Microsoft is getting ready to finally pull the plug Windows XP permanently. XP came out eleven years ago on October 25th, 2001. After years of success, on April 8th, 2014, support for the operating system will cease. It has been a longer road than it was...
Just want to keep you all up to date on our progress with Server 2012 testing: We've acquired some more hardware to continue our evaluation of Server 2012. Our lab environment includes two servers connected to a shared external SAS drive array, which allows for...
Despite Microsoft's added security in Windows 8, Vupen, a French security firm, claims it has already found a vulnerability unknown to Microsoft. The attack comes via security holes in Internet Explorer 10 and can be used to take control of a computer over the...
One of the largest security stories this month came from the goliath book retailer, Barnes & Noble. In September, they found some of their credit card scanners - limited to one PIN pad at each of 63 stores in nine states - had been "bugged" and used to steal card...
There was a major dust-up at the world's most valuable company, Apple, at the end of October. Two top company executives, mobile software head Scott Forstall and retail chief John Browett, were forced to step down from their position. They were both removed for...
Microsoft Surface The release of Microsoft's tablet, Surface, has been causing a lot of ripples in the tech community. The first version is available now, but not many people have got their hands on it yet. There have been more questions asked about the...
In the buzz of the next version of Microsoft's desktop operating system, Windows 8, an important Microsoft release sits in its shadow - Windows Server 2012. Often taken for granted, Windows Server is the keystone to many offices. We've had a peek at the release...
Kickstarter is a program for funding new, creative projects, bringing together people who have ideas for projects with funders who want to contribute. The model allows contributions at all levels, from one dollar to thousands. Kickstarter has been getting a lot of...
A few months ago, we reviewed the open-source package OwnCloud. Since then, we've been through a few version updates and bugfixes, and are unhappy to report that Owncloud is not ready for prime-time yet. Our main beef at this point involves file...
For a long time only third party software existed to connect two networks via an encrypted connection (called Virtual Private Networking, or VPN). Microsoft introduced a built-in version of this technology into Windows Server, and its use became widespread. This...