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Firefox counters Chrome on speed

Mozilla fought back on Wednesday in the US with some performance results to show a forthcoming version of Firefox outpacing Google's new Web browser, Chrome. Read more »

Users report IE8 Beta 2 issues

One day after Microsoft released the second public beta for Internet Explorer 8, users have started to report issues with its installation and sites and services that are incompatible. Read more »

Microsoft hires Seinfeld for ads

Microsoft is to pay comedian Jerry Seinfeld US$10 million (AU$11.47 million) to star in an advertising campaign for its Windows Vista operating system. Read more »

Windows 7 Server to be 'minor release'

Microsoft said on Monday in the US that the server version of Windows 7 would not be a major release and will bear the name Windows Server 2008 R2. Read more »

Windows 7 details in October

In a posting on the newly launched Windows 7 blog, Microsoft has announced that details on the forthcoming product will be made available at the Professional Developers Conference in October. Read more »

IBM teams with Linux firms for Microsoft-free PCs

IBM has launched its latest attack on Microsoft in the enterprise, forming an alliance with three top Linux distributors to promote Microsoft-free PCs around the world. Read more »

No Yahoo talks; Windows 7 on track

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Thursday in the US that its on-again, off-again talks with Yahoo were firmly in the "off-again" phase. Read more »

Vista is "New Coke"

In a new study, Forrester Research uncovers some good news for Microsoft: Vista usage among US businesses is up by more than 40 percent since January. The bad news: still, less than 10 per cent of the 50,000 companies surveyed use Vista. Read more »

Samba 3.2 adds cluster support

The Samba project on Tuesday released a major update to the file and print components of the server software, adding clustered file system support, compatibility improvements and other changes. Read more »

IE8 to come with anti-malware, XSS protection

Microsoft yesterday announced new security features within the upcoming release of Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2. Read more »

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Brazil's love of Linux

Walk into the Ponto Frio electronics store at Sao Paulo, Brazil, which proudly displays a penguin-shaped logo, and you will find a healthy supply of Linux PCs alongside the usual Windows machines. Read more »

How to create a Blue Screen of Death

Feeling nostalgic about the Microsoft Blue Screen of Death, which used to plague desktops in the bad old days of Windows? No need to keep those feelings locked away. This handy guide will show you how to force your PC to recreate the infamous error. Read more »

Are you going to upgrade to Windows Server 2008?

There is a lot of hype in the IT industry when it comes to new releases of products. Look at the iPhone, Windows Vista, WiMax, OS X Leopard. This article digs through the hype to help you make a decision for yourself whether migrating to Windows Server 2008 will be worth it in the next 18-24 months. Read more »

Ecosystem breaking from Microsoft's grip?

Microsoft got where it is today through its influence over manufacturers. It no longer has the control it once enjoyed. Read more »

Using the Computer Management Console's Local Users and Groups snap-in in Windows Server 2003

Now that we've investigated the Windows Server 2003 Computer Management Console's Event Viewer and Shared Folders snap-ins, I will walk you through how to use Local Users and Groups. This snap-in is available in all versions of Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Vista. Read more »

Using the Computer Management Console's Shared Folders snap-in

Managing open files, active shares, and user sessions can take up quite a bit of time. The Computer Management Console's Shared Folders snap-in can make your job easier by showing remote activity and resource access on a given system. Read more »

10 things you should know about virtualisation

Virtualisation has been a major buzzword in the IT world for a few years. Microsoft has promised that the Hyper-V virtualisation component (formerly called Viridian) will follow within 180 days of the Windows Server 2008 release. Read more »

Testing Web applications with multiple browsers

One of the messier aspects of delivering Web applications to the Internet is comprehensive testing to ensure a consistent user experience with different browsers. Here's a look at various avenues for proper application testing. Read more »

Managing a Windows Server 2003 system with the Computer Management Console

Windows Server 2003 includes consoles that allow you to manage the server and other components of a Windows Server 2003 environment. Read more »

Four major Windows Server 2008 storage improvements

With the release of Windows Server 2008, Microsoft is making a number of improvements to the server's underlying storage mechanisms. I'll talk about four of these improvements and explain what they mean for the typical IT organisation. Read more »

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Vista UAC prompts unexpected, not intuitive: Microsoft

Scott Charney, who heads up Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing division, admitted this week that Windows Vista's User Account Control (UAC) prompts are unexpected and not intuitive. Read more »

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Why Vista UAC can't stop malware: Microsoft

User Account Control (UAC), the 'annoying' security feature in Windows Vista, will not stop malware from infecting PCs, according Roger Grimes, a member of Microsoft's software security team. Read more »

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Tech Shakedown: Windows Vista forces reboots

ZDNet executive editor David Berlind discovers a reboot feature in Microsoft's Vista operating system that he doesn't like. The feature forces users to reboot their PCs with only a short warning before it happens. Read more »

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Windows XP's last hurrah

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- The mere fact that Microsoft will stop widespread sale of Windows XP at the end of the day has been a topic here and elsewhere for months. The most immediate question is, with Windows XP moving off the stage, just where is Windows Vista? Read more »

Microsoft says "open sesame"

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- While you may have been out last night watching the latest Rambo adventure with Sly Stallone making war for war's sake, Microsoft was busy declaring a truce with the open source community. Read more »

Do Vista users come from XP?

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- The theory is that people on XP will skip over to Windows 7 when it appears and Vista users will come from Windows 2000. A silly idea that can be disproved by a simple graph -- or can it? Read more »

Builder AU widgets for all

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- Want the latest Builder AU tips, tutorials, news and blogs in widget form? Here's Builder AU's cross platform widget to insert on your Web site or blog, Netvibes account, Windows Vista, Apple's Dashboard, or your favourite social networking Web sites. Read more »

Is that $500 million in your wallet?

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Have we officially returned to the silly season of the late 1990s? If not, there was a momentous step closer taken this week. Read more »

Google joins Microsoft's mixed bag

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- It certainly has not been all roses and glory at Microsoft and Google this week. Read more »

The Fud is Flying! (Again)

David McAmis [blogs:theneteffect] -- It seems like that the latest marketing technique for software vendors is to sling a little FUD and see if it sticks. Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt make for some attention-grabbing headlines and are great for scaring potential customers away from a competitors offering. Read more »

Microsoft release Orcas beta and .NET framework 3.5

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- After two community previews Microsoft have released the first beta of their new Visual Studio development tools, code named "Orcas". Read more »

Widgets - Revenge of the shiny things

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- In a world without widgets, would you start up separate applications for the weather, a dictionary, a screen ruler, a gmail peeker and an app that checks your favourite web comic everytime your machine boots up? Read more »

Live Aussie Vista Launch

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- Live Blogging from the Australian launch of Microsoft's Windows Vista and Office 2007 at the MCA in Sydney. Read more »

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    Hands up if you missed the Chrome release -- didn't think anyone did. Google's browser arrived with all the fanfare and hype that only Google can produce. Read more »

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    Melbourne-based Web start-up 2Vouch yesterday launched the first public beta of what it dubs its "social recruiting platform". Read more »

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