Hotmail always-on crypto breaks Microsoft’s own apps

Hotmail now has the ability to encrypt e-mail sessions with secure sockets lay encryption (SSL). However. You can’t use it with the Outlook Hotmail Connector or Windows Live Mail.

Posted on: November 10, 2010 9:00 am

TrackerSuite.Net 3.6 Leads the Way to Web 3.0

Automation Centre has released TrackerSuite.Net version 3.6. The new release includes a number of new features including interactive Project Gantt Charts, a rich text editor that supports HTML tables, and more.

Posted on: November 9, 2010 9:00 am

Microsoft unveils cloud-mounting SQL Server

The first preview of Denali is expected to made available on MSDN and TechNet soon. With it Microsoft is providing Juneau, the Visual Studio development tool for SQL Server.

Posted on: November 9, 2010 9:00 am

Microsoft antivirus creating security ‘monoculture’

Microsoft has created a monoculture of computer platforms, with some 90 percent of devices around the world vulnerable to the same attacks. Now their antivirus products are beginning to pose a similar vulnerability.

Posted on: November 9, 2010 9:00 am

Five password-security myths dispelled

Most of us "know" that more complex passwords are better than long passwords and Kerberos will keep our passwords safe. However. This article explains the truth behind these "facts".

Posted on: November 9, 2010 9:00 am

Windows 1.0 turning 25

The first version of Windows was underwhelming. It ran on top of DOS, didn’t allow overlapping windows, and… Well, Macintosh already had that market.

Posted on: November 8, 2010 9:00 am

Microsoft May Face Resistance to Windows 8

With many companies still working to migrate to Win7, the thought of another migration, to Windows 8, in a couple of years is not welcome.

Posted on: November 8, 2010 9:00 am

Top 10 network vulnerabilities inside the network

There are hackers, and malware, and targeted attacks from outside your network. Then there’s the guy down the hall who copied some files from his computer onto a USB device. This article looks at ways to limit your vulnerability to threats from inside the firewalls.

Posted on: November 8, 2010 9:00 am

Ballmer Dumps 49.3 Million Microsoft Shares

Even though Ballmer claims to be happy about Microsoft’s status, he’s sold off millions of his shares in the company and plans to sell more. This is his first sale of Microsoft stock in several years.

Posted on: November 8, 2010 9:00 am

New article: Categorizing and maxing out Outlook notes

In this helpful Q&A, Editor Joe answers some questions about categorizing notes and discovers that Outlook notes hold a whole lot less than he expected.

Read this OutlookPower article.

Posted on: November 7, 2010 9:00 am