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6 Super Wi-Fi Tools for Windows
Windows is not the most Wi-Fi aware operating system. This article looks at five free, and one low cost, applications to help Windows become more Wi-Fi friendly.
SmartBear Software Releases AQtime 7.0 Pro
SmartBear Software announced the release of AQtime 7.0, an application runtime analysis and performance profiling tool. Version 7.0 works with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and Embarcadero RAD Studio XE, and adds support for Java and Microsoft .NET 4 Framework.
Dropbox bridges gaps in Microsoft's mobile sync
Windows Phone 7 has been released to manufacturing. Windows Live Mesh was just announced. But. The two items won't work together. For that you need a third-party application called Dropbox.
New Filing Assistant from Allometa
Allometa BVBA has launched Tagwolf Email Filing Assistant, a new software product to save time while filing email messages in Microsoft Outlook. Tagwolf speeds up filing by intelligently suggesting the best folder for each email message.
Misconfigured networks main cause of breaches
A survey taken at DEFCON 18 indicates most networks are misconfigured and that such networks are easily hacked. Many of those most apt to hack your network are your co-workers.
M-Files Cloud Vault Easy, Hosted Document Management
M-Files new Cloud Vault is a hosted solution offering a simple, centralized document vault accessible from any Windows application, whether online or offline, for less than $20 per month.
Microsoft releases FixIt for critical flaw in 100 apps
Microsoft has released a Fixit Tool to help administrators apply a workaround to close the DLL launch vulnerability. The workaround released last week has to be applied before this tool will work.
Microsoft Revives Windows 7 Family Pack Discount
Last year Microsoft offered a Family Pack, three upgrade licenses for $150, for a few weeks. The offer is back, again for a short time only, beginning in October.
Solving Your Annoying Internet Explorer Troubles
A free tool, IE New Window Maximizer, from jiiSoft lets you set preferences for how the windows of specific programs behave. This article explains what the program does and provides a link to the download.
MS hits refresh on Windows 7 SP1 for select few
Microsoft has released build 7601.17077 of Windows 7 SP1 to a group of testers. An updated build of the beta for Windows Server 2008 R2 was also released.
Escape from Windows DLL security hell
The Windows DLL loading vulnerability, affecting hundreds of applications, may not hit your computer. But. There are some steps you can take to help protect your PC.
DocuSign Electronic Signature Service Extended
eDottedLine, a new DocuSign software application add-in from @Ware, Inc. extends DocuSign's functionality within Microsoft Outlook by integrating the electronic signature service within Microsoft Outlook.
Microsoft's Security Development Lifecycle under Creative Commons License
Microsoft is making it easier for others to use and integrate their process for developing software more securely by changing the licensing model. The first two documents will be available in a few weeks.
Microsoft's Windows Live Sync Is Now Live Mesh
Live Sync has been renamed to Live Mesh and your storage space in the cloud has been increased from 2GB to 5GB. SkyDrive is not part of this revamping and has a separate 25GB storage limit.
Paul Allen Files Patent Lawsuits Against Entire Web
Apparently, Paul Allen feels that everyone doing business on the web, except Microsoft and Amazon, violated patents held by a company he owned. This article includes a copy of the suit filed in Seattle.
Microsoft Pins its Browser Hopes on IE9
While Windows 7 has been selling well, Internet Explorer has been losing market share. Microsoft needs Internet Explorer 9 to be a success to fight off other browsers.
New article: The strange case of Outlook losing notes and requiring passwords
Reader Mike Flanagan has a couple of troubling questions about missing notes and backup copies of PST files.
Read this OutlookPower article.
Hackers accidentally give Microsoft their code
Some hackers show less restraint than others. It seems that many of those writing malware agree to send Microsoft the error details of any crashes they experience during the process.
Windows Phone 7 to Get Half a Billion Dollar Marketing Blitz
According to some analysts, the half-billion dollar mark is a fairly standard amount for Microsoft to spend on marketing a new product, even Vista. It remains to be seen how effective it will be.
Updated 'blue screen of death' rootkit now targeting 64-bit Windows
Earlier this year, WinXP machines with rootkits installed crashed when trying to apply Windows updates. Now the same rootkit has been updated to infect 64-bit machines despite code that was supposed to protect them.
Microsoft to slot ActiveSync into Hotmail
Microsoft will be adding Exchange ActiveSync to Hotmail sometime next week. The addition will allow users to synchronize their e-mail and calendars from the server to their phones.
Mortgage worker got drunk, shot computer server
Some days it's entirely too tempting. Joshua Lee Campbell, an employee at a Salt Lake City, Utah, mortgage company, shot a server with a .45-caliber gun.
Microsoft's Big Bing Theory Targets Google
Microsoft is betting that Bing plus Yahoo! will equal a sizable dent in Google's lead. Bing has already replaced Yahoo's own search engine on servers in the U.S. and Canada.
Does your 'digital reflection' show your true self?
The mirror being held by this Digital Mirror is an analysis of your e-mail, and other electronic postings, describing how people perceive you based on your written words. It also tries to help you improve your image.
Has Microsoft Blown the Timing on Tablet PCs?
Steve Ballmer previewed HP's Slate, running Windows 7, back in January. But then, nothing much has happened since. Well, except for the release of the iPad, which includes many features the Slate won't.
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