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Cornell study shows why it's not so easy to walk away from the social network You know all those times you've vowed to never waste another minute on Facebook? You're tired of seeing your friends' photos of their kids or their cats. You're tired of the endless parade of selfies. You're definitely tired of the political rants. That's it. No more. You're done. But then again, you want to see what people are saying about the big game or you want to post your own selfie from that great night out or the office Christmas party. Then your resolve dissolves and you're back. What's that line from The Godfather? "Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in." Maybe you won't feel as badly about what may be a social media addiction if you know you're not alone. Researchers from Cornell University have published a study showing that it's tough to break away from using social networks like Facebook. They fou...

It was used to manage Microsoft's internal Oneweek hackathon and is slated for release next year Microsoft is planning to bring its internal tool for running hackathons to the public next year, starting by allowing a few select colleges to test drive it at their own events. It's part of a plan by the company's Garage division to help other organizations get better at handling the administrative side of organizing marathon hack sessions like the three-day-long bonanza Microsoft held in July as part of its Oneweek employee team-building session. Known inside Microsoft as the "Hackathon interactive project site," it was built to help 13,000 employees and interns work on 1,700 projects during the Oneweek hackathon. A screenshot of the OneNote for Learning project's page in Microsoft's Hackathon interactive project site. Computerworld's Best Places to Work in IT 2015: Company Listings Now, Microsoft wants to make it available more widely ...

Windows 10's decade of support starts when customer begins using the OS Huge change will eliminate traditional form of support -- with set retirement dates -- for all editions except Windows 10 Enterprise, says analyst Microsoft will provide feature and functionality updates and upgrades to Windows 10 for a full 10 years from the time the OS is purchased -- as part of a new device, for example -- an analyst briefed by the company said Tuesday. "Microsoft's intention is that you will get 10 years minimum of updates for Windows 10, both feature and security updates, from when you get it," said Steve Kleynhans, a Gartner analyst who tracks the Redmond, Wash. firm [emphasis added]. Kleynhans, who had long pressed Microsoft for clarification on its vague statements about Windows 10 support, was paraphrasing from an email Microsoft sent Tuesday after he had again queried the company. He declined to share the exact contents of the email with Computerworld. ...