Strange as it may sound, the computer virus is something of an Information Age marvel. On one hand, viruses show us how vulnerable we are — a properly engineered virus can have a devastating effect, disrupting productivity and doing billions of dollars in damages. On the other hand, they show us how sophisticated and interconnected [...]
It’s high time we unloaded on the high-and-mighty Mac maker. Narasu Rebbapragada and Alan Stafford, PC World The company formerly known as Apple Computer and now called simply Apple, Inc. is unique in many ways–including in its ability to drive even folks who admire it positively batty. It makes great products (usually), yet its secretiveness [...]
Sometime soon, Microsoft will finalize its Service Pack 1 (SP1) release for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Today, however, a near-final version of the service pack leaked online for both 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) versions of the OSes, and I took the time to install the build on my main Windows 7 [...]