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Microsoft: Human error caused critical SMB2 vulnerability

did not explain why the fix was not back-ported to Windows Vista and other That very bad. I was wondering this myself when news broke that Win 7 was not vulnerable.What were they thinking? Fixing a bug and "forgetting" that other versions may actually be vulnerable?Or had they actually recorded...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), SECURITY, Hulu Desktop, Microsoft Corp., critical SMB2 vulnerability, SMB2, SMB2 vulnerability, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Hulu Desktop 0.9.7 (Windows)

Hulu Desktop is a lean-back viewing experience for your personal computer. It features a sleek new look that's optimized for use with standard Windows Media Center remote controls or Apple remote controls, allowing you to navigate Hulu's entire library with just six buttons. For users without remotes, the application is...

Tags: Remote Control, PC, Hulu, Hulu Desktop, Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows, Keyboards, Desktops, Mice, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2009-08-28

Hulu Desktop 0.9.0 (Windows)

Hulu Desktop is a lean-back viewing experience for your personal computer. It features a sleek new look that's optimized for use with standard Windows Media Center remote controls or Apple remote controls, allowing you to navigate Hulu's entire library with just six buttons. For users without remotes, the application is...

Tags: Remote Control, PC, Hulu, Hulu Desktop, Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows, Keyboards, Desktops, Mice, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2009-05-28

Additional Resources

Free Silverlight streaming service to be replaced by paid Azure-hosted service

Ought to be interestingSilverlight is the means by which Netflix streams their on-demand content. I cannot help but wonder if MS cut a deal with the new Blockbuster service.Does MS support "open internet", or do they want us to pay for itDoes MS support "open internet", or do they want...

Tags: cloud computing, Strategy, Media Streaming, Microsoft Silverlight, NetFlix Inc., Microsoft Corp., open-Internet

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

HP TouchSmart 600

The HP TouchSmart 600 shows how getting an early jump on unproven technology can pay off. HP was first to market with a touch-based all-in-one PC more than two years ago. Now that Windows 7 has spurred almost every major desktop vendor toward multitouch, HP has the advantage of years...

Tags: Corporate communications, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, audio ouput, Hewlett-Packard Co., TouchSmart 600, Sony Corp., HP TouchSmart

Product reviews 2009-10-13

Hulu Desktop Integration 1.0 (Windows)

Hulu Desktop Integration provides an easy way for users to go back and forth between Windows Media Center and Hulu Desktop. When clicking on HULU in Windows 7 Media Center, the software automatically closes Windows Media Center, Starts HULU Desktop Maximized in full screen. When you are done with HULU...

Tags: Windows Media, Media Center PC, Microsoft Windows Media Center, Integration, Teknowebworks, Hulu Desktop Integration, Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2009-10-12

Zune HD: No YouTube in the browser for you

patheticI don't care much about youtube (I much prefer TED conference with top minds/scientists to that popular crap :P) but being a social media users (msn, FB and the like) I know for a fact that many people spend lots of time on this site and it is now imperative...

Tags: Team management, Turnabout, Web browser, Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Corp., YouTube Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

eMachines EZ1601-01

Declaring the eMachines EZ1601-01 the best all-in-one Nettop we've seen is kind of like saying swine flu is our favorite vaccination-resistant virus. We haven't been shy about our distaste for this entire Nettop product category, and while eMachines has wrapped this system around an uncommonly large display for its $399...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, DVD, eMachines Inc., eMachines EZ1601-01, ASUS

Product reviews 2009-08-17

Podcast: Why ZDNet AU loves Linux desktops

Since you ask, noI have long ago left Windows behind when I got tired of running all the spyware/malware/defrag/registry cleaner jobs just to keep it running resonably well. I find that my computer runs better with Linux and i don't have the annoying jobs to run just about every...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux desktop, desktop, podcast, Linux, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-08-14

Laptop or desktop netbook for back to school?

