For the last several years we’ve been dealing with a lot of Windows XP Kernel viruses. These are viruses that infect the (normally unchangeable) Kernel of Windows XP only. They’re devastating little viruses, and tend to require specialized tools to remove. The problem is that once they’re in the Kernel, no standard antivirus in the [...]
For the last couple months Microsoft has put forth a campaign to remind users that support for Windows XP SP2 will soon end. The official support end date for Windows XP Service Pack 2 will take place in the end of July 2010, roughly seven months from now. While this might seem like plenty of [...]
With Windows 7 planned for launch later this year it’s a good time to take a look at some of the changes you can expect from the new operating system. The first thing most people are interested in is whether or not Windows 7 is faster than the resource wasteful Vista. From early test the [...]
On Wednesday Microsoft announced that the previously expected end of year release of Internet Explorer 8 would be pushed back into 2009. IE8, which entered public beta in March has undergone scrutiny for compatibility issues but was still expected to be ready for a winter 2008 release. The news that this will no longer happen [...]
People within the IT world are still reeling from the introduction of Window Vista but already Microsoft is moving ahead with designs for a new “better” operating system. Although the actual specs are long from finalized it is believed that the 7th version of Windows will also be the last to use 32bit architecture. As [...]