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(Photos: The brains behind Google Chrome)

(Photos: The brains behind Google Chrome)It's absurd to refer to 'The Brains Behind Chrome'Google Chrome, at this point in time, adds very little to the WebKit rendering engine. It's clearly a very early release, and currently does nothing clever. It will be interesting to watch it develop.Kevin, G-Portal UKhttp://cms.da.gp

Tags: Google Chrome, Google Inc., photograph

Discussion threads 2008-09-03

Bypass found for Windows piracy check

Bypass found for Windows piracy checkAs if to confirm the OBVIOUS !Does ANYONE with a CLUE believe MICROSUCKS can provide a secure O/S or app??? If so you must be using some very good CRACK!IMNHO, experience demonstrates the clowns at MICROSUCKS couldn't secure their outhouse with a battalion of armored...

Tags: Microslop, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Now Microsoft, piracy, piracy check, security, security update

Discussion threads 2005-05-23

Additional Resources

How likely is your software to survive the recession?

How likely is your software to survive the recession?It reminds me of something I read recentlyIt reminds me of something I read recently which said that the cost of migrating off a product if it uses a hidden/proprietary protocol should be included in the purchase assessment so that a better...

Tags: recession, software, open source

Discussion threads 2009-03-22

What is it about Microsoft that Yahoo most hates?

What is it about Microsoft that Yahoo most hates?Not hard to understand[i]Whether or not the final word comes down today — and launches the antitrust-investigation phase of the proposed MicroHoo combination — my question remains: Why are Yahoo management and many Yahoo employees so dead-set against becoming part of Microsoft?[/i]Come...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Operating systems, INTERNET, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Unix, virus

Discussion threads 2008-02-08

Microsoft-Yahoo the mother of all clusterbombs

Microsoft-Yahoo the mother of all clusterbombsMicrosoft-Yahoo the mother of all clusterbombsI can see the buy out having a lot of good value. Yahoo Answers and Yahoo Finance have been very strong for the company. Everyone knows the Yahoo name. Microsoft has Live services. Microsoft has a...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Backups, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., clusterbomb

Discussion threads 2008-02-01

Microsoft responds to stealth update issue

Microsoft responds to stealth update issueAutomatic updatesThe people who are screaming rape by Microsoft, concerning automatic updates without permission, are the same people who scream rape when someone touches their collectible Dragonball Z toys.It is an interesting conundrumThe people that are complaining are the ones that have Windows Update turned...

Tags: Patches, Blogging, stealth update, Adrian, Microsoft Corp., Automatic Update, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2007-09-13

Linux-Microsoft Lovefest at LinuxWorld Expo

Linux-Microsoft Lovefest at LinuxWorld ExpoIf you can't beat them, join them....Then knock them in the head with a giant thumping stick.LINUX TAKES TOOO LONG BETWEEN STABLE BUILDS.eom....MS shill?"...and urged attendees to learn from Microsoft's success rather than focus on its failures."John Carroll has been saying this for quite a while,...

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

Discussion threads 2007-08-09

OpenOffice worm Badbunny hops across operating systems

OpenOffice worm Badbunny hops across operating systemsNow that's sharing without bordersprobably more love to come, just not as distributable once two of the three fix it so that it can't happen.Oh well, at least the perp who made this isn't working on cancer curing research or international banking, . ....

Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, OPEN SOURCE, SECURITY, Microsoft Corp., Badbunny, worm, OpenOffice, OpenOffice worm, operating system

Discussion threads 2007-06-11

Web video battle royale: Adobe vs. Microsoft

Web video battle royale: Adobe vs. MicrosoftActually Microsoft's Achille's heelFlash is cross-platform, Windows Media player is not. Silverlight presumably will not be either. This is likely to hurt takeup considerably.Flash will winMicrosoft by sticking everything under the sun into Windows has bloated their OS way beyond necessity. Also, Microsoft hasn't...

Tags: Digital music, 64-bit, Operating systems, Digital media, Media players, Web, Microsoft Corp., Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation Everywhere, Apple QuickTime, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2007-04-16

Canadian nuclear safety site defaced by hacker

Canadian nuclear safety site defaced by hackerCanadian nuclear safety site defaced by hackerThey must have been running linux!LOL ROTFLMAO PIP!!!Man, if they ever catch this guy...Talk about being made an example of. They will grill his Testicles in public.not good, eh?wow, what bad news for the web admin team...

