There are always an abundance of modifications you can do to an Operating System especially Windows XP. Things like different shells (explorer.exe alternatives) etc. can make your experience feel much more unique and even help your OS last a little longer.

Windows XP:
You open the box. The paper is lightweight and flexible. It performs most job functions adequately, but requres massive amounts of scotch tape to keep older pieces together.

Now that the Windows 7 beta has officially been available for a few weeks it is starting to be put through the benchmarking process. At this point the drivers for the hardware are still beta as well and results are only going to be ballpark figures.

What operating system would you like for your bank to be running?  How about Windows XP or Windows 2000?  Maybe even Windows Vista?  I ask this question because most banks are notoriously out of date with not only their operating systems but also the patches required to keep those machines secure. Downadup the worm that [...]