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• Boycott Microsoft Bing - Nicholas Kristof at the NYTimes says searches using simplified Chinese characters bring up Communist Party-friendly results, even if they're entered via a PC in New York. Microsoft's response is basically, "Thanks for the feedback." •...
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On Thursday, as Google gave the tech press its first real look at its upcoming Chrome OS, I was as much interested in the reaction to the operating system as I was in the product itself. Google, like Apple,...
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Chrome
Happy Friday, TechBlog folk! Here's your weekly open-comments thread. If you're a veteran around these parts, you know what to do. If you're not, here's the drill: You leave a comment related to anything about personal tech. I'll approve it....
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• Everything You Need To Know About Chrome OS - Gizmodo has an excellent primer on Thursday's Chrome OS news. Also Want To Try Out Google Chrome OS For Yourself? Here's How. • Google News Revamps Mobile Site for iPhone,...
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Chrome
Recently, I helped a very smart friend with a computer problem. She was having an issue with the application she used most and asked me for some assistance. The problem was fairly simple. For some reason, she had two...
Software
• Office 2010 beta goes public - Along with SharePoint 2010, Visio Viewer and a version of Office 2010 for Windows Mobile phones. Also Coming Soon: Your Professional Network within Microsoft Outlook • 64-bit Windows safer, claims Microsoft - Both...
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You just brought home a shiny new notebook. You didn't pay too much for it, but it does what you need, and a little more. You're probably pretty happy with your purchase, and looking forward to years of computing with...
Hardware
• ASUS best, HP worst for notebook reliability - In a study of notebook reliability over two and three years. Apple comes in No. 4. • What Happens When You Bring a 22-Year-Old Mac to the Genius Bar? - The...
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If you've got a subscription to either TechNet Plus or the Microsoft Developer Network, you're one lucky geek: You can download today a copy of the newest beta release of Office 2010 for Windows XP, Vista and Win7. That...
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• Paul Allen diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma - The Microsoft co-founder had beaten Hodgkin's Lymphoma years ago. • Office 2010 Beta Available for Download via MSDN and TechNet - Expect general availability on Wednesday. • Windows Marketplace Hits All WinMo...
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This Sunday, Windows 7 will have been available for a month. It's now the prevalent operating found on PCs sold at retail, and its market share is growing at a healthy pace. Microsoft is desperately hoping that Win7 is...
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• Is it OK to use OEM Windows on your own PC? Don't ask Microsoft - Microsoft used to say that you could use OEM versions of Windows on a homebuilt PC, but that language has been removed from official...
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• Apple Wins Like a Champ - Psystar is Toast -- What? You're Surprised? - For the most part, Psystar gets its head handed to it on a plate by a federal judge. There are still some issues to decided,...
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• Terms of Digital Book Deal With Google Revised - To address complaints regarding orphan books, and objections from European and U.S. regulators. • Google: Page Speed May Become a Ranking Factor in 2010 - Zippy sites may get a...
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For some time now, every item in the iTunes Store has had a linkable URL. If you sent someone a link to a song, video or iPhone app, it would open the iTunes software on his/her computer and display the...
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Today is Friday the 13th, which would normally be scary for superstitious types. However, there's a mitigating factor: Friday's when we do open comments here in TechBlog! That makes it all better. Leave a comment about anything personal-tech related, and...
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• My scareware night and how McAfee lost a customer - ZDNet's Larry Dignan gets hit by malware posing as antispyware. McAfee's unable to help, and he can't get through to its tech support for help. • Comcast TV Everywhere...
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For Apple's fanboy nation, the ultimate rallying cry when bashing Microsoft is that Windows is a pale imitation of the Mac OS. That claim was the basis for a celebrated 1994 lawsuit filed by Apple against Microsoft, which Apple...
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Ten years ago this month, I wrote an opus on the future of computing as we stood on the threshold of the new century. As was typical of newspaper stories being written then about the coming new millennium back...
