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- DLL Hell
- Refers to conflicts with Windows DLLs when the wrong one is installed. A Windows DLL is an extension to the operating system that is shared by any application that...
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- Testers to get Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 this week; final by March 2010
- Side-by-side installationYou said "Also unlike its predecessors, .Net 4 can be installed side-by-side with the previously released .Net 3.5"Notwithstanding the fact that .Net 4's predecessors actually was .Net 3.5, haven't all previous versions of .Net featured side-by-side installation?translations....[i]Microsoft is touting .Net 4 as being 81 percent smaller than its predecessors,...
- Tags: .NET, Application servers, Middleware, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft .NET
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Apple warns of Mac attack risk via image files
- Apple warns of Mac attack risk via image filesWow, lots of critical vulnerabilities in there!!I can't believe how many of these bugs allow for arbitrary code execution! Viewing an image file shouldn't result in arbitrary code execution.Oh well, at least they were fixed within nano seconds of the vulnerability popping...
- Tags: Desktops, SECURITY, Patches, Apple Macintosh, Mac Attack, Apple Inc., vulnerability
- Discussion threads 2009-08-05
- Will Virtual Machine Software Accelerate Windows 7 Adoption?
- Will Virtual Machine Software Accelerate Windows 7 Adoption?Oh Please"Another common issue in Microsoft?s world is application incompatibilities due to mismatched DLLs or other libraries."Not in this century, dude. In fact not since Windows 3.1 has this been a real issue.The VB6 runtime dll caused problems.But DLL-hell hasn't been an issue...
- Tags: desktop virtualization, Virtualization, Virtual Machine Software, Microsoft Windows 7, virtual machine, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-04-27
- McAfee fails the Conficker test
- McAfee fails the Conficker testReliable Security SourceWell... I skip McAffee entirely :) (even if they are "free" from Comcast). McAffee is in the same league as Norton - Sucks. VIPRE is the best Anti-virus/Anti-spyware solution I have found. More proof that a 'major' vendor can't be trusted to be a...
- Tags: McAffee, VIPRE, McAfee Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-03-31
- HP cuts base pay for execs and employees; Will tweak benefits to cut costs
- HP cuts base pay for execs and employees; Will tweak benefits to cut costsHurd made $47,000,000 last year.So his $280K cut actually amounts to about half of one percent of his total compensation. This ratio pretty much holds true for all the executives who receive a small base pay and...
- Tags: Benefits, Recruitment & Selection, Companies, Hewlett-Packard Co., benefit, cut cost
- Discussion threads 2009-02-19
- The next generation Windows and Office: an open letter to Microsoft
- The next generation Windows and Office: an open letter to MicrosoftI wouldn't forward this letter...Where do I start?Well I'll start with saying that I hope that Microsoft takes the time to at least read your letter. It would be nice if they did. That's about as much as I'd agree...
- Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-02-02
- IE8 lock-in warning for XP SP3 users
- IE8 lock-in warning for XP SP3 usersIsn't this always the case? Why can't MS sepreate theirsoftware from the OS and make programs into self contained packages so an install and and uninstall is simple matter of drag and drop. Instead they scatter stuff all over and no one...
- Tags: Web browsers, Lord, IE8, SP3, XP SP3 user, XP SP3, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Discussion threads 2009-01-27
- PC units still selling; Apple flat but worries may be overblown
- PC units still selling; Apple flat but worries may be overblownApple officially finished...My rep and I met this morning with our Zune players "locked and loaded". After an hour of taking in the ambiance at Starbucks, we got down to business. On the list was the official demise of Apple....
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Apple Inc., rep, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-12-16
- Are you sure you don't just want to use Ubuntu?
- Are you sure you don't just want to use Ubuntu?helpful advice?Tell you what dips**t! I've been to the Dell site for bios upgrades and driver upgrades, and, guess what? THE SERVICE TAG ISN'T ENOUGH!!! You still need to know exactly which hardware is in the machine to get...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows, Ubuntu, normal user, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-11-23
- 4 signs that it's time to restore your iPhone
- 4 signs that it's time to restore your iPhoneUhh?The iphone needs a nuke and pave every 6 months, that sounds a little crazy to me? How does it get so messed up in a 6 month time frame? Doesn't seem like you should ever have to do that,...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Operating systems, Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2008-11-11
- Democratic National Convention site requires Silverlight and Move
- Democratic National Convention site requires Silverlight and MoveWow, just wowSo, a party supposed to govern USA can be bought out by Microsoft to support a flash wannabe plugin.I am speechless. Will they make Windows only policy in Govt. agencies too? Perhaps they should use "OOXML" instead of PDF too?What???The liberals...
- Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, Office Open XML, Active-X, Microsoft Corp., Adobe PDF
- Discussion threads 2008-08-25
- Nothing stealthy about this Windows Update update
- Nothing stealthy about this Windows Update updateStill got it wrong?!?!What part of "check for updates but let me decide" do they not understand???If the people at MS are feeling so benevolentwhy not have the programmers pop up a box when the update occurs, sort of hand holding for the wary.If...
- Tags: Operating systems, Opting-Out, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Windows, proper warning
- Discussion threads 2008-07-03
- Sticking with XP / Upgrading to Vista / Waiting for Windows 7 / Switching to Mac or Linux - There's no single right answer
- Sticking with XP / Upgrading to Vista / Waiting for Windows 7 / Switching to Mac or Linux - There's no single right answerI respect your opinion, but...I also don't feel you've articulated why we should move to Vista, should we have the horsepower.If, after all the tweaking, it's only...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Desktops, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows Vista, Adrian, Microsoft Windows 7, Upgrading, openSUSE, Microsoft Windows XP, Linux, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-06-26
- The #1 reason IT often fails to deliver value
- The #1 reason IT often fails to deliver valueI can't believe you would try to blame...IT failures on anyone other than IT staff. You sound like someone who isn't man enough to suck it up and take the blame for your own short comings. Blaming top executives for your...
- Tags: Strategy, information technology
- Discussion threads 2008-06-23
- Millennials: Will they really reinvent IT?
- Millennials: Will they really reinvent IT?Or are they brand name obsessed IT lazy mouse wielding monkeys?A fancy IDE is NO SUBSTITUTE for a talented programmer.Open Sourcers are changing the world, it all depends on how many choose to stay lazy and dumbed down, hanging on every press release from the...
- Tags: Strategy, Branding, Open Sourcer, baby boomer, information technology, Millennials
- Discussion threads 2008-06-17
- Outage hits Windows Live Hotmail, Messenger users
- Outage hits Windows Live Hotmail, Messenger usersRE: Outage hits Windows Live Hotmail, Messenger usersI am unable to use both messenger and the web interface for hotmail, but I can access Hotmail just fine through the Outlook Connector.Yup. Some can get on, ohters can't.My users have been complaining all morning. UGH!TechNet...
- Tags: Manufacturing, Messenger, Windows Live Hotmail, outage, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-02-26
- Why is the concept of virtual machine software so sticky?
- Why is the concept of virtual machine software so sticky?More stuff to go down...when the host server crashes.My ThoughtsWe run about 150 VM's here hosted over a redundant cluster setup. If one machine fails, the others pick up the slack without interuption. But we still have quite a few issues...
- Tags: Operating systems, Storage management, Utility computing, virtual machine concept, operating system, virtualization, HP OpenVMS, virtual machine, cluster, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-02-14
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