Microsoft has rushed out a fix for a serious bug in its Hotmail webmail services. The bug allowed a hacker to reset the password for a Hotmail account, locking out its owner and giving the attacker access to the inbox. The fix was put together because the bug was starting…

Ed Bott is a freelance technical journalist and book author. All work that Ed does is on a contractual basis. Since 1994, Ed has written more than 25 books about Microsoft Windows and Office. Along with various co-authors, Ed is completely responsible for the content of the books he writes. On occasion,…

A:There was a time when searching email was an Achilles’ heel for Microsoft and Outlook. However, because of consumer demand and stiff competition,search was made a priority at Microsoft. As a result, Microsoft’s search functionality has improved greatly, including within Outlook. In Outlook 2010, you’ll find the search Figure…

SharePoint 2010 Server Administrators training is now available May 15-17 in Nashville; June 5-7 in the Washington, DC area; and June 26-28 in Chicago through SharePoint Solutions, a Microsoft Certified Partner. This new three-day course titled Introduction to SharePoint 2010 for Server Administrators is especially useful for IT professionals who Nashville, TN

Microsoft originally released Service Pack 2 for Office for Mac 2011 over a week ago, but pulled the update when some users reported issues. Microsoft announced today that the Office for Mac 2011 SP2 update is available once again. Office for Mac 2011 SP2 was originally released on April 12. The service pack The improvements…

Text messaging is so common that many of us take it for granted. Now, this technology is providing a new way to save a child’s life. One American doctor has tested the use of text messaging as a way of reminding parents to get their children vaccinated against influenza –…

The next test version of Windows 8, called a "release preview," will arrive in the first week of June. The announcement was made yesterday by Windows and Windows Live Division President Steven Sinofsky at a Windows 8 Dev Days conference in Japan. Microsoft is using new terms to describe its Windows Currently,…

Hosting Controller Inc. a validated Microsoft Solution Vendor for Exchange 2010 SP2 earns distinction and market leadership through demonstrated technology success and customer commitment. Vancouver, British Columbia (PRWEB) April 26, 2012 Hosting Controller Inc. (http://www.hostingcontroller.com) today announced that its cloud hosting automation solution has been validated by Microsoft for Exchange 2010 SP2 and…

Baruch’s email system has recently been updated, and the student population has mixed reviews about the changeover. The old interface was based on a simplistic, bare bones Hotmail platform and the new format on the sleek frame format of Outlook, Microsoft’s host suite of email and collaboration tools, which is…

Reader Derek Williamson finds another issue with Microsoft’s recent Office 2011 update. He writes: I failed to read your Undoing the Damage Wrought by Microsoft’s Outlook Update article until it was too late. I installed the update, had the problem you mentioned, and was able to use the steps you outlined…