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- Office 2010 Beta 2: More than just a bunch of pretty icons
- Of course its better, they stole ideas fromOf course 2010 is better, they stole (oops, innovated) most of the new ideas from Office MVPs that built add ins to previous versions. (There is a very silent revolt going on in the MVP ranks over it and many long term...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-18
- Office 2010 Beta downloadable by MSDN, Technet subscribers today
- On November 16, Microsoft made the Office 2010 Beta code available to subscribers to its MSDN and TechNet services. Microsoft is expected to open up the beta, so that anyone who'd like to try it can download it -- possibly this week (though Microsoft officials refused to confirm that when...
- Blog posts 2009-11-16
- Windows 7's first 100 days: So how were yours?
- My windows 7 experience I had previously posted this, but my comment is more relevant to your article: After reading so much reviews praising how wonderful windows 7 was, I decided to give it a go. So here, I bought the W7 DVD and decided to upgrade my Vista SP2...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-13
- Microsoft bracing for malware attacks from embedded fonts
- Not too worried here......Been using group policy for a long time with font downloads always being disabled for all users on my network. I am patching no doubt, but much less concerned knowing I have always had this blocked. I'm coveredno windoze , no threat.Again with the fear...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-12
- 7 Steps to Migrate From Windows XP to Windows 7 Using WinINSTALL and Survey
- According to Microsoft's Technet Website, "There is no Upgrade option available when installing Windows 7 on a computer running Windows XP. The task involves using Windows Easy Transfer to migrate files and settings from Windows XP to Windows 7 on the same computer. To do this one must first copy...
- White papers 2009-11-11
- Why I'm letting someone else run my Exchange 2010 server
- Microsoft officially released Exchange Server 2010 today. I could go download the code from my MSDN or TechNet account and install it in-house. Instead, I'm planning to let someone else handle the heavy lifting for me, and I suspect I have a lot of company. The biggest objection to a...
- Blog posts 2009-11-09
- Counting vulnerabilities is pointless
- Suddenly it doesn't matter any more? Vulnerability count is an indication of software qualityIt goes directly to the process the vendor went through to root out vulnerabilities before shipping. At least if you compare products with the same general purpose and which receives the same amount of scrutiny.Time to fix...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-09
- Seven perfectly legal ways to get Windows 7 cheap (or even free)
- RE: Seven perfectly legal ways to get Windows 7 cheap or even freeGreat post, Ed! Seeing how you outlined the cheapest way to get Microsoft Windows 7 there should be no reason why anyone would not want to upgrade now. Price is no longer an issue. This would be...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-06
- My 7 favorite Windows 7 features
- I must say ...... your impressive list, just isn't that impressive to me.#1 - Performance boost -- subjective#2 - More restrained UAC -- more duck tape#3 - 64-bit becomes the new default -- had 64 bit for years now#4 - Improved troubleshooting tools -- no comment, biting my tongue#5 -...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- Microsoft and PC makers introduce Windows 7 offers for consumers
- Can't wait to see theseThe local Best Buy is having a midnight launch. I'm probably going to go and geek out for a bit.RE: Microsoft and PC makers introduce Windows 7 offers for consumersWish I could afford the upgrades.Been laid off and on for 6 years now.Could not renew my...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-21
- Microsoft releases Windows-7-friendly version of Desktop Optimization Pack
- Loverock Davidson and Mike Cox will be first in line :-)Would the world have it any other way?LOOK EVERYONE!!@(#@!! HE MENTIONS ME!!@#*#!!First post, first word. I get mentioned. I'm that good :)Does it enable copy profiles?I like Windows 7 a great deal but really really dislike that the copy profile...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
- How long until Windows 7 market share beats Mac OS X Leopard/Snow Leopard?
- RE: How long until Windows 7 market share beats Mac OS X Leopard/Snow Leopard?snow leopard is 10.6 the figures don't even mention that!!!???!Years if you look at adoption ratesBased on percent of existing users. RE: How long until Windows 7 market share beats Mac OS X Leopard/Snow Leopard?One week.RE: How...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
- Windows 7 in action: a closer look at Windows XP Mode
- Now that's coolSo XP apps can be run directly on the desktop? Now that's cool :).How is this different than Virtual PC?Ed, I have XP running under MS Virtual PC 2007 on my Vista Business x64 machine. How is this different? I know that I had to supply...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- SharePoint: What's coming when with the 2010 release?
- Maybe the POS will actually workMillions spent and 3 releases later and Sharepoint is still not working.It's JUNK, plain and simple.Maybe if you sayu that enough......it will eventually come true. As things stand, it's hard to imagine SharePoint on a more successful trajectory than it currently is.$1.3B and nothing...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Microsoft exposes Firefox users to drive-by malware downloads
- is this a part of - framework assistantI am using Firefox 3.5.3 and it has".net framework assistant 1.0" disabled,claiming that is not compatible with thisversion of the browser.what makes this different from the ?Windows Presentation Foundation"that was not disabled until i did it my self ?is one or both the...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-16
- Tips for support technicians booting Windows on Macs with Boot Camp
- 2 questions1. How do I completely get rid of OS X on my Mac? It is taking up valuable disk space. Since Windows 7 supports EFI based motherboards, there shouldn't be any need for any Apple shims unless Apple has implemented their EFI in a non standard way (gee, and...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-08
- Microsoft Exchange 2010 is done and released to manufacturing
- TechNet?!When is this coming to TechNet? Can't wait to try this thing out. Very excited!Probably before Windows 2008 R2 GA dateFor what I read, before October 22nd it should be available... but I can't find anything official yet. technet and msdnHi. Just asked MS about this and updated...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-08
- DRAM error rates: nightmare on DIMM street
- Windows.Atleast From Vista has a Utility in Administrative tools in the control panel.Where in "About this Mac"?I'd just like to make sure I know the right place to look for errors. I look under "Hardware/Memory" and see a list of all 8 DIMM slots. There's a column for...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-05
- Microsoft ships one-click 'workaround' for critical SMB2 flaw
- Maybe I'm not finding it...but does this affect 64-bit operating systems?All of our systems here are running 64-bit operating systems, including our servers.Yes, 64-bit Vista & 2008 are affectedLink to Microsoft Security Advisory here:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/975497.mspxGotta give credit to MSIt's great they offer this automated work-around install feature, but I doubt many...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-18
- How long should a Windows 7 upgrade really take?
- How long does it take to upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 7? Last weekend, several leading tech websites zeroed in on one alarming snippet of data that a Microsoft tester published on his Technet blog: With the right combination of hardware and data, a Vista-to-7 upgrade can take more...
- Blog posts 2009-09-14
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