Next week is Patch Tuesday and Microsoft is expected to deliver a single security update. Not included is a path for a bug that affects Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.

This article offers several tips on securing a Windows network against hackers. The site may require registration to read the article.

People are crazy. No one denies that fact. Not all people are crazy, but enough people are crazy that they have a large diagnostic tome on the topic, the DSM-IV.

Read this OutlookPower article.

The hype was there, the leaks said something exciting was going to happen, so when Steve Ballmer got up to talk the collective reaction was disappointment. This article lists several reason why people were disappointed.

Not content to have only one ‘GodMode’, and amused by the interest shown in the shortcut, Microsoft’s Steven Sinofsky has provided a number of other codes to create special folders in Windows 7. This article provides the codes but doesn’t say what they do.

Empress Ultra Embedded Database v10.20, a full-featured database engine specializing in embedded systems data management technology for Windows CE, is now available.

Laserfiche and FileTek have teamed to create the Trusted Edge Intelligent Email Archive for Laserfiche, a policy-driven solution enabling secure, enterprise-wide email management, for Lotus Notes and Microsoft Exchange, while reducing the burden of eDiscovery and compliance.

It seems the Italians are tired of being forced to buy computers with Windows pre-installed. They would prefer to buy their computers with another operating system and dislike being forced to pay for Windows they don’t want.

Microsoft Press has released two new books. The first covers best practices for using Windows PowerShell 2.0 with tips from Microsoft insiders. The second is an Administrator’s Pocket Consultant for those supporting Windows Server 2008.

If the price of licenses for Office 2010 seems too steep, you can now try the ad-supported version. This new version of Office replaces the old Microsoft Works suite that was installed on many new PCs.