Author: Paul Wilcox

For many of us, our computer has become a critical part of our life. We use them for working, entertainment and corresponding with people we know. Over the course of time, most people create a number of files that are important to them and would cost time, money or both if they were lost. Data backups are the most effective way to make sure you won't lose those important files.

Author: Zoran Petrovic

1. Power button default action

The default action for the Power button on the start menu in Windows Vista is Sleep, which isn't necessarily useful for everybody. You can configure this setting easily by using the advanced power settings panel, which is a little tricky to get to normally, but we'll take the shortcut. Open a command prompt (type cmd into the start menu search bar), and then type in the following:

Author: Chris Kaminski

Remember back when windows 95 was first released how people waited overnight online to get a copy? Well, maybe you don't but Windows 95 was a huge step forward in personal computing. It was the interface that made it possible for the average person to own and interact with a computer. People might not line up to get the new Vista but never the less it will be the operating system to bring us into the next generation on PC's.

Author: Daryl H. Bryant

The long awaited Windows Vista Release Candidate 1 is finally here. A few days ago, Microsoft released Windows Vista RC1 (a test version) to allow 5 million users, their largest test program ever, to download and test the operating system. If the RC1 version receives positive results, then we should expect to see Windows Vista to be meet the set release date of November 2006 for enterprise customers and January 2007 for consumers.