I know, I should proof-read more often.

Oh well, we all make mistakes - some larger than others (McAfee).

Not only this, but many Administrators manually review virus' before they are cleaned. I have caught a few false positives by doing manual checks.

It is mostly bad UI.

Changing the font size or DPI settings in Windows wreaks havoc on many programs. Some mainstream applications handle it nicely, but a change to either setting destroys a number of industry applications that my clients use.

I agree with increasing DPI on a screen, to a point.

I find a 22" screen with 1680x1050 is perfect. The new 21.5" screens with 1920x1080 are a bit too "small" when dealing with XP and the native resolution.

Most business users I deal with still want 4:3 screens. 16:9 and 16:10 screens are far too short vertically. Many people still want to see a full page of text on a screen. Widescreen works well for spreadsheets and databases.

I would also like to see more screens with a lower DPI for older users. I have yet to set a 20", 21.5" or 22" screen at native resolution for older workers. Most tend to move to a ~1440x900 or even ~1280x800 from the 1680x1050 or 1920x1080. When I move to those resolutions, or any resolution that keeps the same aspect ratio, but is not the native resolution, the LCDs are blurry (even more troublesome for older users).

Not everyone watches movies on their computers all day, in fact, I would believe most people view more vertical than horizontal documents for the better part of the day - both at work and at home.

I'm a PC, and Windows 7 was my idea!

Norton, McAfee and Trend Micro have very solid products that allow for remote management, deployment, updates, forced scans, etc.

Avast (which I use at home) does not have all of these features yet. I can tell you that when dealing with hundreds of machines, having that dashboard for antivirus saves many hours of time. You can run more frequent scans on problem machines, or allow more/less freedom with the click of a button. Many of the products also have URL blocking (by category), email attachment filtering through Exchange plugins, etc. One feature I like about Trend Micro is the "behaviour" plugin, which flags anything out of the ordinary - such as accessing files, programs, or drives that they haven't before.

Corporate networks also typically have edge firewalls that will catch many of the malware infested URLs, email attachments, etc that cause problems. For many businesses 200+ computers, the Windows-installed Anti-virus software is actually the last line of defense. Often times the loss of productivity of a couple viruses getting through isn't worth the extra $$ invested in more products or a "better" product with less management features.

Licencing is also a plus. While Norton, McAfeee and Trend Micro are expensive initially, additional licences for a large number of computers and renewal licences each year actually make it less expensive than others such as Avast and Panda.

Intel had a long run with the Socket 775 boards, and AMD pulled this stunt back with their Socket 939 to AM2 upgrade. AM2 is a 940 pin socket.

I do agree AMD did something right with their AM2, AM2+, AM3 sockets being interchangeable for many CPUs. Just some of the more interesting features get disabled when running an AM3 cpu on an AM2 socket.

Ah yes, why print locally when you can send it to Google and have them send it back to you. Instead of a print driver...those nasty inefficient things (no really, anyone use HP drivers?), we'll install some software, send it to...THE CLOUD!!!...and have it sent back to us to print.

And, in the meantime, if someone or something happens to "grab" that confidential document you are trying to print, no problem. What's that? government documents you are trying to print? Send 'em to the cloud, China can't get them there...oh wait.

If they want to find ET, they should be tapping the phones.

When a user changes their password, a post-it note goes on their monitor for weeks.

If a user picks only one password and keeps it forever, they will typically pick a stronger password, protecting against brute force dictionary attacks.

However, keeping the same password does not protect against malicious ex-employees. I know companies that do not change admin passwords, and although they are complex, previous administrators still have access to certain info if they wish.

'Cause Windows 2008 Server core has SO MUCH overhead...

Exchange Server is extremely reliable and very scalable...there are very few products that are open source and/or free that have the same level of usability, stability and features.

I have both Unix and Windows servers and both have had very few problems. I think some of the misconceptions about Microsoft's products being prone to problems have more to do with the user than the software. It is possible that anyone who can download a torrent can walk through a basic installation of Windows Server and Exchange Server, and possibly start receiving email on it...but they will not be able to deal with any problems that arise.

Now, try installing Linux and Horde, and see how far the same person gets. It's not that hard, but definitely harder than installing Windows.

I don't agree with slashdot's historical comments about Windows admins/users being "worse" than Linux admins/users. It's just that there are far more unqualified Windows admins than there are Linux admins, simply because you can't fake it with Linux as well as you can with Windows.

I was an SCO admin first (um, I know, I know). I started on Slackware, moved to SCO, then got into Windows because that's what the market demanded of me in my area. I now do 80% Windows and 20% Unix. 0% Linux.

Now let's all be friends, and bash a company we can all agree on...SCO

Office 14 is Office 2010.

So, Office 15 will be the version after 2010.

No need to panic. There is a map to the hospital on the back of the menu.

I love the "Tachy Goes to Coventry" (Global Ignore) feature of vBulletin. Banning users, or having the user *know* they are ignored just prompts them to find ways around it. When the user spins their wheels and has no idea they are being ignored, they keep doing it. Funny, actually.