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Windows 7’s touch-screen features may not grab office users

It was a relief to hear Microsoft execs say that touch-screen computing, which they demonstrated as part of a sneak peek of Windows 7...

XP deathwatch: Your key questions answered

The following FAQ list appeared on Computerworld U.S.:Even though it has had its own problems of late, Windows XP remainsthe most-used version of Windows....

How much IT education does an MBA student need?

M.S. Krishnan knows all about the IT-business disconnect. I recently had a conversation with the professor and co-author of the recently published New...

Facebook offers a primer in effective site redesign planning

Drop-down menus. Tabbed browsing. A content management tool. Come on, people: it’s not like Facebook is reinventing the wheel here.As the social networking service...

Week Two’s theme: the cost of wireless in Canada

Dave Webb came up with the idea for this week's theme. Here's his challenge:Canada lags Europe and the U.S. in wireless penetration substantially, a...

Blogosphere: The Microhoo we never knew

While the software giant considers a different approach with the portal player, IT industry observers from Silicon Alley Insider, Appscout and others dissect the mega-merger that might have been

Symantec pins blame for XP SP3 registry corruption on Microsoft

The finger-pointing is getting ugly. Gregg Keizer reports: Symantec Corp. Thursday said it was Microsoft’s code that crippledsome PCs after upgrades to Windows XP...

YouTube Fridays: An IT pro applies for work on camera

I'm sure it's not the first time it's been done, but Jeffrey White's approach to finding his next job is certainly a little more...

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