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Opera grasps at straws with latest IE criticism

Opera grasps at straws with latest IE criticismWell, everything MS does is carefully calculated to make you think they aresupporting standards, at the same time creating a lot of confusion and dragging their feet. But, maybe Opera is being a little picky here, they should just talk about the overall...

Tags: compatibility mode, IE criticism, latest IE criticism, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Opera Software ASA, standards, straw, Web

Discussion threads 2008-08-29

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Pigs do fly: Microsoft unleashes 20,000 lines of Linux code

Pigs do fly: Microsoft unleashes 20,000 lines of Linux codeWSFU GPLWindows Services for UNIX has some GPL utilities in it: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321712VMWARE Lower TCO, Higher ReliabilitySmart shops will skip virtualization from MS - garbage at its best. Resume generating event at its worst.RE: Pigs do fly: Microsoft unleashes 20,000 lines...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Linux Code

Discussion threads 2009-07-20

'Psyb0t' worm infects Linksys, Netgear home routers, modems

'Psyb0t' worm infects Linksys, Netgear home routers, modemsCould we have a list as to what routers are affected?And maybe instructions or a link to instructions on how to tell if our router is infected with this junk?RE: 'Psyb0t' worm infects Linksys, Netgear home routers, modemsROTFLMAO!!!Oh yes, the linux only worm!...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Home networking, Cyberthreats, Linksys Inc., modem, NetGear, router, Psyb0t, Linux, worm, home router

Discussion threads 2009-03-25

News to know: Google Chrome; CAPTCHA breaking; StatusHQ

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: Google to launch browser to target IE; Is Firefox a target or tag-team partner? Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Is Google Chrome an IE/Firefox/Opera/Safari killer? Ryan Naraine: Google Chrome, the security...

Tags: CAPTCHA, Google Inc., Web Browser, Web Browsers, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Linux, Internet, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-02

Opera grasps at straws with latest IE criticism

I was not a fan of Opera Software's antitrust sabre-rattling a few months back over Microsoft's lack of standards compliancy with its browser. But Opera's latest complaints about Internet Explorer IE 8 make Opera look even more like a company that's gone off the deep end. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Internet, Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Opera Software ASA, Web Browsers

Blog posts 2008-08-29

Apple can even spin troubleshooting

Apple can even spin troubleshooting"Troubleshooting"?Yeah, wouldn't it be great if companies like Apple could be HONEST about stuff like that, and call it TROUBLESHOOTING, like the rest of us, instead of SPINNING everything just to avoid the word TROUBLESHOOTING? Yeah, that would be great.Oh, wait. :phttp://www.apple.com/support/iphone/troubleshooting/RE: Apple can even...

Tags: Operating systems, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-11-28

AMD's no angel, but Intel's public usage of benchmark data is feloniously misleading

In recent weeks here at ZDNet, I have been matter, and my colleague George Ou has been anti-matter. Or maybe the other way around. Publicly on ZDNets blogs, George has taken both me and the New York Times David Pogue to task over our position on digital cameras and their...

Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., benchmarking, fiction

Blog posts 2007-03-16

Ubuntu "Feisty Fawn" 7.04 beta

Ubuntu "Feisty Fawn" 7.04 betaIf it was good enough for Vista......it's a BETA, bugs are to be expected. Try [i]Edgy[/i] and see if you have any stability problemsWhat do you expect out of beta?Although I have to concur, I find it odd that a formally stable and reliable distribution...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, 64-bit, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Debian, network, Ubuntu, beta, Linux

Discussion threads 2006-12-08

The desktop AV debate

The desktop AV debateA few points...Not all anti-virus are resource hogs, look beyond Norton, McAffee and Panda and you'll get glimpse of ones like Avast. (I've been using it for about 2 years.. It has not slowed my PC to a crawl, or slowed my internet connection where it's noticeable).Second,...

Tags: Desktops, Viruses and worms, computer, desktop, security, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-11-15

With IE 7, green means go for legit sites

With IE 7, green means go for legit sitesSounds like Opera 9.1's Fraud Protectionwhich uses TrustWatch to verify sites.Microsoft and it's continuing saga of innovations . I do recall an extension that does the same on Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer 6 , and it goes by the name of...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, phishing, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Discussion threads 2006-11-13

Support ending for Windows XP SP1

Support ending for Windows XP SP1The push to Vista continues....Fairly soon now, Microsoft will announce the end of support for XP. How else are they going to force anyone to upgrade to Vista? So it begins.......Reason for SP1 - ah stuff like Visual Basic only works on itSP1 will...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, SP/2, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., SP1, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2006-10-09

Microsoft objects

Microsoft objectsWho said they needed to "give" anything?Dana, your one side posts are BORING. Do us a favor, make a nice big post saying "MS evil, open sores good", and then go away.double standards"Fine enough. But how far is Microsoft going, really? How much is it giving, not just...

Tags: Linux, UNIX, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Shared Source, open source

Discussion threads 2006-06-13

Dvorak: IE is a dead albatross

Dvorak: IE is a dead albatrossDepends......on if it's just IE that's removed, or the entire underlying rendering engine. That engine is used by other aspects of Windows, so I don't see how MS could remove that functionality. And it's that functionality, not IE, that causes all of the problems. Likewise...

Tags: Web browsers, Nothing, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Dvorak, Web browser, IE IS, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2006-04-26

AOL ready to reinvent itself

AOL ready to reinvent itselfAOLNo matter what AOL does, unless they DRASTICALLY improve their technical support and customer service, they will go down the tubes.I have had problems throughout the years and at one time their tech support people simply read what they believed was the remedy from a 'problems'...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Cyberthreats, Web browsers, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Roadrunner, America Online Inc.

Discussion threads 2005-08-02

Will the real AJAX pioneer please stand up

While Longtail may have gotten the award for biggest buzzword of PC Forum from my partner in crime Dan Farber, the acronym that's been ringing in my RSS-inbox for the last three weeks -- one that's spanned three events in two weeks (eTech, SXSW, and PC Forum) -- is Ajax....

Tags: AJAX

Blog posts 2005-03-28

Microsoft takes aim at Intuit with 'Magellan'

Microsoft takes aim at Intuit with 'Magellan'Very interesting offering....Up until now, I have not had reason to look into the applications our financial people were using. I just made sure they were Windows compatible. But when my rep told me about Magellan, I sent out the message that our...

Tags: Operating systems, Intuit Inc., Magellan, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2004-11-05

Service Pack 2: Patching the unpatchable

Service Pack 2: Patching the unpatchableFinally, someone at ZDNet is ...willing to stand up and tell the world the truth about the Windows OS and the real problems that face its users.To date, ZDNet has sugar coated the massive shortcomings of the Windows OS. This has only allowed MS...

Tags: Operating systems, Web browsers, Cyberthreats, ActiveX, service pack, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., security

Discussion threads 2004-07-15

AOL to release new version of Netscape

AOL to release new version of NetscapeLook forward to it as much as ppl lookforward to the next IE. Let's mark the calendar, gotta buy party favors on . . .Historical questionLooks like Time Warner is buying a cheap new suit for the orphan.More interestingly, back when there was...

Tags: Web browsers, America Online Inc., Netscape Communications Corp., Web browser

Discussion threads 2004-05-27