Microsoft to preview Windows 8 Embedded

The embedded version of Win8 will preview early next year. Microsoft plans to release it within three months of the desktop version of Win8.

Posted on: November 14, 2011 9:00 am

Will IT Certs Get You Jobs and Raises?

This question is asked every few years with varying results. Network World and SolarWinds conducted a survey of several hundred professionals in an attempt to get a definitive result. Their results indicate some certifications will help fatten your pay check.

Posted on: November 14, 2011 9:00 am

Certificate stolen used to sign malware

According to F-Secure, a digital certificate stolen from the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute has been used to "sign" malware. The malware is spread using an infected PDF document.

Posted on: November 14, 2011 9:00 am

The 2011 InfoWorld geek IQ test

The only prize is "bragging rights" but, if you’re up to it, InfoWorld has posted a set of 20 questions to see just how much you know.

Posted on: November 14, 2011 9:00 am

“The Art of Touch”

Microsoft Corp. has launched an international art project called "The Art of Touch". The project was inspired by the Microsoft family of Touch mice consisting of the Microsoft Touch Mouse, Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse and Microsoft Explorer Touch Mouse.

Posted on: November 11, 2011 9:00 am

Helping Windows play nice on the iPad

Do you have an iPad and want to run all your Windows desktop apps on it? The Citrix Receiver app is being used by some companies to deliver applications to tablets instead of the entire desktop.

Posted on: November 11, 2011 9:00 am

Duqu Authors Sprinkle Humor in Dangerous Code

Duqu uses the Windows Win32k TrueType engine to install malware on your machine. But, the writers aren’t satisfied with just taking over your machine, they apparently want you to know it’s all a joke.

Posted on: November 11, 2011 9:00 am

RSA Adds SecurID Authentication to Microsoft Azure Cloud

The Microsoft Active Directory Federation Service (ADFS) will now support RSA’s SecurID authentication for Office 365 applications, including Exchange and Azure.

Posted on: November 11, 2011 9:00 am

Feds bust malware racket

The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted seven people in a scam that rerouted browser requests to their own servers. An estimated 4 million computers around the world were infected, garnering the defendants more than $14 million in advertising revenue.

Posted on: November 10, 2011 9:00 am

Silverlight, going away?

Silverlight was Microsoft’s answer to Adobe’s Flash. And it looks like it will continue to shadow Flash into oblivion as HTML5 takes the lead.

Posted on: November 10, 2011 9:00 am