Tags: Hacking, Linux, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows NT, worker, Netcraft, nuclear safety site, safety site, hacker, Canadian nuclear safety site

Discussion threads 2007-02-08

Microsoft 'officelabs' looks to open source for inspiration

Microsoft 'officelabs' looks to open source for inspirationDoes it matter to Peter what Paul wants?Not to beat them up, the concept might work.I wonder about this:"Microsoft is encouraging the officelabs team to make use of open-source concepts in order to make better use of developers across different divisions within the...

Tags: open-source community, Microsoft Corp., open source, officelab, Microsoft Office

Discussion threads 2007-02-08

Belkin, Microsoft settle patent suit

Belkin, Microsoft settle patent suitgood dealAt least it is settled.This is crazy!Crazy I say!U2? The Rock Band?Does Microslop actually own the rights to U2 or did they steal the technology from someone else, like everything else they claim as their own? Gates and Ballmer would probably sue their...

Tags: Belkin Corp., Microsoft Corp., gangster, patent

Discussion threads 2006-12-01

WGA Notifications update

WGA Notifications updateUtterly Fantastic!The new Windows Genuine Advantage Tool positively confirms both my Windows XP and Office 2003 licenses are both genuine and legal. Of course, they have alsways been genuine since the day I installed the software. The WGA Tool gives me peace of mind and continued assurance that...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage

Discussion threads 2006-11-29

Hold that Red Hat obit

Hold that Red Hat obitI think......this uncovers a serious problem with blogging - its immediate nature tends to push people into "knee-jerk" reactions to events, without taking time to fully think things through before publishing. Bloggers seem to feel the need to be the first one to report on a...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Oracle Support, Red Hat Inc., Oracle Corp., database

Discussion threads 2006-11-21

More on Microsoft's need to show (if it can) Linux's patent infringement

More on Microsoft's need to show (if it can) Linux's patent infringementWhy?Why should anyone at MS show anything to a new reporter? Are you a court? Can you rule the outcome? Are you being sued?Pffttt... Ya need to get over yourself...They willMS will eventually bring a...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., patent, Linux, Novell Inc.

Discussion threads 2006-11-20

Microsoft reshuffles executives

Microsoft reshuffles executivesRep sent me new org chart...My rep sent me the new org chart and luckily, he will not be affected. He continues to CRUSH his numbers every single quarter. My rep will get me on the short list of folks who will get immediate meetings with all of...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, rep, Microsoft Corp., MSFT, Titanic, Brad

Discussion threads 2006-08-01

Microsoft reaches out with WGA help

Microsoft reaches out with WGA helphow so?When I purchased XP from CompUSA, it came with a number and was activated years ago. Now it comes up as invalid. How can a link check my system and then me reinstalling the COA? It hasn't changed? I haven't updated the system? How...

Tags: Firewalls, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, YUM, Microsoft Corp., Linux firewall, Microsoft Windows XP, Linux, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, firewall, computer, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2006-07-24

Microsoft's private folders become a public headache

Microsoft's private folders become a public headacheand what did you expect from the best coders in the worldthat Micro$oft has to offer .Microsoft's private folders become a public headacheHeadache? Turned into a black eye? Not in the least bit. It was one whiney incompetent sys admin who didn't...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Patches, private folder, password, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-07-17

Microsoft loses appeal in Office patent spat

Microsoft loses appeal in Office patent spati.e., at Redmond it's just another Friday ... :-) ntAgain, the patent system which MS wants so MUCH to be in EuropeNTZDNet, businesses didn't have to "upgrade",they had to "update". There's a difference. Upgrade implies a "new version" e.g. Office XP ->...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., patent, IP, Microsoft Office

Discussion threads 2006-06-16

Microsoft's mixed scorecard

Microsoft's mixed scorecardI see nothing mixed about it.That is unless you expect a ball player to hit a home run everytime he goes to bat. Real success is the ability to try lots of diffenent things and back off the ones that don't sell well. Judging from MS's...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-06-16