Microsoft / Yahoo heading for a shotgun wedding?
May. 16, 2008
Jason and Keith discuss the Yahoo stockholder revolt, why girls aren't interested in IT, and mourn the end of the Philly Wi-Fi network.
Visual Basic to return to Mac Office
May. 15, 2008
According to a press release issued by Microsoft's Macintosh Business Unit Tuesday, Office 2008, which debuted at this year's MacWorld Expo in January, was the biggest release of the productivity suite for the Mac ...
Hacker writes Cisco rootkit; Microsoft launches online telescope
May. 15, 2008
A security researcher has developed malicious rootkit software for Cisco's routers, a development that has placed increasing scrutiny on the routers that carry the majority of the Internet's traffic; Microsoft Tuesday ...
Determining Microsoft Jet Database Engine vulnerability
May. 14, 2008
Do we need to worry about the recently disclosed vulnerability in the Microsoft Jet Database Engine if we have Windows XP Service Pack 3 installed?
Microsoft posts preview versions of server bundles; $150 million funding for BlackBerry ...
May. 14, 2008
Microsoft Tuesday released a preview version of its Essential Business Server bundle aimed at small and midsize businesses and said a preview of its revamped Small Business Server 2008 would come in the next few weeks; ...
Gates to show off vertical Surface at CEO Summit
May. 14, 2008
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates is expected to show off new technology on Wednesday that is designed for the board room and is a spin-off of Microsoft's Surface computer.
Windows Server 2008 certifications: Are they worth it?
May. 14, 2008
Microsoft is pushing a new set of certifications for Windows Server 2008, a new software package that will become increasingly common in enterprises over the next year or so. Are they worth getting?
Microsoft's Mundie talks up tech for poor nations
May. 14, 2008
Microsoft's Craig Mundie and Ray Ozzie are poised to take over more of Bill Gates' technology role after the Microsoft chairman steps away from daily work at the company in July.
Microsoft opens up the heavens with virtual telescope
May. 14, 2008
Microsoft Tuesday opened the view finder on its free WorldWide Telescope research project allowing Web users to peer into the deep recesses of space through a treasure trove of images.
Microsoft grows DAISY for blind computer users; Adobe wilts
May. 11, 2008
The release of an esoteric plug-in for a twenty-year-old piece of software normally doesn't merit much attention... except when the software is the ubiquitous Microsoft Word, and the add-on could have a major positive ...
Flash vs Silverlight for king of Web multimedia
May. 12, 2008
When it comes to browser-based multimedia, Adobe's Flash reigned supreme with little competition. Now, Microsoft's Silverlight platform is challenging for the crown. Christopher Smith, president of the Aquent Graphics ...
Blackberry show fans high hopes
May. 12, 2008
Enterprise BlackBerry devotees gather this week in Orlando for RIM's annual user conference. On their
Microsoft advances management plans
May. 12, 2008
Microsoft's strategy for building a management platform has changed significantly in the past five years.
3 Easy Fixes for Windows Annoyances
May. 09, 2008
Overhauling the stock utilities in Windows can make your system faster, smarter, and easier to use. But some downloads do more harm than good. Here's how to resurrect your picture viewer if a third-party one trashed it. ...
Microsoft sniffing around Facebook? Google's Paris street photos may spark lawsuits
May. 09, 2008
In the wake of collapsed talks with Yahoo, Microsoft reportedly is sniffing around social-networking site Facebook as a possible acquisition target; Google has begun scanning the streets of Paris, gathering data for its ...
Vista as insecure as Windows 2000
May. 09, 2008
Good news for users of Windows Vista. According to figures compiled by PC Tools, the OS has experienced only slightly more vulnerabilities than Windows 2000, which appeared eight years ago when malware was far less ...
Microsoft's answer to Google Sky to launch at end of May
May. 09, 2008
Microsoft will launch Worldwide Telescope, a tool for exploring images of the night sky, by the end of May, free to anyone who wants to use it, Microsoft's chairman said Friday.
Tech vendors are like high school
May. 09, 2008
Jason and Keith talk about the Microsoft/Yahoo breakup, Sprint and Clearwire getting cozy (but Sprint possibly dumping Nextel), and Google whining about Verizon. Plus, the return of Movie Madness!
Microsoft talks up using printers to make drugs
May. 09, 2008
In the not-too-distant future, people could use computer printers to make simple medicines as part of a do-it-yourself model of healthcare, a top Microsoft executive said Friday.
IT didn't fail Myanmar during cyclone, people did
May. 09, 2008
The growing disaster in Myanmar caused by Cyclone Nargis could have been at least party avoided had people living in the path of the storm been warned, the head of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) said ...
Microsoft's infrastructure management aspirations
May. 07, 2008
Microsoft wants to change a key number in the systems management market: the big four.
OpenOffice.org Beta Fails the Office 2007 Test
May. 08, 2008
I'm not embarrassed to admit it: I'm a big fan of Office 2007. I think Microsoft got a lot right with its latest release, starting with the ribbon interface and including any number of tweaks and improvements that make ...
Lotus Notes gets SharePoint integration
May. 08, 2008
Mainsoft has introduced an add-on that allows Lotus Notes users to interact directly with content such as Microsoft Office files stored on Microsoft SharePoint sites.
Microsoft reportedly inquiring about Facebook's availability
May. 08, 2008
In the wake of collapsed talks with Yahoo, Microsoft reportedly is sniffing around social-networking site Facebook as a possible acquisition target.
Bringing the enterprise mobility dream closer to reality
May. 07, 2008
For several years, we have predicted that this will (finally) be the year enterprise mobility services move beyond simple mobile e-mail. Although we are painfully aware of the slow progress thus far, WebMessenger ...
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