http://www.cert-start.com/forums/Very good certificion and education forum. Topics: Chek Point, Cisco, Comptia, ISC(2) CISSP, Microsoft. Lots of links to other IT Study forums and good resource for ebooks

KVALBill Gates doesn't play monopoly? Laugh? I nearly diedguardian.co.uk, UK - 23 hours agoBill Gates and Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's High Command, received the same treatment, with one softball question after another. 'Was Vista …

And Apple doesn’t give a shit

“Apple’s teasing commercials that imply its software is safer than Microsoft’s may not quite match the facts, according to new research revealed at the Black Hat conference on Thursday.”

How much will it cost to build OOXML-ODF conversion tools through Open Office which are better than those Microsoft itself puts out? On that may hang the question of whether you can read your clients’ documents in two or three years’ time.

Apple’s been making hay in its Mac vs. PC ads about Windows’ security and malware problems. But now that Apple’s playing in Microsoft’s sandbox with a Windows version of the Safari Web browser, the worm has turned.

ZDNet’s Zero Day reports that security researchers have managed to attack Microsoft’s CAPTCHA used on several of their online services such as Hotmail and Windows Live, with over 92% recognition rate.

“Microsoft TV hasn’t crested the hill yet, but it’s getting a boost as TVs become more like computers, content goes digital and broadband ties it all together.Last week the group released a tool kit for its “Mediaroom” TV software platform, and later this year its software will appear in Xbox 360s that British Telecom will offer as set-top boxes.”

In this article it talks about what Microsoft is doing to take over the Search Engine Industry.

Microsoft has sent out the official details on the Gears of War re-release, the re-release is due out on June 24 for $39.