April 5, 2017
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Sometime on the morning of April 3, Microsoft’s Network Time Protocol (NTP) servers went haywire. At first, Microsoft’s NTP server (time.windows.com) reported the time being an hour later than it should have been. Then, the site went offline. Finally, 24 … Continue reading
April 4, 2017
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For decades, the answer to the question “What’s the most popular operating system?” was Windows. You may not have liked it, but macOS, OS/2, Linux, you name it, couldn’t knock it off its pedestal. But, then along came smartphones and … Continue reading
March 30, 2017
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There’s money to be made in the cloud. Smaller companies may have trouble realizing revenue from their cloud offerings, but for billion-dollar businesses, the cloud can be very, very profitable. Let’s look at some examples. The big cloud is making … Continue reading
March 6, 2017
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Microsoft is finally moving its latest Linux Skype client to beta and adding the ability to video-conference with other people using the latest model of Skype. What’s new in the Skype for Linux beta. More>
February 22, 2017
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Well, here’s something different. Microsoft, for the first time since it started its monthly Patch Tuesdays in October 2003, has completely blown a deadline. There will be no major patch release in February. Instead, the patch package will be released … Continue reading
February 17, 2017
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Windows 7 is still a sight more popular than Windows 10. By Federal Digital Analytics Program (DAP)‘s count, Windows 7 has a serious lead over Windows 10 — 25.2 percent to 17.4 percent. So, Windows 7’s web browser speeds matter … Continue reading