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Microsoft’s top developers prefer old-school coding methods
Microsoft Corp. has done more to popularize graphical programming than any other vendor. The company’s development tools, led by Visual Basic and...
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Microsoft delays open-sourcing of Windows 7 tool
Microsoft has delayed re-releasing a Windows 7 installation tool that it has admitted included open-source code, saying that it’s still testing the...
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DNS redirect requests can harm the Internet, ICANN says
ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) on Tuesday condemned the practice of redirecting Internet users to a third-party Web site...
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Metasploit releases IE attack, but it’s unreliable
Developers of the open-source Metasploit penetration testing toolkit have released code that can compromise Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser, but the software is...
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What Mac users need to know about Wi-Fi Direct
It’s that time of year when travelers brace themselves to suffer the many small indignities of the road. Why can’t it be...
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3Com takes enterprise Wi-Fi products worldwide
Just days after news broke that it would be acquired by HP, 3Com introduced in the U.S. a line of enterprise Wi-Fi...
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Microsoft issues security advisory on IE exploit, patch in works
Microsoft issued a security advisory that provides customers with guidance and workarounds for dealing with a zero-day exploit aimed at Internet Explorer...
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Desktop virtualization cheat sheet
Server virtualization is well on its way in corporate data centers and desktop virtualization is following fast behind. The pace of desktop...
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Microsoft debuts ‘streaming’ Office 2010 beta
Microsoft launched the beta of Office Home and Business 2010 over the weekend and is delivering the preview using its new "streaming"...
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Facebook worm spreads with a lurid lure
Some Facebook users have been infected with a worm after clicking on an image of a scantily clad woman, which then redirects...
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First look: Microsoft SharePoint 2010 beta
Microsoft SharePoint 2010 is a major upgrade from SharePoint 2007 in several areas. It has a much improved user interface, especially for...
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Google Chrome: Redefining end user computing
One of the most profound changes in how computing services are being delivered is the use of the Web as a frontend...
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Intel Core i9: Six-Cores of speed
Intel’s Core i9 chips are not won’t hit the market for a few more months, but that hasn’t stopped Polish site PCLab...
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Microsoft confirms IE6, IE7 zero-day bug
Microsoft today confirmed that exploit code published last week can compromise PCs running older versions of Internet Explorer (IE), but said its...
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Which IT projects are right for the cloud?
Cloud computing is poised to win the title of most popular, and populist, buzzword of 2009. It certainly is gaining traction outside...