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October 10, 2012  2:52 PM

MS Puts Win8 on Patch Tuesday Schedule



Posted by: Ed Tittel
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Yeah, sure, yesterday was the second Tuesday of the month. As expected, MS dropped a sizable load of updates for currently supported Windows versions (14-18 for my various 32- and 64-bit Windows 7 machines, and 8 for my sole remaining Windows XP VM; I'll check on Vista later when I take my HP...

October 8, 2012  5:12 PM

What Are a Few Zeroes, Between Friends? Windows Store Apps A’Comin Soon!



Posted by: Ed Tittel
Desktops

Over on her ZDnet blog, Mary Jo Foley reports this morning that an MS VP (Keith Lorizio, US...


October 5, 2012  4:25 PM

The Politics of Windows 8 Upgrades



Posted by: Ed Tittel
Desktops

Until the end of January, 2013, anybody who owns a valid license to Windows XP, Vista, or 7 can pay $40 for a download upgrade to Windows 8, or $70 for an upgrade package with DVD. That certainly removes most financial barriers to jumping into the Windows 8 soup. And at least for Windows 7 users,...


October 3, 2012  8:25 PM

Yes, There Is a Flash Update for IE 10, But …



Posted by: Ed Tittel
Desktops

Despite MS having promised to provide an update for the insecure version of Adobe Flash integrated into IE 10 in Windows 8 "soon" (see my

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October 1, 2012  2:04 PM

Closing Store Apps in Win8 Manually



Posted by: Ed Tittel
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Although Windows 8 does a pretty good job of managing memory, and will close open Store Apps (using TIFKAM, or "The Interface Formerly Known As Metro") when memory starts to get in short supply, there may be time you'll want to close apps yourself directly. Though Windows 8 apps lack a close...


September 28, 2012  8:18 PM

Windows 8 Forums Surveys 50K Users



Posted by: Ed Tittel
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I'm a big fan of the various Windows Forums sites, including those for Vista, Windows 7, and

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September 26, 2012  2:15 PM

Intel CEO sez “Windows 8 being released before it’s fully ready” Huh?



Posted by: Ed Tittel
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September 24, 2012  2:48 PM

InformationWeek Windows 8 Business Survey Shows Workplace Plans Still Shaping Up



Posted by: Ed Tittel
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Today InformationWeek began reporting on the results of its latest Windows 8 Survey which,  according to Kurt Marko's blog "

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September 21, 2012  3:31 PM

MS Introduces New “Comfort Sculpt” Keyboard for Win8



Posted by: Ed Tittel
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September 19, 2012  4:59 PM

Microsoft’s Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) Offers Fix for IE Zero-day Issues



Posted by: Ed Tittel
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The old saying goes "You learn something new every day." Yesterday, Ed Bott and others helped me to learn about the Microsoft Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (aka EMET). This

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