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  Microsoft Insights

  Microsoft Reveals More Windows on ARM Details by Marco Chiappetta

  When Microsoft first revealed that it planned to create a version of Windows for ARM-based devices at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show, details of the OS were scarce at best. In the past year or so that Microsoft and its partners have had to work on Windows on ARM, however, far more information has trickled out from various sources.Today in a post on the Building Windows 8 Blog though, Microsoft disclosed many more details regarding Windows on ARM, or WOA, as it is known. In the post,...

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  Rated Critical

  Valentine's Day Patch Tuesday: Microsoft to issue 9 patches, 4 critical by Colin Neagle

  Microsoft announced today that the second Patch Tuesday of 2012 will see nine security bulletins, four of which were deemed critical. Three of the four critical bulletins address vulnerabilities in Windows, one of which also targets an Internet Explorer flaw that Wolfgang Kandek, CTO of Qualys, says should be treated with the “highest priority.” This is because browser-based vulnerabilities have been exposed more quickly of late than those for legacy software, Kandek says. The fourth critical...

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  Microsoft Explorer

  Windows 8 Power Efficiency Also Includes Apps by Andy Patrizio

   Power efficiency is a buzzword for the hardware vendors, and Microsoft has done its part by adding different power settings to Windows over the years. With Windows 8, the company is trying to make the apps you use less of a drain on the battery.The first and likely only public beta of Windows 8, called the "Consumer Preview," is just a few weeks from being released. If it's anything like the Windows 7 beta, expect it to be fairly solid and usable. Some pre-release builds have leaked and...

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  Privacy and Security Fanatic

  Security Researchers: 'Did Google Pull a Fast One on Firefox and Safari Users?' by Ms Smith

  Social engineering comes in all flavors, from white hats pen testing enterprise security to plain old criminals -- who happen to play in the cyber world -- so cyber criminals who want you to click on a link for a drive-by-download, otherwise convince you to download malware, or who use phishing attacks to bait you into believing lies and inputting vital life, sensitive business, or financial information. It is that brand of lowlife conman and type of being maliciously tricked that makes cyber...

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  Privacy and Security Fanatic

  Backdoor in TRENDnet IP Cameras Provide Real-Time Peeping Tom Paradise? by Ms Smith

  What happens when a console cowboy identifies a security vulnerability in Trendnet streaming IP cameras? Nearly a month later countless people have snuck in the backdoor without password authentication for a peep show. The vulnerability allows users to tune in and to spy in real-time on thousands of private lives via Trendnet home security cameras. "There does not appear to be a way to disable access to the video stream, I can't really believe this is something that is intended by the...

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  Privacy and Security Fanatic

  25 More Ridiculous FBI Lists: You Might Be A Terrorist If . . . by Ms Smith

  What's worse than one more ridiculous "you might be a terrorist if" list? 25 of them such as the Communities Against Terrorism flyers designed by the FBI and the DOJ to promote suspicious activity reporting. Several of the flyers advise store owners to consider people who want privacy to be potentially engaged in terrorist activity and report them. In fact many of dangerously suspicious activities are simply wisdom and best practices for anyone concerned about security or privacy. "The flyers...

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  Microsoft Explorer

  Windows Phone Leak Shows One Kernel to Rule Them All by Andy Patrizio

  A significant leak of details on Windows Phone 8 reveals that Microsoft is planning on unifying its client behind one kernel, providing one platform for developers to target; phones, tablets and desktops.The leak comes via a video obtained by Pocketnow.com that was intended for Nokia partners. Once Pocketnow.com let the cat out of the bag, Paul Thurrott, a well-connected Windows watcher in his own right, added some details he had as well. Windows Phone 8, codenamed "Apollo," is expected...

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  Microsoft Explorer

  Kinect for Windows Ships by Andy Patrizio

   Microsoft on Wednesday released the 1.0 code for its Kinect for Windows software development kit and has made the PC version of the Kinect sensor hardware available for sale. The Kinect for Windows sensor looks like the Kinect for Xbox sensor but you don't need to sit five feet away from it. Now you can put it just 20 inches away, which isn't a bad sitting distance from the monitor. Not surprisingly, Kinect for Windows only works on Windows 7 and 8. Its retail price is $249, and...

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  SQL Marklar

  Microsoft MCM prep guide by Sean McCown

  I've recently been awarded the Microsoft Certified Master for SQL Server 2008.  And as a result I thought I'd give you my MCM prep guide.  Now, I'm going to be purposefully vague because we're not allowed to reveal any details about the exams.Written:When I was getting ready for my written I took a couple months to study my ass off.  I studied all types of things that I thought would be covered in detail.  However, when I got to the exam I found that everything I studied was...

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  Privacy and Security Fanatic

  Can Homeland Security prevent a cybersecurity critical infrastructure disaster? by Ms Smith

  The U.S. is headed toward a "cybersecurity disaster," according to a Bloomberg Government study. The Ponemon Institute said that to stop 95% of the cybersecurity attacks, companies would need to spend nine times as much, which would "boost spending to a group total of $46.6 billion from the current $5.3 billion." Bloomberg reported, "Hardening those systems would require a significant investment given the increasing stealth and sophistication of hackers." According to Lawrence Ponemon, chairman...

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