June 2008

Windows XP Extended to 2014 3

Windows XP Extended to 2014

The public has been heard. As you know, PC Authorities reported a week ago that Microsoft was going to “kill” Windows XP on June 30th, 2008. Microsoft just announced that they’ve listened to the...

PC Use Hits 1 Billion Plus 0

PC Use Hits 1 Billion Plus

According to Gartner, the global use of PCs reached the 1 billion-plus mark and is projected to hit the 2 billion mark by 2014. Gartner’s research shows that PC use is increasing at 12...

How To Password-Protect Your Computer During Standby or Hibernation in MS Windows XP Professional 5

How To Password-Protect Your Computer During Standby or Hibernation in MS Windows XP Professional

PC security is a very imporatant aspect of computing today. Especially with laptops, used in a mobile environment, you want to make sure that strangers do not access your information. If a computer running Windows XP goes to standby or hibernation, you can configure Windows XP to ask for a password when it returns to normal operation.

How to Delete Files from the CD Recorder Temporary Storage Area in MS Windows XP Professional. 0

How to Delete Files from the CD Recorder Temporary Storage Area in MS Windows XP Professional.

Whenever you burn a CD in Windows XP, a temporary folder is used to store the files that you want to write to CD-ROM. This CD buffer ensures that the files are available (not in use) during the burning process. Of course this takes up some disk space, so if you want to free up this disk space as part of you system maintenance, you can delete them.

Dell’s Studio Hybrid Mini PC 1

Dell’s Studio Hybrid Mini PC

Dell has a new contender in the miniature PC market that has analysts buzzing all around. According to Gizmodo and Engadget, the Studio Hybrid Mini PC has been spotted. This one has even more...