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If you're a Windows user, Firefox is pretty much the best browser around. That's not a knee-jerk anti-Microsoft reaction (seriously!) - that's a cold, hard fact. But if you're still one of the 75% of Internet users with IE, rejoice because you web experience can get even better!
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Torrent search sites are always in a precarious situation. With even a modicum of success, the RIAA starts sending them nice letters hate mail - for proof of the fact, just check out the Pirate Bay's collection. Sadly, hate mail isn't the end of it. The fact of the matter ...
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Information technology is credited with revolutionizing the world in the past 30-odd years. However, as with every great success story, the carcasses of the failed lie on the side of the path to glory. Ever wonder what the biggest failures have been over the years? Infoworld has put together a ...
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With the increasing consumer penetration of IT, the average Joe is beginning to hear rumblings of open source. But it's such a big and often underground business that it's hard to keep up with the going ons of the industry. That's why it's always useful to have a cheat sheet.
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If you're like us, the thought of leaving your home wi-fi network unsecured gives you the heebie-jeebies. Even WEP is not good enough for security snobs - no, we need WPA at least! Interestingly enough, security expert Bruce Schneier seems to think otherwise. Think he's off his rocker? Let us ...
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If you're an avid user of Microsoft Outlook, then you've been frustrated by the built-in search functionality. Outlook 2007 definitely improved upon previous iterations of the software, thanks to built-in indexing and optimization. Regardless, searching through a large amount of e-mail can still take as long as thirty seconds. A ...
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Microsoft has a long way to go in the fight against Google's search dominance. However, today they made an interesting move in a different search market - big money America. A $1.2 billion deal was made to purchase FAST, a Norwegian enterprise search vendor. The move will shore up its ...
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