Why are Windows machines automatically updating themselves? October 15, 2007 A (slight) update on last week’s report that some Windows users are seeing their Vista PCs automatically update themselves and reboot. From Nate Clinton,…
Linux patent suit: In search of the Microsoft smoking gun October 15, 2007 Now that the “first ever” suit for patent infringement has been lodged against two major Linux distributors, many Microsoft watchers are looking for the…
Windows Live Spaces users get new Facebook-like features October 12, 2007 Microsoft is adding a new Windows Live Events service to its line-up. At the same time, it it is providing a general update to…
Patent suit against Linux has a Kevin Bacon-esque connection to Microsoft October 12, 2007 It appears as though the first patent suit against Linux — targeting Red Hat and Novell — is now official. According to Groklaw’s Pamela…
New Features Discovered in Windows XP SP3: Is It Better Than Vista? October 11, 2007 The principal reason given for the tremendous under-the-hood changes to Windows unveiled early this year in Vista was the need to overhaul the security…
Why Windows users don’t switch to Mac October 10, 2007 Over on Apple Matters I came across an interesting post by Steven Leigh which considers 8 reasons why Windows users don’t switch to Mac. …
Does Ballmer’s comments reflect deeper problems at Microsoft? October 10, 2007 Steve Ballmer’s latest rant against open source, and Microsoft’s internal reaction to it, reflect deep problems within the company.Part of the problem is that,…
An in-depth look at Puppy Linux October 9, 2007 Puppy, with a download as skimpy as 28MB, is well suited to older computers, thin workstations, and diskless PCs. This article looks at the…
Microsoft’s Ballmer calls out Red Hat with more patent threats October 9, 2007 It seems that Microsoft is feeling a bit threatened again. With Microsoft Vista “tanking” and arrows coming from all sides it seems that Microsoft…
The Ubuntu coming out party! But where is the marketing and advertising effort from Dell and others? October 9, 2007 The final release of Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) will be released shortly and Dell has indicated that it will be pre-installed on some of…