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Thursday, October 09, 2014

No, the Windows 10 preview's keylogger will not steal your bank information

Advice from an Apple tech: How to recover a mangled Windows drive with OS X | PC shipments down just slightly in the third quarter, IDC says

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No, the Windows 10 preview's keylogger will not steal your bank information
Word hit last week that the beta for Winodws 10 had a keylogger built in and the web went nuts. Understandable, but also wrong. Read More


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Five Must-Haves for Enterprise File Sync
Valuable enterprise data lives on endpoint devices, changes constantly and flows freely throughout organizations. But what happens when that data is inappropriately shared or breached because a business user adopts an unsafe consumer-based sync and share tool? Learn More

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Hybrid IT—A Low-Risk Path from On-Premise to ITaaS
IT as a Service (ITaaS) will transform future IT operations and service delivery. In the interim, Hybrid IT offers a rational, gradual approach in which some services move to SaaS while others remain on-premise. Learn More

Advice from an Apple tech: How to recover a mangled Windows drive with OS X
You can learn a lot from your mistakes—especially when they're big ones involving accidental damage to a family member's computer. On a recent trip back home to Rhode Island, I wound up volunteering to update my sister's PC laptop to Windows 7 and to give it a full scan for malware. It was only when I decided to combine this project with taking the family's yellow lab (Wilbur) for a walk that things went completely wrong. Read More

PC shipments down just slightly in the third quarter, IDC says
Worldwide PC shipments fell slightly in the third quarter this year, but the drop wasn't as big as IDC had originally projected, with expanded offerings of inexpensive laptops and a saturation of tablets in some areas helping to improve the numbers, the tech industry research firm said Wednesday. Read More

Bill Gates: Microsoft is developing a killer meeting-room app
A meeting-room app that configures itself automatically, can recognize participants, and can share documents as well as video feeds? Could be cool if it ever comes out. Read More


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Alert Logic PCI DSS compliance solutions
Alert logic's cloud-powered solutions help organizations that process, store or transmit credit card data eliminate the burden of PCI compliance. This product brief outlines Alert Logic's solutions and the unique benefits offered. Learn More

The Onion's 9 best bits about Microsoft
Poking fun at the software giant and founder Bill Gates since 1996. Read More

Guess how many U.S. lawmakers have a Windows Phone?
According to a survey conducted by The Hill, about 7 in 10 U.S. lawmakers carry an iPhone. That's a higher percentage than the public at large, but scarcely a surprise. Read More

Microsoft tightens integration between Outlook Web App and OneDrive for Business
OWA will now offer users the option to attach links to OneDrive for Business files in email messages. Read More


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CrashPlan PROe Security
CrashPlan PROe is a continuous, multi-destination solution engineered to back up mission-critical data whenever and wherever it is created. Because mobile laptops often are connected to unsecured networks, a very high standard of security is required to ensure privacy. Learn More

Top 10 Windows 10 Technical Preview feedback requests after 1 week
It's only been about a week, but Matt Goldstein used a script to analyze to most popular feedback requests Microsoft has received so far for Windows 10; he then and sent that data to Paul Thurrott's Supersite for Windows. Read More

Microsoft looks to poach Salesforce.com customers with aggressive pricing
Companies in the market for a CRM system may be tempted by a new Microsoft product package. Read More

The best new features in Windows Server 10 (so far)
The early look at Windows Server 10 reveals many expected enhancements and nice surprises. Read More


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