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Microsoft Discloses Zero Day in All Versions of Internet Explorer

April 27, 2014 / Paul / 0 Comments

Late Saturday Microsoft revealed a vulnerability in all versions of Internet Explorer that is being used in “limited, targeted attacks.” They are investigating the vulnerability and exploit and have not yet determined what action they will take in response or when. All versions of Internet Explorer from 6 through 11 are listed as vulnerable as well as all supported versions of Windows other than Server Core. Windows Server versions on which IE is run in the default Enhanced Security Configuration are not vulnerable unless an affected site is placed in the Internet Explorer Trusted sites zone. The vulnerability was reported to Microsoft by research firm FireEye. FireEye says that, while the vulnerability affects all versions of IE, the attack is specific to versions 9, 10 and 11. It is a “use…

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Take a Closer Look at Microsoft’s New Analytics Platform System for Big Data

April 25, 2014 / Paul / 0 Comments

At the Accelerate Your Insights event last week, Satya Nadella introduced the new Microsoft Analytics Platform System (APS) as Microsoft’s solution for delivering Big Data in a box. The SQL Server Blog shares more details about how the program works, and also a video, shared here, to explain some of the basics. Microsoft is continuing to work with hardware partners Dell, HP and Quanta to deliver APS as a turnkey appliance that also delivers the best value in the industry for a data warehouse appliance, the SQL Server Team writes. To learn more, head over to the SQL Server Blog.

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Take a closer look at Microsoftâ€™s new Analytics Platform System for big data

This Chrome Add-on Lets You Copy & Erase Text Inside Any Image on the Web

April 24, 2014 / Paul / 0 Comments

What would you say if we told you that it’s possible to copy, translate, edit and even erase the text inside any image you find on the internet? Well, you can, and it’s a lot easier than you might think. All it requires is a new browser extension, called Project Naptha, made by developer Kevin Kwok. It uses a number of optical character recognition (OCR) algorithms, including libraries developed by Microsoft and Google, which quickly build a model of text regions, words and letters from nearly any image. Once installed, you simply hover your cursor over available image text and select it. Using its built-in tools, you can do a number of things: Firstly, you can copy your selection. This is great if you’ve been emailed…

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This Chrome add-on lets you copy and erase text inside any image on the web

Microsoft 2.0 Converter Tool Targets VMware VMs with Migration to Hyper-V and Azure

April 16, 2014 / Paul / 0 Comments

If you thought the war between Microsoft and VMware was over… well, it isn’t. Of course, “the war” these days looks more like skirmishes rather than some of the bloody battles that took place only a few years ago. So in that respect, perhaps the war is over, replaced instead with a more sporadic bar room brawl of sorts. Last week, Microsoft took another punch at VMware in an effort to win over its VMware vSphere users. To do that, the Redmond giant has rolled out a new version of its Virtual Machine Converter (MVMC) tool, version 2.0 for those of you counting at home. With the latest release, Microsoft is pitching its converter tool as a way to convert virtual machines and virtual disk formats from VMware …

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How to Download Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 Installation Media

April 16, 2014 / Paul / 0 Comments

You can reinstall Windows from scratch using the product key that came with your PC, but you’ll have to find installation media yourself. Microsoft offers free Windows ISO files – if you know where to look. These tricks let you reinstall Windows without visiting a shady BitTorrent site and downloading ISOs that may be filled with malware. These links give you official installation media straight from Microsoft. Note: depending on the OEM version of Windows that you are running, you will sometimes have an issue using the OEM key with a retail version of Windows, but you can always install and then call Microsoft and get them to straighten it out and allow your copy to activate. The most important thing is that you have a…

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How to Download Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 Installation Media