A patch for a TCP/IP vulnerability for Windows 2000 Server Service Pack 4 was not included in MS09-048. Microsoft says the OS is "too old" and such a patch is ‘infeasible to build.’

Everyone has at least one opinion on the subject but now exo.performance.network has culled data from about 10,000 real, live, in-use PCs to find out what people run on their machines.

Microsoft allegedly reverse-engineered i4i’s XML code and built it into Word. i4i won a lawsuit and the judge order Microsoft to stop selling Word. Microsoft has had the order lifted, but what would really happen if Word couldn’t be sold?

Those using Vista or Windows 7 are at risk from a flaw in driver used for the Samba file-sharing feature in Windows. An exploit would allow an attacker to crash machines on a network.

If you’re thinking of moving your mail to a hosted environment, here are some whitepapers on things to consider before you sign the contract.

Microsoft’s Doloto tool analyzes AJAX application workloads and performs code-splitting to speed the loading of large web applications.

If you want to find a job, you’re going to have to put your best foot (or, in this case, resume) forward.

Read this OutlookPower article.

Not satisfied with traditional marketing, Microsoft is encouraging its employees to host their own parties and market Windows 7 to their friends and families. The host gets a free copy of Windows 7, who pays for the snacks isn’t specified.

Next week is Patch Tuesday and Microsoft is releasing five critical patches. Not among the flaws being addressed is the FTP vulnerability in Internet Information Services 5.0.

Microsoft has won a stay of the injunction that would have prevented sales of Word. An appeal of the patent suit has been "fast-tracked" meaning a final verdict could be reached before October.