Dad performs IT makeover at son’s school

10 Mar 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

IT pros with kids should consider volunteering their talents to schools, suggests one consultant who overhauled the IT lab at his son’s elementary school in Mississauga. Why Windows 7 was the answer for PCs that took 20 minutes to boot.

— reprinted by ITBusiness.ca, Extreme Makeover: Windows 7 School Edition. How a dad overhauled the IT network at son’s school

What to do during the XP phase-out

17 Jul 2008, ComputerWorld Canada

Now that OEM sales have officially stopped, users must decide whether to wait, upgrade or switch.

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Windows XP users shun forced upgrade to Vista

25 Jun 2008, ComputerWorld Canada

Though Microsoft plans to support Windows XP another six years, one Canadian user fears the plan to stop selling the OS will discourage developers from making drivers. Another says even Windows 95 is good enough for him if it supports the required applications.