Don Reisinger

10 Things We Want to See in Internet Explorer 9 by Don Reisinger Faster Browsing Almost every review of Internet Explorer 8 says Microsoft’s browser simply isn’t as fast as its speedy counterparts, Apple Safari and Google Chrome. Microsoft needs to do a better job and improve the speed of Internet Explorer 9. It needs […]

Much has been made of Google’s intentions in the operating system space. The company has made it clear that it wants its products to be used on netbooks. It wants to be the first major company to deliver an online operating system that can compete with the likes of Windows 7 Starter Edition and Linux […]

As the world prepares for the release of Google‘s Chrome OS, a Web-based operating system that Google announced earlier in 2009 and that is expected to be previewed Nov. 19, it’s important for everyone to consider the implications of the release. For the first time in quite a while, a major company is jumping into […]

With the launch of Motorola’s Droid smartphone, Google’s Android operating system is officially on the mobile-platform map. It has been around for a while, of course, but until now, most people shopping for smartphones had little knowledge about its existence or the value it provides. It was, for the most part, an unknown entity.But it […]

Now that Apple has won an important legal battle with Psystar, the company is on top of the world. It not only has some of the most coveted hardware in the tech industry, it might soon have the right to stop any and all companies that want to install its operating system in their own […]

10 Things Missing from Windows 7 10 Things Missing from Windows 7 By Don Reisinger 1. Integrated Social Networking It’s a little surprising that Microsoft didn’t do more to integrate social networking into Windows 7. Considering the explosive growth social networks are enjoying, Windows 7 seemed like an obvious candidate to feature some built-in social-networking […]

In the software space, Microsoft reigns supreme. There’s no denying it. But online, it’s a much different story. The software giant has, so far, been unable to supplant Google as the supreme company on the Internet. It’s trying, for sure, but most folks believe that the chances of Microsoft actually beating Google are slim.But that […]

Windows isn’t very well known for providing the kind of security users really want. Windows has long been the favorite target of malicious hackers that have run amok in the operating system. Over the past few years, things have only gotten worse for Microsoft. Until Service Pack 2 was released for Windows XP, users were […]

Apple released another major Mac OS X security update Nov. 9. The update, Mac OS X 10.6.2, installs several fixes for “Snow Leopard,” including for a problem that logs users out unexpectedly. But it was the security side of the update that may cause the most alarm. According to Apple, more than 40 potential security […]

A new worm has affected some Australian iPhones. The worm gains root access to a user’s jailbroken phone and installs an image of Rick Astley (of Rickrolling fame) as the default wallpaper. Security company Sophos said removing the Ikee worm is extremely difficult, but it doesn’t appear to do much more than annoy the user […]

10 Essential Third-Party Security Apps for Windows 7 by Don Reisinger AVG Anti-Virus 9.0 AVG Anti-Virus 9.0 provides security for free. And unlike so many of the other free solutions out there, this one does the job. The app features the ability to find viruses that might be affecting Windows 7. It won’t catch all […]

When Apple announced that its App Store had over 100,000 apps Nov. 4, undoubtedly some users were impressed by the news. Certainly that must mean that there are tens of thousands of apps that we would want, right? Don’t be so sure.See, the problem with the mobile phone business is that too often customers both […]