Microsoft wins XP downgrade suit
March 2, 2010 by Sam Narisi
Got a hacked copy of Windows 7? Don’t get too used to it. Microsoft’s about to issue a new update for Windows Activation Technologies that will detect more than 70 “activation exploits” — those crafty little hacks to Windows’ activation. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: activation, detect, hacks, Microsoft, update, Windows 7
For everyone who’s gotten excited by the Microsoft upgrade that is Windows 7, beware. Not all appears well in Win 7 land. Read the rest of this entry »

Forget those contentious TV ads where Apple and Microsoft mock each other’s operating systems. Think instead of unlikely marriages like Mary Matalin and James Carville, or Bill and Hillary Clinton. Think Microsoft and Apple. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Apple, Google, iphone, iTouch, Microsoft, search engine
Jokes about nerd revenge and how cool it actually is to be good in school aside, it’s looking like the geeks may, in fact, inherit the earth. This month, Fortune magazine named one of the country’s biggest nerds CEO of the decade. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Apple, CEO of the Decade, computers, Fortune, Steve Jobs
Looks like it’s deja vu all over again for Microsoft and its latest operating system, Windows 7. A number of users upgrading to the new OS are reporting that debilitating “endless reboot” loop that frustrated Vista and XP users more than a year ago. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Digital River, endless reboot, Microsoft, problem, upgrade, Vista, Windows 7

Well, it’s finally arrived. Delivery week for Windows 7, Microsoft’s new operating system, and crunch time for many IT pros contemplating an upgrade from their beloved XP version.
So will you switch or keep fighting the pressure? Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: compatibility, Hardware, Microsoft, upgrade, Vista, Windows 7, XP