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Microsoft Unleashes Five Service Packs for Its Enterprise Security Wares
Maybe in response to the coming Black Hat conference, Microsoft has released service packs and beta versions of its security programs. Included are: beta 2 of "Geneva," SP3 of Forefront Security for SharePoint,SP2 of Forefront Security for Exchange Server, and trial versions of Antigen Spam Manager for Exchange and Antigen for SMTP Gateways.
Windows 7 May Get Family Pack Discount
If your household includes multiple computers, you may be able to get Family Pack license for Windows 7 allowing a single copy of the OS to be installed on up to three machines.
Windows XP User: I'm No Thief
William bought his copy of WinXP from an online vendor, so he made sure to check he got a valid license. Initially Microsoft agreed. Now they've changed their minds.
Touch in Windows 7: Just for show?
Microsoft was quick to show off the touch-input feature of Windows 7 but, unless your screen supports touch, it probably won't do you much good.
Windows 7 Upgrades: Why Microsoft's 25-Free Deal Stinks
While the "25 free" upgrade sounds generous, considering the economy, analysts think Microsoft is gouging business customers.
IT wish list for SharePoint 2010: Keep it simple
Microsoft is getting ready to push out SharePoint 2010. After their experiences with SharePoint 2007, IT departments are requesting Microsoft to make the new product easier to manage and maintain.
Europe won't pay more for Windows 7. Really!
After being accused of double-charging European customers for Windows 7, Microsoft defends its pricing while explaining the difference in the European version.
Give an Old Desktop New Life
His old Dell desktop cost $1700 new so, Brian Nadel, of Computerworld, has challenged himself to refurbish the machine, for about $400, and increase performance by 30%.
Microsoft Pushes IE8 With Ads That Are Actually Funny
Microsoft's advertising tends towards the opaque and heavy-handed, so when an ad is actually humorous... This article includes links to four of these IE8 ads.
First Look: Microsoft Office 2010
Based on a Community Technology Preview (CTP) copy of Microsoft Office 2010 this article discusses some of the changes made to improve Office. A link to a slide-show of the new features is included.
Why is Microsoft Office So Hard to Kill?
While there might be better applications available, most companies refuse to consider moving away from MS Office.
Gadget Blessings: Shinto Priest Protects Electronics From Bad Mojo
Shinto priests in Tokyo began offering blessings to electronics when WinXP, and a multitude of system crashes, hit Japan. Now they've branched out and bless laptops, cell phones, and web portals as well.
Microsoft to charge Europeans double for Windows 7
In their continuing efforts to endear themselves to the world, Microsoft is taking advantage of the weak dollar to charge more for Windows 7 in Europe.
Microsoft Plays Tennis Match with Apple on Windows 7 Pricing
Microsoft "lowered" the price of Windows 7 in an attempt to undercut Apple's OS X. But Snow Leopard is expected to be available in September, will run on a PC, and is less expensive.
5 Steps to Secure a New PC
Fresh out of the box your new PC may not have any malware on it, but it's hardly ready to protect itself from the internet.
New article: Can Outlook run when it's not running (and other mysteries)?
A reader asks about getting Outlook to display alerts when Outlook itself is closed.
Read this OutlookPower article.
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 e-mail editor white paper
Going back in time on the HTML issue, this is the whitepaper explaining the benefits of Office Outlook 2007.
The Power of Word in Outlook
The Microsoft Office Outlook Team Blog provides the official response and reasoning behind the decision to continue using Word to render HTML citing the benefit of using "a familiar and powerful tool".
Microsoft: Outlook's not broken and we aren't 'fixing' it
After apparently asking users for their opinion, Microsoft has decided to ignore them. E-mail displayed in Outlook will continue to use Word to render HTML.
Microsoft to Vista Owners: You'll Pay for Our Mistake
Vista was such a bust that Microsoft thinks you should pay them twice just to get rid of it? Or is that three times since you paid to downgrade to XP? $120 to change from Vista to Win7 just feels expensive.
Kayak to Bing: Stop Copying Us! - Update
Once again Microsoft is being accused by a "lesser known" firm of copying their product and rebranding it as a Microsoft product. This time Kayak claims Microsoft copied their search engine and named it Bing.
Microsoft Discloses Windows 7 Pricing
The non-upgrade version of Windows 7 Home Premium will cost you $199. The upgrade, from Vista or XP, $119. But. If you pre-order during the next two weeks you can get up to half off that price. Of course, if you don't want to "pay" for Windows 7, you can buy a new PC before October 22 and upgrade from Vista for "free".
Don't Get Tricked by Fake Microsoft Update E-Mails
Reminder: Microsoft does not send out e-mails telling you to update your software. In case you've forgotten that, this article might help.
Microsoft Rebuffs Twitter Protest Over Outlook
Despite getting more than 20,000 complaint Tweets in less than 24 hours, Microsoft is defending its decision to use MS Word to display HTML in Outlook.
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