Faster Forward Archive: Windows

Answers to more of your Microsoft Security Essentials questions

The state of computing security in Windows is anything but clear for a lot of home users. So I guess I should not have have been surprised that one column and blog posts at the start and end of this month did not suffice to explain Microsoft's new, free Microsoft...

By Rob Pegoraro  |  October 27, 2009; 4:08 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (8)
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Microsoft to open Outlook data format

Microsoft announced Monday that it plans to pry the locks off the closed, proprietary format of its Outlook e-mail/contacts/calendar/tasks/notes application. By documenting the workings of Outlook's Personal Storage Table (PST) format--one of my least-favorite locked formats--Microsoft would make it far easier for developers to write Outlook-compatible software to complement or...

By Rob Pegoraro  |  October 26, 2009; 4:52 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (4)
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Microsoft does Windows users a favor with Security Essentials

Some weeks, it can seem that my readers hate anti-virus software almost as much as viruses. It's not that people would prefer to see their computers get hacked -- a non-trivial risk with Windows, although Microsoft's last two releases have strengthened its defenses. It's that they don't enjoy having an...

By Rob Pegoraro  |  October 23, 2009; 11:51 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (11)
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Windows 7 arrives; Windows Vista leaves

The waiting is over, and the upgrading can begin. Today, Microsoft's new Windows 7 operating system arrives in stores and on new computers. Microsoft is celebrating the occasion with characteristic hype, staging a gala event in New York to unveil the software. For many PC users, Windows 7's arrival also...

By Rob Pegoraro  |  October 22, 2009; 11:47 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (30)
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Windows 7: Our Long National Vista Nightmare Is Over

You're not going to have Windows Vista to kick around anymore; on Thursday, its successor Windows 7 debuts. As I write in today's column, 7 has issues of its own. You shouldn't mistake Microsoft's new release for some transcendental reinvention of Windows, or even an advance on the order of...

By Rob Pegoraro  |  October 16, 2009; 10:49 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (43)
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One Last Look at My Windows Vista Review

Those of us who write about computing for a living can be so busy trying out the next would-be-big thing that we often forget to follow up on our past predictions. So I was happy to see Technologizer tech writer Harry McCracken spent some time re-reading some of the first...

By Rob Pegoraro  |  October 14, 2009; 12:32 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (11)
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Older Entries in This Category »

Microsoft Launches Windows Mobile 6.5, Rob Pegoraro , October 6, 2009
Windows 7 Upgrade Paths: Tread Carefully, Rob Pegoraro , August 14, 2009
Microsoft Names Its Price(s) For Windows 7, Rob Pegoraro , June 25, 2009
Windows 7 To Ship Oct. 22, Rob Pegoraro , June 3, 2009
Conficker Removal Reminders, Rob Pegoraro , March 31, 2009
Apple Releases Safari 4 Beta, Rob Pegoraro , February 24, 2009
Microsoft Unveils New Windows Mobile Software, Rob Pegoraro , February 17, 2009
Free Anti-Virus Protection Still Has Its Costs, Rob Pegoraro , February 12, 2009
Windows 7: Not Quite The Change We Need, Rob Pegoraro , January 29, 2009
A Quick Tour of Windows 7, Rob Pegoraro , January 10, 2009
Windows: Just Another Program To Run On A Mac, Rob Pegoraro , December 11, 2008
Whatever Happened to Windows Home Server?, Rob Pegoraro , December 2, 2008
Microsoft To Offer Free Security Tools, Rob Pegoraro , November 19, 2008
Microsoft Reveals Windows 7, Rob Pegoraro , October 31, 2008
Baby Got Backup , Rob Pegoraro , October 30, 2008
Microsoft's New Message: I'm A PC, Rob Pegoraro , September 19, 2008
Microsoft Previews Internet Explorer 8, Rob Pegoraro , August 27, 2008
Looking For A Lightweight Laptop?, Rob Pegoraro , August 14, 2008
Last Call For Windows XP (More or Less), Rob Pegoraro , June 30, 2008
Microsoft Offers a Peek at "Windows 7", Rob Pegoraro , May 28, 2008
Windows XP's Afterlife, Rob Pegoraro , May 15, 2008
Windows XP Service Pack 3, Rob Pegoraro , May 9, 2008
Insecurity Over Security Software, Rob Pegoraro , April 17, 2008
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Arrives, Rob Pegoraro , March 18, 2008
Windows Vista Turns 1, Rob Pegoraro , January 24, 2008
Good and Bad Betas, Rob Pegoraro , December 19, 2007
Confusing, For Sure, Rob Pegoraro , December 14, 2007
A Poor Outlook For Outlook Alternatives, Rob Pegoraro , November 30, 2007
Microsoft's "Advantage" Malfunctions, Rob Pegoraro , August 27, 2007
Windows Vista at Six Months, Rob Pegoraro , July 30, 2007
The Start Menu Mess, Rob Pegoraro , July 17, 2007
Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0, Rob Pegoraro , June 8, 2007
Google Desktop Turns 5.0, Rob Pegoraro , June 6, 2007
Vexatious Voice Recognition, Rob Pegoraro , May 1, 2007
Windows Snapping Shut, Rob Pegoraro , April 5, 2007
Google Preps a New Pack, Rob Pegoraro , March 28, 2007
"My" Windows Bug, Rob Pegoraro , March 6, 2007
Vista Vistas, Rob Pegoraro , February 22, 2007
Windows Vista Compatibility Watch, Rob Pegoraro , February 13, 2007
Vista's "Reduced Functionality", Rob Pegoraro , February 9, 2007
This Looks Bad, Rob Pegoraro , February 8, 2007
 
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