Linux GNU firebrand Richard Stallman says Windows and Apple’s OS X are malware, Amazon is Orwellian, and anyone who trusts the internet-of-things is an ass. In a column for The Guardian Stallman preaches to the non-technical masses about the evils of proprietary software and vendor lock-in, and how closed-door coding facilitates clandestine deals with nation…
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There is no denying that Android is the world’s most popular mobile phone operating system with Google saying last year that on any given thirty-day rolling period there are more than a billion users of the OS. So when you are working to get your productivity software into the hands of a billion users, you…
Important Currently you cannot enable devices installed with Windows 10 Insider Preview with the System Setting Developer Mode controls as outlined in this article. This feature is not currently supported, but will be enabled in a future release of Windows 10. So you don’t need to follow the steps in the future approach in this…
Think the abundance of technology in your life is making it harder to concentrate for long periods? Microsoft might just have some evidence to support your theory. It recently published a study (conducted using both surveys and EEG scans) suggesting that the average attention span has fallen precipitously since the start of the century. While…
When Windows 10 arrives this summer (and Windows Server 2016 next year), Microsoft is going to be making some noticeable changes to how and when it delivers security fixes, hotfixes and rollups. What can IT pros do now to prepare for the new Windows world order? Company officials provided some potentially controversial suggestions and…
Microsoft has no immediate plans to let its new browser out of Windows 10. The software giant indicated today that it has no current intention of shipping Edge, formerly known as ‘Project Spartan’, on other platforms. I confirmed the strategy with Microsoft after the announcement. It might sound odd, but that Microsoft is not working…
The confusion has revolved around Microsoft’s offer to give free Windows 10 updates to people running Windows 7 and 8.1. In a statement last March, Windows chief Terry Myerson was reported to have said that the offer would extend to pirated copies, too. Microsoft quickly began issuing vague clarifications, while still implying that there would…
Introduction In this article I will explain how to encrypt or decrypt connection Strings in web.config file using asp.net. Description In Previous posts I explained lot of articles regarding Asp.net, Gridview, SQL Server, Ajax, JavaScript etc. In many of articles I used connection Strings section in web.config file to store database connection. The connection Strings…
While Windows 10 is designed to run across phones, tablets, PCs and more, Microsoft confirmed Wednesday that it plans to package up the software slightly differently for separate markets. Windows 10 will be released in at least seven different flavors if you count the versions offered for home, education, enterprise, internet-of-things devices as well as…
