Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former IT professional. He's written for Time, CNET, PCMag, and several other publications. He's the author of two tech books--one on ...

As of April 14, 2009, free support from Microsoft for Windows XP will be laid to rest. Microsoft has officially stated that security patches and updates will continue for XP after that date.

The curmudgeons of this world know that every new operating system brings with it at least much hype as benefits, and more often than not means spending lots of money in pursuit of the ever-elusive ...