The State of Microsoft Beta Programs
Before I kick off this editorial let me just state that I am no big-time tester and I haven’t even participated in a Windows beta (yet), but I do have some knowledge about such beta programs, I have people who may be considered “big-time” testers that I regularly talk to, and at the moment I’m participating in both the Microsoft Office 2010 Technical Beta and the Office 2010 Technical Preview, which is really the catalyst for me writing this article.
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20.7.2009 Study: Zune Sales Slow But Steady
While Microsoft is adamant that sales of its Zune player are 'meeting expectations,' data from market research firm Current Analysis indicates that the device failed to break into the top 10 in sales, and is competing in the wrong market segment.
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6.1.2007 Worldwide Software Piracy Rate Holds Steady at 35%
A new study reveals that 35% of the software installed in 2006 on personal computers (PCs) worldwide was obtained illegally, amounting to nearly $40 billion in global losses due to software piracy.
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16.5.2007 Tailoring Windows 7 to Solid-State Drives
Microsoft is tailoring Windows 7 to solid-state drives. Mum's the word on the matter as far as the Redmond giant is concerned, but this will no longer be the case come November 2008.
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7.10.2008 Stallman on the current state of GNU/Linux
Richard M. Stallman is defined by Wikipedia as being an "American software freedom activist, hacker and software developer."
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11.7.2009 SanDisk: Windows Vista not optimized for solid-state drives
SanDisk said Monday that Windows Vista is not optimized for solid-state drives, delaying the delivery of optimized drives until next year.
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22.7.2008 Microsoft releases free ebook: Introducing Microsoft Visual Basic 2005
Get a focused, first look at the features and capabilities in Microsoft Visual Basic 2005, Visual Studio 2005, and the .NET Framework 2.0. If you currently work with Visual Basic 6, these authors fully understand the adoption and code migration issues you'll encounter.
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12.4.2006 Microsoft SQL Server Management Pack for Microsoft Operations Manager 2005
The Microsoft SQL Server Management Pack provides both proactive and reactive monitoring of SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2000 in an enterprise environment. Availability and configuration monitoring, performance data collection, and default thresholds are built for enterprise-level monitoring. Both local and remote connectivity checks help ensure database availability.
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5.6.2006 Microsoft Pre-Release Software Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 - September CTP
The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 (formerly known as WinFX), is the new managed code programming model for Windows. It combines the power of the .NET Framework 2.0 with new technologies for building applications that have visually compelling user experiences, seamless communication across technology boundaries, and the ability to support a wide range of business processes.
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24.9.2006 Podcasts: Microsoft IT Showcase: How Microsoft IT Architects and Configures DFS Replication
Edit: Something close to my heart! I sure hope the R2 changes to DFS are as good as they sound in all the marketing documents!
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25.2.2006 Microsoft Showcases Platform Advancements in the 2007 Microsoft Office System
Second annual Microsoft Office System Developers Conference highlights opportunity for custom solutions development utilizing innovations in the 2007 release.
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23.3.2006 Microsoft set to beta Microsoft Security Essentials June 23
Microsoft confirmed today that they plan to release a public beta of Microsoft Security Essentials (formerly codenamed Morro) on June 23.
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18.6.2009 Microsoft is 30 years old today! have a look at the Microsoft Timeline
It's hard to believe that Microsoft is already 30 years old. The company that made Redmond, Washington, a household name was actually founded in 1975 in another city by two young Seattle men, one of whom was a college dropout. From this inauspicious beginning came an equally improbable vision: A personal computer on every desk and in every home. Thirty years later, it seems so obvious. But at the time, when only a handful of people knew what a personal computer was, it was a great leap of faith and daring.
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Microsoft Windows Microsoft Application Verifier 3.2.0038
Application Verifier is a runtime verification tool for unmanaged code that assists in quickly finding subtle programming errors that can be extremely difficult to identify with normal application testing.
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26.7.2006 Microsoft executive: Pirating software? Choose Microsoft!
Microsoft doesn't want you to pirate their software, but if you must choose between illegally installing Windows or a competitor's operating system, Microsoft would prefer that you choose them.
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15.3.2007 Microsoft releases new Ultimate Extras - Microsoft Tinker
Microsoft has silently released 3 updates for Windows Ultimate users today.
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23.9.2008 Microsoft trademark reveals Microsoft Store logo
A fortnight ago, detailed plans of the long anticipated Microsoft Store were revealed in all its theoretical glory when Gizmodo published over 50 slides from a Powerpoint presentation prepared by the project’s consultancy firm.
