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Patch Tuesday Release Will Tie Microsoft's Record
Tomorrow's batch of patches, with 13 bulletins, will tie the record of addressing 26 vulnerabilities. This batch is an addition to the out-of-cycle patch for the zero-day exploit in Internet Explorer.
Leaky anti-virus defences letting malware through
Having up-to-date anti-virus software on your PC shouldn't lull you into complacency. Even up-to-date software can let malware through.
US scientists get free cloud on-ramp
Microsoft is offering some researchers at the U.S. National Science Foundation free access to the Azure cloud. Whether this is a test ground for Microsoft to improve their offering or a chance to "hook" the scientists and their data remains to be determined.
New article: Running auto-respond rules when Outlook is closed
Reader Jason Janes writes in with an obvious solution we missed.
Read this OutlookPower article.
Microsoft to fix 26 flaws in Windows, Office
Patch Tuesday is next week and Microsoft has a slew of patches. Among the fixes, five are rated critical. Included in this round of patches is one for the 17-year-old hole in Windows.
Microsoft to Stop Selling Display Ads for Facebook
While Bing is being harnessed to do searches on Facebook, Microsoft is cutting back on its advertising on the site.
Microsoft May Launch New Office Cloud License
When software moves into the cloud many things change. In order to reflect the changes Microsoft is planning to add a new way of licensing software in the cloud.
Microsoft to Drop Linux, Unix Versions of Enterprise Search
Microsoft is trimming its enterprise search products of Unix/Linux capabilities after this year to focus on Windows.
Gates, Ozzie, Microsoft execs patent 'personal data mining'
Several people at Microsoft have been awarded a patent for a "personal data mining" system. The system would analyze all of your personal data - the books you read, your e-mails, the websites you visit - to "improve" the quality of your life and, apparently, sell you the solution.
Microsoft SharePoint: Three Sleek Social Networking Alternatives
SharePoint 2010 is promising a lot of new features, and requiring lots of new hardware and supporting software. If you're looking for something a little more basic, or less costly, this article discusses three alternatives.
MS probes bug that turns PCs into 'public file servers'
Another zero-day vulnerability on Internet Explorer 6. IE7 and 8 are less vulnerable because the user default is to run in "protected mode".
Researchers penetrate last bastion of Windows security
Adobe's Flash Player is known to have a weakness. Microsoft added some code to Internet Explorer 7 and 8 to protect against the flaw. Not researchers have by-passed the protections, leaving Windows machines open to attack.
Microsoft looking into Windows 7 battery life failures
Users have reported extremely shortened battery life on their laptops and notebooks after upgrading to Windows 7. Downgrading to the old operating system doesn't fix the problem. Now Microsoft is looking into the problem.
Fake Microsoft Outlook Update Installs Trojan
If you get an e-mail from Microsoft Support asking you to upgrade Outlook using the attached patch, don't do it. Microsoft does not send out patches in e-mails.
Active Directory in R2: Features to care about, others to ignore
Windows Server 2008 R2 includes some new Active Directory features. Some of these you may find very useful, others will be less so. This site may require registration to read the full article.
Office 2010 Release Candidate taps small pool of testers
Some software is sent out to thousands of testers, Office 2010 isn't one of them. At least officially, Office 2010 RC1 has been sent to a small group of testers. Unofficially, the software has been posted on BitTorrent sites.
Anti-Internet Explorer 6 protests grow with online petition
The U.K. government has confirmed its faith in Internet Explorer 6 and, so far, has declined to upgrade from the nine-year-old browser. Dan Frydman, a managing director of web publishing contractor Inigo, has begun an online appeal to convince the government to upgrade.
Running Windows 7 RC? Prepare for Shutdowns
For those still running the release candidate of Windows 7, your systems will start shutting down soon. Beginning February 15 the operating system will start to nag you with expiration notices. By June 1, your system will start rebooting itself every couple of hours.
Windows 7 Adoption Soars, XP Market Share Plummets
Win7 seems to be convincing people to finally upgrade from WinXP. At current adoption rates, by June the number of Windows 7 installations may move ahead of Vista.
Google Yanks IE6 Support
Beginning March 1, if you still use Internet Explorer 6, Safari 2.0, or Firefox 2.0, Google will no longer support your old browser. If you connect to Google Docs or Google Sites after March 1, you may find things don't work as they used to.
Microsoft Windows Azure Is Now Available in 21 Countries
Microsoft will start charging for Azure February 2. If you currently use the Azure platform, and decide not to pay for it, your data will become read-only.
Top 10 changes to Windows Server 2008 R2
This slide show looks a lot like Microsoft's standard advertising points, but provides links to additional information on the various features. This site may require registration.
Citrix aims to bring Windows 7 to Apple iPad
The iPad, like the iPhone, doesn't support multi-tasking. Windows 7 does. So. Citrix is planning to have a XenDesktop, or XenApp, ready for the iPad when it ships in March.
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