25 Years of IBM’s OS/2

April 5, 2012

I remember using OS/2 back in the day when I worked at a bookstore.  It was a pretty stable OS and I don’t recall any problems with it. The only problem I recall was an occasional hardware problem.

Although I’m a Windows guy, I have to admit that apparently there were times in the past that Microsoft used heavy-handed tactics in its quest for OS dominance.

OS/2 started out as a joint IBM/Microsoft product.  Overtime however, Windows became mainstream and OS/2 became more of a nerd operating system.

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Microsoft tackles botnets!

March 26, 2012

In an effort to disrupt internet criminals in their insidious behaviour, Microsoft along with U.S. Marshals, served a blow to Zeus.
Digital forensic examiners gathered evidence and technicians deactivated Web servers which were being used to infect unsuspecting users PC’s to steal their personal data, including bank account passwords, etc.

“The plan is to disrupt, disrupt, disrupt.”

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