Terrifying ten-legged beast of Redmond is not dead yet
Comment Contrary to increasingly popular belief, Microsoft is not a “dead” company, nor at immediate risk of collapse.…
Monthly Archives: August 2013
Appcelerator polishes Titanium for platform-neutral JavaScript reboot
One language, one WebKit, to rule them all
Success and age are catching up with Appcelerator, which is re-writing its Titanium mobile development framework to be leaner and cheaper to run on more mobes.…
Microsoft introduces warning on child abuse image searches
You know this is illegal, right?
Microsoft is warning Brits who use its Bing search engine to hunt down child abuse content that they are attempting to view illegal material online.…
Dumpsters begone! App matches diners with leftovers to broke, hungry
What could possibly go wrong? Swarming gendarmes, for one
Hungry? Broke? Soon you’ll be able to fire up your smartphone and find out if anyone in your immediate area hasn’t been able to finish their meal, then drop by their place and spirit away their leftovers.…
Microsoft Exchange: To host or not to host
Cloud, control or both?
Webcast To host or not to host: cloud is the question. With the recent release of Exchange 2013 and Wave 15 of Office 365, you probably have a choice to make in the near future, particularly if you’re one of the huge number who also use Exchange for messaging.…
Oracle deploys lawyers against Solaris fix-it duo
More allegations of third parties pinching Ellison & Co’s code
Oracle have unleashed its lawyers onto two Solaris fix-it companies, accusing them of stealing copyrighted code through their work with customers.…
Microsoft lobs second Windows 8.1 preview at enterprise IT admins
Lock down those Start screens!
Having already teased some of the consumer and small business features of Windows 8.1 with a preview release in June, Microsoft on Tuesday announced a second preview, this one with new features targeting larger IT departments.…
Microsoft adds Visual-Studio-like text editor to SkyDrive
Word Web app gains syntax highlighting tools and ability to read code files
Microsoft has tweaked the Word web app it offers with its SkyDrive cloud storage service, adding developer-friendly tools and the ability to work with JavaScript, CSS and HTML and other code files.…
Tool time: Implementing configuration management, properly
Don’t be a CM fashion victim
Configuration Management (CM) isn’t just about IT, but in the space I have, I want to look at some issues around implementing an IT CM solution.…
Breaking bad: Oracle’s Unbreakable Linux website takes a break
What’s in a name, eh, Larry?
It might be dubbed “unbreakable”, but Oracle’s Unbreakable Linux website is certainly stoppable.…