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- Zunes November 13: 80 GB model's specs here
- Zunes November 13: 80 GB model's specs hereWOW! AAC support!AAC is what the Microsoft bloggers, namely Paul Thurrott, have been saying is the evil format because Apple has been alone in using it. Several Microsoft bloggers have inaccurately characterized AAC as an Apple proprietary format and have moronically...
- Tags: AAC, Microsoft Bloggers, Microsoft Zune
- Discussion threads 2007-10-03
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- Does IT really need to fear multicore?
- While multicore chips hold great promise for applications and computing power they could wreak havoc on technology departments. That's the message from Gartner analyst Carl Claunch, who argued Thursday that IT types should fear--yes fear--multicore technology. Multicore chips carry multiple brains on them and companies like Intel...
- Tags: Software, Information Technology, Multi-core, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- The Windows 7 name game, continued
- It is rare that you get to see a Microsoft executive tap dance and juggle at the same time, but that's what I felt like as I read one senior executive's attempt to explain why the next version of Windows will be called Windows 7, even though it's technically version...
- Tags: Game, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp.
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- Microsoft plays up 'less is more' as its holiday retail message
- With consumers hunkering down, how is Microsoft hoping to get them to spend on technology toys and software this holiday season? The theme at the company's Holiday 2008 "In the Know" showcase in New York City this week is less is more. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Tools & Techniques, Management, Mary Jo Foley, Phone, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Telecom & Utilities, Software
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- 80 ways to mix open source and business
- Open source and business do mix. In fact, according to Matthew Aslett at the 451 Group, you can mix open source into more than 80 combinations of development model, licensing model, and revenue schemes. Usually, people talk about three licensing combos: Proprietary, mixed, and "pure" open source...
- Tags: Aslett, Open Source, Joe Brockmeier
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- Microsoft aiming to deliver Vista SP2 before Windows 7
- The Windows team is readying second service packs (SP2) for Vista -- and for its server complement, Windows Server 2008 -- and is aiming to deliver these SP2s before it releases Windows 7, according to my sources. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Windows Team, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Servers, Hardware
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- News to know: Gartner, Firefox 3.1, Apple notebook event, Intel
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Jason Hiner: Gartner: Top 10 technologies to watch over the next three years Larry Dignan: IT's challenges: The end of device charging; ROI; Super programmers ...
- Tags: Richard Koman, Mozilla Firefox, Apple MacBook, Gartner Inc., Apple Inc., Intel Corp., Notebook Event, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- 10 things you should do before, during, and after reinstalling Windows
- There are some very good reasons why you might want to reinstall Microsoft Windows. Whether it is 2000, XP or Vista, the registry can become corrupted or it can accumulate settings for programs long since forgotten, leading to sluggish performance. Alan Norton documents the steps needed to properly reinstall Windows....
- Tags: Alan Norton, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Download resources 2008-10-15
- Secunia: popular security suites failing to block exploits
- Secunia: popular security suites failing to block exploitsPatch your applications...And don't run your browser with administrative rights (in case you forget to patch those applications, e.g., WinAmp, QuickTime, etc).If you're on Windows XP/2000 or Vista and you've foolishly turned off UAC, you can use this tool:http://www.download.com/RemoveAdmin/3000-2381_4-10824971.html?tag=lst-1&cdlPid=10835515Thing is, RemoveAdmin is a...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Secunia, popular security suite, exploit, security suite, Kaspersky, security
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
- Fake Microsoft Patch Tuesday malware campaign spreading
- Fake Microsoft Patch Tuesday malware campaign spreadingowning a computerthese peeps whom click on the email should not be allow to own a computer. period until they go through security training for 1 year
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, PRODUCTIVITY, Viruses and worms, Fake Microsoft Patch Tuesday, malware campaign, malware
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
- Fake Microsoft Patch Tuesday malware campaign spreading
- Malicious attackers are once again taking advantage of event-based social engineering attacks, and are currently mass mailing fake notifications for Microsoft's Patch Tuesday, attaching a copy of Trojan.Backdoor.Haxdoor, next to a legitimately looking PGP signature which is, of course, fake too : "We received some questions from customers about...
