Who Will Own The Next Great Instant Messaging Service?
Instant messaging is the center of the internet. Everything else is a temporary distraction. The case for this is strong: Every company that has ruled the internet in the last 20 years even for a short period has had a dominant instant messaging service. Aol Instant Messenger kept people’s attention Great…
Microsoft releases fix for failed Exchange Server 2013 backups
Anyone who relies on backup to protect their data in day-to-day operations likely to be most businesses should install Microsoft’s Cumulative Update 3 for Exchange Server 2013. According to Microsoft’s Exchange team, its quarterly update fixes a bug that "may randomly prevent a backup dataset taken from Exchange Server 2013 from restoring In…
Microsoft very sore after backdoor access by NSA, vows to encrypt networks
Microsoft is scrambling to encrypt its data centers’ interlinks after a fresh Snowden leak suggested the NSA and GCHQ tapped into the cables and intercepted sensitive network traffic. Documents obtained by the Washington Post from the whistleblower show that Microsoft’s Hotmail, Windows Live Messenger services and Passport communications were scanned…
Microsoft SO sorry and sore after backdoor NSA access, to encrypt networks
Microsoft is scrambling to encrypt its data centers’ interlinks after a fresh Snowden leak suggested the NSA and GCHQ tapped into the cables and intercepted sensitive network traffic. Documents obtained by the Washington Post from the whistleblower show that Microsoft’s Hotmail, Windows Live Messenger services and Passport communications were scanned…
Microsoft Hires ‘Pawn Stars’ to Bash Google Chromebooks
Microsoft has enlisted the reality-television series "Pawn Stars" in its ongoing campaign to bash rival Google. An online video ad released Tuesday mimics the plot set up of "Pawn Stars," which features people toting precious or odd objects for appraisal at a Las Vegas pawn shop. In Microsoft’s fictional telling,…
10 reasons to avoid using PST files
The use of Outlook’s PST data files have the potential to cause serious problems from data loss to compliance issues. PST files are Outlook data files that are sometimes used as a mechanism for message archiving or for avoiding mailbox quotas. Although PST files can be handy, it is best…
On Your Side Alert: Gmail Privacy Concerns
If you use Google’s Gmail service, you’ve probably seen the recent headlines about privacy concerns. Right now Google is working to get a judge to throw out a class-action lawsuit that claims it violated privacy laws by having an automated processor scan emails. The company admits it uses an automated…
Everything You Need to Know About Gmail’s Latest Update
Gmail had a little work done lately, and it’s looking good. The latest version of the web’s favorite email client comes with a host of new features, ready to help you reach Inbox Zero. But with new updates rolling out every month or so, it’s hard to keep track of…
What Your Email Address Says About You
What does your email address or, more specifically, the domain hosting your email address say about you? A lot, apparently. MailChimp, a company that helps people with email marketing and managing lists for things like newsletters, published a post on its corporate blog dissecting the information it gleans when it…
Fix Toolbox Presents the Ultimate Microsoft Outlook Fix Software with an …
Fix Toolbox, the developer of a wide range of data recovery solutions intended for quick and hassle-free restoration of data from damaged documents of many popular applications, announces the availability of a major update of Outlook Fix Toolbox, the company’s best-selling product intended users who need fast and hassle-free recovery…
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