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What to do about IE and .NET?

11-04-2022 21:54

It looks as if Internet Explorer (IE) will soon be gone from our PCs and .NET 4.5.2, 4.6 and 4.6.1 will drop out of support on April 26. So, we should just rip out IE and .NET from our machines, right?Not so fast. First, you might have an application that relies on an older version of IE or .NET; removing them might not be wise – especially if you’re still using Windows 7. Or you can wait for updates from important vendors. Case in point: I recently received an email from a key vend

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WWDC: It's all about the Four Ps — performance, parity, platforms, and partnership

11-04-2022 17:18

WWDC speculation has begun, and while much of this focuses on iPhone enhancements and Apple’s plans for AR, pro users will be looking at performance, parity, and partnership, as well as platforms.Here’s what I expect.Performance
Apple will announce new operating systems for all its hardware at WWDC. The final iterations will ship this fall, alongside new hardware that won’t likely be announced until then. We're expecting M2 Macs, new iPhones, and updated iPad Pros.To read

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Dipula's new simplified structure to reposition it for growth, says chief executive - IOL

11-04-2022 17:02 via iol.co.za

Dipula's new simplified structure to reposition it for growth, says chief executive IOL

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PC sales start to slow after two years of pandemic-driven growth

11-04-2022 12:24

Following two years of double-digit growth, global shipments of personal computing devices declined 5% in the first quarter of 2022, according to research carried out by the analyst house IDC.Even with global sales slowing to start the year, vendors still shipped 80.5 million laptop, desktop, notebook and workstation devices during the first quarter of 2022, marking the seventh consecutive quarter where global shipments surpassed 80 million. That’s the longest sustained period of more tha

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We’re one step closer to Windows in the cloud

11-04-2022 12:00

I've been saying for a long time now that Microsoft's master Windows plan is to move you to a cloud-based Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) model. Earlier this year, I pointed out that Windows 11 was nudging us towards Windows as a Service (WaaS).The march continues. At last week’s "Windows Powers the Future of Hybrid Work" virtual event and in its paper, New experiences in Windows 11 and Windows 365 empower new ways of working Microsoft has laid out the next steps in its vision of tomorrow's W

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