http://redmondmag.com/rss-feeds/doug-barney-blog.aspx A recent Microsoft-sponsored report shows that Internet Explorer 8 tops its major competitors at preventing malware. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/ie-8-is-great.aspx Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/ie-8-is-great.aspx http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/doug-mailbag-wake-up-windows-7.aspx Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/doug-mailbag-wake-up-windows-7.aspx For the second time, Microsoft was shut down in their appeal regarding their patent infringement case. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/an-ay-for-an-i4i.aspx Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/an-ay-for-an-i4i.aspx What does this week's acquisition of Nimsoft by CA mean to both companies involved? http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/nimsoft-absorbed-by-ca.aspx Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/nimsoft-absorbed-by-ca.aspx Next month, Microsoft is expected to start rolling out a number of 2010 products -- at least, to its manufacturing operations and partners. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/april-busy-launch-month.aspx Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:54:13 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/april-busy-launch-month.aspx If you're a midmarket company, a version of Windows Server built just for you is no more. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/bye-bye-webs.aspx Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:45:03 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/bye-bye-webs.aspx Microsoft warns that IE 6 and 7 may be subject to remote code execution attacks. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/ie-attack-waiting-to-happen.aspx Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:39:31 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/ie-attack-waiting-to-happen.aspx Microsoft makes up for last month's bear of a Patch Tuesday. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/easy-patch-tuesday.aspx Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:37:20 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/easy-patch-tuesday.aspx According to Ballmer, the cloud is nearly everything. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/bright-cloudy-future.aspx Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:12:56 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/bright-cloudy-future.aspx Google is buying DocVerse so it can have cloud apps that are more compatible with Office. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/google-playing-microsoft-catch-up.aspx Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:49:28 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/google-playing-microsoft-catch-up.aspx http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/dougs-mailbag-novell-notes-living-with-ribbon.aspx Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/dougs-mailbag-novell-notes-living-with-ribbon.aspx A hedge fund is offering a cool $2 billion (in cash) for the company. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/novell-approach.aspx Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:55:09 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/novell-approach.aspx A report from the Cloud Security Alliance has some advice -- and a few warnings. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/avoiding-cloud-pitfalls.aspx Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:52:43 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/avoiding-cloud-pitfalls.aspx http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/dougs-mailbag-spam-surging.aspx Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/dougs-mailbag-spam-surging.aspx How have you dealt with the budget cuts and layoffs of the last few years? http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/it-heartache.aspx Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:18:34 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/it-heartache.aspx Windows Server 2008 R2 is hot enough to literally lift the x86-based server market out of its doldrums. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/windows-server-2008-r2-is-hot.aspx Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:06:27 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/windows-server-2008-r2-is-hot.aspx Microsoft has just helped eliminate a spambot that could send some 1.5 billion spams every day. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/spambot-busted.aspx Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:59:51 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/spambot-busted.aspx If an e-mail directs you to a Web site, and that Web site asks you to push the F1 key -- don't! http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/vbscript-hit-by-strange-exploit.aspx Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:53:48 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/vbscript-hit-by-strange-exploit.aspx Microsoft has been on an interop kick, and its most recent move involves Outlook's .PST format. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/pst-format-mostly-open.aspx Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:22:45 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/pst-format-mostly-open.aspx All good or even mediocre things must come to an end. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/xp-server-2003-winding-down.aspx Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:19:05 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/xp-server-2003-winding-down.aspx Cancelled IT projects as well and new ones are starting to get funding again. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/back-in-the-saddle.aspx Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:13:34 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/back-in-the-saddle.aspx http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/dougs-mailbag-microsoft-anti-piracy.aspx Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:09:48 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/03/dougs-mailbag-microsoft-anti-piracy.aspx http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/dougs-mailbag-more-thoughts-on-ribbon.aspx Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:25:31 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/dougs-mailbag-more-thoughts-on-ribbon.aspx Share your solution with us! http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/sharing-sync-secrets.aspx Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:37:45 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/sharing-sync-secrets.aspx Google Apps can now claim nearly a thousand resellers. