Archive for August 28th, 2008
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Learn how to recognize the 5 most common types of E-mail Scams
In today’s world, it is not uncommon for you to receive an e-mail from a person or entity that, although may seem legitimate on the surface, is an attempt to get your personal information.
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For people like myself, It’s easier to identify these mails since I deal with this daily, but, what can someone like yourself [...] -
Microsoft and Oracle databases gain share vs IBM
Sales of business database software made by Microsoft and Oracle are holding up strongly this year after the companies gained share from IBM in 2007, according to market research firm Gartner.<br><br>
"Microsoft and Oracle continue to make advancements in certain faster-growing areas," Gartner analyst Colleen Graham said in an interview. "IBM continues to struggle."
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Microsoft to target Windows XP Pro users with Genuine ‘nagware’ notifications
Microsoft is stepping up its war on software pirates by rolling out new Windows Genuine notification software for what it is calling its most pirated version of Windows: Windows XP Professional.
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Immersion eyes Windows 7 ‘touch feedback’
As part of its $20.75 million legal settlement with Microsoft today, Immersion joined the Redmond company’s “certified partner” program. Immersion is well-known for the force-feedback technology that makes video-game controllers “rumble” in conjunction with the action on screen. But its new status as a Microsoft partner could help clear the way for the San Jose, [...]
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Microsoft Ranks as Top U.S. Online Display Advertiser in June, According to comScore Ad Metrix
comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its June ranking of the top online display ad publishers and advertisers, based on data from the comScore Ad Metrix service. Fox Interactive Media, which owns MySpace.com, ranked as the top display ad publisher with 15.9 percent of all display ads viewed, while Microsoft [...]
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IE8 Performance
Christian Stockwell: In the past few months, each of the browser makers has made very similar claims around their performance: “Superior speed and performance”, “The fastest and most powerful Web browser available”, and “The fastest web browser on any platform.” In some fundamental way, I think the likeness of these statements is a by-product of [...]
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Mojave: The Experiment Continues…
I’m David Webster –the guy “deep in the ranks” who dreamed up the Mojave Experiment. Today we updated the website with a few new videos, including sharing with you the fiercely debated demos that the participants were shown. We encourage everyone to take a look at the videos, ask questions or air concerns (or even [...]
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Vista Annoyances Resolved
Koroush Ghazi: “Oh lord, not another Vista article!” Like me, I’m sure many of you might be thinking something along those lines whenever you see an article with the word ‘Vista’ in the title these days. We’ve had what can only be described as a plethora of articles on Windows Vista, almost all of them [...]