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Windows 7 Upgrades
Posted by Michael Swanberg on July 20, 2009
Paul Thurrott on his SuperSite blog recently revealed that the Windows 7 upgrade path isn’t going to be as easy as we could hope. In fact, it looks like a nightmare
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Email Forwarding with Hotmail
Posted by Sunil Setty on January 24, 2009
Email forwarding with Hotmail, not as easy as you think. If you have the free version of hotmail you can't forward out of the Microsoft email family - hotmail, live, msn, etc. But for a price you can get it done.
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Converting a Word Doc to PDF
Posted by Sunil Setty on October 29, 2008
Trying to convert a word document into a PDF? Sounds fairly easy and straight forward, but unfortunately it really isn’t, as I’ve found out.
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Chrome, a Peak into the Future of Google?
Posted by Sunil Setty on October 19, 2008
The Internet browser wars certainly are heating up. Just a little over ten years ago Netscape dominated the field, but now Microsoft’s Internet Explorer reigns supreme with about 80% of the overall share.
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Hasta la Windows 7, Baby
Posted by Michael Swanberg on September 24, 2008
Okay, there's been a lot of electronic ink spilled over Microsoft's recent decision to leave some of the basic applications out of Windows 7, notably an email client and a photo manager. I haven't totally made up my mind yet, but I think this is a huge mistake.
Posted in Microsoft, Vista, WindowsComments (1)
Office Roundup!
Posted by Michael Swanberg on August 05, 2008
With many alternatives to Microsoft Office these days, one can pretty much throw Office to the curb for good. And many of the alternatives are free. Here's a roundup of some that I've tried.
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iPhone 2.0 3G And Sometimes ‘Y’
Posted by Michael Swanberg on June 12, 2008
Steve Jobs and company announced the new iPhone and related products at WWDC last Monday. So who's on board?
Posted in Apple, iPhone, MicrosoftComments (17)
DRM Woes — I Told Ya So!
Posted by Michael Swanberg on April 23, 2008
To those that said such things couldn't or wouldn't happen, here's some back up of my point.
Posted in Apple, Audio, DRM, iTunes, Microsoft, MP3Comments (28)
10 Essential Windows Utilities/Programs to Install
Posted by Michael Swanberg on February 14, 2008
I find it helpful to keep a list of the things that I need to install on a new or re-installed Windows system. I am going to list the specific apps that I install but also talk about them in a generic sense in terms of their function. Please feel free to comment on deficiencies of this list, or also why some of these things may not be needed.
Posted in Email, Firefox, Microsoft, Software, WindowsComments (0)
Apple vs. Microsoft
Posted by Michael Swanberg on June 20, 2007
Why does everyone insist on comparing Apple to Microsoft? In my opinion, there is no comparison. It's apples and oranges... er, apples and flags.
Posted in Apple, Microsoft, OpinionComments (118)
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