Microsoft launched Windows Vista more than 10 years ago… and today the company is finally pulling the plug on the operating system. Mainstream support ended way back in 2012, but Windows Vista extended support ends April 11th, 2017. These days it’s easy to look back on Vista as something of a failure, akin to Microsoft’s […]
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LogMeIn Rescue Lens lets businesses provide tech support with help from your smartphone camera
LogMeIn offers a suite of remote desktop software that lets you remotely connect to and control a computer to access files, diagnose and repair problems, or perform other actions. While the company stopped offering its free remote desktop software last year, LogMeIn continues to crank out enterprise solutions… and the company’s newest service moves beyond […]
Google Chromebooks now get 5 years of support
Google is updating its End of Life (EOL) policy for Chromebooks and other Chrome OS devices. Now instead of offering a minimum of 4 years of software updates and support, Google will offer at least 5 years of support. That clock starts ticking the day a new Chromebook or Chromebox is made available to commercial […]
Google opens Chromebook Support site
With the first Chrome OS laptops scheduled to ship next week, Google has officially launched a support site for the Chrome operating system. That’s the good news. The bad news is that like most Google support services, all you get is a web site. If you want to call someone for help, you’re out of […]
Netbook makers now offering Windows 7 driver, utility downloads
Microsoft is launching Windows 7 tomorrow, and dozens of new and updated notebooks, netbooks, and other computers running the new operating system will be available. But for users who are looking to upgrade their existing netbooks from Windows XP or Vista to Windows 7, there’s hope. PC makers are beginning to offer Windows 7 drivers […]