Category: Windows

Sep 10, 2014

Don’t Forget About Patch Tuesday

Well, it’s Wednesday now and hopefully you have installed all your Windows patches for patch Tuesday. There are a lot

Aug 28, 2014

Surface 2 Reduced $100

Is now the time to buy a Surface 2 since Microsoft just reduced the price by $100? Paul Thurrott, author

Aug 21, 2014

Windows 9 Preview – September/October Release

It is now “official.” ZDNet has reported that Microsoft will deliver a “technology preview” of the next major version of

Aug 19, 2014

Update to Botched Windows Patch

Yesterday I mentioned that there are reports of BSOD events after installing a recent Microsoft patch. InfoWorld is now reporting

Aug 18, 2014

Recent Windows Patch Causes BSOD

You can’t win every day. Microsoft does a very good job of testing software and updates for all of their

Aug 08, 2014

Hope for CryptoLocker Victims

Security company FireEye, in partnership with Fox IT, announced decryption assistance for those users infected with the original CryptoLocker ransomware.

Aug 06, 2014

Speech Recognition Keeps Getting Better

Dragon NaturallySpeaking is a killer speech recognition application for your computer. PCWorld just did a product review for the latest

Aug 04, 2014

Zero Day Vulnerability Found in Symantec Endpoint Protection

SC Magazine reported that researchers with Offensive Security have discovered a vulnerability in Symantec’s Endpoint Protection (SEP) product that can

Jul 31, 2014

Microsoft Details Problem with Server 2003 and 2012 R2

An Infoworld article references a Technet post, where Microsoft comes clean about problems with Server 2003 and Server 2012 R2

Jul 02, 2014

Nothing But Net: Windows 8 Usage Declines, XP Usage is Up

No not a basketball game, but a recent report by Infoworld cited statistics from Net Applications indicating that Windows 8

Jun 18, 2014

No Office for Windows 8 Tablets

It was a big splash event when Microsoft released Office for the iPad, but what about the other mobile platforms?

Jun 16, 2014

No More Support for Windows 8.1

It may sound harsh, but Microsoft will no longer provide support for Windows 8.1. You are now required to have