Microsoft Issues Emergency Security Patch

Microsoft on October 23, 2008 did something out of the ordinary.  They released an emergency critical security update for Microsoft Windows (Effecting Multiple versions of the Operating System) on a Thursday.  This was an extraordinary change of pace for Microsoft, which normally releases their updates only on Tuesdays (known, less than affectionately, to the Microsoft [...]

More about Windows 7

After years of cute names Microsoft is going back to its roots. The successor to Vista will be called Windows 7. While none of the information about Windows 7 is concrete, Microsoft is allowing some of the upgrade information to slip to the public. Windows 7 is more of an OS refresh than a full-fledged [...]