Windows XP
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A closer look at Windows 8’s decline in market share
There is a lot of good news for Microsoft in the most recent Net Market Share data. The silver lining is overshadowed, however, by the fact that the current flagship operating system–Windows 8–actually declined in market share over the last month. I think it goes without saying that is never a good thing. First…
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10 (Stubbornly Pervasive) Windows XP Myths Debunked
Microsoft support for Windows XP expired a month ago, and yet hundreds of millions of users around the world are still using it. Personally, I think that is a bad idea, but it’s a free world and people are entitled to still run DOS, or use a Commodore Amiga if they choose. However, I do…
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Closing the door on Windows: A guide to changing operating systems
Is it time for you to dump Windows XP, or maybe to abandon Windows altogether? Windows 8 has improved significantly with the 8.1 upgrade. Nevertheless, for many users, Windows 8’s modern-style interface—incorporating major changes like Live Tiles and the removal of the Start menu—remains an object of scorn. And security has always been a bigger headache for Windows than…
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Windows XP holdouts: 3 reasons you must upgrade now. Yes, now.
You really, really need to dump Windows XP. No, really. Windows XP was great, and many users still love the operating system, but…it’s more than a decade old. At the rate technology evolves, that makes Windows XP a near-relic. Although it may still appear to work fine, the mantra of “if it ain’t broke, don’t…
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Sign up now for SMB Nation Livexperience 2013
I will be presenting a couple sessions at the SMB Nation Fall conference in Las Vegas in October. SMB Nation Livexperience 2013 will be held at the Rio Hotel, and includes three days of keynotes, training, presentations, and panel discussions on a wide range of topics related to Microsoft technologies for small and medium business…