Microsoft tweaks IE 7 for performance
Microsoft has quietly released a patch aimed at improving the performance of Internet Explorer 7's phishing filter ahead of the company's regular patching schedule, which occurs on the Tuesday of every month.
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8.2.2007 Three Really Cool Vista Visual Tweaks
Andreas Verhoeven has released three really great Windows Vista tweaking applications, designed to improve some of the visual decisions Microsoft made in Vista without much effort on your part.
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4.9.2007 Windows 7 to get parallel-processing tweaks
Microsoft has shared bits and pieces of how it is adding new features to its development tools to better support parallel processing.
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30.9.2008 Gartner: Vista antitrust tweaks to take years
Antitrust related changes to security in Windows Vista 64-bit will take years to complete and will cause compatibility trouble in the interim, according to Gartner.
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23.10.2006 Microsoft tweaks the Live side of the house
On July 1, Microsoft’s new fiscal year started with a new slate of Live executives — or at least a bunch of existing execs with new titles and responsibilities.
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8.7.2007 10 top Vista tweaks part 2
As I noted in the first installment of this series, some of my favorite productivity-enhancing techniques don’t involve custom code or registry edits.
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18.6.2008 Registry Tweaks to Enhance Your Windows XPerience
You may ask yourselves, why should this article be any different from all those tweaking tutorials around the Internet or, better yet, why should you read this when you can install a program that does it all for you?
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23.10.2008 Registry Tweaks to Enhance Your Windows XPerience VI
The moment has come once again to pimp your Windows XP with the skills of a power user and the tool that will always be at your disposal, Notepad. This article, along with the previous ones, will allow you to enhance and customize your operating system with advanced IT knowledge.
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29.11.2008 10 expert tips and tweaks for Windows Vista RC2
Click on the links for the full tweak
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30.10.2006 12 Tweaks - Squeeze Every Last Drop of Performance Out of Windows Vista
Windows Vista is a resource hog. Microsoft’s latest operating system will swallow every last bit of hardware resources you throw at it in the race for a top user experience, a concept synonymous with high performance.
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15.9.2007 Registry Tweaks to Enhance Your Windows XPerience - Part II
Allow me to start this article by recommending you read (if you haven’t already) the first part of this “tweaking series,” as it sets the ground rules that must be followed in order to get the job done right.
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24.10.2008 Registry Tweaks to Enhance Your Windows XPerience - Part III
Welcome back to the registry optimization saga! If you’re just joining us, please start by reading at least our first episode, which describes a few rules that must be followed in order for the optimization process to take place successfully...
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25.10.2008 Registry Tweaks to Enhance Your Windows XPerience - Part V: Desktop Icons
Once again, it's time to enhance your Windows XP operating system exactly the way you want and without paying a cent on expensive programs that do something so simple that even a kid could handle it.
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26.11.2008 Registry Tweaks to Enhance Your Windows XPerience - Part IV: Display Properties
Welcome to yet another episode of our Microsoft Windows XP tweaking saga. If you're not familiar with the procedure, please start by reading the first article in the series, so as to fully understand how exactly you should use the lines below and how to run the tweaks.
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12.11.2008 Registry Tweaks to Enhance Your Windows XPerience - Part VIII: Add or Remove Programs
In part eight of the our tweaking series we’ll go through a few Control Panel optimizations for Windows XP power users that may not interest most people using their operating system for basic tasks.
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26.12.2008HTC announces another Android handset, the HTC Hero
If you are in the market for an Android based handset, but felt that the HTC Dream and Magic didn't have the features you desired, the new Hero
announced by HTC might just be the one for you. Earlier Android devices lacked some pretty important features, and HTC is looking to make up for it
by incorporating them into the Hero. Some of the highlights of this device are: First Android handset with Adobe Flash out of the box: The Hero is,
according to HTC, "the first Android phone to ship with support for Adobe® Flash® Platform technology".
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26.06.2009Adobe Flash Lite and Reader LE Licensed by Microsoft
Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced that Microsoft has licensed Adobe® Flash® Lite™ software, Adobe’s award-winning Flash
Player runtime specifically designed for mobile devices, to enable web browsing of Flash Player compatible content within the Internet Explorer Mobile
browser in future versions of Microsoft Windows Mobile phones.
Microsoft has also licensed Adobe Reader® LE software for viewing Adobe
Portable Document Format (PDF) documents including email attachments and web content. Both Adobe products will be made available to Original Equipment
Manufacturers (OEMs) worldwide, who license Windows Mobile software.
The Flash Lite 3.x browser plug-in for Internet Explorer Mobile on
Windows Mobile will provide users with access to rich and interactive web content created using Adobe Flash® technology.
