Microsoft’s ‘new business models’ on way
Microsoft won’t give Windows 10 away for free, and plans to charge for new services instead.…
Monthly Archives: December 2014
Puppet Labs decides the time is right to pull Windows’ strings
Devs are looking at Windows again, so Puppet thrusts up its hand to help
DevOps darling Puppet Labs has decided to share the love with Windows.…
Microsoft pulls a patch and offers PHANTOM FIX for the mess
KB3004394 is a hot mess and the replacement KB3024777 was elusive
Another Patch Tuesday, another mess for Microsoft, which has pulled update 3004394, aka “December 2014 update for Windows Root Certificate Program in Windows”.…
Cisco to release flying pig
Sourcefire’s been bacon Snort 3.0, now wants you to fry it
Cisco’s going to release a flying pig.…
Microsoft: Hey, don’t forget Visual Basic! Open source and new features coming
Keeping the faith … but it is past time to move on
Microsoft has posted details of what is coming in the next version of Visual Basic (VB).…
Remember that Big Blue Apple? Biz apps for iPads are here
If only there was an app for bankers! Oh, there is, and retail, and…
The fruits of Apple and IBM’s enterprise software alliance were today plucked and displayed for the world to see: a bunch of apps ported to iOS that target corporate buyers of iPad and iPhones in specific vertical industries.…
Microsoft’s dodgy new Exchange 2010 update breaks Outlook clients
Uninstall if you want to keep using email
If you were thinking of installing the latest update roll-up for Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP3, don’t.…
Microsoft says January Windows 10 build will excite sysadmins
Business users become the focus from early 2015
Microsoft will conduct a big, consumer-focussed, reveal of Windows 10’s progress in January, and not long afterwards will “move conversation” to the new operating system’s features for enterprise users.…
Facebook injects CREEPY search engine into mobile app
Now pervs can prey on teens on the move too!
Facebook has finally deployed its creepy search engine on the US version of its app for iOS users.…
Skinny Ubuntu Linux ‘Snapped’ up by fat Microsoft cloud
All the libraries, just 110MB
A smartphone-inspired version of Ubuntu Server for Docker minimalists has been revealed with initial backing from Microsoft.…