This has been a long time coming. Heck, we might finally make some headway where our distant sauropod ancestors failed all those millions of years ago. At least, that’s how long it feels like Australians have endured outrageous price differences on products like Microsoft Office and Adobe’s Creative Suite, compared to the United States. While you have the inconvenient option of going overseas for these products, you really shouldn’t have to.
Microsoft Security Essentials is our favourite antivirus software for Windows, and a new version is out that’s even lighter and easier to use than ever. Here’s what’s changed.
The offer of 25GB of free space has always been one of the most attractive features of Microsoft’s SkyDrive, but surprisingly it’s never been particularly easy to integrate that space with a Windows machine. While Windows 8 promises a much tighter level of SkyDrive integration, a newly-released tool from Microsoft makes files in your SkyDrive easily accessible from any Windows 7 or Vista machine. The one catch? If you haven’t already used SkyDrive, you now only get 7GB, not 25GB.
Want to catch up with our Lifehacker Live private cloud video series? Here are all five episodes in one convenient post.
Our fifth and final Lifehacker Live private cloud video looks to the future. How will private cloud evolve and how can you be best prepared for those changes?
How can you justify the budget for a private cloud deployment, and what are the best ROI metrics in place? Our fourth Lifehacker Live private cloud video examines how to properly identify cost of ownership and how to get management on board.
We still don’t have an official release date, but Microsoft has outlined its version plans for Windows 8. The good news? Unlike some earlier confusing Windows releases, there are only going to be three main versions. Here’s what you need to know.
Cloud computing can deliver considerable savings, but working out just what those savings are isn’t always straightforward. Our third Lifehacker Live private cloud video looks at how to budget for and manage private cloud infrastructure.
Private cloud technology offers security and privacy, but which workloads is it best suited for? Our Lifehacker Live video series continues with a discussion of how to choose and deploy applications within private cloud environments.
Cloud computing is everywhere, but when does is make sense to use the private cloud approach rather than a public cloud option? We’re exploring the answer in the first episode of a new video series, Lifehacker Live.
