Microsoft shared its earnings yesterday for Q4 of fiscal year 2014. Overall, the numbers were solid, although earnings missed Wall Street estimates. The one thing that stands out for me about the earnings, though, is how little bearing those “trends” […]
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If you have a desktop, or laptop PC with Windows, then you’re running some version of the traditional Windows operating system–most likely Windows 7 or Windows XP according to current market share data. If you have a tablet with Windows,
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We tend to look at the threat of malware either locally—how it affects us personally—or globally—how it affects the world as a whole. When you look at malware through a regional lens, though, you can uncover evidence about how and
Microsoft analyzes malware in the Middle East to reveal valuable lessons Read More »
I don’t generally make my tech choices based solely on price, and I don’t recommend others use price as a primary factor in tech purchasing decisions, but at some point price is certainly a consideration. With a handful of $99
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VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) macros haven’t been a significant malware threat for a few years now. Ever since Microsoft disabled VBA macro execution by default in the Microsoft Office suite, VBA macro malware can’t execute without user intervention. From
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Microsoft issued six new security bulletins for the July 2014 Patch Tuesday. One of them is a Critical update for Internet Explorer that fixes 24 separate vulnerabilities. For those keeping score, that makes 83 flaws fixed in Microsoft’s Web browser
Microsoft fixes another 24 flaws in Internet Explorer Read More »
There is a lot of good news for Microsoft in the most recent Net Market Share data. The silver lining is overshadowed, however, by the fact that the current flagship operating system–Windows 8–actually declined in market share over the last
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There are already plenty of smartphone options out there, and more than enough companies fighting with each other to make the next great smartphone. It is understandable that the response to news of Amazon jumping into the fray with a
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There’s a new threat in town. A white paper from F-Secure provides intimate detail of a malware threat researchers have dubbed CosmicDuke. CosmicDuke combines elements of a popular APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) Trojan called MiniDuke, and a notorious information stealing
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It’s official! I received notification yesterday that Microsoft has awarded me the MVP (Most Valuable Professional) designation for the ninth consecutive year. The email proclaims: “Congratulations! We are pleased to present you with the 2014 Microsoft® MVP Award! This award
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