How Windows 7 stands between you and the bad guys (but not you and the good stuff) when you’re a laptop user – from antispyware muscle to flexible firewalls to virtual lockers for your most precious files. READ MORE
Here’s how to ditch multi-country licensing hassles and dissolve language barriers between workers and customers. Plus, learn how to make global operations as manageable as a single office! READ MORE
Running Windows 7 doesn’t lock you into XP mode if you really need Windows XP. There are lots of alternatives. READ MORE
Employees at the Ames Golf and Country Club are playing above par since implementing a Windows 7 solution to support office and point-of-sale (POS) software throughout the 164-acre private facility. READ MORE
Kbox is used to manage and control desktop system images that contain user files and applications and — with its Systems Management Appliance, sold separately — to do PC inventory and audits. It also works with both virtual and physical machines. READ MORE
Among the barriers to Windows 7 deployment is the need to upgrade users (and their applications) from IE 6 to IE 8. But too many of those users apparently refuse to give up the older Microsoft web browser. Here’s what’s holding them back. READ MORE
You may not need IPv6 right now, but you will soon. Fortunately, Windows 7 supports the advanced networking protocol better than any other Windows version. But that doesn’t mean you should rely on the default IPv6 configuration. READ MORE
Microsoft began the process of adding multi-core processor support in Windows Vista, but it really improved the underlying technology with Windows 7. Here’s what it means for you. READ MORE
Switching operating systems can be an adventure at the best of times. Hardware requirements, user training, and training of support staff are usually top-of-mind during planning. Switching to Windows 7 from Windows XP introduces still more twists, including a new license activation process and new decisions for administrators. READ MORE
The impact of corporations’ extended technology refresh schedules, pent-up demand, reduced vendor pricing and anticipation of the adoption of Windows 7 converged late last year, generating optimism about this year’s sales of desktop and notebook PCs. But analysts’ hardware predictions are conservative, as early adopters plan to refresh only half their organization’s computers. READ MORE
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