news.cnet.com - 2/6/2009
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When people encounter a problem with their PC, they often go to the Web and do a search to see if others have had the problem. If they are lucky, someone has found a fix and listed the steps on either a support document or within a user forum.
Now, ...
thetechlounge.com - 2/12/2009
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thetechlounge.com —
If all you could see was the mouse,
you might just buy it there. There's a lot
of action on the thing, but a little studying shows not bling, but function cut down to hard lines. And then there're the hallmarks of great gaming mice, like the ...
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Microsoft Sidewinder Gaming Mouse
blog.lizardwrangler.com - 2/10/2009
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blog.lizardwrangler.com —
Last month the European Commission stated its preliminary
conclusion that “Microsoft’s tying of Internet Explorer to the
Windows operating system harms competition between web browsers, undermines product innovation and ultimately reduces ...
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The European Commission and Microsoft
pcworld.com - 2/9/2009
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pcworld.com —
In 10 weeks, Microsoft Corp. will begin to
retire Windows XP by shifting the seven-year-old OS into
a more limited support plan. Windows XP, Microsoft's most successful operating syste m ever, will leave what the company calls "mainstream ...
(more)
Windows XP's Days are Really Numbered Now - Business Center
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Microsoft Offers "Fix It" Buttons to Simplify KB Article Solutions
DriverHeaven.net —
... Microsoft has quietly begun adding Fix-it buttons to some of their Knowledge Base articles. The Fix-it buttons run a script which will automatically fix the problem associated in the KB article, according to a Beyond Binary report. ...
Microsoft adds Fix It button to Support Site
TweakTown's News RSS Feed —
... I found something interesting over at CNet while picking out news. It seems that Microsoft is trying to make its online help and support site better. To do this they have added in a new Fix It button at the bottom of certain knowledge base pages (about 100 KB articles currently). The Fix It button performs all of the steps listed in the most common fix for the problem. This handy little option should help many novice users to correct simple problems on their own. Read more here . If we know what those 15 steps are why shouldn't we just script it," said Lori Brownell, ...
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