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There are lots of fiddly little rules surrounding backup and disaster recovery, but some of them are, to be frank, blindingly obvious. At the top of my personal list would be this one: don't check your notebook PC as hold luggage when you get on a plane.
Microsoft is at the start of "the greatest innovation pipeline we have ever had," CEO says. And no, he doesn't throw chairs.
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Microsoft's chief executive may well think that a $100 PC will solve the problem of software piracy - but it's a question of who is willing to bear the cost.
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer reveals that Windows 7 is going to be a major release, not just a Vista update. He says the new Windows will have a better user interface, information management tools, and performance. It isn't practical to wait for Windows 7 instead of deploying Vista, he says, since both systems are compatible. Interviewers: Neil MacDonald and David Mitchell Smith of Gartner.
Windows 7 will be code-versioned as Windows 7.0, won't it? On this week's Club Builder we see that it isn't so, as well as get Steve Ballmer thoughts on Vista deployment; plus we see some new HTML5 tricks.
With Steve Ballmer in the country this week, its time to present the "Best of Ballmer". Club Builder also looks at the goverment's firewall plans as well as news from Microsoft's PDC conference.
Apple makes a bid for a larger slice of the browser market with a version of Safari for Windows, XP, and Vista.
Microsoft CEO talks Windows Mobile. Steve Ballmer discusses importance of mobility.
Commentary: Last week, Steve Ballmer sent a memo to the MS troops about the threat posed by Linux and the open source software movement. I have a suggestion for Steve and Co.: Don't beat 'em. Join 'em.
Apple chief executive officer Steve Jobs kicked off Macworld Expo on Tuesday in the U.S. by announcing a smaller iPod music player, new multimedia software and an update to Microsoft's Office package.
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