As the year draws to a close, the tech world refuses to rest. Welcome to the December 28 round-up where misbehaving Windows Updates, Google's legal gymnastics, and AI's emerging impact on malware take center stage. Let’s unpack the stories that every tech enthusiast, Windows user, and digital...
In a move that has sent ripples across the tech industry, Google has reportedly approached regulatory bodies, specifically the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), urging them to block Microsoft’s exclusive cloud hosting deal with OpenAI. This deal, which the tech giant has secured for its popular...
In a bold bid to disrupt Microsoft's cloud supremacy in Europe, Google has reportedly laid down a staggering €100 million in incentives aimed explicitly at a European trade group, the Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers in Europe (CISPE). The stakes are high in this ongoing experience...
I'm concerned about the safety of extensions. Whether from Google or Microsoft. there is always a warning, something like, "This app can read or change...."
I forget the entire wording, but it's the reason I hold back from adding any extensions with the exception of ad blockers. Am I needlessly...
In a significant move that could reshape the cloud computing landscape, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is gearing up to investigate Microsoft’s cloud business for potential anti-competitive practices. This investigation falls within a broader context of scrutiny aimed at major tech...
In the latest turn of events in the cloud computing battleground, Microsoft has leveled serious allegations against Google, asserting that a newly formed organization, the Open Cloud Coalition (OCC), is merely a front orchestrated by Google to influence competition authorities and entrench its...
In a bold proclamation that stirs the already turbulent waters of tech rivalries, Microsoft has publicly accused Google of orchestrating "shadow campaigns" aimed at discrediting its cloud computing divisions. This dramatic escalation in their long-standing rivalry highlights the fierce...
In the latest episode of Windows Weekly, Leo Laporte, Richard Campbell, and Paul Thurrott dive deep into various updates and discussions concerning Windows technology, including Windows 11, AI advancements, the latest Google Pixel event, and critical antitrust developments affecting major tech...
Micro Center built my computer I called and they said it's impossible to copy data from the web directly to the flash drive you have to copy it to something like word or a word file however when I go to you tube all right search Google it seems that people are copying something from the web and...
The other day, I started up the Microsoft Calendar app on my Windows 10 Pro machine.
I have a privately owned computer that is not attached to any LANs.
However, a few days ago, probably as a result of the last Windows update, I launched the Calendar app, and OUTLOOK appeared instead. It made...
I'm presently exploring a position as a software engineer at one of the large software firms (Microsoft, Apple, Google, and so on), where I'd eventually like to work on product development, but I'm concerned going directly for that sort of job would be pretty difficult.
So, what are people's...
apple
career change
career path
escalation engineer
google
industry debate
job market
job positioning
job progression
microsoft
product development
professional growth
skill development
software careers
software developer
software engineer
software roles
tech community
Sorry if its the wrong area. I need to transfer 50 google voicemails of a deceased family member to another family member.. obviously would take forever over gmail.... any other easy way? very very important I can get these sent without error or confusion for the recipient.
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Anyone who views the web via Chrome must make sure their software is fully up to date or risk being attacked by cyber thieves. That's the very latest warning from Google with the technology giant releasing an urgent patch that fixes a critical flaw in its hugely popular browser...
Ok so i want a batch file that will run in the background and ping a few servers, and then if it gets a response from any of these servers (If it is able to communicate with them), it executes a command.
It will be running on a machine that in normal operation has no internet (WAN) access, (For...
automation
background process
batch script
command execution
command line
error handling
google
internet access
lan
microsoft
network monitoring
networking
ping
scripting
scripts
security
server response
system utilities
windows
windowsforum
Often when I create a shortcut and later open it, it will take me to the Google homepage. Below I show two target settings. One from a shortcut that works the other from one that takes me back to Google.
"C:\Program Files\NordVPN\NordVPN.exe"
C:\Program...
Microsoft and Google have collaborated to bring support for CSS module scripts to Chromium, and they will be available starting in Microsoft Edge and Chrome version 93. The new CSS module scripts feature can be used to load CSS style sheets with import statements just like JavaScript modules...
adopted stylesheets
chrome
chromium
constructable stylesheets
convenience
css
edge
front-end
google
import
javascript
microsoft
modules
performance
shadow dom
stylesheets
web development
web features
web standard