Computerworld Weekly Top 10
May 08, 2009
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In this issue:
1. FAQ: How to get Windows 7 RC
2. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: KDE 4.2: Finally a new Linux desktop I can like
3. IT Blogwatch: XP Mode confuses and amuses Windows 7 reviewers
4. Microsoft: We're not ditching Vista until at least 2011
5. Leaked copies of Windows 7 RC contain Trojan
6. Consumer Reports rates free PC security software as 'best buy'
7. Windows 7 RC's 'free' reign to end with auto-shutdowns
8. Apple said to make $700M buyout bid for Twitter
9. Microsoft springs public Windows 7 RC early
10. Microsoft lays off 3,000 employees
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FAQ: How to get Windows 7 RC
Everyone gets a shot at Windows 7 this week when Microsoft will post the Release
Candidate (RC) of the upcoming OS for public download. Here's how to grab your
copy and try it out.
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Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: KDE 4.2: Finally a new Linux desktop I can like
Anyone who knows anything about my tastes in the Linux desktop knows I really
haven't liked the KDE 4 interface, but the latest version, KDE 4.2.2, is looking
good, darn good.
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IT Blogwatch: XP Mode confuses and amuses Windows 7 reviewers
In Monday's IT Blogwatch, Richi Jennings watches last week's reactions to XP
Mode in Windows 7 -- now that the dust has settled, what do bloggers think? Not
to mention an Ich Bin 8-Bit installation timelapse...
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Microsoft: We're not ditching Vista until at least 2011
Microsoft will not dump Vista when Windows 7 launches and plans to keep selling
it to computer makers, system builders, volume licensees and consumers at retail
until at least January 2011, a Microsoft spokesman said today.
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Leaked copies of Windows 7 RC contain Trojan
Pirated copies of Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) that leaked on file-sharing
sites contain malware, according to users who have downloaded the upgrade.
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Consumer Reports rates free PC security software as 'best buy'
Consumer Reports slapped its 'best buy' label on a trio of free security
programs for Windows PCs, saying they are a smarter pick than suites from
companies like Symantec and McAfee.
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Windows 7 RC's 'free' reign to end with auto-shutdowns
Users who download Windows 7 RC thinking they can use it for free until August
2010 are in for a rude awakening next March 1. That's the date bi-hourly OS
shutdowns start.
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Apple said to make $700M buyout bid for Twitter
Several blog sites are reporting that Apple may have made a $700 million bid to
buy microblogging site Twitter.
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Microsoft springs public Windows 7 RC early
Microsoft launched Windows 7 Release Candidate to the public earlier than
expected, posting the download Monday before midnight Eastern time.
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Microsoft lays off 3,000 employees
Microsoft today laid off 3,000 workers, the second wave of a major reduction the
company announced in January. And in a memo to employees, CEO Steve Ballmer said
more cuts are possible.
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