Ronald Barrett

So the votes have been cast and we look intently to 2009. Yet somehow the debates still continue to rage on. No, I’m not talking about the general election that took place on November 4th; I’m speaking about the release of Microsoft’s Windows 7 pre-beta software. It arrives at a time when Microsoft is getting […]

If the Mojave experiment didn’t get you out there buying a new Windows Vista system, and the Seinfeld/Gates ads didn’t have you lining up at your local Office Max, perhaps the latest Windows 7 tidbits will bring you back to the “Windows without Walls” world. We sit and await the inevitable with the PDC and […]

Did the Mojave experiment not quite convince you to go out and get Windows Vista? Perhaps you’re a Windows user wanting to learn more about Linux. Or, maybe you want to evaluate an application without installing anything. In that case, test drive software is just what you need. When I first heard about test driving […]

Has Vista been unfairly savaged by the media? As I thought about this question, I decided to go back and look at the early reviews of Windows XP. It seems users were not happy then about the change in the user interface (much like Vista). The “forced” product activation didn’t go over well with users […]

So here we are in late July and it has been nearly a month since Microsoft “officially” stopped shipping Windows XP. However, lukewarm response from end users to Windows Vista and the grassroots “Save XP” movements have softened Microsoft’s stance. Therefore, to appease the masses and the OEM’s, Microsoft has offered a downgrade option to […]

If all goes as anticipated (and it never does), Windows 7 will arrive in 2010. Therefore, if you’ve done the math that means Windows XP, originally released in 2001, will be nine years old. A nine-year-old operating system is human equivalent of a centenarian. As we know this is no easy feat it calls for […]

I can’t say I feel like everyone else about Vista. However, I can understand the frustration of the masses. Vista was to be the new standard for Operating Systems. Most would agree that didn’t happen. But with the recent preview of some of the “new” bells and whistles Windows 7 promises, I thought it would […]

When I built my first Network Environment antivirus software it was a good idea, but still largely optional. In fact, at the time we only had one PC that was actually on the Internet. It seems that as my career progressed, so did the threats. In my first large network, we were installing antivirus software […]

Love XP, hate Vista? Well this is for all the “die-hard” XP users out there. Personally, I run both Windows Vista and Windows XP, and though I have a soft spot for each one, I lean toward XP. I understand and respect not wanting to let go of something that works and works well. I […]

Windows XP users braced for what may possibly be the last major Service Pack release for Windows XP. With June 30th fast approaching some fans of XP received a reprieve of sorts. Dell Corp. announced it would continue to offer XP preinstalled after the cutoff date, much to the delight of many XP fans. The […]