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The Five Best and Worst Things About Vista
After five years, Windows Vista is finally here. What's good
and what's
bad about it? You'll love the new interface, networking,
security, and
more. As for what you'll hate... well, start off with User
Account
Control. Find out more online.
http://w
ww.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2006/12/19/the-five-be
st-and-worst-things-about-vista.html

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A Power User's Best Friend: Process Monitor
Last month Microsoft released one of the best
troubleshooting tools you'll
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of Regmon and
Filemon in one package. Check out my blog for details.
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Windows Mobile Roundup
Todd Ogasawara is back, with his weekly roundup of news
relating to
Windows Mobile. This week, he asks the question: Why does
Microsoft
confuse its Windows Mobile customers?
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