When I first read an article by Todd Bishop which stated that a former employee may have spied on Microsoft for a start up, I had to laugh. Microsoft has lost more lawsuits for stealing from other companies than I have fingers and toes over the years. But when corporate spying happens to them, they [...]
I just finished reading an interesting article in which the writer claims that Microsoft has made a mistake in how they are controlling the behavior of UAC. UAC = User Account Control which was first introduced in Windows Vista. What UAC was originally designed to do was to prompt the user to either accept or [...]
Though Microsoft has not mentioned a word about pricing, already we are facing some minor confusion concerning the upgrade process. First of all we need to clarify the difference between an ‘upgrade’ and a ‘full version’ of Window, An ‘upgrade’ is performed to leave your current settings intact. A ‘full version’ means you need to [...]
The WJS is reporting that TechCrunch founder is taking a brake after receiving death threats. Michael Arrington, the founder of TechCrunch, states that some unhappy readers as well as other bloggers have turned against him causing him to stop his TechCrunch blog. Though he didn’t state how long the blog would be closed, it could [...]
I always seems to get the best answer here from my loyal readers. What kind of tires would you recommend for driving in snow and ice?
My Kia Sportage came with something called Hankook tires, while rated M+S on the sidewall, they are the pits when driving on snow or ice covered roadways. The tires themselves [...]
Back in 2002 Microsoft agreed to have their future opearting systems monitor for future release. So with Windows 7 on the horizon, regulators are gearing up for a close inspection of the operating system. This could explain why Microsoft has left some features out of Windows 7 like an email program and such, that have [...]
The Republicans in the house blocked the delay for the conversion of digital TV which is scheduled to go into effect next month. The bill which was supported by President Obama and consumer groups, would of placed a 4 month extension on the plan. In an article it stated that:
Consumer groups have been pushing the [...]
One of the first things that President Obama’s staff noticed when they entered into the White House, was that it seemed to return them all to the dark ages. It seems that technology has not been that important to previous administrations. Staffers were finding they had to downgrade their equipment to get it working.
One staffer [...]
The folks up in Redmond have killed the studio that once produced Flight Simulator for Microsoft. In a hush, hush shutdown of ACES game studio, Microsoft has given the employees of the studio pink slips. In a news article about the closing, it states that:
Redmond, Washington-based ACES Studio, the Microsoft-owned internal group behind the venerable [...]
Now this is strange. A company that processes data information for credit card transactions, just reported the breach that allegedly happened last year. What is strange about this incident is that the company,Heartland Payment Systems waited so long to report the breach of security. The company than chose inauguration day to go public with the [...]
It sure didn’t take very long for the new administration to get a new blog up and running. In fact the date and time are stamped 01-20-09, 1201 pm. The new blog written by Macon Phillips will be offering RSS feeds and email updates. According to the official site it also states that:
A short [...]
We are all aware that Circuit City failed to find a buyer and is now closing down for good. We are also aware that the company is having a liquidation sale of approximately $2 Billion in electronic products. Depending on who you listen to, there are many differences of opinion about how good or bad [...]
Yesterday afternoon I received an email from my lead for the MVP program which asked to have this information publicly distributed. In the email it stated that:
Actions Requested:
Win32/Conficker.B/Downadup infections
Please offer these links and resources to members of your community to help mitigate this threat.
MS08-067
Malicious Software Removal tool
History: Win32/Conficker.B
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On January 17th, 2009 I wrote an article [here] about allegations that Belkin was paying a comments on their products. Now it appears that Belkin has gone even further than this. In an article over at Gizmodo they have an employee who is spilling the beans on other shady practices. It appears that Belkin also [...]
Search advertising, according to one study, has fallen about 8% compared to the same time in 2007. Some are predicting that advertising revenue could fall further as the recession worsens. But some of the big names like Google have not reported as of yet. By this Thursday we should have a better understanding as to [...]
When I made the switch over to Vista from XP, I noticed that the 3D Pinball game was no longer available. I guess Microsoft thought that 3D Pinball was not a popular game. But for those of us who enjoyed playing pinball, there is a way to add the game to Vista.
First you will need [...]
Technology folks are questioning the recent European Unions attack on Microsoft for still including Internet Explorer in Windows. This is the same attack that was made by the DOJ years ago, which basically changed very little. But in Europe the market share of Internet Explorer has fallen dramatically as more users opt to use alternative [...]
Over at the BBC they are reporting that most people who have new cell phones are baffled on how many of the features work. It seems that about 85% of people surveyed thought that the new phones were hard to setup and to get working. About 95% of people also stated they would opt for [...]
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