March 2, 2010
by sjvn01
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My good buddy Preston Gralla would have it that “Windows doesn’t just dominate the desktop, but the server market as well.” Eh… I don’t think so. For proof, Gralla points to the latest IDC (International Data Corporation’) Worldwide Quarterly Server … Continue reading
March 2, 2010
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Forgive me for sounding like a broken record, but yet another Internet Explorer security hole has been revealed. Is there no end to the ways that IE can be broken into? It doesn’t look like it! In this latest flaw, … Continue reading
February 23, 2010
by sjvn01
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What was Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s CEO, thinking? Amazon just signed a patent cross-licensing deal that pays Microsoft intellectual property fees for, among other things, patents that cover Amazon’s Linux-based Kindle e-reader and its Linux servers. Too bad Microsoft has never, … Continue reading
February 19, 2010
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More than a week after Microsoft released an XP patch that seemed to cause BSODs (Blue Screen of Death), Microsoft announced that the immediate cause was the Alureon rootkit. Fair enough, but what about the 17-year old Windows security hole … Continue reading
February 16, 2010
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I can’t stand IE (Internet Explorer) 6. I’m in good company. Most people hate it. Even Microsoft can’t find a kind word to say for the 8+ year old Web browser. While I’ve liked IE8 at first as a possible … Continue reading
January 27, 2010
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Waiting for Windows 7 SP1 before updating? Why? It’s ready to go today. Historically, adopting the first version of any major Microsoft software release has been, well, a mistake. Sometimes, as with Windows NT, it took several iterations — until … Continue reading