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MIcrosoft SBS Server is Dead. Good Riddance.
SBS was a good idea with SBS 2003. with 2008 they began doing the Microsoft thing and jacking the price up. SBS 2011 was such a huge, bloated, overpriced mess that very few wanted it. What does this mean? I have much cheaper and even free ways to do what SBS...
No more VRAM: VMware abandons controversial pricing model | Ars Technica
What was interesting is the CEO who announced this horrid pricing was a former Microsoftie so I can't say the announcement was surprising in that regard. To borrow from another blogger...vmware thought they had more leverage over their client base than they did..they...
How to Fix The Quickbooks Problem
I mentioned in an earlier post about how Quickbooks ties many accountants to Windows. Well I've found a partial yet money-saving workaround. We leverage virtualization even more but not in the typical way. Instead of setting up a NAS/DAS/SAN you run it off local...
Comment: Apple versus Samsung verdict was a complete mess – Jury ignored prior-art | TechEye
This is what i thought. A jury in Silicon Valley with bias towards Apple(seeing Jobs as nearly a deity) has now been seen by their own words as stepping outside the bounds of not only their instructions but also of their own "expertise". this jury verdict would be...
One benefit to the Cloud…The end of Microsoft Dominance on the Desktop
I'm not a huge fan of the cloud. It is based on simply refarmed mainframe technology and based on a broken security model. However for those who really make the jump to a truly all cloud system there's one major benefit. Your desktop software costs go to...
Thoughts Of The Day: Factory Restore for a Dell Inspiron 560
Factory Restore for a Dell Inspiron 560 Here is my experience in trying to do a factory restore on a Dell Inspirion 560. First off, here's what my setup was. The computer came shipped with Windows 7 professional. After creating a user account etc., I installed Ubuntu...
How Apple and Amazon Security Flaws Led to A Reporter’s Compromise
This reporter who was taken over at least acknowledges his security lapses. Facebook with it's "social networking" actually sets you up for this very type of thing. keep in mind most of the cloud is web based and guess what the number one attack vector for system...
The Cloud IS a Single Point of Failure
Once you put something in the cloud it really isn't yours anymore. This includes gmail which i do use for my e-mail services. However for me i do NOT send anything critical via e-mail. If it critical or sensitive i talk to them voice. Loosing e-mail would...
Why bother? The sad state of Office 2013 touch support | Ars Technica
So the flagship productivity app doesn't even work fully with the new flagship OS. The last time we saw this? Vista. With Windows 8, Microsoft has created an operating system that is, at least in part, genuinely usable with nothing more than fingers. While it...
Windows 8 = disaster? Looking More and More Likely
This type of thing only serves to reinforce my opinion that windows 8 is going to be another Vista...maybe even a bigger disaster. it may be on par with Windows ME. On the eve of the Windows 8 launch, its no surprise that Microsoft is revealing its next Office...
How to Commit Apple Sacrilege
Since Mountain Lion isn't going to work on my macbook I'm going to go a different route. No dual booting here..going to run Ubuntu Linux on it..:) Ubuntu Forums - View Single Post - Apple Intel Users FAQ.
Cisco antics show dangers of the cloud – We can switch you off if we like | TechEye
Networking giant Cisco has been giving its customers a lesson as to why that cloud thing might not be such a good idea. According to Extreme Tech, a number of Cisco customers last week began reporting problems with three specific Linksys-branded routers. Owners of the...
PPACA And The Death Of Medical Care (And Choice) [Market-Ticker]
I am going to cross post this to both blogs as this affects me both as a person and a business man. Now consider this -- the PPACA sets forth a "fine" (tax) of $2,000 per employee for a business that has 50 or more and does not provide "at least" the minimum...
Major Security Issue For windows(ALL VERSIONS)
this is inside a component that is on nearly every Microsoft machine worldwide. this includes all versions of xp, vista, 7 and the server versions. There is no Windows Update yet. Please use the fixit for me link for a hotfix. This is a patch for this issue but it...
Why Istuff Devices Are Not a Good Business Decision
Apple is even more controlling than Microsoft. Once you step into the Iworld you can't get your stuff out without major gyrations. In this environment Apple can do whatever it wants whenever it wants. What's funny is people are making a ton of noise but I bet it's...
Now Your Phones and Tablets Are Virus magnets as Well
Just read the below paragraph. Keep in mind what this means..it means that malware and all of the associated security problems are now fully available throughout everything..tablets, phones, desktops..etc etc etc. Not a good thing. At Microsofts Windows Phone...
The Flame Malware
This thing is quite huge..and fascinating. It's amazing how many folks are acting surprised at how this thing evaded all current security current a/v. i am constantly wiping machines with malware that has gone around any a/v. this is not news. Also the main...
Intel Small Business Advantage is a security nightmare | SemiAccurate
I can't copy and paste anything but it explains how the latest intel "Security" addons aren't secure at all....they make it trivially easy for your system to be hardware rooted..making it impossible for you to regain control of your system. Intel Small Business...
An Accurate Article About the Mac Trojan Hysteria
................. let’s look closely at the facts around the Flashback Trojan causing all this consternation, and clear up what it is versus what it is not, and put the results of the incident in perspective. Yes it’s true that some 600,000 Macs are confirmed to have...
Oh NOES!!! A Mega Virus for MAC!!!!!
Let's get one thing straight. The media, as usual, is not only blowing this out of proportion but also not keying on the right part of the problem. This is not a Mac issue but a java problem. Java had and exploit(java itself has become an exploit...much like...
Smartphones a big Source of Private Information Leakage…That is EASILY Obtained
Security vs convenience. They are inversely proportionate. Current smartphones.. especially Iphones are very porous. Easy solution..everything runs over wpa2 and ssl or both. this requires work though and folks are adverse to this. In short you are going to have...
Critical Windows bug could make worm meat of millions of high-value machines
Update your machines now. If you are running a server with rdp exposed first firewall it off the internet then use another actual secure vpn to get to that server and update. I would then never allow rdp direct access to the net again. Microsoft has plugged a...
The Kill Switch Comes to the PC – Businessweek
This should be interesting. Windows 8 will come with a know remote ability for ms to reach into your computers. Phones have had it for a while..now it's time for desktops. With the rollout of the Windows 8 operating system expected later this year, millions...
East Texas Jury Invalidates Eolas Patents
After threatening web companies for more than a decade, Michael Doyle and his patent-holding company Eolas Technologies — named after the Irish word for knowledge — may be finished. An eight-member federal jury in East Texas deliberated Thursday for just a few hours...
Patent troll claims ownership of interactive Web—and might win
Eolas has already won millions from Microsoft for Office. This has now fueled their appetite for more since Microsoft tried the appeasement route and settled. Whether with guns or software patents terrorists should be destroyed..not appeased. This could have huge...