Windows 11: Microsoft's pointless update
After a couple of weeks using the beta and a week with the final version of Windows 11, I've yet to find a real reason to use it.
View ArticleEdge and Windows 11, the return of Microsoft's IE fiasco?
Today, Microsoft dukes it out with the FAANG stocks for top place in the tech stock market. But 20 years ago, Redmond let out a big sigh of relief when it dodged a bullet.
View ArticleWhy are IT people so miserable? Log4j2itis
The biggest security problem of a customer's life is happening right under their nose. Even if they don't know about it, their IT admins do.
View ArticleWill World War III begin in cyber space?
It's not the 100,000 Russian troops on Ukraine's borders that worries me as much as cyber attacks that can easily get out of hand.
View ArticleWindows 11 signals end of the old-school Windows desktop
Microsoft wants users to switch to a Desktop-as-a-Service model, and the first steps on this journey may already be in place on conventional Windows PC.
View ArticleDo svidaniya, Kaspersky — goodbye
Can you trust a Russian company with your technology? Your security? No — not with Vladimir Putin calling the shots when push comes to shove.
View ArticleWe’re one step closer to Windows in the cloud
Microsoft is bound and determined to move old Windows set-ups to desktop-as-a-service. Here are its latest moves.
View ArticleMicrosoft is building an ARM-powered Windows mini
Seven years ago, Microsoft surprised the world — and its hardware partners — by releasing its first laptop: The Surface Book. It was a flop.
View ArticleThe death of Internet Explorer: Good riddance to bad rubbish
Today, at long last, Microsoft is officially ending support for Internet Explorer. Goodbye and good riddance to the most annoying web browser of them all.
View ArticleThe story behind Google’s in-house desktop Linux
The best-known Google operating system is Chrome OS, but inside Google itself, the company also uses its own Linux desktop distro — gLinux.
View ArticleHow not to manage a business, starring Twitter's Elon Musk
Well, you can say one thing about Elon Musks' management style: it's different.
View ArticleBing vs. Google: the new AI-driven search wars are on
For decades, Google has dominated search. Now, thanks to ChatGPT, Microsoft Bing poses a real challenge to the Google search engine.
View ArticleTech industry dodges a financial bullet after SVB crash
What might have been the start of a catastrophic bank run after the Silicon Valley Bank failure has been stopped for now. But tech firms and start-ups that had assets at the bank could still feel a...
View ArticleShould SMBs worry about a recession?
In a word, no. Companies that think they have to pull back on investments and cut head count are on the wrong track.
View ArticleThe end of the standalone application
Microsoft has pulled cloud support from Office 2016 and 2019. The day of the standalone software you actually "own" is over.
View ArticleWindows-as-an-app is coming
Who needs a Windows PC when you can run the operating system as a desktop-as-a-service on your Chromebook, Linux box, or Mac?
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