Netbooks

Windows 7 Home Premium Family Pack Savings

by Mike McEvoy on October 13, 2010

windows-7-home-premium-family-pack

Microsoft originally launched Windows 7 in October 2009. At that time they offered a money-saving, special priced Windows 7 Home Premium Family Pack for 3 PCs for $149. This special Windows 7 pricing only lasted for a few months and was then discontinued. Recently, Microsoft re-launched the Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade Family Pack [...]

computer-maintenance-vent-cleaning-airflow

Heat is not a friend to computers. A simple step in computer maintenance is cleaning the computer vents, improving airflow and reducing internal heat buildup. Clogged vents can raise the operating temperature inside your computer, increase the wear and tear on your computer’s components and shorten a system’s lifespan. Computers have evolved a long way [...]

Support for Windows XP Service Pack 2 Ends

by Mike McEvoy on July 6, 2010

Windows-XP-SP2-Support-Ends

Microsoft is ending support for Windows Service Pack 2 (SP2) on July 13, 2010, a date that was originally set when Windows XP Service pack 3 (SP3) was released on April 21, 2008. After the July 13, 2010 cutoff computers running Windows XP SP2 will no longer be able to receive downloaded security patches and [...]