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Microsoft can't speak straight any more

Microsoft is excited to deliver a feature complete CTP during the Heroes Happen Here launch wave and a release candidate (RC) in Q2 calendar year 2008, with final Release to manufacturing (RTM) of SQL Server 2008 expected in Q3. ..... more »


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Microsoft Security Advisory 947563 Released

Microsoft is investigating new public reports of a vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel 2003 Service Pack 2, Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2003, Microsoft Office Excel 2002, Microsoft Office Excel 2000, and Microsoft Excel 2004 for ..... more »


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AMD Spider Platform Is Gaming Supercomputer or So They Say [Spiderpig]

"AMD has a long history of delivering compelling hardware innovations so that consumers and enthusiasts can enjoy new experiences and take full advantage of the capabilities that our products including Windows Vista deliver," said John ..... more »


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Coming to Terms with Windows Vista

While it may lack the polish of Mac OSX and some modern Linux distributions, it’sa vast improvement over Windows XP. Part of this definitely has to do with Vista’s new Aero interface, which takes advantage of 3D hardware in your system ..... more »


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Excel 2007 horizontal error bars

>I am having trouble creating horizontal error bars in Excel 2007 - there >appears to be no option concerning them. It may be because I am using Excel >2003 compatibility mode - to allow exchange of workbooks with my co-workers. ..... more »


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Microsoft’s UC software to change office communications

Microsoft’s UC and VoIP software includes Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, Microsoft Office Communicator, Microsoft Office Live Meeting and the service pack update of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. ..... more »


Syncing issues with HP IPAQ hw6945 and windows mobile 6

I am trying to sync my ipaq through windows mobile 6. I was able to then all of a sudden I started receiving sync errors. Wondows sync center was no help with just reporting that sync failed but gave now clues and could not fix. ..... more »


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Microsoft's Big Mac Sales

Here's a big number: 20 percent of Microsoft Office's U.S retail sales are the Mac version, according to NPD. Here's another: Mac users account for 10 percent of retail Windows Vista Business and Ultimate sales....


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Viva Piñata toys busting out of BK

In celebration of the release of Viva Piñata Party Animals Burger King is offering a collection of new kid and adult friendly Viva Piñata toys. The set of eight toys are available in BK's kids meals and include a "surprise in every.. more »


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Microsoft Unlocks HealthVault

WebProNews One of the biggest names in technology wants people to trust it with health information; we have to wonder if HealthVault from Microsoft is arriving on time, or a little too soon for people. When it comes to personal.. more »


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Web Theologian and Localization Evangelist: Microsoft Japan does well!

Three other highlights: 1. He took a shot at Apple, saying that Japanese do not like person music players because they want to have all in one devices. I get it, but Microsoft need to not be so sensitive about Apple. 2. He spoke very favorably of virtualization to assist in Japan to help update some of the old server systems they have built on. 3. ..... more »


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Microsoft Acquires Social Shopping Network Jellyfish

Microsoft has acquired Jellyfish, the Wisconsin-based social shopping site. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, and the official announcement has not yet been made, but is expected very soon.

Jellyfish will remain its own entity under the Microsoft umbrella, and all of Jellyfish’s 26 employees will stay on

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Xbox 360: Unconfirmed: Xbox 360 Core Discontinued at GameStop

Kotaku reports that they've gotten tips from their GameStop employee readers that an email got sent out telling store managers to take down any signs relating to the Xbox 360 Core version (that's the gimped,

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XP's Success Isn't Vista's Failure

Microsoft's decision to let OEMs sell Windows XP for six additional months is the right move. But continued XP demand isn't a knock against Windows Vista....


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OO Programming Opportunities in Denver

Must have demonstrated experience programming .NET Assemblies in C# or developing custom java classes, packaging and deploying WAR/EAR applications under tomcat. Database experience with SQL Server 200-2005 and/or Oracle/PostgreSQL is a.. more »


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An example usecase for Printing Service in .NET

An example use case is allowing printing service printer.example.com (the Consumer), to access private photos stored on photos.example.net (the Service Provider) without requiring Users to provide their photos.example.net credentials to.. more »


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SQL Server 2008 CTP Slips, But Key Features Promised

Although Microsoft had hoped to release a CTP of its newest database server every 60 days, the latest test release will slip, company officials acknowledged this week.

The company last released a CTP of SQL Server 2008, codenamed "Katmai," at the end of July (click here to read more), meaning it was targeting a new release by the end of this

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ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit : The Official Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 Site

The ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit is a shared source project built on top of the Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX framework. It is a joint effort between Microsoft and the ASP.NET AJAX community that provides a powerful infrastructure to write reusable, customizable and extensible ASP.NET AJAX extenders and controls, as well as a rich array of controls that ..... more »


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How toTreat HTML, CSS and JScript Validation issues as warnings in VS 2008

One of the features that VS 2005 added was support for HTML source validation. This enabled you to validate your page markup against different HTML schemas and standards (XHTML Transitional/Strict, HTML 4.01, various browser types, etc). You could also use the HTML validation features to detect missing link, image or style references in your ..... more »


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A new Exchange blogger has entered the fold

With so many new things to blog about with Exchange it is great to see people taking the time to share their knowledge.

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Sharepoint / MOSS 2007 / Workflow Developer

SharePoint / MOSS 2007 / Workflow / Forms / Business Processes / London. My client has an urgent requirement for an experienced SharePoint developer. You will have an excellent knowledge of SharePoint including MOSS 2007. ..... more »


That's why I'm not a fan of Hosted Exchange

From Mary Jo Foley over at ZDNet: Microsoft will be promoting its hosted CRM and hosted messaging/collaboration services at NXTComm this week. Not software licenses, mind you, but services. Four corporate customers, including Energizer, ..... more »


Cloud Computing and the MacBook Air

Map applications are popular for getting directions, sites like expensr and mint and helping individuals with financial matters, and Google Docs and Spreadsheets is gaining ground on the Microsoft Office suite. ..... more »


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