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Microsoft: Don't misunderstand UAC, other Vista features

In its continued attempt to convince business customers to adopt Vista, Microsoft has outlined and tried to explain some of what it calls the OS's most "misunderstood" features in a document posted to -- then mysteriously removed from -- its Web site this week.

Bender forms group to promote OLPC's Sugar UI

Former One Laptop Per Child president of software and content Walter Bender has launched Sugar Labs, an organization that will promote the development of the open source user interface originally developed for the XO laptop.

HP promises patch for XP SP3 endless reboot snafu

HP Thursday confirmed that some users of its AMD-based desktops have had problems after installing Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3), and said it would issue a patch this week to prevent machines from spiraling into endless reboots. HP also told users to delay installing XP SP3 until that patch was released.

Windows coming on dual-boot OLPC

The One Laptop Per Child Project and Microsoft plan to make both Windows and Linux available on a version of the project's XO laptop, the companies said Thursday.

More than 200,000 demand Microsoft save XP

In the four months since InfoWorld asked businesses and individuals to sign a petition at SaveXP.com requesting Microsoft keep Windows XP for sale beyond the planned June 30 general end-of-sales date, more than 200,000 have signed up to add their voices. As of May 15, the count was 200,805 signatures, excluding duplicates and fake signups.

Tools circulate that crack Debian, Ubuntu keys

A recently disclosed vulnerability in widely used Linux distributions can be exploited by attackers to guess cryptographic keys, possibly leading to the forgery of digital signatures and theft of confidential information, a noted security researcher said Thursday.

Apple’s WWDC event sold out

Apple has confirmed it has sold out of tickets for WWDC 2008. The news is confirmed on the company's WWDC page on its developer's Web site.

Developers explain why they're avoiding Vista

Windows developers are confirming the results of a survey released yesterday that found fewer than 1 in 12 programmers currently writing applications targeting Windows Vista.

Desktop virtualization: Inside VMware's newest plans

"Virtualization is a how, not a what," says Jerry Chen, VMware's senior director, enterprise desktop. The truth of this statement -- and the extent to which some people in the virtualization community forget this truth- struck me Tuesday, after I got an update from Chen on VMware's strategy and plans for desktop PC virtualization.

Windows XP SP3 reboot hell (and how to get out of it)

Microsoft's having a tough year with reboots. First it was a reboot ad infinitum in February, brought on by a flawed update to Windows Vista . Now the same thing's happening to some users who have updated to Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3).