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Entries Tagged ‘Windows’

Free Microsoft E-Learning Courses to Sharpen your IT Skills

If you’re short on money to spend on training or if you’re just looking for a good deal, check out Microsoft Learning. There you can find close to 50 free e-learning courses available on several categories. The majority of them are, of course, introductions and overviews of specific technologies, but there are also a few [...]

Annoyed by Windows Vista UAC? Check this out!

BeyondTrust, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, has released last month a solution for the “annoying” UAC (User Account Control) security feature used by Windows Vista. Basically, according to Microsoft, users should be running Vista under a Standard Account to increase the security in the operational system. UAC comes into play when applications running under a [...]

Outlook Connector on Windows Vista Box

Last week, I finally decided to test Windows Vista. I’ve been reluctant to do it because of all bad reviews it has received from users since it was launched. In order to avoid experiencing any problems related to lack of memory or speed in the box, I purchased a new Intel Core 2 Quad Processor with [...]