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17.03.2008Google's spycar revs up UK privacy fears
Google's Street View cars, which grab real photographs of streets and the people in them for the search giant's Maps service, have come under
fire from privacy campaigners. The spycar has been spotted in London, Edinburgh and Cardiff. A Reg reader was kind enough to send us a snap of the
snapper-car in London. The pictures the car takes subsequently get loaded into Google Maps.
Privacy International has complained to the
Information Commissioner's Office. A spokeswoman for the ICO told the Reg: "Yes, we have received a complaint about this and we are looking into
it. We are contacting Google to get more details of the scheme."
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07.07.2008Microsoft Office 2007 SP1 Released
What can you expect in Service Pack 1?
SP1 focuses on the issues that matter most to our customers based on direct customer feedback and
error reporting tools. You can expect:
- Stability. Using data from the Dr. Watson bug-reporting system, we've fixed the top software
issues for each application in the 2007 Office system. The 2007 Office system SP1 also improves the stability of server components in the 2007 Office
system and delivers compatibility with Windows Server® 2008, so you can confidently plan for future upgrades.
- Performance. The 2007
Office system SP1 improves performance in applications and servers. Performance improvements can be found in Microsoft Office Excel® 2007,
Microsoft Office Outlook® 2007, Microsoft Office PowerPoint® 2007, and Microsoft Office SharePoint® Server 2007.
- Security. By
incorporating incremental advances in security and results from application testing, the 2007 Office system SP1 offers home and office users better
protection against malicious software and potential threats to privacy.
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11.12.2007Windows Feature Comparison - Vista SP1 vs XP SP3
Microsoft has just released a whitepaper, which compares the following features and capabilities of Windows Vista with SP1 & Windows XP with SP3 :
Security, Management, Deployment, Mobility, and Productivity.
This Windows Feature Comparison white paper helps customers compare Windows
Vista® advancements with Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional. Using this comparison, customers can adjust their expectations for the
security, management, deployment, mobility, and productivity of either operating system. For each feature or capability, each section compares key
Windows Vista advancements against Windows XP. Presented in a tabular format, it does make an interesting read.
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23.05.2008Blackberry Desktop Manager software coming to Mac soon
The Official Blackberry Blog has announced that Blackberry manufacturers, Research in Motion, will be releasing a Mac version of their Desktop Manager
software. Key features of the application will include:Sync your iTunes® playlists, calendars, contacts, notes and tasksAdd/Remove
applicationsUpdate your device when new software becomes availableBackup and restore your device data with such features like automatically scheduled
backups and optional encryption (security is #1 as always…)Manage multiple devicesSupport for Mac® OS 10.5.5 and above. There is no set
release date for the software but you can check out www.blackberry.com/mac and sign up to get notified when the software is available.
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21.07.2009Devs start your engines, Windows 7 RTM Code Pack released
Now that Microsoft has officially signed off on the Windows 7 RTM build and has released it to MSDN/TechNet subscribers, it's time for some API
code so developers can start developing applications for Windows 7. Microsoft has released the Windows 7 RTM Code Pack 1.0, available to the general
public. Microsoft's Charlie Calvert, Community Program Manager for the C# group said, "The Windows® API Code Pack for Microsoft® .NET
Framework provides support for various features of Windows 7 and previous releases of that operating system.
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11.08.2009ASUS EN8800GTS TOP Reviewed
Just over a year ago or an eon when we're talking computer technology, NVIDIA® introduced the beginning of what might well be the longest
running series of graphics solutions in history; the 8800. Initially the 8800 GTX reference card took center stage in November of 2006 and totally
rocked the gaming world by being the fastest card the world had seen up until this time. In what most would call brilliant business strategy
NVIDIA® then began to fill in the void created beneath the 8800 GTX with many different iterations of both lesser and overclocked cards all then
based on their 90nm fabrication process also termed the G80.
Almost a year later when rumors were abounding about an even faster series of
graphics solutions in the offing, NVIDIA® again came through. This time it wasn't a new series of cards, but a die shrink of their 90nm wonder
to 65nm and a new moniker, the G92. If you are like us at Bjorn3D, you are in awe of the sheer number of different graphics solutions that have been
created from one MCP/VPU and its substantive variants. There is most certainly a solution available for any consumer's needs. The only real
problem is trying to keep up with all the model numbers as many of them have been used with both the G80 and G92 versions. Alas, we're a consumer
enthusiast site and we're not focusing our attention on anything but the fastest and best in show.
