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Windows 7 - Is it worth it for Vista users to upgrade?

The Windows 7 Release Candidate version has been recently released by Microsoft. The salient features include high performance, and little improvements here and there. [Edit: the final, RTM version has also recently been released to MSDN and TechNet subscribers. My opinions have not changed.]
But what about Vista users? In specific, those that have the [...]

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Ubuntu 9.04 Review - Desktop Emphasis on the Jaunty Jackalope

Introduction
My previous experience with Ubuntu has been good. 8.10 did very well for me, even though I remained strictly in the openSUSE 11.1 camp.
People were expecting big changes in 8.10, but it never came to that. Even now, in 9.04 (a.k.a. the Jaunty Jackalope), the expectations of a big change were there, though somewhat damped.
As [...]

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How to Clean Malware Infections

Nowadays, viruses, trojans, spyware, and other malware is rife. The best defence, of course, is prevention. Keeping a system clean is relatively easy.
But what happens if you realize too late, and you do get your system infected? Note that this is meant for Windows users, after all, I have yet to see a Linux user [...]

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Windows 7 review (in VMware, beta)

Introduction
As my readers will know, I have recently been testing out lots of OSes in VMware. The latest to hit my test line was the beta of Windows 7. In this very brief review, I intend to outline the major achievements of Windows 7 so far.
Despite everything, the hardware requirements for running a normal copy [...]

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Windows 7 and Ubuntu 9.10 - why neither will lose

Introduction
There are plenty of articles around the internet stating that Windows 7 is going to kill Ubuntu or vice versa. These articles are irrationally designed to be Microsoft vs Linux debates, though that is hardly the case: Ubuntu only represents a fraction of the linux distro world, albeit the major one on desktop computers, and [...]

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