Calculating the ideal date to roll out a major change to business IT systems is always tricky. Can you get away with switching directly from one approach to the other? And if you do, what’s the right time to do this?
Sony Ericsson sent out an announcement this morning proclaiming that its X10, X10 mini and x10 mini pro handsets are all getting an over-the-air upgrade to a newer Android version, as well as some manufacturer enhancements you can download for yourself. That sounds great, but as always the devil is in the detail.
Office 2010 now has an official Australian release date of May 13 (for business users) and “sometime” in June for retail copies. Anyone who purchases the 2007 version between now and September 30 will be entitled to download a free copy of 2010 when it’s released (though given the file sizes involved, I’d hang back for the Office 2010 DVD unless you badly need the software in the meantime).
With the price of upgrading system RAM extremely low these days, people are always asking me whether it’s really worth it to upgrade beyond 4GB; today we’ll answer that question for everybody.
Earlier today we showed you the practical steps you should take to prep your PC for Windows 7, but if you want to get all kinds of detailed, Microsoft’s free, 332-page ebook might be worth a download.
If you’re a casual Windows Vista user with just a few documents tidily stashed away, upgrading to Windows 7 should take less than an hour. More likely, though, is a three-hour upgrade for heavy users with lots of stashed stuff.
The Snow Leopard upgrade may cost $39, but some Mac users are finding costs for upgrading or replacing incompatible apps to be significantly more. Now that you’ve taken the upgrade plunge, we’re wondering how much Snow Leopard really cost you.
