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Windows Phone is the third-placed mobile operating system, well behind the two leaders; except for some countries where it's actually ahead of iPhone. What's going on and could Windows Phone get even stronger? When Ballmers fly
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Steve Ballmer's successor will have to do plenty to revitalize Microsoft. Here's what should be at the top of his list: Stopping the company's unhealthy reliance on Windows as the centerpiece of almost everything it does. "You've gotta be cruel to be kind in the right measure"
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I do wonder how many copies of Office they would sell for tablet use anyway. Even on a SurfaceRT I've heard its not an optimal experience. It could damage their brand more than help it.
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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Not many, yeah. And I'm sure that it's not a great experience - you can't really have good ribbon button pressing control (at least not with my fingers). Plus I'm sure that it's a subset of the full Office. I can't see them cramming VBA onto RT (and getting any kind of perf out of it).
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Microsoft's picture gesture authentication system isn't that secure, security researchers say. I'm thinking of a gesture for the hackers
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By the time a person is able to enter the picture password, they already have physical access to the computer. I always thought that the pin and picture passwords were basically trading convenience for security and the threat model is protecting against the casual snooper. If a person really wanted to crack the password, they already have physical access to the machine and could just change the password.
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Java 8 brings exciting developments, but as with any new technology, you can count on the good, the bad, and the headaches. Cheese will be moved
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Microsoft unveiled its Xbox coffee table projector concept earlier this year, but it's unlikely to see a release any time soon. After previously describing IllumiRoom — an augmented reality projector that expands content onto living room walls — as "just research," Microsoft now says cost is an issue for bringing it to market. "I wouldn’t expect you’ll see that," explains Albert Penello, head of product planning for Xbox One, in an interview with AusGamers. "It’s really super-neat if you’re in the lab and you’ve got Microsoft money and you could totally set up this awesome lab, but... we looked at it, but for an average customer it’s, like, thousands of dollars [for the set up]." They're still working on the safety protocols (that of course can be turned off)
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Imagine being introduced to that code your first day on the job. In February, 1990, I was. A team of seven programmers maintained hundreds of files of this code in production (we didn't invent it; we just had to work with it). As a historical curiosity, I present here some of the surviving documentation on the tool I made to cope with it, which duplicated as closely as possible the highlighter-pens-and-paper method that earlier programmers used to work on the code. Can you do LINQ with it?
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Wow, and I thought RPG[^] was bad.
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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"Is it safe to trust the cloud? I've heard over and over again about how the benefits of "the cloud." I'm worried though that if I store all my data on someone else's servers, it won't be secure. Or even worse, the government will have access to it. Can I trust the cloud?" Every silver lining has a cloud
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That can easily be answered by answering other questions:
* If you don't use the cloud, how will you publish your site? Will you use dedicated servers (maybe at home)? Will you use dedicated servers in some internet providers? Or will you use shared computers?
* Independent of your answer for the previous questions, what will happen if the government decides that he will access your site? (except from having it at home, in which case you have a minimum chance of hiding data, I don't believe you will have no control in such situation).
* And, the name cloud, in my opinion gives an extra info that maybe wasn't planned. In the sky there are many clouds, some of them "crossing" with others. So, how much do you trust in that particular cloud (and on the enterprise that owns it, as computer clouds are really owned).
I think that you will see that, if you are already trusting an external site for your files (maybe even e-mails to make some backups) then you will not see problems with the cloud, only advantages. But if you have top secret information, if you need to have full control of the hardware or the like, then the cloud sucks.
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No way, My C: drive, My Acronis image backups.
And I don't have to pay a dime to use it.
Pfft Cloud...
Nothing but a revenue prop-up because margins elsewhere are either noexistant thin.
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Windows 8 is approaching its one-year birthday, and while that usually means a new version is in the works for most products, Microsoft usually puts a few years in between versions to keep things steady. However, the company may be speeding things up, as, according to Geek.com, it’s rumored that Windows 9 is planned for release sometime next year. For those looking for news of Wine and Wen
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Quote: Windows 10 to be ‘cloud OS’
Say it ain't so. 
Perhaps that will usher in "The Year Of The Linux Desktop". 
Soren Madsen
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
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Well they already have Motherboards for desktops that can connect to the interent and without logging into the OS.
Could be like the Dos/Win 3.1 days only the 3.1 would be on the internet somwhere like they are doing with Office  .
I bet that would go over real big.
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Yeah, put the browser in silicon. We already have to wait years between IE versions, just wait until you have to wait until you upgrade your MB
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Bios Upgrade 
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'Can you have a truly scalable database without going NoSQL? Yes!' Enter the NoNoSQL movement
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Making smart glasses isn't Google's primary goal. Glass is a vehicle for its software platform, turning contextual data for each user into digital assistants that are as beloved as a favorite pet and as essential as food. "One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them"
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Forget the dire predictions of a looming shortfall of scientists, technologists, engineers, and mathematicians "The future is already here — it's just not very evenly distributed."
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Just before the results of back-to-school sales and way before the holiday season, Windows 8 appears to have made a significant jump in market share. At the same time, Windows 7′s hold remains strong, and it looks to stay the most popular operating system version for a long time. I guess it's time to upgrade from Windows ME?
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Kent Sharkey wrote: I guess it's time to upgrade from Windows ME?
There was always the time for upgrade from ME or in other words: there was never the time for downgrade to ME.
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Microsoft will no longer offer Masters and Architect level training rotations and will be retiring the Masters level certification exams as of October 1, 2013. The IT industry is changing rapidly and we will continue to evaluate the certification and training needs of the industry to determine if there’s a different certification needed for the pinnacle of our program. "I held him in my arms. I burned his body. The Master is dead!"
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The way they change so much how could anyone be a "Master"?
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