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Operating Systems

Submission + - SPAM: The Good, Bad, and Ugly OSes of the Decade

itwbennett writes: Hundreds of Operating Systems were released during the past decade, finding their way into microdevices, watches, refrigerators, mobile phones, cars, motorcycles, jets, even the International Space Station. Some worked; some even worked well. Others, sadly, didn't. And some were just ahead of their time. Blogger Tom Henderson takes a look back at the best and worst OSes of the decade. Among the worst? Vista, as you'd suspect, along with WinME. But what about GNU Hurd? And some of the best? Solaris/OpenSolaris 10, MacOS X, And newcomer Google Android.
Microsoft

Submission + - Microsoft accused of helping virus writers (pcpro.co.uk)

Barence writes: Security firm Trend Micro has accused Microsoft of giving malware writers a helping hand by advising users not to scan certain files on their PC because "they are not at risk of infection". Trend Micro warns that by making such information available, Microsoft is effectively creating a hit list for malware writers. "Following the recommendations does not pose a significant threat as of now, but it has a very big potential of being one," the company's researcher, David Sancho, writes on the Trend Micro blog.

Comment Re:Good for Rio (good for Chicago) (Score 1) 1040

Living in the Milwaukee area, I am very glad that the Olympics are NOT going to Chicago. Chicago is a land of garbage and destruction, and doesn't deserve the Olympics. Obama just wanted it there because he lived there once. I will be glad to never see the Olympics in America again. The Olympics just beg for terrorist attacks, and I would prefer to keep those in other nations.

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