- Tags: Malware, Microsoft Corp., PGP Corp., Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, E-mail, Viruses And Worms, Security, Online Communications, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- 'I'm a PC. A $999 MacBook still doesn't tempt me' (or does it?)
- 'I'm a PC. A $999 MacBook still doesn't tempt me' (or does it?)MS will have nothing exciting on the OS front for Christmas this year.If you want to do something exciting, you will have to buy a Mac. And, it only gets worse for MS on the MID/NetBook front. That...
- Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Laptop sale, Desktop sale, PC, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook, laptop computer, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
- How green is your vendor?
- Gartner analyst Simon Mingay on Tuesday unveiled ratings for technology vendors to highlight who's talking green and who's actually delivering. Just don't expect anything too quantitative just yet. Mingay's presentation at the Gartner Symposium ITXpo caught my attention given that every vendor is...
- Tags: Gartner Inc., Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- What OpenOffice site crash means
- What OpenOffice site crash meansSo, I should pay for free software so I don't pay Microsoft?It's not for everyone. However, the reason Microsoft has more robust features is because they spend more money on it. That money is funded by higher prices for their software. If you or your company...
- Tags: OOA/OOD/OOP, object-oriented, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., OpenOffice, free software, Open Office Writer
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
- Microsoft OCS R2 adds single-number reach, hosted audio conferencing
- Microsoft OCS R2 adds single-number reach, hosted audio conferencingHave people been willing to VoIP with Microsoft?I know the chatting, IM, conferencing, and traditional digital portions some organizations are willing to go to, but has there been many deployments of replacing the PBX with this?I've been doing VoIP on Cisco for...
- Tags: Telephony, VOIP, Microsoft OCS R2, audioconferencing, Microsoft Office Communications Server, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
- Poll: Best personal finance software?
- A little while ago, before the massive recession threw everyone into the depths of their portfolios, I thought it would be prudent to graduate tracking my expenses from pen and paper to software. My parents have dabbled with Quicken, and I wasn't really impressed with Microsoft Money....
- Tags: Software, Quicken, Personal Finance, Mint, 401(k), Retirement Plans, Financial Accounting, Human Resources, Benefits, Finance, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- What OpenOffice site crash means
- If you're an enterprise standardizing on OpenOffice, or a company that competes fiercely with Microsoft, you have a stake in this. It's time for you to step up and support OpenOffice. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: OpenOffice, Open Source, Office Suites, Software, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- Yahoo, Google, DOJ play let's make a deal; Google could walk
- Google and Yahoo are talking to the Department of Justice about heading off an antitrust suit over the companies' search advertising deal. According to the Wall Street Journal, Google and Yahoo are offering up concessions to the Department of Justice to push their deal through. For Google,...
- Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., U.S. Department Of Justice, Search, Government, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- Cisco's Chambers sees collaboration fueling productivity gains; Web 2.0 as new enterprise engine?
- Cisco CEO John Chambers said Tuesday that there will be an "instant replay" in technology-led productivity gains in the current downturn just like the U.S. saw in the mid-1990s. The difference this time around: In the mid-90s those productivity gains were based on big enterprise resource planning...
- Tags: John Chambers, Web, Collaboration, Cisco Systems Inc., Web 2.0, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- Microsoft OCS R2 adds single-number reach, hosted audio conferencing
- Microsoft did, as expected, go public at long last with details about its Office Communications Server OCS Release 2 (R2) product on October 14 at the VoiceCon show. Here's what's coming in the upgrade to Microsoft's unified IM/VOIP/conferencing platform. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Audioconferencing, Communications Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office Communications Server, Microsoft OCS R2, Office Communications Server Release 2, Release 2, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
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