Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...

Now set to ship in January 2007, Windows Vista will be Microsoft's first major operating system release since it introduced Windows XP in 2001. The new OS is designed to offer a shiny new user ...

“You never get a second chance to make a first impression.” The 64-bit version of Windows Vista includes Aero, a new visual environment. Aero offers visual access ...

While Windows XP was a major and basically necessary upgrade for users of Windows 9X (even Windows 2000), Microsoft has been promising for some time now that its next operating system would be an even ...

A new court filing reveals disputes at Microsoft's highest levels leading up to Windows Vista's release -- including CEO Steve Ballmer describing former Windows chief Jim Allchin as "apoplectic" over ...

Microsoft finally launches the long-awaited Windows Vista Thursfay, promising better security and improved search and claiming it will be the fastest ever adopted operating system it has released. But ...

While Windows 7 is a largely polished upgrade from Vista, a few headaches have carried over. Among them is a security feature that assigns ownership of many system and program files to an entity ...

What if Microsoft waved a magic wand and everything people hated about Windows Vista went away? You might have an operating system that you liked–and that’s what Microsoft appears to be striving for ...