Monthly Archives: April 2011

Old Operating Systems never die, and it seems they don’t fully fade away either

Posted on April 29, 2011 by halberenson

In Time and Malware I mention that very old malware is still with us.  That made me curious about just how many PCs are still running pre-XP versions of Microsoft Windows (e.g., Windows 98).  The data from a number of sources … Continue reading →

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This one doesn’t count

Posted on April 28, 2011 by halberenson

Right after posting “Time and Malware” I was looking at my blog site on Google’s Webmaster Tools and decided to check out a site that was linking to mine. BLAM! That web site tried to install the Adclicker Trojan on … Continue reading →

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Time and Malware

Posted on April 28, 2011 by halberenson

I’m in the process of setting up a PC that I’m going to use exclusively for playing around with malware.  In fact, I’m thinking of starting a pool to capture people’s guesses as to how long it takes someone who … Continue reading →

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Why haven’t we seen a Microsoft Windows Application Store?

Posted on April 25, 2011 by halberenson

If you talk to Microsoft veterans you can find many who either proposed, or actually worked on, Windows application stores dating back to the 1990s.  None of these actually shipped.  There are now plenty of leaks out on the web … Continue reading →

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When are we going to get serious about computer/network security (Part 3 – WiFi)?

Posted on April 22, 2011 by halberenson

I recently updated my Samsung Focus with the Windows Phone 7 NODO update and received a feature I am not sure I wanted, support for the WISPr protocol.  WISPr support, long present on the iPhone, allows your AT&T smartphone to automatically and transparently switch … Continue reading →

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Is Bing Putting the Squeeze on Google?

Posted on April 16, 2011 by halberenson

There were two interesting pieces of news out this week.  One was news from Experian Hitwise adding to other evidence that by some measures Bing has grown to about 30% of the search market in the U.S.   The second interesting … Continue reading →

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Quick Take on Windows Phone at MIX11

Posted on April 14, 2011 by halberenson

I’m not going to try to do a deep dive here, just a few comments on what I’ve seen so far in reading about and watching talks as compared to what I’d predicted. My biggest miss was in predicting Silverlight … Continue reading →

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The Continuing Microsoft and AT&T Windows Phone “NoDo” Debacle

Posted on April 13, 2011 by halberenson

Let’s see now, the “early 2011” Windows Phone 7 update (now known as NoDo) from Microsoft turned into a March update which in the case of AT&T customers is now starting to look like a late April or even May … Continue reading →

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What I expect for Windows Phone at MIX ’11

Posted on April 11, 2011 by halberenson

At first I was amused by articles suggesting that most of what is coming in the Windows Phone 7 “Mango” update had already been revealed at Mobile World Congress (MWC).  Now I’m amused by some of the leaks of much … Continue reading →

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TRUSTe gets its Tracking Protection List act together

Posted on April 10, 2011 by halberenson

When Microsoft added the Tracking Protection List (TPL) feature to the Internet Explorer 9 beta TRUSTe made available a beta TPL that has been widely criticized.  The problem with the TRUSTe beta TPL is that apparently what they did was just take everyone who … Continue reading →

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