Operating system articles

  • Windows XP may get another reprieve

    26 Mar 2008 12:43 PM

    Deadline looms for big PC makers to stop preloading the older OS, but signs suggest Microsoft will have to issue another extension.

  • Microsoft releases Windows Vista SP1

    19 Mar 2008 7:48 AM

    The first service pack for Windows Vista has been released.

  • Data-corrupting Home Server won't be fixed til June

    11 Mar 2008 4:58 PM

    Yesterday Microsoft dashed the hopes of users waiting for a fix to the Windows Home Server data corruption issue -- the patch will not be available in its official form until June.

  • Customise your Windows right-click menu

    25 Feb 2008 3:41 PM

    Whether saving Web images or scanning files for viruses, the right-click has become an essential action for most PC users. However, tweaking that right-click menu in Windows Explorer has never been an easy task ... until FileMenu Tools came along.

  • Microsoft nears Windows XP SP3 launch

    22 Feb 2008 8:07 AM

    Microsoft said on Tuesday that it is making public its latest test version of Windows XP Service Pack 3.

  • Google funds Photoshop-on-Linux work

    20 Feb 2008 12:51 PM

    Search giant Google is sponsoring work to help Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, other software run on Linux via the Wine software layer.

  • Hasta la vista, Vista: The social OS is on the way

    12 Feb 2008 4:25 PM

    A recent study has asserted that the next generation of operating systems will link users to each other on an unprecedented scale as developers incorporate social networking into their platforms.

  • Apple releases latest Leopard, 10.5.2

    12 Feb 2008 10:21 AM

    Apple's latest cat rolls out of the litter.

  • Microsoft Windows Vista SP1

    08 Feb 2008 10:14 AM

    Microsoft pushes its first service pack for Vista out the door. Is it a salvation, a non-event or a flop?

  • Windows Server 2008, Vista SP1 complete: Ballmer

    05 Feb 2008 9:21 AM

    Microsoft has wrapped up development of two major products, Windows Server 2008 and the Service Pack 1 update to Windows Vista, chief executive Steve Ballmer told financial analysts on Monday.

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  • Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6)

    Intel Mac users will like Snow Leopard's smartly designed interface enhancements, and its Exchange support is a must-have (especially with Outlook for Mac on the way). With a ton of technological improvements, Snow Leopard is worth the AU$39 upgrade fee.

  • Microsoft Windows 7 (Home Premium)

    Windows 7 is more than what Vista should have been — it's where Microsoft needed to go. How much damage Vista did and whether Windows 7 is enough for people to finally abandon Windows XP are questions that nobody has the answers to right now.

  • Microsoft Windows 7 (Professional)

    Windows 7 looks like the operating system that we've all been waiting for. Despite its imperfections, it shows a lot of promise for the future while presenting a stable platform that can compete comfortably with OS X.

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