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5.8.2009 Microsoft Launches Microsoft TalentLab in The Netherlands
Demand for ICT specialists is growing; new portal site advertises job vacancies at Microsoft partners – with guaranteed training.
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25.3.2007 Microsoft 4 Patas
Four different wallpapers with those that are considered men best friend. Besides that, icons and sounds give a special touch in this theme, that is already a success in those that love dogs.
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5.1.2006 What Microsoft has that Linux
Microsoft has seven "Microsoft Across America" trucks cruising the country, visiting Microsoft Partners at their request to show off the latest Windows wonders. At last count, there were exactly zero (0) "Linux Across America" trucks.
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15.8.2006 Microsoft isn't done with Vista yet
There is still more work to be done on Windows Vista, said Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, on the day the company's highly-anticipated operating system is officially released to enterprise customers.
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2.12.2006 Why Does Everyone Hate Microsoft?
I'm doing a short project on Microsoft and its impact on society.
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15.12.2006 A word with you, please, Microsoft
If Microsoft's 1976 was all about "hobbyists" and "Altair," then its buzzwords for 2006 were things such as "connected entertainment," "interoperability," "Zune," and "Windows Vista."
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2.1.2007 Microsoft’s IE 8.0: More than just vaporware
When I mentioned in a post yesterday that I had heard there was an alpha build of Internet Explorer (IE) 8.0 circulating inside Microsoft, some were skeptical.
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15.1.2007 Microsoft Feeds Plus
Microsoft Feeds Plus is an
Internet Explorer 7 add-on for Windows XP/2003/Vista that makes your feed reading experience easy and efficient. You can read your feeds in a combined view (aggregate feeds) and get pop-up notifications when there are new items to read.
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27.1.2007 Microsoft Wants Yahoo
Stung by the loss of Internet advertising firm DoubleClick to Google last month, Microsoft has intensified its pursuit of a deal with Yahoo!, asking the company to re-enter formal negotiations, The Post has learned.
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5.5.2007 Microsoft: Why the Silence about IE 8.0?
Two years ago, Microsoft used the Bill Gates keynote at its MIX conference as the launch pad for Internet Explorer (IE) 7.0, which shipped last year. However, this year at MIX07, news of the next IE version, which Microsoft has confirmed is in development, was not to be had.
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6.5.2007 Microsoft Seadragon
Seadragon is an incubation project resulting from the acquisition of Seadragon Software in February. Its aim is nothing less than to change the way we use screens, from wall-sized displays to mobile devices, so that visual information can be smoothly browsed regardless of the amount of data involved or the bandwidth of the network.
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6.6.2007 Microsoft Got Hacked!
The official Microsoft U.K. Domain was attacked and defaced by a hacker identified as rEmOtEr. Microsoft confirmed that the hack has been successful. rEmOtEr altered a webpage in the Microsoft.co.uk domain with two images and multiple references to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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1.7.2007 Microsoft Gives Up on Antitrust
Microsoft has long been a landmark of monopoly worldwide. But this detail is about to change as the Redmond company has evolved, following the various antitrust rulings against it both at home and abroad. In this context, Microsoft has suffered antitrust scrutinies not only in the U.S. but also in the European Union as well as in South Korea.
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16.10.2007Five Microsoft Patches This Tuesday
On 10 April 2007 Microsoft is
planning to release:
Security Updates
. Four Microsoft
Security Bulletins affecting
Microsoft Windows.
The highest Maximum Severity
rating for these is Critical.
These updates will be
detectable using the Microsoft
Baseline Security Analyzer.
These updates will require a
restart.
. One Microsoft Security
Bulletin affecting Microsoft
Content
Management
Server. The highest Maximum
Severity rating for these is
Critical. These updates will
be detectable using the
Microsoft Baseline Security
Analyzer. These updates may
require a restart.
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rest of this article.
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06.04.2007Apple lops $500 off the price of SSD-based MacBook Air
With the price of NAND flash memory continuing its steady sequential decline, Apple Inc. this month cut the price of its Solid State Drive
(SSD)-equipped MacBook Air by half a grand, AppleInsider has discovered.
The Cupertino-based Mac maker is now selling its
super slim 13-inch 1.8GHz MacBook Air with a 64GB Solid State Drive for $2598, down from the $3098 fetching price that was listed as recently as last
week.
