITE PAPER
As server virtualization continues to transform the data center, enterprises have some critical decisions to make. How will they migrate to a fully...
IT gives Windows 7 the green light
Jim Thomas said no to Windows Vista -- but Windows 7 is an entirely different matter.
Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Rumors Fly
Windows 7 has been officially available for less than five months. In that time, it has established itself as the fastest-selling operating system in...
Windows 7 adoption plans: Computerworld survey results
Computerworld's survey about Windows 7 implementation plans ran online from Jan. 13 to Feb. 10, 2010. Most of the questions and answers appear below....
Analytics in Data: Simplify the Effort, Power up the Capability WHITE PAPER
Beyond reporting and manipulation of aggregated data through reports or dashboards, the need for more advanced analytics is being felt. Previously...
Expert Guidance for New Microsoft Security Bulletins
As predicted last week in the Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for March 2010, Microsoft released two new security bulletins today...
Microsoft to spend $9.5 billion on research in 2010
Microsoft plans to spend $9.5 billion on research and development this year, which a senior executive said Thursday is more than any competitor.
Microsoft: Windows 7 Fastest-Selling OS Ever
Microsoft has sold 90 million copies of Windows 7 to date, making it the fastest-selling operating system in history, according to Peter Klein,...
A Cure for Server Sprawl WHITE PAPER
Dell Global Infrastructure Consulting helps DeKalb Medical create a virtualized server environment to eliminate up to 90 servers and reduce power...
Microsoft at last releases famed Red Hat/Linux virtualization drivers
Last week, Microsoft released a set of drivers that allow production versions of Red Hat to run on Hyper-V. The drivers, otherwise known as...
Make Windows 7 Look Like a Commodore 64
Way back in the Mesozoic era of computing (also known as the early 1980s), we didn't have slick little netbooks or big, powerful desktops. Businesses...
Free Explorer App, Firefox Toolbar, Touchpad Tamer
Not long ago I extolled the virtues of using side-by-side Windows Explorer windows to manage files and folders.