Internet Explorer’s web browser reign will soon be over! I’ve just read on the internet that the long awaited browser ballot for Internet Explorer will start in just over a week (1st March). It will mean that browsers such as Google Chrome and Firefox will be able to get a fairer split of the browser …
Tag Archive: windows
Feb
19
2010
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Feb
01
2010
Microsoft starting bi-hourly shutdowns for the Windows 7 Release Candidate next month
Time’s almost up for the testers… If you’re still one of the few using the Windows 7 Release Candidate, you’ll be interested to know that Microsoft are [finally] starting the bi-hourly shutdowns next month. It means that from March 1st, you’re computer will automatically shut down every 2 hours. Three months after that (1st June), …
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Dec
01
2009
Windows 7 market share nearly doubles in a month, Vista and XP falls
Windows 7 appears to be doing quite nicely at the moment. According the HitsLink, the Windows 7 market share nearly doubled in November. It went from 2.15% in October to 4.00% in November. In addition, Vista and XP are beginning to loose their market share. Vista’s market share has fallen from 18.83% in October to …
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Nov
17
2009
Using Windows Live Writer to manage your blog
Over the last couple of posts I’ve written (including this one), I have been using Windows Live Writer. This is a free piece of software that is created by Microsoft. It can manage and sort your blog for you with ease, and means you don’t have to use any online dashboard. For GEEK!, I use …
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Oct
20
2009
Windows 7 coming early to some UK customers
If you’ve pre-ordered your copy of Windows 7 from PC World or Currys, you’ll be excited to know that you could be receiving your product early. PC World today confirmed that their customers may be receiving their copy (or copies) of Windows 7 a couple of days before launch due to the fact that they …
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