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- Will the 'real' Windows 7 testers please stand up?
- Will the 'real' Windows 7 testers please stand up?Can you tell me how long I'll have to wait for the pudding? :-) I agree with you on waiting for the finial version to arrive. I tried both the 32 & 64 bit RC versions on a 3 yr AMD...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Windows 7 RC, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Win 7, beta tester, RTM, Windows 7 tester, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-07-22
- New ransomware locks PCs, demands premium SMS for removal
- New ransomware locks PCs, demands premium SMS for removalMaybe I overestimate the average person's intelligencebut I would think that anybody who has data that valuable as to pay a ransom to retrieve it would know exactly how to fix the problem without paying the ransom. And that those who don't...
- Tags: Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Operating systems, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, PC, SMS, operating system
- Discussion threads 2009-04-22
- Is there no end to the AutoRun madness?
- Is there no end to the AutoRun madness?Another option for some versions of Windows: SRPSoftware Restriction Policy is another option for some versions of Windows, such as WinXP Professional, Vista Business/Ultimate/Enterprise, and Windows Server 2003/2008. It doesn't get much discussion, which is unfortunate since it can prevent AutoPlay...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Software Restriction Policy, Autorun
- Discussion threads 2008-12-01
- My favorite Windows Vista gadgets
- When I first began using Windows Vista, I dismissed the Sidebar as a gimmick. It didn’t help that the default gadgets Microsoft offered were of limited utility and that some early gadgets caused performance problems. Over time, though, I’ve become a Sidebar convert. I haven’t encountered a...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Gadget, Sidebar, ShareMaster Gadget, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-11-06
- Support quality
- Support qualityPrepare for a first....I've had not one, but [b]TWO[/b] such calls to Microsoft, of all places. Neither call resulted in new purchase orders. Both calls were at a point where I was at my wits end. Search resulted in a number of results that bore NO resemblance to the...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Quicken, server
- Discussion threads 2008-09-23
- Blockbuster tests pricing, new formats for stores
- Blockbuster tests pricing, new formats for storesBlockbuster tests pricing, new formats for storesBlockbuster is finding every way possible to try to screw the customer and is wondering why their shares are slipping? I bet it has something to do with increasing the pricing plans while decreasing the number of...
- Tags: HD DVD, Pricing, Marketing research, Blockbuster Inc., pricing strategy
- Discussion threads 2007-11-08
- Developers petition Microsoft to reconsider FoxPro phase out
- Developers petition Microsoft to reconsider FoxPro phase outM$ and open source[* Microsoft to release the full FoxPro source code to Open Source "even restricted in any way"]I don't think anything short of GPL3 is benefic for the users.To survive Fox Pro needs to be ported to Linux and to be...
- Tags: .NET, Operating systems, Middleware, FoxPro, VFP, Microsoft Corp., developer, Fox Pro
- Discussion threads 2007-04-03
- FlipSmart handheld PC unveiled at last
- This has been a long time coming. I first heard rumors and saw spyshots of the FlipSmart handheld PC a couple of years ago and, after a number of delays, the device has finally been announced officially. Since its first mention, the world has turned a few times and a...
- Tags: Gadgetry, Hardware, Mobility, Productivity, Vista, Windows
- Blog posts 2007-03-07
- Before you go Vista: Advice from nine experts
- Not all experts are created equal. In the Windows world, there are a handful who really live and breathe Microsoft operating systems -- and whose opinions influence everyone from Microsofts developers, to its customers. I asked some of the best known of the bunch for one -- just one...
- Tags: Vista, Windows client, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Blog posts 2007-01-26
- Genuine Advantage: Can Microsoft recast itself as protector, not punisher?
- Genuine Advantage: Can Microsoft recast itself as protector, not punisher?Microsoft Revenue Advantage?[i]"Since July 2005, 512 million users have validated their software. Wordwide, 22.3 percent of these users have found their software to be "non-Genuine," according to the latest statistics released by Microsoft."[/i]22.3% of 512 million = 114.2 million copiesAt a...
