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Microsoft Outlook users experienced a significant service disruption beginning late Wednesday and extending into Thursday, preventing access to email accounts. Microsoft 365 acknowledged the issue on Wednesday evening and initiated a fix, though initial attempts faced delays. The outage peaked...

The /Data Developer Economics Q1 2021 Survey is now open! Every year more than 30,000 developers around the world participate in this survey. Take the survey now to share your experience as a developer and your perspective on the future of the software industry. Want more information? Read our...

Sixteen years ago, Link Removed conceived of a contest that would test the mettle of any web designer: The 5k. The idea was that entrants would build an entire site in 5kb of code or less. Its aim was to force us to get creative by putting a bounding box on what we could do: Between servers and...

You all know how much I like the idea of kid coders, that we can teach the next generations that they are not slaves to their PC's, that they can have control, via code. With this event, they not only learn, share but can win cash too! Become a Technology Creator Link Removed You know those...

Like the lovely blue smile from Advanced SystemCare 6? A smile can infect people, let's spread smile! Upload your smile photos here and post them to Twitter or Pinterest with hashtag #IObitSmile. If your entry gets the most votes, you can win US$1000 cash. $500 for the second and $200 for the...

Ask Us Anything! Promotion ends: December 8, 2012 How is your Windows 8 experience going this holiday season? We want to improve your experience at Windows8Forums.com. And that's why we are currently having a short, quiet, and great holiday promotion! To celebrate the opening of our Windows 8...

Are you knowledgeable about Microsoft consumer products and want to share your experience with the user community? Well this is your chance during a Summer of Win hosted by the Microsoft MVP Program. This contest allows you to create a short video tip to share with the Microsoft user community...

One year ago this week we challenged the security community to take an unconventional focus on defensive innovation. We called that challenge the Link Removed due to 404 Error, and tomorrow night, we will award the grand prize of $200,000 to one of the finalists - Jared DeMott, Ivan Fratric, or...

Hello, To mark the start of the 10-day countdown to the BlueHat Prize award ceremony, the MSRC Ecosystem Strategy Team is announcing the BlueHat Prize Question Sweepstakes that will give you a chance to win $5,000 at Black Hat this year! Be sure to check out the official announcement here and...

Hello, The judges have finished reviewing the submissions for the first BlueHat Prize contest and the finalists are in! Please visit Link Removed due to 404 Error for details on the three finalists and their entries that mitigate return-oriented programming (ROP). The finalists will collectively...

Hi everyone, Black Hat this year was really great. We spent a lot of time talking to people and getting new perspectives on the security landscape and of course, we announced the BlueHat Prize contest. The reaction to the contest was outstanding. In fact, within the first 24 hours, we had...

Protecting the general computing ecosystem is a really tough job, and given some of the media headlines, it’s easy to get discouraged and wallow in the problems. It seems like we’re constantly bombarded with statistics measuring the number of bugs, vulnerabilities, or attacks in an...

An American-style diner, a museum and a house for a hobbit are among the entries for this year’s Shed of the Year competition. And you thought a shed was simply somewhere to store tools or keep your bike... Others up for the 2011...

Online training company Webucator has generously given away a Windows 7 technician training class for one Microsoft Subnet reader in which the winner can also invite two colleagues. The winner is selected by spinning the wheel. Watch the YouTube video to see who it is. We have more stuff to give...

This week we welcome Link Removed to the show to talk about the Open Source Fest at MIX, which is a soirée for open source project leaders to come together to show off their great open source projects, and win some cool prizes! The Fest will be held on the evening of Monday, April 11th from...

When the 39th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race starts in Anchorage on Saturday, 62 mushers and their dogs will embark on an annual trek that has evolved far from its shoestring roots. The leading contenders are professionals, working year-round to prepare for the race and financed by corporate...

Man Eats 255 Wings for Wing Bowl Win Jonathan "Super" Squibb isn't your average wing man. The New Jersey man devoured 255 chicken wings at Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center this morning to set a Wing Bowl record and take home the 2011 crown. Squibb's meal -- estimated at 40,000...

As we wind our way down to PDC, it’s time that you meet more of the team behind the scenes as they’ll share with you each week some of their favorite things to see and do in the Seattle area. First up isLink Removed, who represents the Eastside (the term for the Eastern suburbs of Seattle that...

Asus and TechPowerUp are running a competition which is free to enter and accessable via the app GPU-Z. Prizes range from ROG (Republic of Gamers) motherboards, graphic cards, monitors and blue-ray players. See details here: Link Removed due to 404 Error To enter, download the latest GPU-Z...

Windows 7 Forums Millennium Celebration Windows 7 Forums Millenium Celebration! Problem Solving Competition and Giveaway The competition is now closed! · Do you want to win a free copy of Windows 7 Ultimate Full Edition? · How about a free Lifetime Premium Supporter on...