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Remove the Security Warning on files downloaded from the Internet

Posted by Paul Foty in March 3rd 2010  

One of the most annoying things in both Windows Vista and Windows 7 is the inclusion of obsessive security policies. The one that has been bothering me quite a bit lately is a little prompt that is attached to programs that have been downloaded from the Internet.
To fix this on a per file basis, the [...] Read more »

Under: Security, Utilities

Tags: Reset, Security, Streams, Sysinternals, Utilities, Windows 7, Windows Vista

Short URL: http://www.osattack.com/RxG

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It will take a real Apple fan to buy a iPad

Posted by Paul Foty in January 28th 2010  

So while technically this is an operating system blog, it is hard to pass up posting about the iPad. For the uninformed, the iPad is the new tablet computer from Apple. To say the least it is not getting the warmest of welcomes right now. Here are a couple of its shortcomings followed up by [...] Read more »

Under: Apple

Tags: Apple, Fail, iPad

Short URL: http://www.osattack.com/Awm

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Search is THE WORST feature of Windows 7

Posted by Paul Foty in January 9th 2010  

A year ago I wrote a post called Windows 7 Search Sucks! and it has without question, been the most popular post I have ever written. The reason for this should be obvious to anyone that has tried to use this feature of Windows 7.  I had hoped that the problems with it were due [...] Read more »

Under: Windows 7

Tags: Criticisms, Everything, Search, Voidtools, Windows 7, Windows Search

Short URL: http://www.osattack.com/AH8

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Windows 7 is the fastest selling Operating System in history

Posted by Paul Foty in January 7th 2010  

Remember all of that chaos from Microsoft’s launch of  Windows 95?  Windows 7 did make people as crazy as Windows 95 did but apparently that was not necessary. “Windows 7 is by far the fastest selling Operating System in history” -Craig Beilinson. Mr. Beilinson did not release the actual sales data for Windows 7 but [...] Read more »

Under: Windows 7

Tags: Craig Beilinson, Marketing, Microsoft, Sales, Windows 7

Short URL: http://www.osattack.com/CWn

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OpenGL Support on webOS To Be Announced at CES?

Posted by Paul Foty in January 1st 2010  

A year ago Palm announced at CES it’s new webOS and Pre smartphone which took the show by storm. As much promise as it appeared to have, when it was actually released people were not as receptive to it because of it being on the less than spectacular Sprint network. Things are about to change [...] Read more »

Under: Palm

Tags: CES, DOOM, Need For Speed, OpenGL, Palm, Palm Pre, Smartphone, webOS

Short URL: http://www.osattack.com/Ky4

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