What Happened with the Microsoft Crowdstrike Outage?
A major global IT outage occurred today (July 19, 2024) due to a combination of issues involving...
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Category: Microsoft
Microsoft to buy Nokia’s phone business — A new direction?
Well it looks like Microsoft has opted to go “all in”. The move totally reshapes the mobile industry and Microsoft’s future. By adding consumer hardware to it’s portfolio Microsoft now gains the...
Read MoreIs Google GDrive any better than Microsoft SkyDrive?
So what really makes Google GDrive better than Microsoft SkyDrive? Probably not a whole lot; in terms of drive space. However what Google is achieving is synergy between all of its offerings. With the introduction of Google...
Read MoreWhere does Google Chrome the OS fit in?
So far Google Chrome has not seen much traction. With a new version of Windows coming out soon, Google will need to somehow pull itself from obscurity. I have always thought that the problem is the price point and applications....
Read MoreMicrosoft we have a problem!
Seems that Microsoft has a major problem. A recent and dangerous remote desktop protocol vulnerability that was identified has now been found in the Chinese proof-of-concept. “The details of the proof-of-concept code...
Read MoreSony to remove Linux option from PS3 is either a PR April fools joke ever or the worst move ever?
I heard today that Sony plans on removing the “other OS” option from their systems. What was more shocking was their supposed reason for removing this feature. Now I have a PS3 and I personally think it is one of the...
Read MoreFree Software Will Kill Redmond
Keith Curtis, author and former Microsoft programmer, makes no bones about his view that open source puts the software giant’s wares to shame. In this interview, he discusses what’s wrong with Microsoft programming,...
Read MoreMicrosoft: It’s time to consummate the marriage with Citrix
Is it time for a shotgun wedding between Microsoft and Citrix? The relationship between Microsoft and Citrix is much like that of a man who has been serially dating the same woman for 15 years, but never seems to be able to...
Read MoreApple screws Windows users with iTunes 8 Install – Sneaky upgrade with no disclosure…
Apple are screwing Windows users again. If this was Microsoft the outrage would be far greater! I’m reading lots of complaints about the new iTunes 8 update causing horrific problems on Windows machines, including widespread...
Read MoreThe end run around the OS is underway
The operating system may be losing its luster. In fact, you could argue that the operating system–Linux, OS X and Windows–will become an application that just happens to boot first. And hardware vendors are on to the OS’s...
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