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How Microsoft quietly built the city of the future
The latest news and stories about how technology is helping people around the world solve problems, innovate and do more each day.
Is Social Media Worthless?
The Voice of the Customer (VoC) helps businesses understand who they are selling to and what they expect. Use the following tips and best practices to better understand what the Voice of the Customer is and how you can implement a successful VoC program.
Busyness is Not a Virtue
When you go on about being so busy, you’re often engaging in doublespeak. Here's what busyness really means and why it's not a virtue.
How to add Two-Factor Authentication to your website with Google Authenticator
Add Two-Factor Authentication To Your Website with Google Authenticator and Twilio SMS
Developer Tools Update – Firefox 22
This is the first in a series of posts published on or about the time a new Firefox version graduates from 'Nightly' status and becomes Firefox Aurora. We think that ...
Mozilla's Gary Kovacs to step down as CEO
Looking towards the future of Firefox OS Today we are announcing changes to our executive leadership team as we build up our pivot to mobile and build upon
The Bw-Tree: A B-tree for New Hardware
Explore research at Microsoft, a site featuring the impact of research along with publications, products, downloads, and research careers.
The Quickest Wins in SEO
Want to punch above your weight in the SEO game? This lesson will walk through some quick wins when it comes to your SEO strategy, from quick technical fixes to ongoing optimization strategies.
AppGratis pulled from the App Store. Here’s the full story
After 7 years of operating AppGratis and more than 50 millions installs globally we’re shutting down the service today.
Ubuntu low-memory install for VMs
For those of you who play with virtual-machines like VMware, the Ubuntu server .iso contains an option for dramatically reducing the amount ...