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/google-apps-appeal.aspx Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:36:00 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/google-apps-appeal.aspx Redmond Report readers share their experiences with the beta version of Office 2010. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/beta-blocker.aspx Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:33:45 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/beta-blocker.aspx http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/dougs-mailbag-ripping-the-ribbon.aspx Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:44:27 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/dougs-mailbag-ripping-the-ribbon.aspx A research report finds that Windows 7 is taking off while IE is steadily losing market share. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/windows-7-up-ie-down.aspx Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:14:47 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/windows-7-up-ie-down.aspx Off-site storage vendor Iron Mountain now has a way to store data on-site. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/iron-mountain-guzzles-mimosa.aspx Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:07:27 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/iron-mountain-guzzles-mimosa.aspx If you thought the breakup of Britney Spears and K-Fed was messy... http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/cisco-tells-hp-to-take-a-hike.aspx Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:01:53 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/cisco-tells-hp-to-take-a-hike.aspx SQL Server 2005 and 2008 will get some new features late this year. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/sql-service-packs-scheduled.aspx Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:10:03 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/sql-service-packs-scheduled.aspx Mac users will have to live with the ribbon if they want the latest goodies in Mac Office 2011. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/mac-gains-office-parity.aspx Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:00:04 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/mac-gains-office-parity.aspx Microsoft last week released a new Windows 7 anti-piracy tool with a unique marketing proposition. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/windows-7-anti-piracy-there-to-help.aspx Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:55:18 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/windows-7-anti-piracy-there-to-help.aspx http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/dougs-mailbag-computer-crashes-and-burns.aspx Sun, 21 Feb 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/dougs-mailbag-computer-crashes-and-burns.aspx http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/dougs-mailbag-happy-windows-7-wheres-support.aspx Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:35:02 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/dougs-mailbag-happy-windows-7-wheres-support.aspx Microsoft has released a series of patches for various system hangs. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/windows-7-debugged.aspx Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:50:41 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/windows-7-debugged.aspx It usually takes three iterations for Microsoft to rule a market. In the case of mobile phones, it may take seven. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/going-mobile.aspx Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:47:46 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/going-mobile.aspx http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/dougs-mailbag-microsoft-innovation.aspx Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:43:09 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/dougs-mailbag-microsoft-innovation.aspx It's feature-complete and ready to go. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/vs-2010-back-on-track.aspx Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:20:44 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/vs-2010-back-on-track.aspx If Windows 7 says the battery is dying, chances are it's really dying. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/windows-7-battery-warning-feature-not-bug.aspx Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:15:55 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/windows-7-battery-warning-feature-not-bug.aspx On the downside, roughly two-thirds of XP apps don't work with Windows 7. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/windows-7-users-happy.aspx Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:13:12 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/windows-7-users-happy.aspx Upcoming versions of FAST won't install on Linux/Unix. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/not-so-fast-for-unix-linux.aspx Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:10:49 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/not-so-fast-for-unix-linux.aspx Social networking is all the rage, and Google and Microsoft both want in on the act. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/buzz-vs-outlook.aspx Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:33:23 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/buzz-vs-outlook.aspx Microsoft recommends installing an update before RMS restrictions expire. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/rx-for-ad.aspx Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:31:07 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/rx-for-ad.aspx Vulnerability could let hackers use SSL and TLS to gain access to wireless access points. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/microsoft-discloses-non-microsoft-bug.aspx Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:28:54 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/microsoft-discloses-non-microsoft-bug.aspx http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/dougs-mailbag-salary-raises-twitter-typos.aspx Fri, 12 Feb 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/dougs-mailbag-salary-raises-twitter-typos.aspx Ex-Microsoftie claims the company's biggest groups care more about protecting their turf than breaking new ground. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/ms-execs-stifle-innovation.aspx Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:03:29 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/ms-execs-stifle-innovation.aspx Bill isn't just Tweeting, but has a new Web site called "The Gates Notes." http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/tracking-gates-easier.aspx Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:00:17 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/tracking-gates-easier.aspx While we're in the midst of some kind of economic recovery, it's not exactly raging. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/it-flatish-salaries-up-slightly.aspx Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:57:39 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/it-flatish-salaries-up-slightly.aspx http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/dougs-mailbag-protected-mode-ipad.aspx Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/dougs-mailbag-protected-mode-ipad.aspx Thirteen Microsoft security patches coming this week. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/microsoft-patch-13.aspx Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:05:04 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/microsoft-patch-13.aspx Office 2010 goes RC. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/office-2010-rc.aspx Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/office-2010-rc.aspx New bug affects IE on XP. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/ie-buggin.aspx Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/ie-buggin.aspx Last-day message comes in form of Haiku. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/sun-ceo-tweet.aspx Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:54:26 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/sun-ceo-tweet.aspx Forrester report outlines migration complexities. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/exchange-2010-complex.aspx Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:50:30 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/exchange-2010-complex.aspx Will tablets featuring the Windows 7 OS challenge the iPad? http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/windows-oems-plot-ipad-revenge.aspx Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:44:55 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/windows-oems-plot-ipad-revenge.aspx http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/dougs-mailbag-jobs-vs-google.aspx Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/dougs-mailbag-jobs-vs-google.aspx http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/good-luck-jason.aspx Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:03:06 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/good-luck-jason.aspx This is a little complicated. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/scriptlogic-branches-out.aspx Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:00:21 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/scriptlogic-branches-out.aspx Microsoft says Google's online advertising dominance raises serious questions. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/google-new-antitrust-target.aspx Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:58:36 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/google-new-antitrust-target.aspx Google is famous for claiming to "do no evil," but Jobs isn't buying it. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/jobs-calls-out-google.aspx Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:56:40 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/jobs-calls-out-google.aspx http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/dougs-mailbag-will-ipad-be-a-hit.aspx Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/dougs-mailbag-will-ipad-be-a-hit.aspx Microsoft just patched a couple of Windows "idiosyncracies." http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/out-of-cycle-windows-fixes.aspx Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:37:22 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/out-of-cycle-windows-fixes.aspx Based on what we know, the iPad is more of a Park Avenue status symbol than an everyday must-have. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/questioning-jobs-judgment.aspx Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:35:00 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/questioning-jobs-judgment.aspx Redmond rakes in nearly $19 billion in revenue. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/microsoft-windows-7-lift.aspx Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:31:16 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/microsoft-windows-7-lift.aspx http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/dougs-mailbag-thoughts-on-oracle-sun.aspx Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/02/dougs-mailbag-thoughts-on-oracle-sun.aspx http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/dougs-mailbag-chavez-gate-cloud-security.aspx Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:09:33 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/dougs-mailbag-chavez-gate-cloud-security.aspx An ex-Microsoft worker inadvertently posted release dates for nearly all important products Redmond is working on. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/meaningless-ship-dates-leaked.aspx Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:06:54 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/meaningless-ship-dates-leaked.aspx Oracle held a five-hour press conference this week to explain to the world just what it intends to do with Sun. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/oracle-shows-off-sun.aspx Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:10:49 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/oracle-shows-off-sun.aspx http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/dougs-mailbag-dearly-defunct-tech-companies.aspx Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:06:30 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/dougs-mailbag-dearly-defunct-tech-companies.aspx Your faithful scribe has been attacked, reviled, subjected to ridicule and hostility. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/editor-forgets-journalism-basics.aspx Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:00:45 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/editor-forgets-journalism-basics.aspx At this rate, IPv4 addresses will run out by 2013. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/internet-sky-is-falling.aspx Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:58:31 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/internet-sky-is-falling.aspx IBM is touting an upcoming version that's a bigger social butterfly than Truman Capote. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/lotus-notes-a-social-animal.aspx Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:52:28 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/lotus-notes-a-social-animal.aspx Nearly three years in the making, SQL Server 2008 R2 is finally on its way. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/sql-server-2008-r2-due.aspx Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:50:30 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/sql-server-2008-r2-due.aspx Microsoft legal eagle Brad Smith wants Washington to make sure our clouds are safe, secure and private. