Microsoft has decided to end its' Windows Home Server (WHS) offering. So the current 2011 version looks like the end of a reasonably priced Server OS install.
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Windows ended its Mainstream Support for Microsoft's black sheep of operating systems, Windows Vista, which began its Extended Support phase. This means that while Vista users will receive security updates, they're going to have to pay for patches for the next five years.
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The latest video release showcasing Microsoft Windows 8 benchmarks, and a quick press release by Emily Wilson at Microsoft, shows that Windows 8’s boot time capability will be superior to Windows 7. No, the system was not in hibernation; otherwise we would have seen the restore from hibernation...
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I was just wondering after doing research on this. When water heaters in homes reach the end of their lives, do they just stop working, or do they always explode and create a flood?
If it's the latter, or if the latter is more common and thus the norm, how do you anticipate about when it will...
I have used Secunia without incident for years and it alerts me to any programs that are a threat, end of life, or need patching.
I think it woud solve many of the problems I have read on this page.
Peter
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Surprise, Vista's short four-year support run is coming to an end. What's the reasoning for the early exit?
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Internet Explorer 10 won't run on Windows Vista, a clear attempt by Microsoft to kill off the OS. But why bother? Vista has done a very good job of committing suicide itself.
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Study finds the task to be very difficult; overwriting or crypto-erasure seem the best methods for sanitizing SSDs
Until a university study emerged last week, few experts suspected that it's more difficult to erase data stored on solid-state drives (SSD) than that on hard disk drives (HDDs)...
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How long is your favorite version of Windows going to be supported? Maybe longer than you think. One current version, in fact, will still be supported in 2020. And no, it's not Windows XP. I've...
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July 13, 2010 – Support for Windows XP SP2 and Windows 2000 ends.
If you are running Windows XP, stay more secure by moving to Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) or migrating to Windows 7.