Microsoft

Remember How Secure Windows 98 Was?

by Jeff Weisbein October 24, 2010

I stumbled across this animated gif file on Reddit today and it reminded me of how secure Windows 98 was. That’s a joke by the way. For those of you who remember Windows 98, I’m sure you remember the super secure the login screen. You know, the one you could easily bypass with a little [...]

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Unless We Change Core Business Functions, Microsoft Isn’t Going Away.

by Mike Mansell October 16, 2010

A few months ago, I switched to Linux as my primary desktop operating system. In doing so, I found the transition process to be relatively easy and pain free. And over the last few months, I have become so comfortable using Linux that I cannot see myself switching back to Windows. Because of my newfound [...]

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Windows Phone 7: A Hard Sell.

by Jeff Weisbein October 11, 2010

Today, Microsoft announced their latest attempt in the smartphone arena. The introduction of Windows Phone 7. It’s quite clear that Microsoft put a lot of work into WinPho 7. Judging by what I have seen so far, the interface looks well designed and the support Microsoft Office and .NET applications is a definite plus (especially [...]

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Internet Explorer 9 Ad Campaign Asks Reddit Users For Feedback

by Jeff Weisbein September 16, 2010

Microsoft really needs Internet Explorer 9 to be a hit amongst web users. In an effort to improve IE 9, which is currently in beta and available for download Microsoft is trying a new approach to gather some (perhaps brutally) honest feedback. In their latest ad campaign, Microsoft has reached out to the Reddit team [...]

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We Need to Kill the Windows Installer

by Jeff Weisbein August 24, 2010

We need to kill the Windows Installer. More specifically, Microsoft needs to kill it. Why? Because it’s a poor method of installing software. Alternative operating systems to Windows such as Mac OS X and every Linux distribution do software installations the right way. What makes their method for installing software the “right way” you ask? [...]

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Apple Tops Most Vulnerable Software List

by Jeff Weisbein July 22, 2010

According to a recent report by Secunia, Apple’s software has topped the list of software vulnerabilities beating out Oracle for the not-so-prized top spot. The report which focuses on the first half of 2010 shows that Apple had more reported flaws than any other vendor. Microsoft retains its third-place spot. Altogether, the top ten vendors [...]

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Battle for Relevance: Microsoft

by Jeff Weisbein July 8, 2010

In the battle for relevance in the technology market place is Microsoft falling too far behind? While Microsoft is still in good shape and will be for the next few years, they are in a heated battle for market relevancy. Make no mistake about it, Microsoft is having some serious morale issues. The Kin [...]

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Bing Retires Its Cashback Program

by Jeff Weisbein June 4, 2010

Microsoft has just announced via the Bing search engine blog that it will be retiring the Bing Cashback program as of July 30th, 2010. Don’t worry though, you will have a year to be able to redeem any cashback awards you may have earned. Additionally, Microsoft plans to offer 12 months of customer support to [...]

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How To: Lock Down Windows with SteadyState

by Mike Mansell April 27, 2010

Anyone who manages – or even uses – shared computers in places such as libraries, workplaces, or even at home, knows that shared computers have a great tendency to become “junked up”. Often times, guests of public computers take it upon themselves to install third-party software, change configurations, infect the machine with malware, etc. While [...]

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How To: Get Better Windows Performance

by Mike Mansell April 1, 2010

There are a lot of situations where you might want to sacrifice aesthetics for performance in Windows. Maybe you use older hardware or have a high workload. You may be running Windows in a virtual machine where resources are not easily available to allocate. In either situation, there are a few steps that you can [...]

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