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    A top Microsoft engineer on Friday set out a weekend challenge to the Windows Vista development team: Find and fix a bug in the current code and earn US$100.

  • Microsoft patch Tuesday brings security twosome

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  • System Mechanic 7 Professional

    System Mechanic 7 Professional goes beyond its original greatness, morphing a system utility suite into a kind of grand security suite. As such, it comes up short.

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    So you want to get online with your own e-commerce website? There are plenty of online operations that will tell you how easy it is to get your shop up and running on the Web, but how easy is it really?

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