Internet Explorer 7 Adds New Security

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

A new preview version of Microsoft's Internet Explorer, with tabbed browsing, an integrated search box, and RSS support--all features long taken for granted by Firefox users--is now available. The Beta 2 preview of version 7 also sports a much more compact and streamlined interface than that of the current IE, ...

Microsoft Picks Partners to Fight Phishing

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Microsoft has signed up three companies to add phishing monitoring and detection technology to its antiphishing filter in the MSN Search Toolbar and the upcoming release of Internet Explorer 7, and its SmartScreen e-mail filter, the company says. The software vendor has also released the final version of its phishing filter ...

The Lowdown on 64-Bit Windows

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

If you're looking for a way to opt out of 64-bit Windows, you can stop right here. Windows XP Professional x64 is not going to knock your socks off. At least, not right away, and not unless you're running apps that can take advantage of it.But in the very next ...

5 impressive Windows XP tricks

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

You know that feeling you get when your friends or family see you do something on your computer that they've never seen before? If you haven't had this opportunity, here's where you start. If you have, then you know that you're feeling like the world's coolest power-user when this happens. Knowledge is ...

Is Microsoft’s Firewall Secure?

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Some say Win XP SP2 enhancements cause conflicts, don't protect as claimed. Security experts and vendors this week welcomed the introduction of Windows Firewall, part of Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), as a valuable way of protecting PCs. But while the firewall is an improvement, it falls short of the ...