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Researchers hack Microsoft wireless keyboards: Researchers hack Microsoft wireless keyboardsXOR?Heh, that is pretty insecure. Tsk tsk Microsoft, you should know better by now. Good thing I don't have any wireless keyboards...- John MusbachRE: Researchers hack Microsoft wireless keyboardsexclusion-orIs that the same as exclusive-or?Wow, showing that humans can crack other human's creationsand MS, what a not...; Tags: Keyboards, keyboard, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Wireless Keyboard, Microsoft Wireless; Discussion threads 2007-12-05
Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 3000: The Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 3000 offers basic mousing functionality at a cheap $29.95 price. Unfortunately, it's a little too basic for our tastes: it doesn't come with software, there are no extra buttons, and the receiver has a very short, 3-foot range. For users who won't stray far...; Tags: Mice, mouse, Optical Mouse 3000, Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 3000, Microsoft Wireless, scrollwheel, optical mouse, Microsoft Corp.; Product reviews 2006-06-02
Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse 2000: The Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse 2000 is ideal for people who want the convenience of a wireless mouse without the price tag or complexity of an advanced model. This generic-looking mouse has only three basic buttons and no extra functionality to speak of, but it handles basic functions well, and...; Tags: Mice, mouse, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Wireless, Optical Mouse 2000, Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse, Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse 2000, optical mouse; Product reviews 2006-06-02
Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 5000: The Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 5000 is an attractive, contoured mouse that combines the precision of laser optics with a shape that fits both right- and left-handers. However, the ambidextrous design is a mixed blessing: it's not overly comfortable for either hand, and button placement is awkward. For left-handed users...; Tags: Mice, mouse, laser, Laser Mouse 5000, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 5000, Microsoft Wireless; Product reviews 2006-06-01
Microsoft wireless net due for upgrade: Microsoft wireless net due for upgradeIt's amazingEVEN M$' wireless network is 5 years out of date - kinda like IE! ;)KewlNow all you need is wireless VOIP phones. No more wiring buildings and then connecting them, just stick wireless repeaters everywhere. Hook the phones, computer, devices, camera's, security...; Tags: Wi-Fi, wireless, Sux, Microsoft Wireless, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2004-12-10

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Cloudworks shows the green side of managed services: Here's a refreshing twist: An executive with an ostensibly "green" technology who really isn't willing to pitch it that way. I'm talking about Cloudworks founder and CEO Mike Eaton, who really cares more instead about the "overall convenience and efficiency" of his company's services. He's playing the economy card, rather...; Tags: Managed Services, IT Infrastructure, Information Technology, Small Business, Cloudworks, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-07-26
Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week: Here are CNET Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week, including a 61-inch rear-projection HDTV, D-Link's dual-band wireless router, and the simple but effective Nokia 6205. by CNET News.com; Tags: Photograph, Home Networking, TVs, Routers & Switches, Tv & Home Theater, Networking, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2008-07-26
21 months later, Vista is still more secure than XP: Last October, roughly one year after the release to manufacturing of Windows Vista, I did a comparison of how well Windows Vista was living up to its promise of being more secure than its predecessor, Windows XP. My data source was the Microsoft Security Bulletin Search page, where I tallied...; Tags: Security, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2008-07-25
EIC podcast: Microsoft's analyst meeting; Icahn's deal; Facebook: On this week's EIC squared podcast, Dan is back and we talk about Microsoft's analyst meeting, Kevin Johnson's departure from the software giant, Carl Icahn's deal with Yahoo and Facebook. The big news this week was Microsoft's financial meeting (see Mary Jo Foley and Ina Fried's coverage)...; Tags: Facebook, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Carl Icahn, Dan, Podcasts, Portals, Internet, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Microsoft joins 'patch DNS now' chant; Apple patch missing: On the heels of the release of weaponized exploit code for the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability, Microsoft has joined the chorus of security pros pleading with DNS server providers to immediately apply patches to protect users from malicious attacks. The Redmond, Wash. security...