August 1, 2009
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Hulu and the other Internet video-on-demand Web sites have a new rival: Microsoft. You won’t see this new Microsoft service, the MSN Video Player in the United States anytime soon though. Microsoft is launching its new service in the next … Continue reading
July 31, 2009
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Let me give you an Internet history lesson. Less than five-years ago, unless you were one of die-hard Netscape Navigator users or a handful of Opera users, your Web browser choices were Internet Explorer or… ah… Internet Explorer. AOL was … Continue reading
July 29, 2009
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“Brains! Must have Yahoo advertising brains!” That might have been Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s call as he finally made a deal for Yahoo. Sure, it looks like Yahoo still exists as an independent company, but in reality, Ballmer’s bite has … Continue reading
July 27, 2009
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Last week, Microsoft essentially admitted that its plan to "sandbox" Office documents in Office 2010 is a last ditch defense against unstoppable Microsoft Office formats attacks. As John Pescatore, Gartner’s primary security analyst, told ComputerWorld reporter, Gregg Keizer, "Microsoft is … Continue reading
July 10, 2009
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For most of this week, prominent Web sites in both South Korea and the United States have been being bombarded by DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks. At times, these assaults have knocked out multiple major sites. North Korea has … Continue reading
July 8, 2009
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At last. At long last, there’s a real challenger to the Windows desktop, and its name is Google Chrome OS. Why is Google Chrome OS going to be real trouble for Windows? After all, technically, desktop Linuxes like Fedora, openSUSE, … Continue reading