http://dir.salon.com/topics/windows/?source=rss&aim=windows en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT By Farhad Manjoo Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/feature/2008/03/18/true_enough_excerpt_2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/feature/2008/03/18/true_enough_excerpt_2/index.html?source=rss On hot-button issues -- the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or the Mac-PC divide -- we're quick to see bias in even the most objective news. By Weldon Dodd Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/mac_love/2009/01/20/reasons_to_stick_with_quickbooks_for_windows/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/mac_love/2009/01/20/reasons_to_stick_with_quickbooks_for_windows/index.html?source=rss By Andrew Leonard Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/08/27/brazil_and_linux/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/08/27/brazil_and_linux/index.html?source=rss The government subsidizes free software. But does anyone use it? By Farhad Manjoo Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/05/28/windows_iphone/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/05/28/windows_iphone/index.html?source=rss Microsoft posts a demo of its new operating system, which promises a revolutionary touch-enabled interface. By Andrew Leonard Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2007/02/03/leonard/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2007/02/03/leonard/index.html?source=rss Salon's Scott Rosenberg explains why even small-scale programming projects can take years to complete, one programmer is often better than two, and the meaning of "Rosenberg's Law." By Farhad Manjoo Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/04/16/mac_vs_pc/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/04/16/mac_vs_pc/index.html?source=rss Why does Windows take minutes to start up and shut down? By Farhad Manjoo Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/12/18/leopard_sales/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/12/18/leopard_sales/index.html?source=rss A sales update on the new Mac OS. By Farhad Manjoo Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/12/04/vista_kill/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/12/04/vista_kill/index.html?source=rss No longer will the operating system switch to "reduced functionality mode" if it thinks you're running a stolen version. By Farhad Manjoo Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/07/27/windows_everywhere/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/07/27/windows_everywhere/index.html?source=rss Executives say that soon Windows will be on 1 billion computers. By Andrew Leonard Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/07/10/microsoft_china/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/07/10/microsoft_china/index.html?source=rss The story starts with a Fortune magazine article, and ends in the second century B.C. By Scott Rosenberg Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/2004/03/19/programmers_at_work/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/2004/03/19/programmers_at_work/index.html?source=rss Programming must change -- but how? At a reunion of coding pioneers, answers abound. By Scott Rosenberg Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/2003/12/22/longhorn/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/2003/12/22/longhorn/index.html?source=rss Who knows what Microsoft's whiz-bang new Windows will look like by the time it's ready, in 2006 or beyond? In the meantime, the bloggers of Redmond will provide progress reports. By Farhad Manjoo Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/11/21/microsoft_cellphone/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/11/21/microsoft_cellphone/index.html?source=rss The software king has big plans for making the world of mobile phones safe for Windows. Can phone makers, and a little Norwegian company called Opera, stop the onslaught? By Judith Lewis Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/03/30/share_sniffer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/03/30/share_sniffer/index.html?source=rss A new program called Share Sniffer makes file trading easier than ever before -- and more dangerous. By   Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/10/30/os_x1/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/10/30/os_x1/index.html?source=rss By Janelle Brown By Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/08/08/windows_me/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/08/08/windows_me/index.html?source=rss By Simson Garfinkel By Simson Garfinkel Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/garf/2000/08/04/windows_me/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/garf/2000/08/04/windows_me/index.html?source=rss Microsoft may offer you a break on Windows Me, but that doesn't mean the upgrade won't cost you. By Andrew Leonard Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/fsp/2000/03/06/chapter_one_part_1/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/fsp/2000/03/06/chapter_one_part_1/index.html?source=rss Part 1: Linus Torvalds at the Villa Montalvo By Salon Technology Staff Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/01/18/more_gates_top_ten/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/01/18/more_gates_top_ten/index.html?source=rss He wants to run for president -- and a cornucopia of other "top 10" reasons from our e-mailbag. By the Salon Technology staff Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/01/13/gates_ten/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/01/13/gates_ten/index.html?source=rss Ten reasons why the Microsoft founder is handing off the CEO torch. By Daniel Sieberg Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/12/22/hacked/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/12/22/hacked/index.html?source=rss A prudish hacker caught me surfing porn and turned the image on my monitor, and my world, upside down. By Tim O'Reilly Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/11/16/microsoft_servers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/11/16/microsoft_servers/index.html?source=rss Just how close did we come to a Net ruled by Microsoft? The "server wars" show a grim counterpart to the browser wars. By Andrew Leonard Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/log/1999/11/15/microsoft_frustration/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/log/1999/11/15/microsoft_frustration/index.html?source=rss All the warm, fuzzy feelings evoked by my gorgeous new laptop went up in smoke when I discovered the evil that lurked inside. By Julie Polito Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/view/1999/10/18/ellen_hancock/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/view/1999/10/18/ellen_hancock/index.html?source=rss Industry veteran Ellen Hancock talks about Windows NT, glass ceilings -- and how her company, Exodus, keeps its vast server farms humming. By Andrew Leonard Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/view/1999/10/04/marc_ewing/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/view/1999/10/04/marc_ewing/index.html?source=rss Red Hat's Marc Ewing steps up to the plate against Microsoft in the billion-dollar free-software ballgame.