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Operating Systems

Do you need more than Windows 7 Home Premium?

Ed Bott: What would you get if you paid extra for Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate? I compare the full list of features in the Professional and Ultimate editions that are not in Home Premium edition. For comparison's sake, I include OS X too.

Web Technology

Gmail adds drag and drop

Garett Rogers: One of the things people who don't use Gmail have complained about since the beginning of the service was the fact that you can't drag and drop messages. Gmail just added a new feature that lets you do that!

Companies

Average Apple.com visit lasts 74 minutes

A recent report from Nielsen reveals that Apple.com was the number 1 hardware manufacturer Web site destination with 55.7 million unique visitors in May 2009.

Enterprise Software

SAAS? We're too busy making ERP work

Dennis Howlett: It's sometimes good to be reminded that while the industry hype is around saas/cloud/on-demand that there is still another world out there where customers are wrestling with more traditional approaches to computing.

Product Review Blogs

Tips for photographing fireworks

Rachel King: With Independence Day this weekend, here are a few tips that can make your Fourth of July photos look a little better.

Enterprise Hardware

Desktops aren't dead (yet)

John Morris: Over the long run, the trend is pretty clear and lower-selling prices and the rollout of wireless broadband will accelerate the shift to laptops. But desktops will still have their place for some time.

Security

Average insecure program per PC rate remains high

Dancho Danchev: It shouldn't come as a surprise that Secunia's recently released WorldMap shows a relatively high rate for insecure programs found on a single PC.

Communications

Palm gets personal, Apple & RIM don't

Matthew Miller: I reviewed the privacy information and found that Palm's WebOS privacy document is overly personal compared to the other two companies.

General News

Jackson death prompts malware alert at Google

The breaking news of Michael Jackson's death on Thursday triggered an alert at Google over a potential malware attack.

IT Management

Wall Street looks to cloud technology for its next bailout

Joe McKendrick: There's going to be plenty of demand for new technology initiatives in the near future as firms on the Street look to "transformational" solutions to help better manage risk.