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Stop SUSing Around: Time to Upgrade to WSUS
By Mary Jo | Posted: 2006-08-18
There's a timely reminder over on the Windows Connected blog. Microsoft is slated to cease delivering security updates to its Software Update Services (SUS) patch-distribution system, as of December 6,
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Patch Tuesday Fallout Continues
By Mary Jo | Posted: 2006-08-17
The fallout from last week's Patch Tuesday continues. Among the myriad patches Microsoft released last week were, unbeknownst to many, a couple of the first Windows Vista patches. (Update: Not the first,
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Is It Real or Is It …?
By Mary Jo | Posted: 2006-08-17
Is this really a Microsoft Zune portable media player "in the wild"? Is there really some kind of new Microsoft gaming device manufactured by Razer in the works? We don't know. (And apparently, some of the folks at Microsoft don't, either.) All we can say is it's getting tougher
Check out Screen Shots of Vista 5506
By Mary Jo | Posted: 2006-08-17
After cutting through some technical difficulties, we've finally posted some screen shots of Windows Vista test build 5506, passed on to us by tester sources. The screens show how Microsoft is planning to integrate Windows Live download links in the Vista Welcome screen, as well as integrate Windows Live
Windows Live Makes It Into New Vista Test Builds
By Mary Jo | Posted: 2006-08-16
From Microsoft Watch: Microsoft is poised to release to a select group of testers a new interim test of Windows Vista any day now, we hear. That build could be No. 5506 – or something slightly later, according to testers. In any case, we've seen from a few screen
From the 'Strange But (Possibly) True' Microsoft Files
By Mary Jo | Posted: 2006-08-16
From the 'Strange But (Possibly) True' Microsoft Files: It's summer and the rumors are flowing freely. Here's a sampling of a few of the 'crazy but possibly true' leads that have come our way in recent days. The Next 'Express' Frontier: Windows Live?: Microsoft is stepping
Microsoft Embeds Windows Live Links in New Vista Builds
By Mary Jo | Posted: 2006-08-16
Microsoft is set to deliver a new Windows Vista build – possibly Build No. 5506 -- to testers some time in the next few days, according to Vista testers who asked not to be named. The forthcoming build will embed links to a number of Microsoft's Windows Live services.
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Microsoft Begins Distributing 'Get Genuine' OEM Kits
By Mary Jo | Posted: 2006-08-15
Microsoft has begun making good on its commitment to extend its Genuine Advantage anti-piracy program to the PC maker channel. Microsoft has started distributing "Get Genuine" kits to its channel partners,
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Office Live's Next Targets: Consumers and Bigger Businesses
By Mary Jo | Posted: 2006-08-15
From Microsoft Watch: The first iteration of Office Live, Microsoft's services add-ons to Office, is aimed squarely at small businesses. But Microsoft is working on ways to make future Office Live
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What's Next for Office Live?
By Mary Jo | Posted: 2006-08-15
Microsoft's first set of Office Live services, due out by year-end, is aimed squarely at small businesses. But Microsoft has bigger – and smaller – plans for its software-service add-ons.
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Windows Live: 40+ Services and Sites (and Counting)
By Mary Jo | Posted: 2006-08-14
From Microsoft Watch: Microsoft officials often cite "20" as the number of Windows Live services the company has fielded and/or is beta testing. But according to the Microsoft Live Feedback Web site, there are more than 40 Windows Live services and sites in the pipeline. There are even a
Just How Many Windows Live Services Are There?
By Mary Jo | Posted: 2006-08-14
There are more Windows Live services than meet the eye.
In fact, based on a listing on a Microsoft Feedback Web site, there are more than 40 Windows Live services in the hopper – not the 20 that Microsoft officials commonly tout.
Windows Live is a growing collection of service add-ons
First Wave of Botnet Attacks Hits Windows
By Mary Jo | Posted: 2006-08-14
As predicted, hackers have begun exploiting the Windows vulnerability that Microsoft patched last week as part of security bulletin MS06-040. Unpatched Windows 2000 machines are being hijacked for use in
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Microsoft Takes Hobbyist Programming Tools to Gamers
By Mary Jo | Posted: 2006-08-14
With Visual Studio Express, Microsoft has been looking to expand its base of programmers beyond traditional developers to include hobbyists. On August 14, Microsoft announced plans to extend further the VS Express family by delivering on August 30 a test version of the XNA Game Studio Express kit.
Microsoft Fields Windows Live Writer Blogging-Tool Beta
By Mary Jo | Posted: 2006-08-13
From Microsoft Watch: There's some good news for Windows Live front. On the heels of a rough couple of weeks for Microsoft's Windows Live Spaces blogging platform -- and the Live Spaces team that's been working round the clock to fix the myriad bugs introduced during the Live Spaces
