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The latest "Patch Tuesday" brought us lots of patches supposed to fix security vulnerabilities discovered in Microsoft's products, including here Microsoft Office for Windows and for Mac, Windows, OneCare, Antigen and Windows Defender. Microsoft said that four of the patched vulnerabilities are critical, a fact ... |
14 May 2008
09:50 GMT |
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May has so far proved to be nothing short on an easy ride for the Redmond company, which issued a total of four security bulletins affecting the Windows operating system and the Office suite as well as a range of security solutions including Windows Live OneCare, Antigen, Windows Defender, Forefront Security. Notable... |
14 May 2008
09:29 GMT |
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Avast Antivirus, the popular antivirus application which currently has millions of users in almost every corner of the world, may cause an unexpected behavior of your Windows operating system if certain conditions are met. According to a blog post on the Avast forum, users of older versions of the antivirus may encou... |
13 May 2008
16:06 GMT |
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The Scalable Adaptive Graphical Environment for Windows is not a Microsoft project per se. SAGE was developed by the National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research, but this does not mean that the Redmond company is a stranger to the project. In fact, NCMIR acknowledged support from Microsoft, namely the Researc... |
12 May 2008
06:36 GMT |
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A while ago, Apple released Safari 3.1.1, a revised version of its standard web browser on Leopard-running machines. Among other fixes, v 3.1.1. patched the vulnerability that enabled Charlie Miller to compromise Apple's MacBook Air at Pwn2Own, at CanSecWest, nabbing 3Gs and the laptop for himself in the process... |
5 May 2008
03:11 GMT |
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Apple's Boot Camp has just been updated to version 2.1. It is available in three forms, for Windows XP, Vista 32 bit, and Vista 64 bit. Update 2.1 addresses certain issues with the utility and improves compatibility with XP and Vista. Click HERE to update your version of Boot Camp. XP users should note that Boot... |
25 April 2008
04:08 GMT |
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This week, Microsoft has made the first step into a new era of its evolution, one that takes it beyond its traditional business model, focused almost exclusively on the desktop, the Windows operating system and Office productivity suite. After he took the title of Chief Software officer from Chairman Bill Gates, toge... |
24 April 2008
09:19 GMT |
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Windows is without a doubt the most attacked platform worldwide, an inherent detail associated with its ubiquity. Because it is able to centralize data from such a vast pool of end users, Microsoft is capable of putting together perhaps the most comprehensive perspective over the threat environment involving everythi... |
22 April 2008
11:00 GMT |
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Finding malicious websites on the Internet or receiving emails with infected files is something usual these days so it's pretty important to have an up-to-date antivirus which would be able to block these threats. However, new infections are born every day so, if you really want to keep your system clean, you mu... |
22 April 2008
05:25 GMT |
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F-Secure is a company which has rolled out numerous security applications targeting most operating systems out there, but most focused on Windows. Today, the company has just rolled out a new beta, namely Home Server Security Beta 1.00 build 166, a special software solution which is supposed to bring more security to... |
22 April 2008
03:28 GMT |
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The former anti-Linux poster child, Microsoft, is now lending a helping hand to the process of converting users to the open source operating system. The Redmond company announced the extension of its 2006 Windows-Linux interoperability agreement with Novell, with a strong focus on China. Together, Microsoft and Novel... |
21 April 2008
10:51 GMT |
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Working for a famous company is great, especially for those who enjoy their job and do whatever they like. Most employees are grouped in teams, specialized on certain aspects of their job, working together in order to improve productivity and get better results. Because of that, monotony is just a matter of time so i... |
19 April 2008
13:13 GMT |
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Recent not-so-good news surrounding Apple concern a certain Software Update mechanism that enables Windows users to improve the operability of iTunes, QuickTime and Safari, the latter being Apple's standard web browser. The latter, again, has been quite a PITA for some Windows users who, unwillingly, have downlo... |
18 April 2008
15:46 GMT |
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Microsoft's Windows operating system is again causing trouble for its customers after security company Symantec confirmed that a new malicious code targeting the Chinese version of Windows 2000 is available on the web. Moreover, it seems like the code is able to exploit a critical vulnerability, which was actual... |
17 April 2008
06:18 GMT |
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The correlation between the ubiquity of the Windows operating system and the volume of attacks targeting the product, together with the platform's ill reputation for protecting end users have forced Microsoft to step up its security game. As a consequence, the Redmond company has adopted new models, strategies a... |
14 April 2008
08:37 GMT |
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Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 2008 is the Redmond company's new iteration of its robotics programming platform. The RoboBusiness Conference and Exposition in Pittsburgh is the stage where Microsoft unveiled the next step in the evolution of the Windows-based environment. The community technology preview of... |
9 April 2008
10:50 GMT |
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Windows, Mac OS X and Linux have long disputed superior positions in comparison to one another, in what is essentially a race without a finishing line. Microsoft, Apple and members of the open source community involved in the development of Linux distributions have not been shy of performing countless operating syste... |