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03.07.2008Microsoft Patch Tuesday May 8th
On Tuesday 8 May 2007
Microsoft is planning to
release:
Two Microsoft Security
Bulletins affecting Microsoft
Windows. The highest Maximum
Severity rating for these is
Critical. These updates will
require a restart. These
updates will be detectable
using the Microsoft Baseline
Security Analyzer.
Three Microsoft
Security Bulletins affecting
Microsoft Office. The highest
Maximum Severity rating for
these is Critical. These
updates may require a restart.
These updates will be
detectable using the Microsoft
Baseline Security Analyzer.
One
Microsoft Security Bulletin
affecting Microsoft Exchange.
The highest Maximum Severity
rating for these is Critical.
These updates will not require
a restart. These updates will
be detectable using the
Microsoft Baseline Security
Analyzer.
One Microsoft Security
Bulletin affecting CAPICOM and
BizTalk. The highest Maximum
Severity rating for these is
Critical. These updates will
not require a restart. These
updates will be detectable
using the Microsoft Baseline
Security Analyzer and the
Enterprise Scan Tool.
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rest of this article.
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04.05.2007Microsoft Security Patch Tuesday - May 2007
On Tuesday 8 May 2007
Microsoft is planning to
release:
Security
Updates
- Two Microsoft
Security Bulletins affecting
Microsoft Windows. The highest
Maximum Severity rating for
these is Critical. These
updates will require a
restart. These updates will be
detectable using the Microsoft
Baseline Security Analyzer.
- Three Microsoft
Security Bulletins affecting
Microsoft Office. The highest
Maximum Severity rating for
these is Critical. These
updates may require a restart.
These updates will be
detectable using the Microsoft
Baseline Security Analyzer.
- One Microsoft
Security Bulletin affecting
Microsoft Exchange. The
highest Maximum Severity
rating for these is Critical.
These updates will not require
a restart. These updates will
be detectable using the
Microsoft Baseline Security
Analyzer.
- One
Microsoft Security Bulletin
affecting CAPICOM and BizTalk.
The highest Maximum Severity
rating for these is Critical.
These updates will not require
a restart. These updates will
be detectable using the
Microsoft Baseline Security
Analyzer and the Enterprise
Scan Tool.
Microsoft
Windows Malicious Software
Removal Tool
- Microsoft
will release an updated
version of the Microsoft
Windows Malicious Software
Removal Tool on Windows
Update, Microsoft Update,
Windows Server Update Services
and the Download
Center.
Note that
this tool will NOT be
distributed using Software
Update Services (SUS).
Non-security High
Priority updates on MU, WU,
WSUS and SUS
- Microsoft
will release 1 NON-SECURITY
High-Priority Update for
Windows on Windows Update (WU)
and Software Update Services
(SUS).
- Microsoft
will release 6 NON-SECURITY
High-Priority Updates on
Microsoft Update (MU) and
Windows Server Update Services
(WSUS).
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04.05.2007MS Offering Security Updates
on CD
Microsoft is offering a new
option for businesses looking
to deploy multiple patches at
once without using Windows
Update or SUS: CD images. The
company will issue a CD
download once a month
containing all security and
high-priority non-security
updates for Windows...
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12.01.2006Patch Tuesday: MS plans 5 Security Patches, 4 for Windows
Bink is reporting that on
Tuesday April 10, 2007
Microsoft plans to release the
following updates as part of
its Patch Tuesday cycle.
Security
Updates : The highest
Maximum Severity rating for
these is Critical. These
updates will be detectable
using the Microsoft Baseline
Security Analyzer. These
updates will require a
restart.
- Four Microsoft
Security Bulletins affecting
Microsoft Windows.
- One Microsoft
Security Bulletin affecting
Microsoft Content Management
Server.
Malicious
Software Removal Tool :
- An updated version
will be available on Windows
Update, Microsoft Update,
Windows Server Update Services
and the Download Center. This
tool will NOT be distributed
using Software Update Services
(SUS).
Non-securit
y High Priority
updates :
- 2
NON-SECURITY High-Priority
Updates for Windows on Windows
Update (WU) and Software
Update Services
(SUS)
- 4 NON-SECURITY
High-Priority Updates on
Microsoft Update (MU) and
Windows Server Update Services
(WSUS)
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06.04.2007PC Growth Expected Slower but
Steady
Notebooks are favored in PC
shipments, which are still
increasing yearly, analysts
say...
