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- Microsoft's weakest cloud link: The Windows Azure Console?
- It's just one early user's opinion, but it sounds like Microsoft needs to beef up the integrated console component of Windows Azure to keep its cloud-computing customers happy. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Console, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2010-02-09
- Patch Tuesday: Microsoft plugs critical Windows worm holes
- The company urged customers to prioritize and deploy four updates because of the "critical" severity rating and the fact that "consistent exploit code" is likely within the next 30 days. by Ryan Naraine
- Tags: Denial Of Service, Attacker, Vulnerability, Victim, Exploit Code, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Corp., Small And Medium Business, Attack, CVE-2010-0242, Microsoft Windows, Security, Microsoft Office, Operating Systems, Software, Office Suites, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2010-02-09
- The Windows 7 honeymoon is over
- Thanks to the power of hindsight, it's now quite apparent that Windows Vista was hated by a large proportion of the people who came into contact with the beleaguered OS. In contrast, Windows 7 has been receiving almost endless praise (even before anyone outside of Microsoft was even running the...
- Tags: Operating System, Windows 7 Honeymoon, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2010-02-09
- Ksplice Uptrack eliminates Linux server reboots, Sunday hours
- Researchers at MIT have turned an innovative open source security technology known as Ksplice into a commercial product. Ksplice Uptrack, whose general availability was announced today, eliminates the need to reboot Linux servers to perform monthly updates and security patches, the Cambridge, Mass. company said. ...
- Tags: Linux Server, Ksplice Uptrack, Subscription Fee, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2010-02-09
- RIM's BlackBerry, Apple iPhone rule smartphone roost
- Research in Motion's BlackBerry platform has a comfortable lead in U.S. smartphone market share with Apple's iPhone a solid No. 2, according to comScore data. Microsoft's Windows Mobile comes in third place. The comScore data is notable as a contrast to the buzz-o-meter. For instance, RIM, which...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Research In Motion Ltd., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Smart Phone, Apple Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Mobile Operating Systems, Operating Systems, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2010-02-09
- Field Report: Reported Windows 7 reliability fix problems
- I noticed that my ZDNet blogging colleague Mary-Jo Foley has covered the reports that Microsoft's new reliability patch for Windows 7 might be causing some users to experience problems. I just want to add some field notes to this issue. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2010-02-09
- News to know: Server wars; Windows 7; GMail; China hacker arrests; SAP
- Server wars and a Google announcement top today's headlines by Sam Diaz
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, Dana Blankenhorn, Andrew Nusca, Mary Jo Foley, SAP AG, Server, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Data Centers, Tablets, Cloud Computing, Operating Systems, Software, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Notebooks & Tablets, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2010-02-09
- Bachelor Story 0.2 (Windows)
- Leif is a guy with big thoughts in a small mind. A wannabe intellectual that never really made that final step to the university, or to the dating arena. One day, as a bachelor living out the hight of his career, he receives a letter from an attorney's office stating...
- Tags: Space Entertainment, Leif, Professional Development, Real Estate, Microsoft Windows, Career, Business Operations, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2010-02-09
- Touchscreens in the tropics: an unexpected Windows story
- I've been on vacation for the past week or so, on a beach in Hawaii, mostly disconnected from the tech world. So it was a pleasant surprise today to encounter a relevant tech story in Paradise, one that demonstrates both the strengths and weaknesses of the Windows platform. by Ed...
- Tags: Touch Screen, Ireland, Intuit Inc., PC, Touchscreen System, Keyboards, Microsoft Windows, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software, Components, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2010-02-08
- YouGov: Microsoft outpaces Apple in customer satisfaction
- It seems that Windows 7 gave Microsoft a much needed customer satisfaction boost. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Apple Inc., Customer Satisfaction, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Product Marketing, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Marketing, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2010-02-08
- Microsoft: Windows 7 isn't trashing your battery
- Last week I posted on how there's was a growing believe that a flaw in Windows 7 was causing Windows 7 to permanently trash notebook batteries. Today, Microsoft's president of Windows and Windows Live division Steven Sinofsky responds. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Battery, Microsoft Corp., Sinofsky, Engineering, Microsoft Windows 7, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2010-02-08
- Microsoft's Windows 7 chief: It's not us; it's your batteries
- Windows President Steven Sinofsky posted to the Engineering Windows 7 blog about the growing number of alleged battery-notification issues reported by some customers over the past week. If you want to know all about battery performance, telemetry data, and more, read his full February 8 post. If you don't have...
- Tags: Battery, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Engineering, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2010-02-08
- A leaner, meaner Visual Studio 2010 Release Candidate expected later this week
- Microsoft is poised to release the near-final Release Candidate RC test build of Visual Studio 2010 later this week, according to a mention on February 8 on a Microsoft development blog. The Softies are promising a leaner, meaner development suite, with the RC -- the last test build before VS2010...
- Tags: Blog, Release Candidate, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Development Tools, Microsoft Windows, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2010-02-08
- Is Windows 7 reliability fix making PCs less reliable?
- There are reports in a TechNet forum that claim a recently released reliability and stability patch for Windows 7 may end up making some PCs less reliable and stable. The Ars Technica site discovered the thread about the fix, KB977074, late last week. Microsoft officials said they are aware of...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2010-02-08
- Microsoft's innovation disconnect
- Microsoft's has had great difficulty creating new businesses that replace Windows and Office from a revenue standpoint. This is largely due to internal organization that makes it very hard for Microsoft to bring to market the good ideas that Microsoft develops in-house. by John Carroll
- Tags: Innovation, Division, Founder, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Mediaroom, Microsoft Windows, Media Center PCs, Team Management, Microsoft Windows 7, Strategy, Microsoft Office, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Management, Office Suites, John Carroll
- Blog posts 2010-02-08
- Torvalds' Nexus One endorsement may be regretted
- Google is trying to build a competitive ecosystem in Android, and Android is not the only Linux-based system in the mobile space. It's like saying which one of your children you like best. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Google Inc., Linus Torvalds, Torvalds, Mobile Operating Systems, Blogging, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Development Tools, Mobile Applications, Handhelds, Internet, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Hardware, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2010-02-08
- iPad: Gateway drug to Mac addiction?
- The iPad is not a notebook replacement - although many will use it that way - but the high-end of Apple's wildly successful iPhone OS (iP/OS) product line. Will it be a bridge to Mac use by millions of iP/OS users? by Robin Harris
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Notebook, Apple Macintosh, Gateway Inc., Operating System, IP, Apple Inc., iPad, Operating Systems, Network Technology, Networking, Software, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2010-02-08
- Hunter pushes CodePlex as a business-oriented foundation
- One primary area we're trying to focus is the commercial software development area, and certainly the east coast is not only a center for software companies but large enterprise IT shops. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Benefit, Foundation, Paula Hunter, CodePlex Foundation, Andy Updegrove, Open Source, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2010-02-08
- Server wars: Intel, HP prep new Itanium; IBM launches new Power7 systems
- Unix servers may not be the most glamorous market in IT, but the big players are duking it out to grab more share. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Itanium, Intel Corp., IBM Corp., Power7, CNet News, Crothers, Details, Processors, Servers, UNIX, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2010-02-08
- News to know: SAP; Facebook Mobile; Google ad; Kindle; Macworld 2010
- SAP's new leadership and Google's Super Bowl commercial top today's headlinees. by Sam Diaz
- Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Advertisement, Mobile, Mary Jo Foley, SAP AG, Matthew Miller, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Linux, Web Browsers, E-books & E-Readers, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2010-02-08
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