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, DNS, Vulnerability, Apple Inc., Exploit Code, Microsoft Corp., Attack, Dan Kaminsky, Domain Names, Apple Mac OS X, Networking, Security, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Mystery solved: Apple's new product is iTablet (updated): Previously I speculated about the mysterious "product transition" that Apple's Peter Oppenheimer CFO mentioned no less than seven times in the Q3 2008 Earnings conference call with analysts. Some of his quotes from the call: We are working to develop new products that contains technologies...; Tags: Apple Inc., Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Cool Tools - Slingpage extends stickies and sharing to Firefox users: Slingpage, which announced its social browsing extension for Internet Explorer last month, will introduce an equally feature-rich version of its service to Mozilla Firefox users next week. Slingpage offers a way for Web surfers to find information about favorite topics via "Slingcast" feeds as well as create...; Tags: Monitor, Mozilla Firefox, Note, Tool, Slingpage, Web Browsers, Monitors & Displays, Internet, Hardware, Components, Jennifer Leggio; Blog posts 2008-07-25
GMail adds "https:"-only connections but still not by default: Google has added a new "Browser Connection" feature to GMail to allow users to force e-mail sessions to always use the more secure "https:" protocol but, strangely, this is not turned on by default. In the Settings tab, at the very bottom, GMail users can now select...; Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, HTTP, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-07-25
How OpenDNS, PowerDNS and MaraDNS remained unaffected by the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability: The short answer is being paranoid about tackling a known vulnerability. It's 2001, and Daniel J. Bernstein DJB, author of the then popular djbdns security-aware DNS implementation, is applying basic math principles to raise awareness on what's to turn into the "sky is falling" critical Internet vulnerability in 2008, in...; Tags: DNS, Vulnerability, Anomaly, Attack, OpenDNS, MaraDNS, NSS, Domain Names, Networking, Internet, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-07-25
My Awesome IT Job: Researcher and manager, Microsoft: Desney Tan, researcher and manager at Microsoft, says the toughest technology lesson he has learned was that for the most part, people don't care about technology--they really just want to get things done, no matter how snazzy what you've created may be. Part of an ongoing series profiling Awesome IT...; Tags: Life, Researcher, Information Technology, Hobby, Microsoft Corp., Team Management, Recruitment & Selection, Productivity, Strategy, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Deb Perelman; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Microsoft finalizes Windows XP for OLPC laptops: Microsoft has internally released to manufacturing the version of Windows XP that it has tweaked to run on the One Laptop Per Child XO computer. by Mary Jo Foley; Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Microsoft may need an IBM moment of clarity: Microsoft's financial analyst meeting was a tale of a technology conglomerate: You heard a lot about search, a decent bit about the enterprise and all sorts of projects in between. But amid all the coverage--see Mary Jo's laundry list of stories--I can't help but wonder if Microsoft's...; Tags: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., Enterprise, IBM Corp., Game Players, Virtualization, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Management, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Is there an open source jobs boom?: The bottom line is things are about as bad in programming as in anything else. But if you know open source you have a cost-cutting story to tell, and that might keep you employed a bit longer than your Microsoft-loving buddy. by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: Job, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-07-25
AOL gussies up for potential sale, but who's buying?: AOL is shutting down XDrive, AOL Pictures and other properties in a belt tightening move that may indicate the company is setting itself up to be sold. The larger question: Who will buy AOL from Time Warner? According to a memo posted by TechCrunch, AOL executive vice...; Tags: America Online Inc., Portals, Business Structures, Litigation, Internet, Finance, Business Operations, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-25
10 essential gadgets for students: I chose these from personal experience, but also from asking many friends from around the world who are involved in technology and study at the same time. Some gadgets come with a recommendation, whereas others don't; things like laptops and cell phones can't be selected for everybody, it'd be ridiculous...; Tags: Headphone, Phone, Cell Phone, Laptop Computer, Lecture, Notebooks, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-07-25