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  • Oct. 25, 2011
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    Looking Back: 10 Years of Windows XP

    Microsoft this week is celebrating Windows XP's tenth anniversary, though I have to think the company's efforts to get businesses off of this aging OS and onto the more secure and reliable Windows 7 somewhat colors the event. On that note, the theme here is that a lot has changed since XP first hit the market, and having attended the post-9/11 XP launch in New York City 10 years ago, I can certainly attest to that theory....More
  • Jul. 18, 2011
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    Whistler: A Look Back at Windows XP Pre-Release Versions

    Codenamed Whistler, Windows XP was in development for less than two years and finally consolidated the previously separate Windows 9x and NT/2000 product lines. It also added the first major new UI skin to the system since Windows 95, providing a completely different look and feel than previous Windows versions while retaining the same usage model....More
  • Jul. 17, 2011
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    Windows XP Media Center: A Look Back

    Windows XP Media Center Edition was Microsoft's first major foray into living room entertainment, and while it wasn't completely successful, it did lay the groundwork for many future products, including Zune, Windows Phone, and Windows 8....More
  • Jul. 15, 2011
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    Windows XP Tablet PC Edition: A Look Back

    Windows XP Tablet PC Edition was one of two major additions to the XP lineup that came in the years after the main product line debuted in 2001. There were two versions of XP for tablets, Tablet PC Edition and Tablet PC Edition 2005. After that, Tablet PC functionality was simply added directly into more mainstream Windows versions in Windows Vista and 7....More
  • Jun. 14, 2011
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    Windows UI Evolutions and Revolutions

    The Windows 8 Start screen is just the latest in a long line of Windows user interfaces, some evolutionary, some revolutionary. But understood in retrospect, this new UI makes plenty of sense, and it certainly has precedent in Windows UIs past....More
  • Mar. 6, 2011
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    Upgrading Through Every Version of Windows 2

    A blogger has recorded his experiences upgrading from an early version of DOS through every major version of Windows (except Millennium edition for some reason). It's pointless, and his final "complaint" is bizarre, but it's still quite interesting....More
  • Dec. 17, 2010
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    Microsoft Security Essentials 2

    Microsoft this week quietly released a second major version of its free security solution for individuals and very small businesses, Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) 2.0. This version of the product looks and works much like its predecessor, but unlike the original version, which appeared in September 2009, the new version offers deeper integration with other Windows-based security technologies...More
  • Oct. 6, 2010
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    A Look at Windows XP Service Pack 3, Part 1: Good Enough?

    Rather than write a traditional review of Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3), I thought this might be an opportune time to reevaluate XP's standing in the Windows world. After all, virtually every techno......More
  • Oct. 6, 2010
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    Windows XP N Editions

    After much hemming and hawing, Microsoft finally shipped its so-called N Editions of Windows XP--Windows XP Home Edition N and Windows XP Professional Edition N--to European Union (EU) countries in mi......More
  • Oct. 6, 2010
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    Windows XP Service Pack 2: The Inside Story

    Windows XP Service Pack 2: The Inside Story SuperSite readers will remember Todd Wanke as the guy who ran Microsoft's War Room for Windows Server 2003 (chronicled in Windows Server 2003: The Road T......More
  • Oct. 6, 2010
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    Windows XP Starter Edition

    In mid-2004, reports surfaced that Microsoft would soon ship an entry-level version of Windows XP, dubbed Windows XP Starter Edition, to customers in emerging markets such as Thailand, Malaysia, Indon......More
  • Oct. 6, 2010
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    Windows Live Wave 3 Updates: April 2009

    Microsoft this week unveiled three important and previously announced updates to its Windows Live Wave 3 series of products and services (see my overview): Web Messenger integration, new activities......More
  • Oct. 6, 2010
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    Internet Explorer 8 Review

    I've recounted the history of Internet Explorer (IE) so many times, it's hardly worth the effort at this point. Suffice to say that Microsoft's browser has seen times both boom and bust, alternatin......More
  • May 7, 2008
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    Slipstreaming Windows XP with Service Pack 3 (SP3) 5

    Here's my preliminary slipstreaming guide to slipstreaming Windows XP with SP3!...More
  • Oct. 14, 2005
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    Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Update Rollup 2 Review

