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Andy Patrizio is a freelance technology writer based in Orange County, California. He's written for a variety of publications, ranging from Tom's Guide to Wired to Dr. Dobbs Journal, and has been on staff at IT publications like InternetNews, PC Week and InformationWeek.

Data Center Explorer

Microsoft Security Essentials goes bonkers just as support ends

Upcoming Windows end-of-life deadlines we should be talking about

How users are fixing Windows 8.1 Update install problems

Windows XP holdouts explain why they haven’t upgraded

Attention Windows 8.1 users: Update 1 is not an option

50 years of BASIC: Celebrating the programming language’s long, eventful life

What’s next for the Chrome extension that hacked LinkedIn profiles?

Windows Phone Builds some momentum

Here’s hoping Microsoft gives away more code

Microsoft’s Nokia acquisition continues to look like a mistake

Can GameStop survive competition from Microsoft and Walmart?

In defense of Microsoft’s leak investigation

My most-wanted software feature: rollbacks

What happens when your Office 365 subscription runs out? Ransom

If Microsoft gives away Windows Phone 8, will anyone take it?

Why IBM thinks Windows Phone is best for the enterprise

Microsoft can make the walls of your room display webpages

A wish list for Windows 9

Nearly all apps are vulnerable in some way, report says

A graphics library war is a win for everybody

No hard feelings, Alan? Ford reportedly will dump Microsoft’s Sync

Breaking down Microsoft’s Mobile World Congress announcements (so far)

Microsoft, Sony team up to kill GameStop

Leaked release dates shed light on Microsoft’s Windows 9 plans

Even as a top target, Microsoft’s security is impressive

A once-great app for iTunes bites the dust

What Satya Nadella should do as CEO

Microsoft’s long, messy, occasionally clumsy CEO search is about to end

Did Microsoft reach into your PC to stomp a botnet?

ATMs could be compromised when Windows XP support ends

Prediction: Windows 9 will hit the market in 2014

Security nightmare worsens for Windows XP’s end of days

New Windows 9 rumors confirm the old Windows 9 rumors

Report claims Windows 8.1 Update 1 has leaked

Why can’t Microsoft find a CEO?

Why April 9th might be IT’s worst day of 2014

The end of Windows XP has begun

When bad things happen to good apps, Part 2

When bad things happen to good apps, Part 1

Another potential Microsoft CEO bites the dust

Names shuffle in the Microsoft CEO shift

How Microsoft should go about setting Windows Phone free

Stats don’t lie: Windows 8 has failed

Not even Microsoft could kill the ZeroAccess botnet

Xbox One’s potty-mouth crackdown suggests Microsoft snooping

Rumored Microsoft CEO plan is a very bad idea

2013 Tech Turkeys – Patrizio Edition

‘Pawn Stars’ take down the Chromebook, on Microsoft’s behalf

WinAMP’s long, strange journey may lead to Redmond

Microsoft to finally euthanize Windows RT

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Nvidia scales back financing guarantee for OpenAI data center

Palo Alto, NTT Data form AI security alliance, target $1B in joint sales

Network architecture pay climbs amid AI shift

Has the hype around ‘Internet of Things’ paid off? | Ep. 145

Episode 1: Understanding Cisco’s Converged SDN Transport

Episode 2: Pluggable Optics and the Internet for the Future

Master Linux Math with the bc Command | Easy CLI Calculations Explained!

Master Linux Math in Seconds: How to Use the expr Command Like a Pro

How to Do Math in the Command Line Using Double Parentheses

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