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MSI Packaging Training-Book eBook
The folks at Advanced Installer provide a free eBook on MSI packaging with their product. The eBook introduces how to create MSI packages for Windows with Advanced Installer and explains how to create/use MTS, how to create patches in MSP … Continue reading
Irish DPC sends noyb a take down notice on a published Facebook draft decision
[German]The Irish data protection authority DPC has sent the data protection organization noyb, founded by Max Schrems in Austria, a so-called take down notice. This is a request to take down a published document from the organization's website. The document … Continue reading
Anniversary 28 years as a freelance writer
Today a little story beside the tech stuff, something personally. This morning I was awakening and realized, it was October the 1st in 2021 – so I'm now 28 years in business as a freelance book writer and now also … Continue reading
Microsoft is the most hated company in 22 countries
[German]Redmond seems to be the most hated brand from the technology sector on this planet. That's the result of a review derived by Rave from many tweets about Big Tech gigants. They came to the conclusion that Microsoft has by … Continue reading
Sir Clive Sinclair, the developer of the ZX81 died at 81
[German]Small news from the world of computer technology: The inventor and entrepreneur Sir Clive Marles Sinclair died yesterday, September 16, 2021 in London, at the age of 81. Born near Richmond on July 30, 1940, the British inventor is considered, … Continue reading
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...
Registration open for Microsoft's Ignite 2021
[German]Microsoft will hold its Ignite 2021 conference from November 2 to 4, 2021. Microsoft Ignite is an annual conference for developers and IT experts. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, everything takes place as a digital online event, and access is … Continue reading
Microsoft study shows effects remote work on collaboration of information workers
[German]The new studyquantifies effects of remote working from home office among 61,000 Microsoft employees. The study concludes that Microsoft's Corona-related company-wide shift to remote work from the home office has impacted communication and collaboration between different business units within the … Continue reading
Avast is bought by Norton for 8.6 billion US dollars
[German]NortonLifeLock and Avast are planning a merger that could be worth up to $8.6 billion, as The Verge reports. NortonLifeLock CEO Vincent Pilette made the announcement in this short note. NortonLifeLock is expected to acquire all of Avast's shares, which … Continue reading
Free Software Foundation considers Microsoft's GitHub Copilot unfair and not legal
[German]Does Copilot, the AI solution launched by Microsoft on GitHub for embedding code snippets (e.g., in Visual Studio code), violate fair use and the rights of code developers? The nonprofit Free Software Foundation has just raised some questions about the … Continue reading
John McAfee found dead in his spanish cell
John McAfee, the founder of the eponymous security software maker, is dead. He was found dead in his jail cell in Barcelona, according to authorities, hours after a Spanish court approved his extradition to the U.S. There are indications that … Continue reading