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General vibe of the new OS remains positive, say analysts Microsoft has done a good job rolling out Windows 10 in the first two weeks, analysts said today, and the general vibe for Windows 8’s replacement has been positive, even though glitches have dampened some enthusiasm. “If I had to give Microsoft a letter grade,…
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While it seems like almost every piece of IT is moving to cloud these days, there are still plenty of reasons to keep SharePoint in your server room – where it belongs. At the Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) last month in Orlando, we heard many of the same grumblings we’ve been hearing about Microsoft for…
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Did you upgrade to Windows 10 and regret it? You can go back to your older operating system in a few clicks. You’ve had Windows 10 for more than a week now, but try as you might the new operating system’s just not working out for you. Maybe a mission critical program doesn’t work properly,…
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This OS release might fix many problems and resolve some usability problems, but make sure you look before you leap Wait, doesn’t it always make sense to download something for free? Microsoft released its brand-new operating system this week, and you can grab it at no cost, but make sure you know exactly what you…
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With Win10 slated to drop July 29, we give you the straight dope on support, upgrades, and the state of the bits It’s a few days before Windows 10 is officially slated to drop, and still, confusion abounds. Worse, many fallacies regarding Microsoft’s plans around upgrades and support for Win10 remain in circulation, despite efforts…
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Ambitious IT pros at this auto financing company are rewarded with frequent pay raises, substantial bonuses and generous tuition reimbursement. Six months after arriving at Credit Acceptance Corp. as a contract tech support analyst, Chris Thomas hired on as a full-time employee. He hasn’t looked back. “I started at the very bottom,” says the 31-year-old,…
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The fake apps visit porn sites in order to click on ads Google has removed dozens of apps from its Play Store that purport to be games but secretly click on advertisements on pornographic websites. Security company Eset found 51 new apps that contained the “porn clicker” component, which it first discovered in April in…
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A firmware flaw in older Apple computers could allow an attacker to slip a rootkit onto the machine, a security researcher says. Credit: IDGNS Organizations need to automate low-complexity, high-volume tasks that are eating up their experts’ time This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should…