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Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer is being accused of craziness -- even more so than usual (I kid, I kid). He's reported to have predicted that there'll be half a billion Windows 8 PCs in use by the end of 2013. Yeah, right; Microsoft PR is furiously clarifying the quote. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers sing-a-long-a-Nena.

My boss just said we're moving to Macs. I don't know if he was serious, but it might really happen -- he's a bona-fide, born-again Mac zealot, after decades of using real computers (he even had his own, successful Windows-centric newsletter).

I joked that I'll switch to a Mac after they pry the PC from my cold, stiff fingers. In reality, I'll just go along with the program and lose about 30% in productivity.

Some Windows users are greeted with a black screen of death at login, ever since they installed this month's patches. One security company thought it had a solution. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers debate what's going on. Not to mention too much time on his hands...
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An ex-Microsoft employee appears to have leaked the release date for Windows 8 -- as well as Windows Server 2012 and Office 15. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers shun the iPad hype and imagine the free beta download within a year. Not to mention an Impressive backwards basketball shot...
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The newest desktop Linux vs. the newest Windows -- and the winner is ...

Kaspersky has silently updated their free TDSSKiller.exe program for detecting and removing the TDSS/Alureon rootkit. TDSS is very bad news. The Kaspersky program is simple, small and takes less than a minute to run - well worth the time of anyone running Windows.

There is no need to disable Autoplay to protect a Windows computer from an infected USB flash drive. A simple zap to the registry, courtesy of Nick Brown, offers excellent protection in a simple easy way.

When it comes to high-performance computing, it's Linux in the lead and Microsoft scrambling to catch-up.

The Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool is free program from Microsoft that may not get the attention it deserves. First some background on what the software is and does, then advice on using the program to its full potential.

Be prepared for your next PC desktop operating system refresh: Windows 8 should be here in a couple of years. One of Microsoft's subsidiaries leaked the expected release date over the weekend. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers work backwards to calculate the beta download schedule. Not to mention wet dogs...
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Windows 7 is already great. Windows 7 is going to run desktop Linux off netbooks and then the desktop itself. Lies, all lies, and we already have the proof.

You gotta love it. Microsoft has decided that it will ho ahead and kill off easy access to XP on June 30th. On behalf of desktop Linux users everywhere, and our first cousins, the Mac fans, thanks. You've given us the best shot we'll ever have of taking the desktop.

I bought a Xoom yesterday, and when I connected a USB cable between it and my PC, the PC refused to recognize it, and the drivers wouldn't install right. After a bit of work, I finally managed to get the driver fixed, and now all is well. If you have the same problem, here's how to fix it.

Dear me. Just because I recently talked about Windows XP SP3's virtues and vices, some people seem to think I've turned away from my beloved Linux systems. Nope, I'm still a rock-solid Linux desktop user.

The Windows 8 release date has leaked: General Availability will be in October, while Release To Manufacturing is 'Summer'. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is expected to confirm the schedule next month. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers reach out and touch something. Not to mention: A 'label' for the YouTube generation...