Word: xp
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...Speaking of Microsoft, the MacBook gave me an excellent opportunity to try out Boot Camp - that's the installation of Windows XP as a second operating system, in case you hadn't heard. On startup, I can choose the Mac OS or Windows, and everything I tried in the latter environment worked as well as it could have. I even tested out MTV's Urge service with - Jobs forgive me - an iriver clix music player. It all worked together even more smoothly than it had done on my high-powered Dell desktop. My biggest problem was an inability to "right...
Storing and sharing digital photos is easy through shutterfly.com snapfish com or photoworks.com But it makes little sense to go digital if your computer is from the Stone Age. If you're running Windows 98 or XP, or using a new Mac, you should do fine. Your old camera? That's another story--it's called eBay...
Posted Thursday, Jan. 12, 2006 Though last week's launch of Google Video grabbed the headlines, the simultaneously announced Google Pack collection of software may be of more immediate value to computer users. Windows XP users, that is. Google Pack is intended to supplement the software that ships with a PC, providing it with a bit more security and ease of use. If that sounds like a slap in Microsoft's face, well then, maybe...
When Microsoft instituted a similar feature, called Smart Tags, in Internet Explorer back in 2001, the company faced such a strong backlash that it dropped Smart Tags from Windows XP. Mayer says Google is unlikely to remove AutoLink but the ultimate decision will be based on public feedback over the next few months...
...corner of your screen. A caveat: desktop search might make it "marginally" easier for hackers to steal your private data, Gartner research director Allen Weiner says. But Weiner and most analysts agree that the rewards greatly outweigh the risks. If you've got a firewall - and anybody with Windows XP has one by default - you should be fine...