Laptop or desktop netbook for back to school?ExactlyPrecisely my opinion. This way, everyone benefits. The student, because he has more powerful hardware at his disposal, has some computing redundancy if one machine breaks down, and has to carry less weight around. The teachers, because they can make normal eye contact...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Desktops, netbook, laptop computer, desktop, back-to-school

Discussion threads 2009-07-28

Google on offense: Chrome OS is a wager on the future of computing

Google on offense: Chrome OS is a wager on the future of computingThis was a move to ...... put the IT industry on hold the way Microsoft has done for years.Now it's, let's wait and see what Google is going to come out with.Anticipation is making you wait? That's...

Tags: Operating systems, OpenOffice, NOW IT, Google Inc., Chrome, Chrome OS, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-07-10

IOGear Wireless Audio/Video Kit

It's no secret we're inching ever closer toward ditching our cable or satellite television services in favor of Internet-only content consumption. With services such as Hulu and YouTube, the computer has become the video entertainment hub of the home. Getting that computer's desktop screen onto your television seems like...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, PRODUCTIVITY, Corporate communications, TV, IOGEAR, computer, video, USB, adapter

Product reviews 2009-06-29

Netbooks vs. Notebooks - Consumers are confused

Netbooks vs. Notebooks - Consumers are confusedI coulda told you that with no survey needed.I understand the portability aspect of the netbook but the performance hit is terrible. If they are used for simple interNET tasks like the name suggests they are fine. I cannot tell you how...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, netbook, notebook

Discussion threads 2009-06-23

The Internet devalues everything it touches . . .

Ever since I first heard about the Internet and then saw its incredible development and application across industries, I've been on the look out for the economic effects of this powerful platform technology. The specific economic influence I've been looking for is a strong deflationary trend. That's when we will...

Tags: Software, Craigslist, Advertisement, Technology, IBDT, Internet, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-06-20

OpenSolaris 2009.06: Getting Better All The Time

The June 2009 (2009.06) release of OpenSolaris provides a solid Open Source GNOME desktop experience like that of a modern Linux distribution combined with the scalability and stability of UNIX. Over the weekend, I had the chance to take a look at Sun...

Tags: OpenSolaris, Sun Solaris, OpenSolaris 2009.06, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-06-07

Bartz: Bing isn't all that (and neither is a Microsoft search deal)

Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz took aim at Microsoft's Bing on Wednesday saying that the software giant's latest effort won't gain market share and will deliver only "temporary interest." In addition, Bartz said Yahoo's future would be cleaner without a deal with Microsoft. Speaking at Bank of America's...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Data Centers, Corporate Communications, Social Networking, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Marketing, Online Communications, Advertising & Promotion, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-03

Alienware's "Allpowerful" notebook unveiled - The M17x

Alienware's "Allpowerful" notebook unveiled - The M17xTempting, but...when the heck are they going to get terabyte laptop hard drives? I'd be willing to pay that kind of money for a top of the line laptop, but not until they come out with terabyte hard drives. Or at least 2 half-terabyte...

Tags: Notebooks, Games, Desktops, notebook, Gaming Laptop, laptop computer, game, Alienware, desktop, Dell Computer Corp., Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-05-29

Living with a netbook: The performance penalty

No one claims that netbooks can match the performance of laptops that cost hundreds or even thousands more. The real question is whether the performance of a netbook is good enough. Over the past few weeks, I've been doing some testing on five netbooks with 10-inch displays:...

Tags: Performance, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-05-19

News to know: Windows 7; Top student laptops; Facebook; Larry Page's commencement speech

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: How many Intel CPUs will fail the XP Mode test in Windows 7? Larry Page's fine commencement speech. Andrew...

Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Microsoft Windows 7, Larry Page, Laptop Computer, Microsoft Windows, Data Centers, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-04

Netgear Digital Entertainer Elite EVA9150

Many of the networked-media players we've looked at recently rely heavily on interfacing with Windows Media Center, the digital media hub software that's available on many--but not all--PCs running Windows XP and Vista. Some models, such as the HP MediaSmart Connect, can operate in "WMC Extender mode" or via their...

Tags: Home networking, Media Center PCs, Digital media, NetGear

Product reviews 2009-04-21