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Firefox 3.0 Release Schedule Update

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 08:15 AM ET | May 13, 2008

In a previous post, I mentioned that we would probably see a Firefox 3.0 release candidate before the end of the month. Based on a senior Mozilla developer's recent remarks, that estimate looks to be right on track.

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XP Service Pack Delay: What Else Is New?

Posted by Keith Ferrell 01:26 PM ET | Apr 30, 2008

Microsoft's on-again/off-again extension of support for XP may or may not be on-again, but the latest delay of the latest long-awaited XP Service Pack delay may strike some of us as the last straw.

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Ooops -- Microsoft Nags More Office Users Than It Meant To

Posted by Keith Ferrell 11:12 AM ET | Apr 21, 2008

Microsoft's latest attempt to track down illegitimate copies of its programs -- in this case Office -- went a bit (and way more than a bit) farther than the company intended last week when it released an Office piracy detector worldwide, instead of to the four countries the program targeted.

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Hacker Contest: And The Loser Is... MacBook Air

Posted by Keith Ferrell 10:53 AM ET | Mar 28, 2008

The hacker contest at this year's CanSecWest Conference in Vancouver has produced a winner... er, a loser. The hack--ee? Pricey, trendy and oh so desirable MacBook Air.

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"New" Word Vulnerability: What Did Microsoft Know And When Did They Know It?

Posted by Keith Ferrell 12:48 PM ET | Mar 26, 2008

It turns out that Microsoft engineers knew about a vulnerability that could expose Word users to attacks, and knew about it for awhile before letting the rest of us in on the problem. A long while.

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Wine 1.0 On The Menu For Desktop Linux Users

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 05:58 PM ET | Mar 20, 2008

It looks like Wine's time has finally come: Version 1.0 of the Windows emulation software is now slated for a June release. And Linux users almost certainly have Google -- or, at least, Google's money -- to thank for moving things along.

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Hacker Contest Next Week: The Real March Madness

Posted by Keith Ferrell 11:37 AM ET | Mar 20, 2008

It's fierce comeptition time again, and not just for basketball fans. At next week's CanSecWest conference in Vancouver, the second annual hacker contest offers big bucks to the first person to hack a supposedly secure laptop.

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Fight The FUD: Lies, Damned Lies, And Linux

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 08:50 PM ET | Mar 12, 2008

When it comes to IT security, Linux generally scores outstanding marks. There is, however, one notable exception to this rule: A threat that Linux, and many other open-source apps, just can't seem to shake.

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Ballmer's Remarks Inspire A TCO Trip Down Memory Lane

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 06:50 AM ET | Mar 7, 2008

Earlier this week, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer had a few things to say about the never-ending Windows vs. Linux total cost of ownership debate. It's an interesting interview -- but not quite as interesting as some internal Microsoft email on the same subject that turned up last year, as a result of the company's involvement in yet another antitrust lawsuit.

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Codeweavers, Google Brew Some Fine Wine For Desktop Linux Users

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 12:20 AM ET | Mar 4, 2008

Over the past few years, Linux-based desktop virtualization has improved by leaps and bounds. In some cases, however, it is already possible to run Windows software on Linux, while cutting Windows itself completely out of the picture -- and thanks to Google, some very high-profile Windows software is now bridging the Linux gap.

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Microsoft's New Mantra: Peace, Love, And Open Source?

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 04:16 PM ET | Feb 21, 2008

People who work with open-source software tend to study Microsoft the way Kremlinologists once studied the Soviet Union: from the outside, and often at a considerable distance. It's a process that requires years of experience, a keen eye for detail -- and above all, a talent for reading between the lines.

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IT | Linux | Open Source | Windows

25 Laptops Priced For Smaller Companies

Posted by Fredric Paul 06:59 PM ET | Feb 12, 2008

Don't worry too much if your company won't shell out $3098 to buy you a MacBook Air. It turns out you can get a useful, portable, powerful notebook computer for a lot less.

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Hardware & Software | IT | Mobile | Technology/Telecom | Windows

Vista is the Most Secure OS. At Least Microsoft Says So

Posted by Naomi Grossman 12:15 PM ET | Jan 25, 2008

Microsoft tells us that Vista is the most secure of all the desktop operating systems. And my mother thinks I'm the smartest person ever. While both may or may not be true, the real question is: Is that all that matters?

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Windows Vista SP1 Test Available

Posted by Fredric Paul 10:24 PM ET | Jan 14, 2008

Microsoft has made the first public test version of Windows Vista SP1 available for free download. Yippee! Finally some help for the much-maligned operating system.

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Vista Still Trails Windows XP In Shipments -- And Performance

Posted by Fredric Paul 08:23 PM ET | Jan 8, 2008

Bill Gates' boast that Microsoft has sold more than 100 million copies of Vista actually reveals that Windows Vista was aboard less than half of the PCs shipped in 2007.

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Hackers Count On Unpatched Problems -- How Patched Are Yours?

Posted by Keith Ferrell 07:50 AM ET | Jan 8, 2008

The lesson of the mass-hack that tagged 70,000 Web pages over the past week is be careful what you ask for on your Web site -- and be even more careful that you're completely patched before you ask.

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Windows Vista And Web 2.0: Are They Doomed?

Posted by Fredric Paul 05:43 PM ET | Jan 2, 2008

Nothing got more media attention in 2007 than the troubles of Microsoft's Windows Vista and the triumph of Web 2.0. But now observers are starting to wonder if both hype-fests are about to crash and burn.

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Internet/Web | Windows

Vista is Bad. Should Smaller Businesses Go For it Anyway?

Posted by Naomi Grossman 01:57 PM ET | Dec 18, 2007

Vista's adoption rate among businesses is much lower than anticipated, largely because of difficulties many businesses have had with its deployment. So why are analysts urging more businesses to get on board? Is there a compelling reason for smaller businesses to abandon XP?

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Hardware & Software | IT | Windows

Vista is the Year's Biggest Tech Disappointment? Ouch

Posted by Naomi Grossman 12:37 PM ET | Dec 17, 2007

The end of the year lists are coming fast and furious but who would've thought that the much ballyhooed and much maligned Vista would end up on the top of anybody's list? Well PC World is calling it the biggest tech disappointment of the year. That's gotta hurt.

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Security Players Pick Top Threats You Should Be Worried About

Posted by Keith Ferrell 11:05 AM ET | Nov 19, 2007

Next year's biggest security threats for small and midsize businesses? More of the same with differences, according to Symantec and McAfee's seers.

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Woops, Says Microsoft, Sorry for That Unauthorized Install

Posted by Naomi Grossman 10:02 AM ET | Oct 30, 2007

IT managers who subscribe to Microsoft Windows Server Update Services program but didn't choose the automatic updates setting must have thought the desktops on their networks had taken a page from HAL.

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