Parallels have shipped their ‘Desktop Upgrade’ tool, which is geared toward PC users who are moving from Windows XP or Vista to the latest andRead More

Note: This article is adapted from Windows 7 Secrets Chapter 25, Troubleshooting and Recovering from Disaster. –Paul The integrated Windows Troubleshooting tools works well inRead More

Note: This article is adapted from Windows 7 Secrets Chapter 24, Keeping Your Data Safe. –Paul With Windows 7, Microsoft expands on the pervasive andRead More

While Internet Explorer’s rivals have had download managers for years, users of the Microsoft browser have had to suffer along with a more limited andRead More

Like other browsers, Internet Explorer 9 dispenses with the traditionally separate address bar and search box, replacing both with a single control that Microsoft callsRead More

Back in February, I wrote an article, Windows 7 Product Editions, in which I discussed the various SKUs (stock keeping units, or product editions) thatRead More

Last week, Microsoft announced the availability of the 1.0 version of its Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) product, part of the Microsoft Desktop Optimization PackRead More

Microsoft this past week issued a beta version of its upcoming Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) tool, previously codenamed “Kidaro.” (Kidaro was the name ofRead More

The Windows Small Business Server (SBS) world is being torn asunder as you read this, thanks to Microsoft’s decision to split the product into twoRead More