Tech

  • Whatever you do, don’t search online … for anything …

    While she was looking online to buy a pressure cook her husband was researching backpacks. Armed men knock on their door. Hilarity ensues … So, there you are, at home, trying to decide which pressure cooker to buy while your spouse researches backpacks. A day or so later your doorbell […]

  • Google Play store inundated with scam apps, Symantec says

    The applications, which may contain just a link to a website, can be hard to assess using automated analysis A steady stream of questionable applications is flowing daily into Google’s Play store for Android devices, according to security vendor Symantec. Over the last seven months, Symantec found more than 1,200 […]

  • How to take control of your own IT career

    The new economy puts you in the driver’s seat of your career. Can you handle it? We’ll show you how. The days of building a lifelong IT career at a single company are long gone. And now, the days of building a lifelong IT career just within the IT department […]

  • Just like that, Android 4.3 is out, ahead of its release date

    Yes, the latest Jelly Bean has gone public already, plus: the HTC One kind-of-mini, malware scares, and HP’s supposed Android phone In the same way that watched pots never boil, hotly anticipated Android versions often aren’t released when we think they should be. However, turn your back for a second […]

  • ,

    Microsoft chops Surface RT price to $349

    One Microsoft bull urges consumers to take a pass, even at that price Microsoft on Sunday slashed prices on its Surface RT tablets by as much as 30%, with the entry-level 32GB model selling for $349. The 64GB Surface RT was also discounted by $150, and now sells for $449, […]

  • ,

    Retracing Microsoft’s missteps that sunk the Xbox One

    The next-generation console wars are over and Microsoft has blown it. Even before PRISM blew up and people began to wonder about their electronics invading their privacy, the design of Xbox One is leaving such a bad taste in people’s mouths that the PlayStation 4 has the lead before the […]

  • TechEd crystalizes Microsoft’s BYOD management strategy

    The company’s Intune management service will play a key role in helping Microsoft shops manage non-Windows devices Microsoft’s TechEd North America conference, which was held this week in New Orleans, provided a first glimpse of the architecture that Microsoft shops should use to manage employee personal devices for work duties, […]

  • Eight questions about Windows 8 for Microsoft OEM chief Nick Parker

    Nick Parker has one of the more interesting jobs in the PC business right now. As corporate vice president for Microsoft’s OEM division, he manages the company’s relationships with PC manufacturers, including sales and licensing of Windows. It’s not always an easy job. Microsoft ruffled a few feathers last year […]

  • 7 things you can do to make Internet Explorer more secure

    Still use Internet Explorer? There’s no shame in that. But here are a few quick and easy steps you can take to stay safer as you browse. How well Internet Explorer–or any Web browser, for that matter–protects against attacks and malware greatly depends on whether you keep it up to […]

  • ,

    How to integrate Skype with Microsoft Lync

    If you’re using Lync Server and not Office 365, you could be in for a wait Businesses hoping to connect Skype users with Lync users via their corporate Lync Server but haven’t started the process yet are in for a wait. That’s because it can take 30 days to activate […]