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Windows 7 RC1 and Vista SP2 – Two Drastically Different Release Paradigms: Written on Thu, 04/30/09 - 3:03am; I’ve been really struck over the past few days by the difference in approaches between the Windows 7 RC1 and Vista SP2 releases. Windows 7 beta and RC1 have been handled much like the new Obama administration, emphasizing transparency and quickly addressing issues. We received plenty of notice there...; Read More
Microsoft Surprises With XPM In Windows 7 To Help Sway Users From XP: Written on Wed, 04/29/09 - 2:58am; This week’s release of Windows 7 RC1 to the MSDN community, and next week to the general public, represents another significant milestone towards a market release of Windows 7. Given Microsoft is labeling this RC1, I’d expect to see at least one, if not more, RC releases before the final launch....; Read More
Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 Bring Us DNSSEC. Will We Use It?: Written on Tue, 04/28/09 - 3:21am; Network security always seems to be driven by the latest "thing", whether that be a virus or a bot like conficker, or a technology like NAC (Network Access Control) that was in vogue was for several years. Security is hot technology and hot ulnerability/attack driven, at least that seems to...; Read More
Microsoft and Apple: A Tale Of Two Cities: Written on Fri, 04/24/09 - 11:44am; This week's earnings reports by Microsoft and Apple couldn't be more different. Apple is soaring ahead on the success of the iPhone despite the slowing sales of PC units across the board, while Microsoft has posted its first year-over-year quarterly loss in history with worse-than-expected revenue....; Read More
Netbooks Are All The Rage But Does Anybody Have One?: Written on Wed, 04/22/09 - 8:56am; Netbooks, netbooks, netbooks. You'd think we'd miniaturized 3.0 Ghz quad processor machines down to a $300, 1.5 lbs. footprint or something. I'm still quite puzzled about the whole "netbook thing" since everyone's proclaiming its the undisputed future of the PC. Debates about Linux vs. Windows dominating...; Read More
Oracle's Sun Is Blinding In Microsoft's Eyes: Written on Tue, 04/21/09 - 8:55am; I couldn't just stand back idly by and not comment on the Sun / Oracle deal. The industry always accused Sun of not knowing what it wanted to be when it grows up and now we know, Oracle. Oracle has just gone from sideline participants in the race to build the cloud software layer and cloud generation...; Read More
iPhone 3.0 OS Upgrade Could Be A Rough One: Written on Mon, 04/20/09 - 8:52am; Like any software platform developer, iPhone app developers are naturally anxious to get their hands on the new goods. The new iPhone OS 3.0 beta is rich with updates, upgrades and new features. But it's worth reading the proverbial fine print (a README file in this case) before any developer installs...; Read More
Is Nvidia Starting a New Trend Away From Extravagant Exec Compensation?: Written on Thu, 04/09/09 - 11:48am; Nvidia reported they are nix'ing individual and executive bonus plans to conserve costs and cash. Clearly the economy is stifling purchases of high end video cards but the days of Nividia's dominance in powerful 3D cards carrying the day are also long gone. Intel continues to up it's...; Read More
Storm Customers Left To Run Unsupported Software: Written on Wed, 04/08/09 - 4:05am; Seems like yesterday's rant about my Blackberry Storm kicked up quite a firestorm (pun intended.) One thing's for sure: taking sides about Smartphones (Blackberry, iPhone or Windows Mobile) and computer operating systems (Windows, OS X or Linux) will get you plenty of comment flames, and...; Read More
Blackberry Storm Needs Bailout And Stimulus Package: Written on Tue, 04/07/09 - 9:19am; Rex, an old buddy of mine, recently asked me, "Hey you have a Blackberry Storm, don't you? What do you think of it?" It was a loaded question because Rex had recently set up a Storm for one of his customers, and said, "... it only took few minutes or so setting up email to figure...; Read More
5 Tactics Microsoft Is Using To Battle Linux for Cloud Dominance: Written on Fri, 04/03/09 - 3:02am; Can Microsoft really battle Linux for dominance of the cloud? It's a one versus many proposition. Sides have been chosen and the battle lines are clear. The Cloud Manifesto developed by Sun, IBM, RedHat, Amazon and Google, didn't include participation by Microsoft.; Read More
Conficker & Our "Cold War" View of Malware: Written on Wed, 04/01/09 - 2:28am; Conficker. How and why has it spread so successfully? If there's any kind of IT security threat service providers and businesses are prepared for, it's the mass infection worm or virus that overloads networks, mail servers and desktop computers with malicious consequences.; Read More

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Mitchell Ashley has a diverse background in software development, network engineering, information security, mobility, collaborative technologies, and IT management and operations. An early adopter of social media in business, he began blogging about security and information technologies in 2006 at theconvergingnetwork.com. Mitchell is VP of Information Technology at CableLabs in Louisville, CO, and previously held positions as CIO, CTO and VP Engineering at prior companies.

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