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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Naked girls with guns... While I know that your imagination must be running wild by now, the fact of the matter is that such an invitation would be hard to resist from fans of girls or guns, or even the two combined. But accepting such an invitation from an untrusted source while running a Windows operating system co... |
31 January 2008
11:28 GMT |
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Microsoft, once the anti-Linux poster child, and the epitome of the proprietary software business model has ended up showing nothing but love for the open source operating system. The turning point as far as the Redmond company is concerned, marking the beginning of concentrated efforts to embrace Linux, was the Nove... |
31 January 2008
02:39 GMT |
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Following the boost in the diversity of platforms available to consumers, on top of the Windows operating system, members of the security industry warned that alternative solutions would come under fire just as the Microsoft software products. Although the threat environment is currently focused on Windows, due to it... |
30 January 2008
07:39 GMT |
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As far as the Windows operating system is concerned, the threat environment is tailored on it. The ubiquity of the platform, as well as a small level of bulletproofing of older versions, have virtually made Windows a sitting duck. Of course that the 90% market share enjoyed by the operating system acts as the main fa... |
29 January 2008
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The relationship between Microsoft and open source grows deeper and more intimate, as the company is laboring to deliver a high level of comfort for customers, running its own proprietary software along with open source solutions. Microsoft is no longer the poster child for anti-open source, although this image seems... |
28 January 2008
10:54 GMT |
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Virtualization nowadays is the latest thing to be interesting to the crowds and the most forward step that is available for them. Microsoft stomped its foot and said that as of Monday it will try to pioneer the adoption of virtualization at a broader level. In order to do that easier, the Redmond-based company acquir... |
26 January 2008
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The Windows functions are always under attack because disabling a vital function of the operating system automatically means an open door for the hacker, who would be able to infiltrate into the computer and conduct his malicious activities. Today, a new worm has been spotted in the wild and, according to security co... |
24 January 2008
14:16 GMT |
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Is Microsoft cooking something extra juicy for Linux/open source? The Redmond company announced earlier this week that a prominent member of the open source security world has jumped onboard, switching sides from Linux to Windows. Michael Howard, Senior Security Program Manager in the Security Engineering group at Mi... |
23 January 2008
11:04 GMT |
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A new Microsoft update threatens Windows users with the expiration of their copy of the operating system unless deployment is completed within half a day. This is obviously nothing but a fake Microsoft update spammed to spread malware. Sunbelt Software Chief Executive Officer, Alex Eckelberry, warned of the existence... |
22 January 2008
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Microsoft's Windows operating system came on top out of three different alternative platforms including Mac OS X, Linux (Red Hat), and Solaris 8/9/10, in terms of the volume of holes it contains. Taking into consideration that when it comes down to security vulnerabilities less is actually more, various versions... |
18 January 2008
10:39 GMT |
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Do you want to keep a close eye on Windows XP? Then download the Microsoft Windows Client 2000/XP Operating System Management Pack. According to the Redmond company, the pack designed to be deployed on Windows Server 2003 will offer users the possibility to enjoy an extensive collection of monitoring capabilities ass... |
18 January 2008
09:39 GMT |
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There are always leftovers and crumbs from the Windows feast. And one nasty crumb of the Windows operating system can go as high as $20,000. This is the price that a security research company is willing to cough up for a single zero-day vulnerability in Windows. Digital Armaments has failed to specify the Windows ver... |
17 January 2008
07:41 GMT |
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Unlike Windows, Mac OS X and Linux are two platforms traditionally associated with a high level of security. This veritable status quo has been maintained by the low footprints both Mac OS X and Linux had on the operating system market, in contrast to Windows. It is in fact the ubiquity of Windows that makes the Mic... |
17 January 2008
07:16 GMT |
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Microsoft is about to make good on a 2007 promise to make available a collection of developer tools designed to enable the creation of products that will boost technology accessibility for users with disabilities. Back on November 7, 2007, the Redmond company and Novell were celebrating the first anniversary of their... |
17 January 2008
06:37 GMT |
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Christmas came with an avalanche of computer security threats, starting with unsolicited email messages and ending with Trojan horses, viruses and other pieces of malware attempting to steal usernames and passwords. However, the holiday season is history now, so get ready for the next spamming period full of... love... |
16 January 2008
15:06 GMT |
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