Tag Archives: Microsoft

Microsoft Surface

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Jesse Zylstra

Microsoft’s latest operating systems adventures are clearly attempting to pull us into the tablet world. Windows 8 is fully focused around being a tablet OS — even though it will probably be installed on more “regular” (or traditional) desktops than … Continue reading →

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Microsoft’s Free Phone Directory: TellMe

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Jesse Zylstra

A while back, Microsoft released a true answer to the lack of Goog411: TellMe, powered by Bing. TellMe is a toll-free number that you can call for free directory search, driving directions, traffic, weather, movies, sports, stock quotes, ‘cheap gas’, … Continue reading →

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MagicDisc ISO: Virtual CD-ROM Manager

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Jesse Zylstra

The smallest of computers no longer come installed with CD or DVD drives. New technology has taken a swing away from this older way of storing data. This is great when it comes to making computers lightweight and small, but CD and … Continue reading →

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Ways to improve your computer: Defragment Daily

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Jesse Zylstra

For those of us using Windows, we are haunted by the inner-workings of the NTFS file system. All through the life of Microsoft file systems, fragmentation has been a major performance issue. Now that drives are getting larger and larger, … Continue reading →

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How To: Download All Google Docs Documents

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Jesse Zylstra

How can I backup, download, or export all of my Google Docs Documents? (For the sake of simplicity, I am going to refer to backups and downloads as exports.)Google has made it surprisingly easy to export your entire Google Documents … Continue reading →

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Can't Beat Free: Microsoft Security Essentials for Antivirus

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Jesse Zylstra

In 2009, Microsoft released it’s own free antivirus program. This is not the first time they have released an antivirus program, you may remember Windows Live One Care, a low-rate antivirus service. Questions arise about how good this free program … Continue reading →

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Windows 7 Starter Edition

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Jesse Zylstra

What are the disadvantages, or advantages of Windows 7 Starter Edition? Windows 7 Starter Edition is supposedly focused at Netbooks. Wikipedia words this a little differently: “Out of all the different editions (Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, and … Continue reading →

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Windows 7

Posted on December 20, 2008 by Jesse Zylstra

I tried out Windows 7, legally of course wtih a 30 day trial via Windows activation… not saying if I will disable that or not… Anyways, I have to say, I am impressed. And now, I feel I must share … Continue reading →

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