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/make-public-clouds-private.aspx Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:48:36 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/make-public-clouds-private.aspx http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/dougs-mailbag-gone-but-not-forgotten.aspx Mon, 25 Jan 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/dougs-mailbag-gone-but-not-forgotten.aspx The hole in IE that Chinese hackers used to hack Google is now fixed. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/google-hole-filled.aspx Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:30:52 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/google-hole-filled.aspx It also took Microsoft over six months to issue an alert once the vulnerability was known. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/17-year-old-hole-found.aspx Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:26:15 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/17-year-old-hole-found.aspx The EU has approved Oracle's proposed buyout. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/sun-one-step-closer-to-full-eclipse.aspx Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:23:01 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/sun-one-step-closer-to-full-eclipse.aspx IE bug opened the door for Gmail hackers and "Operation Aurora." http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/google-hack-microsofts-fault.aspx Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:36:00 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/google-hack-microsofts-fault.aspx Google feels everything can and should be done in the cloud, while Redmond prefers a hybrid approach. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/google-microsoft-look-at-clouds.aspx Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:33:49 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/google-microsoft-look-at-clouds.aspx Microsoft and IBM get into another cat fight. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/panasonic-email-brouhaha.aspx Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:31:17 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/panasonic-email-brouhaha.aspx http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/dougs-mailbag-thoughts-on-google-vs-china.aspx Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/dougs-mailbag-thoughts-on-google-vs-china.aspx http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/dougs-mailbag-office-savings-gartner-burton.aspx Mon, 18 Jan 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/dougs-mailbag-office-savings-gartner-burton.aspx The company isn't just switching vendors but fundamentally changing the way its e-mail is handled. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/panasonic-exchanges-email.aspx Mon, 18 Jan 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/panasonic-exchanges-email.aspx Adobe is patching many versions of Reader. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/microsoft-patches-a-lot-adobe.aspx Mon, 18 Jan 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/microsoft-patches-a-lot-adobe.aspx Google is apparently ready to give up on the world's most populated country all because it censors the Internet. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/china-vs-google-vs-microsoft.aspx Mon, 18 Jan 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/china-vs-google-vs-microsoft.aspx Now Microsoft will let you pay a one-time fee, and your PC can be rented out to whomever. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/rental-agreement.aspx Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:21:52 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/rental-agreement.aspx Microsoft hopes to pump some life into your Web site traffic. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/seo-the-microsoft-way.aspx Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:19:39 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/seo-the-microsoft-way.aspx Now that IBM and Microsoft are fighting over the cloud, why wouldn't HP sidle up and becomes Microsoft new cloud best friend? http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/hp-microsoft-cloud-combo.aspx Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:17:47 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/hp-microsoft-cloud-combo.aspx http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/dougs-mailbag-licensing-site-snags.aspx Fri, 15 Jan 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/dougs-mailbag-licensing-site-snags.aspx Microsoft goes easy on the patches, while Oracle rolls out two dozen. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/patch-twos-day.aspx Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:32:37 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/patch-twos-day.aspx If there's one group you don't want to irritate, it's volume customers. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/failing-licensing-test.aspx Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:30:37 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/failing-licensing-test.aspx The archiving powerhouse just signed up its 1,000th customer. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/champagne-time-for-mimosa.aspx Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:28:20 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/champagne-time-for-mimosa.aspx http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/dougs-mailbag-office-2010-upgrade-pricing.aspx Wed, 13 Jan 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/dougs-mailbag-office-2010-upgrade-pricing.aspx SMBs can get half-off on new purchases of Windows 7 and Office 2007. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/smbs-gain-savings.aspx Mon, 11 Jan 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/smbs-gain-savings.aspx Microsoft claims it killed the upgrade to simplify its lineup. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/office-2010-upgrade-without-upgrade.aspx Mon, 11 Jan 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/office-2010-upgrade-without-upgrade.aspx Microsoft has issued a patch that rectifies the XML patent violation. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/microsoft-rescues-word.aspx Mon, 11 Jan 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/microsoft-rescues-word.aspx Microsoft's Azure has finally gone gold. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/azure-data-vaporize-non-upgraders.aspx Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:10:37 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/azure-data-vaporize-non-upgraders.aspx One study says IT spending will jump 52 percent this year. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/it-hiring-deep-freeze.aspx Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:08:29 GMT http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2010/01/it-hiring-deep-freeze.aspx