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isPermaLink="false">http://www.iphere.com/microsoft-researchers-use-simple-passwords-for-most-of-your-accounts</guid> <description><![CDATA[Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: You should use unique, complex passwords for every login you have to manage, and you should employ a password management utility to keep track of it all. That is the prevailing advice, but a couple Microsoft researchers have come to the conclusion that it might be the [&#8230;]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.iphere.com/microsoft-researchers-use-simple-passwords-for-most-of-your-accounts/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Microsoft plans six security bulletins for July Patch Tuesday</title><link>https://www.iphere.com/microsoft-plans-six-security-bulletins-for-july-patch-tuesday</link> <comments>https://www.iphere.com/microsoft-plans-six-security-bulletins-for-july-patch-tuesday#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2014 08:13:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>IPHere</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bulletins]]></category> <category><![CDATA[July]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Microsoft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Patch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Plans]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Security]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tuesday]]></category> <guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.iphere.com/microsoft-takes-fight-to-googles-home-turf-with-office-online-apps</guid> <description><![CDATA[Microsoft has adopted a new strategy for its Office productivity tools. Rather than holding Office hostage on Windows devices in an effort to attract customers, it will try and make the suite the default productivity choice no matter what platform or device people are using—including Chrome OS and Chromebooks. When Microsoft rolled out new and [&#8230;]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.iphere.com/microsoft-takes-fight-to-googles-home-turf-with-office-online-apps/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>GoDaddy teams with Microsoft to offer Office 365 to small businesses</title><link>https://www.iphere.com/godaddy-teams-with-microsoft-to-offer-office-365-to-small-businesses</link> <comments>https://www.iphere.com/godaddy-teams-with-microsoft-to-offer-office-365-to-small-businesses#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2014 20:13:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>IPHere</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General]]></category> <category><![CDATA['Office]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Businesses]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GoDaddy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Microsoft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Offer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Small]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Teams]]></category> <guid
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