Sony VAIO Notebooks Unable to use Windows 7's XP Mode

By Charles P. Jefferies | 8/10/2009

Sony has intentionally disabled hardware virtualization on all Sony VAIO notebook PCs, which means that they will not be able to use Windows 7's XP mode.

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Personal Finance Software 2009 Buyer's Guide

By | 7/31/2009

Given the current state of the global economy, now is probably a great time for you to consider organizing your household budget -- and maybe even your investments -- with some personal finance management software. The question thus becomes: Which finance app offers the most bang for your buck, especially when some of them are available for free. We separate the toxic assets from the sound financial instruments in this buyer's guide.

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Atom N270/280 Netbooks May Not Get Windows 7 Upgrade

By Charles P. Jefferies | 6/12/2009

According to a DigiTimes report, netbook manufactuers may not offer upgrades to Microsoft's upcoming Windows 7 operating system on their Intel Atom N270/N280-based netbooks.

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Microsoft, Intel to Limit Windows 7 Netbooks to 10.2"

By Charles P. Jefferies | 5/27/2009

According to a DigiTimes report, Microsoft and Intel are planning to limit the screen sizes of netbooks running Windows 7 to 10.2 inches, down from the previous high of 12.1 inches for netbooks running XP.

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Windows Vista SP2 Now Available

By Charles P. Jefferies | 5/26/2009

Microsoft today officially released the 32- and 64-bit versions of Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows Vista.

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Windows 7 to have "XP Mode", Special Requirements

By Charles P. Jefferies | 4/29/2009

Microsoft's upcoming Windows 7 operating system will have an "XP mode" feature that allows users to run programs that do not work on Vista or 7 through a virtual version of XP.

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IBM Releases Lotus Symphony Software at No Charge

By | 9/18/2007

IBM today announced Lotus Symphony, a suite of free software tools for creating and sharing documents, spreadsheets and presentations. Starting today users can download this office software for any purpose whether it's academic, business or personal.

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