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06.02.2008Office 2007 Service Pack 1 Release to Web Tuesday 11th Dec
Next Tuesday, December 11th 2007, the Office System team here at Microsoft expects to announce the availability for download of the 2007
Microsoft® Office System Service Pack 1 (SP1). This is sooner than previously announced for the "release to web" when the target date
was announced at the IT Forum in Europe earlier this year!
The 2007 Microsoft® Office System Service Pack 1 (SP1) reflects unceasing
efforts by the Microsoft Office System team to address customer concerns. Nearly all of the improvements included in the 2007 Office System SP1 are in
response to direct feedback from power users at large organizations or indirect feedback from home and office users through the Dr. Watson
bug-reporting system.
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05.12.2007TiVo Arrives in Canada
TiVo® DVRs available at Best Buy and other major Canadian retailers in time for the holiday season
TiVo Inc., the creator of and a
leader in television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), announced today that TiVoDVRs will be available in retail stores in Canada in time
for the holidays. Canadian customers can now enjoy the Emmy® award-winning TiVo user interface and exclusive service features such as
SeasonPass™ recordings, WishList® searches, Online Scheduling, TiVoToGo™ transfers, Multi-Room viewing, and TrickPlay functionality,
which enables users to pause, rewind, instant replay and slow-motion live TV. The TiVo Series2™ DT DVR, optimized for cable households, holds
up to 80 hours of standard-definition content and allows consumers to record two shows at once.
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27.11.2007Apple account hijacks spread to developers
Account hijackers have targeted Apple iTunes for months, but now they're hitting Apple developers as well.
Reg reader Andrew McAuley
discovered that his iTunes account was hijacked after 150 unauthorised transactions, each valued at $42, appeared on his debit card bill. McAuley,
a Brit who lives in the US, noticed the attack after he checked his bank account on 11 July. "I tried to log in to my
account and was
unable. Seems someone had changed the login to a different name completely," he explained.
When he contacted iTunes support McAuley was
told his account had been taken over by an "unknown fraudster" and that this was the subject of an ongoing investigation. Apple has suspended the
account.
neowin.net - 24.07.2008
Panasonic introduces two new Blu-ray players with BD-Live
Panasonic Corporation of North America has shown off two new Blu-ray players, the DMP-BD35 and DMP-BD55, at this year's CEDIA Convention. While
both devices offer improvements in video and audio with enhancements such as "True-to-Life Colors" and HD Audio Decoders (Dolby® TrueHD,
Dolby® Digital Plus and DTSTM-HD Master Audio Essential), one of the most anticipated features, for the general consumer, has to be the included
BD-Live support.
With a BD-Live capable player and a Blu-ray movie which also supports the feature, viewers can use their Blu-ray player
to connect to the internet to download additional subtitles, images related to the movie, and other digital content. In addition to such bonus
features, users will also be able to take part in interactive games, including multiplayer games, which are linked to bonus content related to the
movie.
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neowin.net - 04.09.2008
BBC fixes BT Home Hub auto-vomit bug
BBC engineers have solved a mysterious, long-running bug that has meant iPlayer and live TV streams have frequently prompted the BT Home Hub, UK's
most common router, to reset itself.
The source of the problem has been identified after a lengthy, "tricky" search and a fix is
currently working its way through the BBC's back-end systems, iPlayer and embedded media architect Andy Smith told El Reg. iPlayer catch-up
streams of TV and radio no longer cause the crashes, while live webcasts of news programming should get the all-clear soon.
neowin.net - 28.08.2008
Microsoft officially 425 years behind the times
It's official: Microsoft is exactly four hundred and twenty-five years behind the times.
It's not just Excel and Exchange that ignore the Gregorian calendar. The
Reg has also confirmed that SQL Server 2008, Windows Small Business Server, and Windows Mobile are ignorant as well.
In the
wake of our story about Exchange 2007 failing to
realize that February 29 is a real day, one astute Reg reader pointed out that Microsoft has no excuse for allowing its software to behave
this way. "The rules of the Gregorian calendar aren't really that difficult to grasp," said someone called MacroRodent. "They are
not trade secrets. And they have been available for centuries."
winbeta.org - 05.03.2008
InfoWorld launches drive to save Windows XP
The clock is ticking for Windows XP, the tried-and-true Microsoft operating system that millions of businesses and individuals depend on. Soon, the
only Windows option will be Vista, an operating system that businesses as well as individuals have disliked and often avoided. The lackluster changes
to Vista, coupled with the high costs of switching tens of millions of computers to it, have convinced InfoWorld that XP should not be retired as
planned on June 30.
