Category Archives: Microsoft

Will Windows 8 on ARM support Desktop Apps?

Posted on December 4, 2011 by halberenson

Paul Thurrott has thrown some fuel on the fire regarding Microsoft’s plans to allow Desktop (aka, existing) apps to run on the ARM-based Windows 8 tablets (and notebooks). Basically he is reporting that one reliable source is telling him that … Continue reading →

Posted in Computer and Internet, Microsoft, Windows | Tagged ARM, Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 8 Desktop, Windows 8 Tablets | 5 Comments

Don’t they claim Linux is secure?

Posted on December 4, 2011 by halberenson

I’ve spent so many years hearing Linux fans claim it is totally secure that I just had to post this one. Duqu, the most sophisticated and mysterious Trojan since Stuxnet (and perhaps related to it) compromised Linux servers to create its … Continue reading →

Posted in Computer and Internet, Linux and Android, Security, Windows | Tagged Duqu, Linux, security myths, Windows | 4 Comments

Can Windows 8/Windows Phone 8 ship in June 2012

Posted on November 17, 2011 by halberenson

While most observers expect to see Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 no earlier than next fall, there have been various indicators that we could see one or both much earlier. Indeed, there is increasing evidence that we might see … Continue reading →

Posted in Computer and Internet, Microsoft, Mobile, Windows, Windows Phone | Tagged Windows, Windows 8, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 8 | 10 Comments

Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8: Cousins or Siblings

Posted on November 4, 2011 by halberenson

For quite some time now there have been rumours about Windows Phone 8 (WP8) being based on the Windows NT kernel (WinNTk). More recently a blogger called MS Nerd made the case that this is not true. Well, I’m going to … Continue reading →

Posted in Microsoft, Mobile, Windows, Windows Phone | Tagged Windows NT Kernel, Windows Phone 8 | 49 Comments

“For all of us who have lives, there’s Windows” – David Gewirtz

Posted on October 21, 2011 by halberenson

I couldn’t resist pointing out this article about dropping Linux in favor of Windows. In the mid-2000s I made a concerted effort to learn and use Linux. I even went as far as running it on my laptop, and taking that laptop … Continue reading →

Posted in Computer and Internet, Linux and Android, Windows | Tagged Linux, Linux Server, Microsoft Windows | 5 Comments

OLE DB and SQL Server: History, End-Game, and some Microsoft “dirt”

Posted on September 25, 2011 by halberenson

Last month the Microsoft SQL Server team effectively sounded the death knell for Microsoft’s OLE DB. I say “effectively” because while SQL Server isn’t the only implementor of OLE DB, it is (or rather was) Microsoft’s flagship for this data … Continue reading →

Posted in Computer and Internet, Database, Microsoft, SQL Server | Tagged Microsoft SQL Server, OLE DB, SQL Server, SQL Server OLE DB | 4 Comments

Good summary of Windows 8 security

Posted on September 23, 2011 by halberenson

Jason Garms, the Group Program Manager at Microsoft responsible for Windows 8’s security features, has written an overview of Windows 8’s added malware protection. If you are on the techie-side then it’s a great read, but otherwise your eyes will probably … Continue reading →

Posted in Computer and Internet, Security, Windows | Tagged Anti-Malware, Malware Protection, Windows 8, Windows 8 malware, Windows 8 Security | Comments Off

Windows 8 Defender

Posted on September 14, 2011 by halberenson

One of the end-user oriented features revealed in yesterday’s BUILD keynote that I’m particularly excited about is the expansion of Windows Defender capabilities. Microsoft has had the limited Defender anti-malware capability built-in to Windows since Vista. Defender, although it uses the same … Continue reading →

Posted in Computer and Internet, Microsoft, Security, Windows | Tagged Anti-Malware, Microsoft Security Essentials, Windows 8, Windows Defender | Comments Off

What does Windows 8 have to do to succeed?

Posted on September 10, 2011 by halberenson

Following up from my previous post on why Windows 8 is so important I wanted to speculate on what we’ll see next week, or rather what we have to see in order to believe that Microsoft can succeed. First we’ll … Continue reading →

Posted in Computer and Internet, Microsoft, Windows | Tagged Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 8 | 13 Comments

How important is Windows 8 to Microsoft’s future?

Posted on September 10, 2011 by halberenson

After a couple of years of leaks, and a few carefully selected releases of information, we’ll finally see the big reveal of Microsoft’s Windows 8 at the BUILD conference this coming week. Make no mistake that Windows 8 is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Computer and Internet, Microsoft, Windows | Tagged Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 8 | 6 Comments