Year: 2011

Microsoft adds RAW photo file support to Windows

Some welcome news for serious photographers running Windows: Microsoft has added support for the RAW file format from within Windows Explorer as well as Windows Live Photo Gallery 2011. “Dealing with raw images on Windows hasn’t always been easy,” admited Brad Weed, group program manager for Microsoft’s Windows Live in a blog post emailed to […]

How to View Any File in Windows

PC World – Right out of the box, Windows 7 and Vista let you preview most mainstream and multimedia file types. To find and activate the preview function, go to Windows Explorer (click Start and type explorer.exe in the “Search programs and files” box) and click the Preview icon in the upper right corner. Microsoft […]

Microsoft posts $250K reward for Rustock botnet herders

First bounty since 2009, when Microsoft offered cash for Conficker’s makers Computerworld – Microsoft upped the ante on Monday in its months-long battle against the Rustock botnet by posting a $250,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the hackers who controlled the malware.   Best Microsoft MCTS Training, Microsoft MCITP […]

As Twitter turns 5, it delivers 350B ‘tweets’ per day

IDG News Service – Twitter launched its microblogging service five years ago today and the company is marking the occasion by doling out some impressive usage stats. About 600,000 people sign up for a Twitter account every day, but it took Twitter almost a year-and-a-half to attract its first 600,000 members, the company said on […]

Google: Sun offered to license Java for $100M

IDG News Service – Sun Microsystems offered to license its Java technology to Google for $100 million, a Google attorney said Thursday, attempting to show that Oracle is out of touch as it seeks billions from Google for patent infringement.   Best Microsoft MCTS Training, Microsoft MCITP Training at certkingdom.com “There’s nothing in there but […]

Hands on: Mac OS X, iOS morph into Lion

Apple goes all in on multi-touch gestures in its new OS Computerworld – Apple has finally unleashed OS X 10.7 Lion, the revamped operating system for the company’s desktops and laptops. Lion is the latest in a string of major OS revisions released over the past 11 years, and this newest cat borrows some tricks […]

Windows Phone 7 Mango’s social networking beats iPhone and Android

When Windows Phone 7 Mango hits, it will have an unexpected treat: the best built-in app for working with social networking sites including Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. A recently released video shows some very nifty features that surpass what’s built into Android and the iOS.   Best Microsoft MCTS Training, Microsoft MCITP Training at certkingdom.com […]

Microsoft: No botnet is indestructible

‘Nothing is impossible,’ says Microsoft attorney, countering claims that the TDL-4 botnet is untouchable Computerworld – No botnet is invulnerable, a Microsoft lawyer involved with the Rustock takedown said, countering claims that another botnet was “practically indestructible.” Microsoft MCTS Certification, MCITP Certification and over 2000+ Exams at Actualkey.com “If someone says that a botnet is […]

Microsoft posts $250K reward for Rustock botnet herders

First bounty since 2009, when Microsoft offered cash for Conficker’s makers Computerworld – Microsoft upped the ante on Monday in its months-long battle against the Rustock botnet by posting a $250,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the hackers who controlled the malware.   Best Microsoft MCTS Training, Microsoft MCITP […]

Should CIOs have a foreign policy?

With business operations entangled in the unpredictable and sometimes volatile global scene, the answer is a resounding ‘yes’ (and the more detailed, the better).   Best Microsoft MCTS Training, Microsoft MCITP Training at certkingdom.com   Computerworld – In July 2005, a series of suicide bomb attacks in London’s transit system killed 56 people and threw […]

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