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  A Future Shopping Trip in the Metaverse

  While there are many convenience propositions that may come with VR-based shopping, it also comes with its share of pitfalls.
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  Microsoft Outlines Efforts to Protect Azure Users from Denial of Service Attacks

  Microsoft on Tuesday offered its own report card on the blocking of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on Azure services customers, as tallied from stats from latter half of 2021.
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  Understanding Dirty Reads: What NOLOCK Does to Your Queries

  Let's break down when it's ideal to use the NOLOCK hint and when you should never use it.
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  Excel Subscriptions Getting XLM Macro Blocking by Default

  Microsoft is starting to enable the restriction of Excel 4.0 macros (XLM) by default for users of Excel in subscriptions, starting with Excel build 16.0.14427.20000 and newer releases, according to a Wednesday announcement.
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  Microsoft Suggests IT Pros Stop Using 25 Dead Windows ADMX Policy Settings

  Microsoft on Wednesday listed 25 dead or ineffective administrative template (ADMX) policies for Windows 10 or Windows 11, urging IT pros to stop using them.