- Tags: Linux, Piracy, Tools & Techniques, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, irony, Microsoft Corp., punisher, software
- Discussion threads 2007-01-22
- MVP awards, Messenger Plus! and adware -- a good combination?
- MVP awards, Messenger Plus! and adware -- a good combination?It does make senseNow that Microsoft has entered the protection racket errrrr security business I mean, expect the makers of SpySheriff, CWS, Vundo, and Zango to recieve plaques and thank-you notes.RE: MVP awards, Messenger Plus! and adware -- a good combination?I...
- Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Messenger Plus!, MVP Award, good combination, adware, Messenger
- Discussion threads 2006-10-10
- MVP awards, Messenger Plus! and adware -- a good combination?
- A controversy has been raging in certain circles the last few days over a MVP award, which has now been rescinded, to an adware pusher known as Patchou, Cyril Paciullo, the author of Messenger Plus!, now known as Messenger Plus! Live. Ed Bott blogged about it here. Patchous devotees have...
- Tags: Messenger, Lop, Patchou, Messenger Plus!
- Blog posts 2006-10-09
- Confused over WGA? You're not alone
- Confused over WGA? You're not aloneWGA BSI posted to that thread but they deleted my post. Although MVP Susan Bradley claims that Microsoft management "doesn't get it", she, Phil Liu, are technologically impotent; unable to solve the WGA validation problems with legitimate installations. Consequently, the unresolved problems with...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, OEM, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-08-09
- Microsoft's predatory pricing of security software
- SunbeltBLOG has posted an analysis of Microsoft's pricing for their new security products, OneCare and Antigen, calling Microsoft on predatory pricing aimed at putting the rest of the security vendors out of business. Even though Sunbelt Software is in the security business, too, I don't think this is sour grapes....
- Tags: Microsoft Corp.
- Blog posts 2006-06-20
- Spyware: more on fighting back
- I just read through all the comments from last week and wanted to address a few of them. It seems every discussion about spyware results in a debate about Windows vs. Mac or Windows vs. 'nix. I'm not going to get into that debate because I think here...
- Tags: spyware
- Blog posts 2005-09-26
- Microsoft tinkers with anti-spyware tools
- Microsoft tinkers with anti-spyware toolsExcept when it comes to Claria apparentlyThis sounds so hollow coming from MS."Our philosophy around both security and privacy is to put users in control of their information," Peter Cullen, Microsoft's chief privacy strategist, told ZDNet UK in an interview earlier this month.Microsoft tinkers with anti-spyware...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, tool, Microsoft Corp., spyware, Roberta Bragg, anti-spyware, security
- Discussion threads 2005-07-20
- Microsoft walks VB tight rope
- Microsoft walks VB tight ropeThe laughable plightof MS can be summarized as follows:1) we cannot produce secure systems2) we cannot follow international standards 3) we cannot get rid of VB (the main ... pilar on the technological monsterpiece of Redmond)4) we do not listen to...
- Tags: Microsoft development tools, Programming languages, .NET, uproar, Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Microsoft Visual Basic, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2005-03-16
- Ten ways to avoid spyware
- I made a quick stop in Madrid this week. In ten years of traveling and speaking on Internet security I encounter people to whom the threats are all new at every stop. Part of the motivation behind this blog is to get the word out. As I build...
- Tags: Advertisement, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Site, Web Browser, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Web Browsers, Viruses And Worms, Security, Internet, Richard Stiennon
- Blog posts 2005-02-09
- Phishing hole discovered in IE
- Phishing hole discovered in IENo big deal, a patch was released Nov. 9thhttp://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/Snatch up a copy and get back to real surfing!:-)But but, I thought Microsoft released 4 patches in time for ChristmasFrom ZDNETMicrosoft patches spell happy holidays http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009-5491114.htmlGawd I love copy/paste. And what did yours truly have to...
- Tags: Patches, Cyberthreats, Web browsers, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, phishing
- Discussion threads 2004-12-17
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