9 April 2008
10:16 GMT |
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Following the embarkation on a new course focused on interoperability, Microsoft has made available in excess of 44,000 pages of protocol documentation related to its high-volume products from the Windows client to the Office System and the server platforms. In the latest push designed to fuel open connections in acc... |
9 April 2008
07:20 GMT |
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I wrote a piece a while ago entitled "Once an Apple Fan, Always an Apple Fan." Here's something to back that up. The MacDailyNews tells a story about a "Longtime Microsoft Windows developer" who "switched to Apple Mac." And for good reason(s) too. Check it out!"I have been a Windows user and software developer s... |
8 April 2008
08:47 GMT |
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If you think that Mac OS X is more secure than Windows, by all means, think again. Despite the fact that the Cupertino-based hardware company claims that Mac OS X is secure by default and out of the box, data put together by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology comes to contradict Apple's marketing campaign... |
28 March 2008
14:34 GMT |
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This is it! Apple has put an end to all the illegal installation of the Safari browser on PCs running the Windows operating system. The Cupertino-based hardware company, and maker of the Mac OS X operating system that ships with Safari as a default component, had its arms wrapped tight around the browser. In this con... |
27 March 2008
12:27 GMT |
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Sidebar ads are nice and entertaining, aren't they? Every time you load a page, there's a good chance that a funny sidebar ad will appear, either aimed at promoting a device, a car, an environmental-friendly product and of course more. So, they're generally funny. This one, however, is close to sadisti... |
25 March 2008
07:49 GMT |
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Microsoft is regarded as the traditional anti-Linux poster child. The Redmond company is in this context at the opposite end of the spectrum in comparison with the open source community. And while this dichotomy is valid for a range of open source and free software products, as well as Microsoft's proprietary so... |
24 March 2008
10:30 GMT |
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Most iPod owners use a PC. Not because they don't like Macs, but because most iPod owners are part of a huge population that uses PC. Not making myself clear yet? People mostly use PCs, OK?! It's hard for me to say this, but it's true. Moving on. As iPod owners, they need iTunes. iTunes needs to be in... |
21 March 2008
16:21 GMT |
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Security company McAfee has warned of a new mass web-based attacks preying on the Windows operating system. The first attack was initially discovered on March 12 and it involved SQL injection. Craig Schmugar, threat research manager, McAfee Avert Labs, revealed that initially McAfee detected in excess of 10,000 compr... |
14 March 2008
14:54 GMT |
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A tool developed by Adam Boileau, a New Zealand security consultant with Immunity, can hack into a Windows computer in a matter of seconds via a connection made through a Firewire port. The hack dates back to 2006, but just recently Boileau has made the tool available to the public. However, what was initially interp... |
13 March 2008
10:26 GMT |
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If you are expecting an open source Windows operating system from Microsoft, by all means please do not hold your breath. But while the Redmond company is saying "no" to an open source variant of its proprietary platform, it is increasingly saying "yes" to connecting Windows with open source solutions, even if they a... |
13 March 2008
07:27 GMT |
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The search for the best antivirus of 2008 has advanced one step further, courtesy of security solution testing lab AV-Test.org. All the best available 2008 security suite editions were thrown against in excess of 1.1 million samples of malicious code on an arena of Windows XP SP2. At this point in time, with XP SP3 j... |
13 March 2008
05:58 GMT |
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One key aspect of computing in particular and technology in general is the end user interaction. So far, when it comes down to computers, the keyboard plus mouse is the traditional and established model of interaction. But without a doubt at this stage in the evolution of computing both the mouse and keyboard are bec... |
10 March 2008
15:57 GMT |
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Kerala will become the first state in India to completely switch from Microsoft Windows to only GNU/Linux free software to be used in the mandatory IT test at the state SSLC examinations.Until last year, the students could take the test either by using Windows or Linux. From now on, the use of GNU/Linux free software... |
7 March 2008
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Microsoft Research is hard at work on a new project designed to virtually redefine the concept of portability. In a variety of ways, the Windows operating system can already go virtually anywhere with its users, but this does not mean that the evolution has stopped at the laptop or Ultra Mobile PC level. According to... |
3 March 2008
11:54 GMT |
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Windows and Linux are traditionally regarded as two products situated at the opposite end of the operating system spectrum. However, Microsoft's strategy in relation with not only Linux, but also open source software has been slowly evolving. The Redmond company reached a new milestone with the landmark deal for... |
3 March 2008
05:33 GMT |
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Even though Microsoft has promised to drop the prices associated with some of the retail standalone versions of Windows Vista (specifically the Home Premium and Ultimate editions), the fact of the matter is that the SKUs of the latest Windows client will still be far from cheap. In this context, you have to take adva... |
29 February 2008
11:31 GMT |
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Windows is without a doubt the most attacked platform in the world. Microsoft's proprietary operating system attracts no less than 96.36% of the world's malicious code, according to malware statistics for 2007, released by Kaspersky. But while Windows leads by a landslide when it comes down to the actual v... |