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21.12.2005NeowIn-Focus: Solid-state drives revealed
Welcome to this, a comprehensive guide to understanding solid state drives. The purpose of this article is to help the reader understand how
commercially available solid state drives came into existence as well as clarify some of the terms utilized when talking about these devices and some
advantages and drawback this new technology presents. Once done with this article, the following article should make perfect sense: >Until recently,
solid-state drives were too costly for mobile computing.
Read full story.....
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02.12.2008Microsoft Settles with State of Arkansas
The state of Arkansas has
begun distributing notices of
a proposed $37.8 million
settlement between the
state's businesses and
consumers and Microsoft. The
Redmond company denies any
wrongdoing...
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24.10.2006Study: Zune Sales Slow But Steady
While Microsoft is adamant
that sales of its Zune player
are 'meeting expectations,'
data indicates that the device
failed to break into the top
10 in sales, and is competing
in the wrong market segment...
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05.01.2007Let the music play: NY State passes on download 'iTunes tax'
New York governor David Paterson and leaders of the state legislature stated on Wednesday that thanks to incoming federal stimulus money, the state
will stand down on plans to "nuisance tax" a wide assortment of goods, including music, movie and ebook downloads. For now, anyway.
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11.03.2009Solid-State Drive Industry Leaders Seem to Be Hedging Bets
WINHEC DAY 3 A panel of
four leading figures in the
marketing and engineering of
solid-state drives appeared to
agree that the development of
solid-state disk drives, even
as flash technologies evolve
and NAND prices continue to
avoid bottoming out, will
never result in the
replacement of traditional
HDDs for any market category...
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18.05.2007Wash. Sues Spyware Software
Scammers
The state of Washington filed
its first lawsuit under its
new spyware law against New
York-based Secure Computer on
Wednesday. The action is a
result of parallel
investigations involving both
the state attorney general's
office as well as Microsoft...
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26.01.2006Microsoft: Windows 7 to boost solid-state drives
Will solid-state drives thrive on Windows 7? Microsoft is set to address that question at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference this week.
Microsoft will speak to both overall support for solid-state drives and Windows 7 support for Netbooks in Los Angeles at WinHEC
2008, which kicks off Wednesday.
In a conference abstract titled "Windows 7 Enhancements for Solid-State Drives," Microsoft
states that "PC systems that have solid-state drives are shipping in increasing volumes" and that it is planning "Windows enhancements that take
advantage of the latest updates to standardized command sets, such as ATA."
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05.11.2008State media: China Mobile close to iPhone 3G deal
After reports of an on-again, off-again relationship between Apple and China's state-run telco, a government-owned business paper is reporting talks
are going well...
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02.09.2008Toshiba's 3D memory, fuel-cell TV and Cell processors for PCs
BiCS. It's the acronym that could extend Moore's Law.
BiCS, which stands for Bit Cost Memory, is a three-dimensional flash
memory chip developed by Toshiba in which transistors can be stacked vertically. Stacking vertically, ideally, will allow engineers to continue to add
more transistors to a chip at a steady pace, which in turn means continual, steady improvement in electronics. Cost goes down, performance goes up,
and everyone can continue to sell new products to willing customers.
The company has created working samples and discussed the
technology at academic conferences, but is showing the concept for the first time to the broader public at Ceatec Japan 2007, the tech trade show
taking place here this week.
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03.10.2007Analysis: The outlook for solid-state drives
Every year, solid-state storage advances just a little bit further, often just enough to prompt analysts to ask yet again, when will it be time to
declare spinning platters of magnetic data obsolete?..
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11.01.2008Wyse brings server-based virtualization to more thin client PCs
In an effort to capitalize on the steady popularity of virtualization, the makers of low-power, thin client PCs announced Wyse Thin OS 6.2 has added
for virtual desktop environments from VMware, Microsoft, and Citrix Systems...
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22.05.2008HP Settles Civil Suit; California Will Not Pursue Board Members
As expected, Hewlett-Packard
and the California state
attorney general's office
have reached a settlement in a
civil suit pertaining to the
company's methods in
investigating its own board
members. The company will pay
the state $14.5 million, and
in exchange, the state has
agreed to an injunction
against it pursuing any
further civil matters against
its employees, executives,
directors, or the company
itself...
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08.12.2006Microsofts Genuine Software Initiative Makes Steady Progress on Protecting Customers
Q&A: Cori Hartje, Worldwide Director, Microsoft Genuine Software Initiative, discusses Microsofts continued investments to help customers and partners
realize the value of genuine software...
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