Windows

RSS

Microsoft Windows news, reviews, and analysis

The Weekly Hash - April 12, 2013

Posted April 12, 2013 - 10:56 am

Reviewing the week’s top tech stories, today featuring Austin getting hipper, NASA getting Armageddony and T-Mobile getting more desperate
- Quick Read
Fake Twitter followers: One more thing Justin Bieber and Bill Gates have in common

Posted April 10, 2013 - 11:05 am

More followers on Twitter also means a higher percentage of your followers are probably fake accounts
- Quick Read
The Weekly Hash - March 29, 2013

Posted March 29, 2013 - 11:29 am

Having some fun at the expense of this week’s top tech newsmakers, this week featuring astronauts having a quick rendezvous, a Google exec having a midlife crisis and one teenager having a very good week
- Quick Read
The Weekly Hash - March 8, 2013

Posted March 8, 2013 - 11:11 am

Spanning the globe to joke about this week’s top tech stories, from North Korea to New Zealand with a quick stop on Mars
- Quick Read
The Weekly Hash - March 1, 2013

Posted March 1, 2013 - 12:22 pm

From the pope to the PGA to pants, we joke about the top tech stories of the week
- Quick Read
Marissa Mayer takes Yahoo back to the... past

Posted February 26, 2013 - 1:02 pm

The Yahoo CEO’s (hypothetical) internal memo, responding to the “no telecommuting” announcement
- Quick Read
The Weekly Hash - February 15, 2013

Posted February 15, 2013 - 12:22 pm

From the College of Cardinals’ new high tech method for choosing a pope to Google’s new private airport to the president’s geeky Fireside Chat we make fun of some of the this week’s top tech stories
- Quick Read
Security stories to watch: Security firm Bit9 hacked. Also: Microsoft megapatch and identity management

Posted February 11, 2013 - 4:20 pm

The hack of security firm Bit9 reminds us that application whitelists work great at stopping malware ... until they don't. And: Microsoft prepares a mystery 'double patch' of the Internet Explorer web browser, fueling speculation.
- Quick Read
The Weekly Hash - February 8, 2013

Posted February 8, 2013 - 12:35 pm

From the world’s new largest prime number to the key to BlackBerry 10’s success in Canada to one group not happy with all the bugs Microsoft is squishing, we make fun of some of the this week’s top tech stories
- Quick Read
The Weekly Hash - January 18, 2013

Posted January 18, 2013 - 11:48 am

A semi-serious look back at some of the top tech stories of the week, today featuring Lance Armstrong’s surprising confession to Oprah, a guy outsourcing his own job to China and the Mexican Army getting hacked
- Quick Read
The Weekly Hash - January 4, 2013

Posted January 4, 2013 - 11:47 am

A tongue-in-cheek review of tech stories from this first week of 2013, today featuring Mark Zuckerberg getting back to his roots, Google and the FTC making nice and the reason YouTube’s return in Pakistan was so brief
- Quick Read
The Weekly Hash - December 21, 2012

Posted December 21, 2012 - 12:13 pm

A silly review of tech stories from this past week, today featuring the Dead Sea Scrolls going online, SpongeBob violating kids privacy and a Linday Lohan-inspired NASA mission
- Quick Read
The Weekly Hash - December 14, 2012

Posted December 14, 2012 - 12:01 pm

A silly review of tech stories from this past week, today featuring the pope tweeting, a $30,000 TV and job openings for pot smoking IT professionals
- Quick Read
The Weekly Hash - November 30, 2012

Posted November 30, 2012 - 11:52 am

A review of this week’s goofiest tech stories, involving lederhosen, the International Atomic Energy Agency and (finally!) a cloud-based medical device for your dog
- Quick Read
Visual Studio 2012 Update 1 out now

Posted November 27, 2012 - 12:04 pm

Fresh off the heels of the ASP.NET Fall 2012 Update, Microsoft is back at it with yesterday's release of the Visual Studio 2012 Update 1 package. Visual Studio 2012 itself was only launched in September so it turns out they weren't kidding when they began their initiative to release development tool updates much more frequently.
- Quick Read
Google, Facebook - and now Twitter - go to Washington

Posted November 26, 2012 - 12:50 pm

Tech companies spend millions each year to lobbying for (and against) issues that can affect their business; how much do they spend and what issues do they spend it on?
- Quick Read
Luckily, Microsoft does not own Butterball

Posted November 22, 2012 - 7:40 am

One more thing for which to give thanks
- Quick Read
The Weekly Hash - November 16, 2012

Posted November 16, 2012 - 11:43 am

Take your mind off the untimely death of Hostess by reviewing the week’s top tech stories, which should be the only time NASA and Papa John’s are mentioned in the same story
- Quick Read
How to work in a branch under Subversion source control

Posted November 16, 2012 - 9:00 am

A common cause for headaches when dealing with version control is the process of merging a branch of code back into the trunk. When a developer branches off from the trunk, they are creating a copy of the trunk at the point in time that they chose to branch. From there, they can work on and test the new feature in this separate copy of the code.
- Quick Read
Explaining Steven Sinofsky's resignation from Microsoft

Posted November 15, 2012 - 12:48 pm

Steven Sinofsky has left Microsoft. If you find yourself saying “Why” or, more importantly, “Wait - who?” then read on as we explain it so even your mom can understand
- Quick Read
Video

How to get Google back on Windows 8

Posted October 26, 2012 - 12:39 pm

Google gets pro-active for users who might be missing Google on new OS with a new site and video.
- Quick Read
Video

Watch a demo of Xbox SmartGlass

Posted October 23, 2012 - 9:41 am

Microsoft app that launches on Oct. 26 will integrate media content across devices.
- Quick Read
Speed up Windows startup times with a few simple tweaks

Posted October 15, 2012 - 8:59 pm

Staring at Windows’ welcome screen is about as much fun as being put on hold for an eternity by a customer service agent. If you’ve got better things to do and want to get started on your PC as fast as possible, these tools and tweaks can help.
- Quick Read
Video

Windows 8 ad shows all the things I won't be doing on my computer

Posted October 15, 2012 - 3:04 pm

There's a lot of touching going on in the new Microsoft Windows 8 commercial.
- Quick Read
What a Microsoft consultant does on a Saturday

Posted September 19, 2012 - 8:00 am

If you want to learn PowerShell, what better way than spending an entire Saturday doing so with a bunch of seasoned IT pros.
- Quick Read

More Blogs on Windows

May is...
Cloud Month

BY THE NUMBERS: Cloud computing

CAREER: Top cloud jobs

MANAGEMENT: Cost battle: Cloud computing vs. in-house IT

REVIEW: 4 killer cloud IDEs

DEVELOPMENT: When to use cloud platforms vs. dedicated servers

SLIDESHOW: Top 10 cloud tools for IT pros

Learn more

WindowsWhite Papers & Webcasts

Webcast On Demand

The Challenges of OS Migration

See more White Papers | Webcasts

Join today!

Get FREE access to premium content, in-depth reviews, practical tips

6 IT hiring tips to weed out the duds
Rule #1: Don't hire out of desperation.
4 free tools to simulate a cloud connection
Linux-based WAN emulation tools worth a look.
15 common IT resume mistakes (and how to avoid them)
Learn how to build a better resume.

content

Ask a Question

Windows

Windows Blogs

Video

Video

Video

WindowsWhite Papers & Webcasts

Join today!

News

Review

Marketplace

Sponsored Links

The IDG Network