    Update Rollup 2, codenamed Emerald, builds on the success of XP Media Center Edition 2005 and adds a number of minor new features. None are particularly notable, per se, and one might argue that the biggest point of this release--making XP MCE 2005 compatible with the HDTV Media Center Extender that ships with Xbox 360--will be hidden from most users anyway. And Microsoft is using UR2 to extend MCE 2005 to many more locales, opening up the wonders of Media Center to a much wider range of potential users. Let's take a look....More
  • Sep. 6, 2005
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    Microsoft Remote Keyboard for Windows XP Media Center Edition Review

    The Microsoft Remote Keyboard for Windows XP Media Center Edition works almost exactly as you'd expect it to, and with a single nagging exception, it appears to work quite well. It's pretty straightforward....More
  • Apr. 4, 2005
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    Experience Pack for Tablet PC Review

    Microsoft is now shipping a fun and free add-on for Tablet PC users that adds a number of consumer-friendly features and applications to XP Tablet PC Edition 2005. Dubbed the Experience Pack for Tablet PC, this package is essentially a Plus! Pack focused directly at consumers with Tablet PCs. And from my testing of this package over the past several days, it's pretty clear that this is something all Tablet PC owners are going to want to check out. Here's what you get....More
  • Dec. 8, 2004
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    Media Center Extender for Xbox Review

    In this review, I'll take a look at Microsoft's software-based approach to remoting the Media Center experience to the Xbox video game console and see how it stacks up against standalone Media Center devices....More
  • Nov. 25, 2004
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    Media Center Extender for Xbox Photo Gallery

    Here are some photos of the new Media Center Extender for Xbox, which includes a software disc, a controller dongle, and a remote control....More
  • Oct. 12, 2004
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    Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Review

    Three years after I first set my sights on this intriguing multimedia champion, XP Media Center Edition (XP MCE) is at a cross-road. It still offers the premium PC experience, with amazing and unparalleled digital media features. But too, it's still a computer, and not necessarily the type of device one would want in the living room. In other words, the same old arguments about Media Center seem to apply today as much as they did when the product first shipped in 2002....More
  • Oct. 12, 2004
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    Media Center Extender Review

    At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January 2004, Microsoft unveiled its plans for TV set top box devices, called Media Center Extenders (codenamed Bobsled), that would let users remotely access Media Center content from any TV in their home using a wired or wireless connection. The idea, I thought, was a good one....More
  • Aug. 30, 2004
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    Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 Review

    With Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005, the best mobile operating system has gotten even better. Thanks to the vastly improved Tablet Input Panel on the software side, and an amazing new array of innovative and varied Tablet PC hardware, it's pretty obvious that 2004 will be remembered as year the Tablet PC came of age. If you're in the market for a notebook computer, it's time to consider a Tablet PC....More
  • Apr. 8, 2003
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    Tablet PC Roundup

    Five Tablet PCs, arrayed across the table from each other: A Toshiba Portegé 3500, a Compaq TC1000, an Electrovaya Scribbler, an Acer TravelMate C100, and a Fujitsu Stylistic ST4000. It's an awesome sight, for a geek anyway, and one I don't expect to see repeated again within my home. But they're here for now, anyway, and thanks to my seven-week adventure on the Microsoft Mobility Tour, I have this unique opportunity to provide an overview and comparison of these interesting mobile devices. And then I have to send them back....More
  • Oct. 10, 2002
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    Copying Content in Windows XP Media Center Edition

    It's possible to backup, copy, and share content you record with Windows XP Media Center Edition. In this showcase, I'll explain how, but first, let's take a look at some of the issues that surrounding Microsoft's capitulation to the television networks and other content providers which makes this capability less full-featured than it could be....More
  • Oct. 9, 2002
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    Windows XP Media Center Edition reviewed

    Windows XP Media Center Edition is Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1 (SP1) with an additional application, Media Center, and related supporting services. XP MCE runs only on media center PCs, which include modern processors, fast video cards, FireWire connectivity for attaching a DV camera, a TV tuner card for interacting with a cable or satellite signal, and, optionally, other multimedia features, including a DVD writer, surround sound speakers, and front-panel access to the types of memory cards used by most digital cameras....More

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Every so often, I publish an updated version of my “What I Use” document, which details the technology products and services I actually use day-to-day. Since I’m currently on my third business trip in five weeks, this is perhaps an ideal time to discuss the technology products I rely on when I travel and a few related points....More
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