The tweaker's guide to the Windows Registry

Want to hack Windows? Better get familiar with the Registry first. Here's what you need to know.

Image gallery: Getting to know the Windows Registry

Want to hack Windows? Better get familiar with the Registry first.

IDC: Microsoft 'ecosystem' totals $425B in annual revenue

According to a study conducted for Microsoft by market-research firm IDC, the vendor's business partners will reap more than $400 billion in revenue this year.

Microsoft: We didn't change Automatic Updates

The problem with mysterious changes to Windows Vista's automatic-updates features exists between chairs and keyboards according to Microsoft, which Thursday denied making any changes to the system that would have resulted in unauthorized patch installations.

I hate Mac & Cheese

THIS is your idea of comfort food?(Richi, I don't think this is working as well as it does for some people...)

I hate Mac & Cheese

THIS is your idea of comfort food?(Richi, I don't think this is working as well as it does for some people...)

I hate Mac & Cheese

THIS is your idea of comfort food?(Richi, I don't think this is working as well as it does for some people...)

I hate Mac & Cheese

THIS is your idea of comfort food?(Richi, I don't think this is working as well as it does for some people...)

I hate Mac & Cheese

THIS is your idea of comfort food?(Richi, I don't think this is working as well as it does for some people...)

I hate Macs, too.

Well, not really, I just wanted to see if I could get six pages of comments on a post. Not to mention the odd death threat.;-)Richi Jennings is an independent analyst/adviser/consultant, specializing in blogging, email, and spam. A 20 year, cross-functional IT veteran, he is also an analyst at Ferris Research and is the main culprit of IT Blogwatch. You too can pretend to be Richi's friend on Facebook, or just use boring old email: cw@richi.co.uk.

I hate Macs, too.

Well, not really, I just wanted to see if I could get six^W seven^W eight^W nine pages of comments on a post. Not to mention the odd death threat.;-)

I hate Macs, too.

Well, not really, I just wanted to see if I could get six pages of comments on a post. Not to mention the odd death threat.;-)Richi Jennings is an independent analyst/adviser/consultant, specializing in blogging, email, and spam. A 20 year, cross-functional IT veteran, he is also an analyst at Ferris Research and is the main culprit of IT Blogwatch. You too can pretend to be Richi's friend on Facebook, or just use boring old email: cw@richi.co.uk.

I hate Macs, too.

Well, not really, I just wanted to see if I could get six^W seven^W eight^W nine pages of comments on a post. Not to mention the odd death threat.;-)

I hate Macs, too.

Well, not really, I just wanted to see if I could get six^W seven^W eight^W nine pages of comments on a post. Not to mention the odd death threat.;-)

Technology's 10 Most Mortifying Moments

Tech history is full of moments that make you say "ouch." We present our favorites, then ask you to vote on the most mortifying moment of all.

SAP buys BPM vendor to boost NetWeaver

A small Indian firm that develops business rules management software has been swept into German giant SAP. The larger company characterizes the purchase of Yasu Technology as a "fill in" buy to beef up SAP's NetWeaver's business management capabilities.

Oracle ships critical update for database, applications

The new Common Vulnerability Scoring System goes up to 6.5, and Oracle has pegged the scale with a hole in its flagship database product -- patched, fortunately, in a 51-fix update released Wednesday.

Massive data sharing may lead to mom-like services

Attendees at Information on Demand conference grapple with pros and cons data-sharing technologies.

Developers, it's all your fault

Grady Booch, an IBM fellow and inventor of UML, is using his position to preach the gospel of moral responsibility to software developers. During an interview with Charles Cooper at Cnet, he says that it's not simply a question of whether or not something can be built, but whether it should be built. Good point, so far as it goes. And it doesn't go very far.

Developers, it's all your fault

Grady Booch, an IBM fellow and inventor of UML, is using his position to preach the gospel of moral responsibility to software developers. During an interview with Charles Cooper at Cnet, he says that it's not simply a question of whether or not something can be built, but whether it should be built. Good point, so far as it goes. And it doesn't go very far.