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Hide Your Desktop Icons
One of the things I love about Stardock's icon-organizing Fences program is the way it can quickly hide all your desktop icons. Just double-click any...
Easily Switch Between External Displays in Windows 7
A certain technology-challenged relative, who shall remain nameless, frequently calls me to ask the same question: "I just connected my projector to...
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...
Collaboration study shows user trends, IT opportunities WHITE PAPER
A recent survey of knowledge workers shows they still rely on familiar collaboration tools such as email and telephone calls, but desire new ways to...
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Poor Bill Gates: Mexican telecom tycoon grabs Richest Man title
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is no longer the world's richest man according to the annual Forbes magazine list released Tuesday, but it's not like...
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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...
Four Simple Steps to Reducing Downtime WHITE PAPER
IT process management expert & CIO Niel Nickolaisen reviews his proven change management best practices and how IT departments can reduce downtime by...
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....
Making High Availability Pay for Itself WHITE PAPER
Today there are wide range of affordable high availability solutions that provide the required level of availability at a cost justified by the risks...
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,...
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