Upgrading to a new OS, just for the sake of updating makes no sense. There's got to be a tangible, financial benefit achieved by doing so.For most companies it will not be a matter of staying ahead of the curve, it will be a matter of cost. Windows XP is fast, stable and its drivers are mature. Vista, while having numerous new security and usability enhancements, is plagued by stability and compatibility problems. The decision, as to whether or not to upgrade to Vista, should be a product of a cost/benfit analysis.I'm pretty sure that right now Windows XP has a lower TCO than Vista. .

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Savannah Ladd, 12, of Bremerton, Wash., looks up for help as she does push-ups in front of a U.S. Marine Corps recruiter Saturday, March 31, 2007, at the Kitsap Mall in Silverdale, Wash. The mall sponsored the annual Military Appreciation Day which featured military demonstrations, static displays and a kids' boot camp.

Wal-Mart bloggers tell it as they see it, even if it's no good

Is it really all that and a bag of chips?" he wrote on his blog. "My life has not changed dramatically -- well, for that matter, it hasn't changed at all."

This unusual new Web site, which was quietly created during the holiday shopping season, has become a forum for unvarnished rants about gadgets, raves about new video games and advice on selecting environmentally sustainable food.

Computerworld's Mac gift guide

With Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday now behind us, the holiday shopping season is in full swing. Last month, Computerworld offered our Holiday Gift Guide to help you sort through this year's gadgets and techie toys.

If you're shopping for a die-hard Mac fan, chances are good that he has already upgraded to Leopard, which has been out since Oct. 26. Many users, however, delay making a major upgrade like this for weeks or months—sometimes for cost-related reasons, sometimes to make sure those first-release bugs have been found and fixed.

Bulls gore Stormers in thriller

The Northern Bulls kicked off their defence of the Super 14 title they won in 2007 with a thrilling 16-9 win over the Western Stormers at Newlands Stadium on Saturday. While the Bulls trailed 9-0 after half an hour, they scored 16 unanswered points from then on to run out comfortable 16-9 winners. It was a remarkable turn-around for the visitors considering they are without World Cup stars Victor Matfield and Gary Botha, who're now playing abroad, while they have a new coach in Frans Ludeke. "The guys showed a lot of character to come back from 9-0 down," said Bulls captain Fourie du Preez afterwards. .

Not just a building, but a joy to behold. Ken Livingstone must hate St ...

Camden council demanded that the only reuse be as a railwaymen's hostel. Even the heritage lobby gazed at the mighty pile and despaired.

For years the fate of St Pancras rested with one man - BR's environment director, Bernard Kaukas, who battled to win £3m from his board to prevent the collapse of the roof. His love of the place, again unsung, almost certainly saved St Pancras from demolition.

A developer, Trevor Osborne, was the first to seek to restore the hotel, which had been closed in 1935. Architects pondered about how to fit bathrooms into a Grade-I listed hotel. I even booked the "bridal suite" for some putative opening night. But St Pancras seemed to honour JB Priestley's quip that "Pancrastination is the thief of time", and the Frenchman's "C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas la gare".