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7 Apple iTablet/iSlate/iPad Rumors That Will Live Or Die
Written on Wed, 01/27/10 - 9:55am
Wow, there's nearly as much interest in today's Apple iTablet/iSlate/iPad announcement as there was back with the original Macintosh. The amount of rumors and wild speculation, including product mockups and videos... it's simply amazing. All of this drama is leading up to some hefty expectations for...
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Productivity Hazards of Windows Updates
Written on Mon, 11/30/09 - 10:22am
Patch Tuesday. Windows updates. Microsoft Office updates. It's a necessary evil, making sure your Windows computers are up to date with the latest vulnerability patches. Patch "whatever day" for Microsoft, Oracle, Apple and others are now simply part of our normal IT process. Next to anti-malware and...
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3 Most Important Announcements about Microsoft's Azure Cloud
Written on Wed, 11/18/09 - 9:36am
Microsoft's Ray Ozzie significantly blew past the basic Exchange, SharePoint and SQL database hosting services with the Azure announcements at PDC 2009 yesterday.
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5 Reasons To Use SharePoint Instead Of Emailing Excel Files
Written on Thu, 08/06/09 - 3:04am
In the SharePoint consulting I do, I try to look beyond just basic uses of SharePoint, where SharePoint acts as a basic replacement for shared folders on file servers. SharePoint can of course do document storage and does bring some added features beyond a file server, but if you're paying attention...
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Microsoft... Coming to a New Store Near You
Written on Tue, 07/28/09 - 3:36am
Apple and Radio Shack are probably the two most successful electronics brands to have retail stores dedicated to selling their own products direct to the customer. Radio Shack of course is a much different business model, more of a commercialization of the hobby electronics store, where as Apple stores...
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Bing Favors Microsoft, Time For A Search Engine Users Bill Of Rights
Written on Mon, 06/08/09 - 5:24am
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Is Interoperability The Right Microsoft Open Source Strategy?
Written on Fri, 05/15/09 - 3:16am
Win over the PHP open source community. Get PHP developers to put their apps on Windows and Microsoft technologies rather than open source software options on Linux. That's what Microsoft would love to do. The BHAG (big hairy "audacious" goal) would be to achieve a transformation from LAMP...
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Sorry…The EC2 Cloud Is Full, Come Back Later
Written on Mon, 05/04/09 - 2:52am
We all envision the cloud to be an on demand resource where at anytime we can add computing and storage capacity at the drop of the hat. Simply bring on as many virtual servers or as much disk storage as needed, when needed. That’s one of the most important value propositions of cloud computing and...
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Oracle's Sun Is Blinding In Microsoft's Eyes
Written on Tue, 04/21/09 - 8:55am
I couldn't just stand back idly by and not comment on the Sun / Oracle deal. The industry always accused Sun of not knowing what it wanted to be when it grows up and now we know, Oracle. Oracle has just gone from sideline participants in the race to build the cloud software layer and cloud generation...
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Conficker & Our "Cold War" View of Malware
Written on Wed, 04/01/09 - 2:28am
Conficker. How and why has it spread so successfully? If there's any kind of IT security threat service providers and businesses are prepared for, it's the mass infection worm or virus that overloads networks, mail servers and desktop computers with malicious consequences.
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iPhone OS 3.0: Microsoft Gets p00ned Again
Written on Wed, 03/18/09 - 11:02am
Apple’s not resting on their laurels after reportedly selling 30 million iPhone devices. They’re not making thinks in the mobile space any easier for Microsoft and Google, nor should they. The announcements about the iPhone OS 3.0 beta were both broad and sweeping. The upgrade to the iPhone’s...
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Top 5 "Must Have" Features For Windows Marketplace
Written on Fri, 03/13/09 - 4:48pm
Microsoft is remaking the Windows Marketplace site. Previously it was simply a way to buy Microsoft software. Now it looks like Microsoft intends to create their own online equivalent of the Apple Store and reference site. What all will be in Windows Marketplace? Microsoft's not letting those secrets...
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Windows 7 Post-Beta Leaks - Why You Should Care
Written on Fri, 03/06/09 - 2:00pm
If you're a BitTorrent user you might have noticed that another Windows 7 post-beta build (7048) has been circulating in the wild for curious downloaders.
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It's not a successful launch unless the order system gets hurt
Written on Sun, 11/23/08 - 3:04am
Well, it looks like the Blackberry Storm's debut on Friday was a hit. The Blackberry cult is still alive and well, with thousands of Crackberry users showing up to upgrade their CBs and new recruits ready to join the throngs of The Berry. But a disturbing trend has emerged; crashing the order system....
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Why you need multiple streams of income in a down IT economy
Written on Wed, 10/15/08 - 2:39am
Layoffs. Downsizing. Recession. Job security. Is your IT job safe? Is a layoff in your tech company just around the corner? Can you count on the job you have today being there tomorrow? Are you living in a constant wonder of what all this economic turmoil fundamentally means for you? Sometimes you...
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10 Things That Won't Make Windows 7 A Success (and 1 That Will)
Written on Tue, 10/14/08 - 4:33am
What lessons did Windows Vista teach Microsoft? ComputerWorld is reporting Microsoft will keep the Windows 7 code name as the final product name for Windows OS destined to replace Vista. I suspect no one will be happier to turn the page on Vista than Microsoft.
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5 Things Blackberry Storm Got Right The iPhone Didn't
Written on Thu, 10/09/08 - 3:57am
Welcome Blackberry Storm - we've been waiting. It's no secret I think the Apple iPhone is mostly iCandy and benefits more from Apple "cool" rather than real substance as a fully useful SmartPhone. It's an iPod with a bad phone, a bad phone network, and poorly thought out email...
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Blackberry Storm begins raining on iPhone parade
Written on Wed, 10/08/08 - 3:12am
Woot! The BlackBerry Storm (9530) on Verizon's 3G EV-DO network has been announced. Support on Vodafone was also announced.
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T-Mobile Worries G3 Network Not Up To Snuff For Android
Written on Thu, 09/25/08 - 2:38pm
T-Mobile reversed a decision about the Google Android G1 phone this week. One of the under reported aspects of the Google Android G1 phone was that T-Mobile would throttle data rates for users who exceeded 1GB per month. Excuse me? Now there's a dumb decision and it looks like T-Mobile...
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Google Android: The dude? Or big dud?
Written on Tue, 09/23/08 - 3:51pm
Today's the day Android strutted its stuff to the world. Is Android the game-changer for the SmartPhone industry, a real contender to the iPhone or just another cell phone OS? It's definitely not just another cell phone OS, as evidenced by all the attention around today's launch. Google...
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About Converging on Microsoft
Mitchell Ashley has a diverse background in software development, network engineering, information security, mobility, collaborative technologies, and IT management and operations. An early adopter of social media in business, he began blogging about security and information technologies in 2006 at theconvergingnetwork.com. Mitchell is VP of Information Technology at CableLabs in Louisville, CO, and previously held positions as CIO, CTO and VP Engineering at prior companies.
 

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