A surprising percentage of organizations are still running desktops with the XP Service Pack 2 OS, which Microsoft said it would no longer patch as of Tuesday this week. Read more at: Operating systems Link to this post!... (Continue reading)
A taste of the old Apple-Microsoft rivalry came back this week when a Microsoft executive threw Windows Vista under the bus, just to bash the iPhone 4′s antenna problems. Read more at: Operating systems Link to this post!... (Continue reading)
Frustrated by what they consider poor treatment and lack of interest from Oracle, members of the OpenSolaris Governing Board are essentially delivering an ultimatum to the vendor, asking that it appoint a liaison to the group by no later than... (Continue reading)
VMware claims the importance of Windows is diminishing because of virtualization and other new technologies. Read more at: Operating systems Link to this post!... (Continue reading)
Just a day before Microsoft drops support for Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), the company announced on Monday that people running some versions of Windows 7 can “downgrade” to the aged operating system for up to 10 years. Read... (Continue reading)
After a slow start, a larger number of PCs are using the 64-bit version of Windows 7, and the OS will soon become the norm as users move to 64-bit computing, Microsoft said on Thursday. Read more at: Operating systems... (Continue reading)
Which Linux is right for you and what’s the best way to get acquainted? This guide will help. Read more at: Operating systems Link to this post!... (Continue reading)
In this week’s column, we’re going to take a look at several commands that might save you some time. Each of these commands is easy to use and easy to remember, but just far enough off the beaten track that... (Continue reading)
The number of zero-day vulnerabilities in widely-used Microsoft software products continues to grow, according to security experts. Read more at: Operating systems Link to this post!... (Continue reading)
Firefox 3.6.6 with crash protection is now available, and according to Mozilla it “provides uninterrupted browsing for Windows and Linux users when there is a crash in the Adobe Flash, Apple Quicktime or Microsoft Silverlight plugins. If a plugin crashes... (Continue reading)