28 February 2008
10:00 GMT |
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Security is, along with market share, one of the most relevant aspects of the face-off between Linux, Mac OS X and Windows. And although Microsoft's proprietary operating system wins by a landslide in terms of install base, while Linux and Mac OS X struggle to gather an audience, the two rival platforms have alw... |
27 February 2008
13:32 GMT |
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Hypersight Rootkit Detector is a hardware virtualization-based rootkit detector for the Windows operating system. The Hypervisor based-security solution has hit public beta at the end of 2007, and comes with support just for Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003. The anti-rootkit is also limited to runnin... |
27 February 2008
05:21 GMT |
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There are little incentives as popular in their inherent association with widespread malware spamming campaigns as sexual references/invitations/promises. The ultimate combination designed to easily convince users in becoming victims of malicious code infections is a bundle of free pornography with high profile celeb... |
26 February 2008
13:16 GMT |
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Microsoft has announced that it will start on a new path, one in which Windows Vista, Vista Service Pack 1, Windows 7 as well as Windows Server 2008, and in fact all current and future versions of the Windows client and server opperating systems will embrace open source solutions. The move comes as the company has ge... |
21 February 2008
13:45 GMT |
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I know there are some Windows users out there who are tempted to switch to Linux, but consider that they are not yet prepared to make this somewhat radical move. If you don't want to give up completely to Windows, you can try andLinux, a complete Ubuntu-based Linux distribution, that runs seamlessly in Windows 2... |
20 February 2008
09:36 GMT |
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One aspect of the Linux vs. Windows face-off that has so far perpetually tilted the balance of force in favor of Microsoft's proprietary operating system is the rich ecosystem of software and hardware solutions built around the platform. The open source Linux operating system fails to enjoy similar support from ... |
18 February 2008
11:16 GMT |
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Microsoft has a rather ambiguous relationship with open source. On one hand the Redmond company is avidly competing with members of the OSS community that have adopted the open source business model, throwing its entire weight behind its own proprietary software strategy. And on the other, Microsoft is increasingly f... |
15 February 2008
08:51 GMT |
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Over 93% of the respondents in a survey conducted by security company Sophos revealed that they expect Mac OS X to come under increasing attacks from cybercriminals in the future. Sophos is essentially discussing an interesting perspective over the security of Mac OS X. Is there a Big Mac attack in the making? Or are... |
15 February 2008
07:45 GMT |
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A recent web poll of more than 350 computer users has revealed that 93% believe Macs will be more targeted by hackers in the future. In light of the discovery of the first "financially motivated malware for Mac OS X," Sophos' poll has also revealed that polled computer users did not believe the problem would not... |
14 February 2008
09:51 GMT |
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The lack of a silver bullet security solution is axiomatic when it comes down to delivering user protection. Security is nothing more than a constant race, with the software developers laboring to catch up with the threat environment. And despite of the promise of malware safe heavens such as Mac OS X and Linux in co... |
14 February 2008
09:41 GMT |
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As is the general practice over at Microsoft, the monthly patch cycle releases are accompanied by the ISO Image that focuses exclusively on the security bulletins aimed at resolving the vulnerabilities in the Windows operating systems - both client and server side. And if you are up to it, Windows-KB913086-200802.iso... |
13 February 2008
10:11 GMT |
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In an effort to underline the relevance of the Office System as a platform for developers and not just an application, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates introduced during his keynote address at the Office System Developers Conference 2008, in San Jose, new software, services and tools designed to make Office an equivalen... |
12 February 2008
11:07 GMT |
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After the success I had with my previous tutorial about how to run Windows and a Linux distribution together on the same computer (with a single monitor, keyboard and mouse and no other magic tricks required), I decided to improve the installation method with an extremely easy-to-use one. The idea is the same as in t... |
12 February 2008
08:52 GMT |
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Cairo is a Windows Shell alternative designed to run on both Windows Vista and Windows XP. The project is currently in the pre-alpha stage, and scheduled to go public next week. At this point in time, Cairo is served only to the users that sign up in the Milestone 1 testing phase of the project. The brainchild of Mic... |
8 February 2008
13:12 GMT |
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There was a time when codenames reigned supreme at Microsoft. A time when the future versions of the Windows platform in the development process were referred to with resonating labels. A time when the practice of associating products under development with codenames had established itself as a tradition, an integer ... |
7 February 2008
07:15 GMT |
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With Microsoft having come out in the open with a $44.6 billion unsolicited bid for Yahoo, the destination of the company's financial resources is pretty clear at this point. But at the same time, Microsoft remains committed to investing in additional areas. And traditionally, the Redmond company is associated w... |
4 February 2008
11:57 GMT |
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