This is one to watch. And didn’t I warn you? The “Storm Worm” (as dubbed by F-Secure), which started in Europe during the onslaught of a real storm, has spread all over the world, affecting more home computers than business … Continue reading
On the Sopranos, the Mafia controls the docks, the garbage trucks, the cops, the judges — the very infrastructure of the lives of those who live in Jersey. You can’t get anything in or out without their “help” and protection. … Continue reading
By now you must have read about the widely publicized decision by Microsoft founder Bill Gates to step down from his position as chief software architect two years from now, while retaining the job of chairman and still running his … Continue reading
Microsoft just released its OneCare subscription security service that is supposed to help you keep your operating system — namely, Vista, whenever it actually ships — secure. Industry skeptics point out that OneCare is liable to put Symantec and McAfee … Continue reading
Does your Windows PC have too much fun when you’re not around, cavorting on the Internet, guided by rootkits you know nothing about? If your Windows PC runs uncharacteristically slow, it might be serving a network of bots controlled by … Continue reading
Microsoft’s delay in providing Windows Vista to the general marketplace has sparked all manner of criticism and analysis. I’ve addressed a number of questions from reporters and journalists and gathered them here, with paraphrased questions and my responses. Q. People … Continue reading
By now you have probably read about Origami, Microsoft’s “micro-tablet” or “ultra-mobile” PC that will shortly become available from manufacturers such as Samsung at prices as low as $600. Microsoft Watch offers an excellent summary. You have also read about … Continue reading
It was a slow news week in February, so the press naturally ganged up on the “Mac vulnerability” story. News reports, such as “Is Mac OS as safe as ever?” By Joris Evers of CNET News.com, stirred up the flamers … Continue reading
It was a slow news week in February, so the press naturally ganged up on the “Mac vulnerability” story.
Continue reading“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” wrote Charles Dickens. So it is true of the former for Mac users, the latter for Windows PC users. It’s a far, far better thing to own a … Continue reading