"Over the past year, CIOs and CTOs have consistently told me they see no significant benefits to Vista, and
really don't want to spend the time and money to update all their computers, retrain their users, and deal with application incompatibilities for a
cosmetic upgrade," said Galen Gruman, executive editor at InfoWorld.
winbeta.org - 14.01.2008
Hotmail via Outlook Express no more after June 30th
Thanks to brent3000 who posted this in our Back Page News forum,
it seems Microsoft is permanently disabling the ability to receive Hotmail via Outlook Express from June 30th. The software giant recommended via
email to its DAV protocol users, the free Windows Live Mail desktop utility as an alternative.
Thank you for using Microsoft®
Outlook® Express. Our information indicates that you use Outlook Express to access a Windows Live™ Hotmail® e-mail account via a protocol
called DAV (Distributed Authoring and Versioning protocol). DAV, like POP3 or IMAP, is the way that a mail client communicates with a web-based mail
server.
As a valued customer, we want to provide advanced notice that as of June 30, 2008, Microsoft is disabling the DAV protocol and you
will no longer be able to access your Hotmail Inbox via Outlook Express. As an alternative, we recommend that you download Windows Live Mail, a free desktop e-mail client that has the familiarity of Outlook
Express and much more. This next generation of free e-mail software will allow you to easily manage multiple e-mail accounts—including Windows
Live Hotmail, plus other e-mail accounts that support POP3/IMAP. Better yet, Windows Live Mail integrates well with other Windows Live services, and
downloads in minutes. After you provide your user name and password, you will automatically be linked to your Hotmail account, providing continued
access to your email and contacts.
neowin.net - 22.04.2008
Latests QuickTime Exploit targets both Macs and PCs
A US-based security researcher has published a single piece of code that can remotely compromise both PCs and Macs as long as they are running
Apple's QuickTime media player.
The exploit is at least the fourth to target a newly discovered security flaw in the way QuickTime
interacts with servers that stream audio and video. Up until now, the exploits have only targeted machines running Windows operating systems, but
Lorenzo Hernandez, the researcher who prefers to go by the name Larry, says his exploit also targets Tiger and Leopard versions of OS X running on
both Intel-made processors or older machines that use the PowerPC chip. "Our intention was to provide a highly educational exploit," Larry
told El Reg. "We are trying to expose and show exploitation techniques for OS X
neowin.net - 29.11.2007
Windows XP: Whats really happening on June 30, 2008
In a thinly-veiled publicity stunt, Infoworld is seeking sign-ups for an online petition to
“help save XP” by sparing it the fate of “being discontinued on June 30, 2008.”
There are a couple of
problems here. First, Windows XP is not being “discontinued” on June 30. Instead, as of that date unless the software maker issues another reprieve like it did in September 2007 Microsoft will no longer make XP available to OEMs for preloading and/or via retail sales.
Users still will be able to get XP preloaded on new machines from white-box vendors/system builders through January 31, 2009. And
Vista Business and Ultimate customers with volume-license contracts
can still get XP via their “downgrade” rights (as far as I can tell from attempts to decipher Microsoft’s fairly convoluted
documentation around this issue).
winbeta.org - 14.01.2008
Ecommerce standard tightens up wireless security
A revised version of an important security standard for ecommerce merchants was published on Wednesday. Version 1.2 of the Payment Card Industry Data
Security Standard (PCI DSS) mostly tweaks and clarifies the existing framework for the secure processing of credit card data. The 12 existing
requirements - covering areas such as the need to used a firewall, store cardholder data securely and encrypt transmission of cardholder data - remain
unchanged.
The revised standard, however, adds tighter controls for the security of wireless networks. The latest version of the standard
calls for wireless networks "connected to cardholder data environments" to be tested alongside those that transmit card data. Also, use of the aging
WEP wireless encryption will not be allowed in certified environments from the start of July 2010, and banned in new environments from April 2009.
neowin.net - 02.10.2008
Program Names govern admin rights in Vista
Developers have discovered
that the name given to a Vista
executable affects whether or
not it will require admin
rights to run. Security
experts said the feature might
seem odd, but helps to catch
out spyware. Reg Reader Mike,
a C++ developer, discovered
the behaviour after spending
days trying to work out why
just some of his projects
required elevation (admin
rights) to be run on his
Windows Vista machine. To his
disbelief, Mike realised that
the different properties were
simply due to projects being
named differently.
"If Vista sees that you
have created a Microsoft
Visual C++ project with
install in the project name,
then that .exe will
automatically require Admin
Rights to run. Create exactly
the same project, but call it,
say, Fred, and the problem
disappears," he explained.
"Vista's security isn't
just concerned with what an
.exe is doing to your PC, but
what it's actually
called."
neowin.net - 23.04.2007
