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Lets Talk Old Web Browsers and Online Safety

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I recently started using a very slick plug-in on my website to track stats – it is called StatPress Reloaded.  I have only had it running for a couple of days but an interesting thing has popped out of the details:

Almost half of the visits I have had in the . . .

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Farewell to Windows XP

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Just today I received my regular OEM Newsletter from Microsoft and the lead story was quite interesting:

Windows XP End-Of-Sales (January 31, 2009)

Microsoft will soon discontinue selling Windows XP through our sales channels. In industry terms this is called "End-Of-Sales" (EOS). The last day Microsoft Authorized OEM Distributors can . . .

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Windows 7 Google Alerts for 27 January 2009

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Talking Windows 7, live CNET News – San Francisco,CA,USA For those that want to talk about Windows 7, ask questions or just share their thoughts on Vista’s successor, that will be the topic of this week’s Editors’ … See all stories on this topic

Windows 7 Tip: . . .

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Windows Vista Google Alerts for 26 January 2009

Google News Alert for: windows vista

Microsoft’s Windows Vista ‘Capable’ bill could hit $8.5bn Register – London,England,UK A Microsoft marketing scheme persuading consumers to buy PCs "capable" of running Windows Vista could cost more money than Microsoft made from the program. … See all stories on this topic

Favorite Links in Vista PC . . .

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Windows 7 Google Alerts for 26 January 2009

Google News Alert for: "windows 7"

Microsoft Sets Deadline For Windows 7 Beta CRN – Manhasset,NY,USA By Kevin McLaughlin, ChannelWeb Microsoft said it has more Windows 7 beta feedback and testers than it can handle, and plans to stop offering downloads of … See all stories on this topic

Hands On with Windows . . .

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IE8 Release Candidate 1 Released to Web

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In and amongst all of the recent hoopla with the Windows 7 Beta the IE Team has been plugging away at the eighth edition of Internet Explorer and have made available the Release Candidate (also known as RC) of IE8.

Release candidate means it is just a step or two away . . .

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