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Microsoft update blunders going out of control

The last several months have seen a disturbing string of problems in updates released for Microsoft products. Last week we saw three. It’s time to worry about what’s behind it … Continue reading

December 15, 2014 · Leave a comment

Microsoft will share more about the Windows 10 ‘consumer experience’ at an event on January 21 in Redmond.

Microsoft officials sent invitations on December 11 to selected press and analysts to its next Windows 10 reveal event. The keynote from the day-long event on January 21 will be … Continue reading

December 11, 2014 · 1 Comment

Windows Tips and Tricks Designed to Save You Time

Nobody wants to waste time endlessly navigating menus. And even if you’re plunked down in front of your PC for fun or a hobby project, every unnecessary click and hassle … Continue reading

August 28, 2014 · 1 Comment

Microsoft is still on track to deliver a second update to Windows 8.1 in August. But don’t expect it to include any major features or to be mandatory

Microsoft is planning to deliver a second update for Windows 8.1 on August 12, this month’s Patch Tuesday. And, again, as those same sources have said, Microsoft won’t be making … Continue reading

August 11, 2014 · Leave a comment

Microsoft’s plan to integrate its Cortana digital assistant technology into Windows Threshold is looking more likely, according to a new report.

Rumors have been circulating for a while that Microsoft is planning to incorporate its personal digital assistant, Cortana, into the next major version of Windows. On August 11, those rumors … Continue reading

August 11, 2014 · Leave a comment

Windows Threshold: Here come the virtual desktops

Over the past few weeks, the details surrounding Threshold have slowly been surfacing and the picture is becoming a little bit clearer last week. In the past, we had talked … Continue reading

August 11, 2014 · 1 Comment

Oracle has released its clone of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Oracle has supported Linux almost from day one. But it wasn’t until 2006, when Larry Ellison got into a disagreement with Red Hat, that Oracle decided it had to have … Continue reading

July 24, 2014 · Leave a comment

Microsoft launched a custom portal technology for organizations called Windows Apportals

Microsoft announced on Last Friday that it has “launched” a custom portal technology for organizations called “Windows Apportals.” Apportals (pronounced “app portals”) is a Windows 8.1 and Windows 8 portal-creation … Continue reading

July 16, 2014 · Leave a comment

There are over a billion Linux end-users in the world in 2014.

Sure, on the desktop, Windows still rules. According to Stat Counter’s’ April 2014 data, Windows has about a 90 percent market share. Out of an approximate base of 1.5 billion PCs, that’s … Continue reading

July 8, 2014 · Leave a comment

Why Windows 8’s usage share is at 12 percent, what that means, and why it doesn’t really matter in the long run.

It’s been a little over a year and a half since Windows 8 hit general availability, but according to the number crunchers at Net Applications the operating system’s usage share is at … Continue reading

July 3, 2014 · Leave a comment