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September 9, 2011
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Microsoft’s online services briefly go dark

This has not been a good month for the Internet’s core address system: the Domain Name System (DNS). First, there was a man-in-the-middle attack on numerous Web site users caused by a Turkish cracker. Now, according to Microsoft, many of … Continue reading

August 15, 2011
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Linux snickers at Microsoft’s victory declaration

My compadre Ed Bott does a fine job of digging under the surface of Microsoft’s annual report to find that Microsoft no longer considers Linux a serious threat. Who does Microsoft think they’re kidding? Sure, on the desktop, it’s a … Continue reading