Microsoft readies Zune Firmware Update 2.3

posted by  jhorra (5)  8 months ago (feeds.feedburner.com)

The Microsoft Zune team released firmware version 2.3 for the portable multimedia device. The update is not a major one, meaning no new features will be added. It does, however, address a battery... Continue this aticle on Bink.nu.. more »

Microsofts First Office up for sale

posted by  jhorra (5)  9 months ago (feeds.feedburner.com)

Own a piece of history, the original building where Bill Gates and Paul Allen formed Microsoft is now For Sale. Property offers a variety of floor plans for retail, office or warehouse uses.... Continue this aticle on Bink.nu.. more »

Exchange Server 2007 Component Architecture poster in November 2007 TechNet Magazine

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Exchange Server 2007 Component Architecture poster in November 2007 TechNet Magazine.. more »

Gates responds to questions about his stock sales

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The recent jump in Microsoft's stock price was on the minds of shareholders during the company's annual meeting in Seattle this morning, but not necessarily with a sense of satisfaction.... Continue this aticle on Bink.nu.. more »

Essentials 2007 Product Tour

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Standalone product tour for Essentials 2007 .. more »

Shared Hosting with Exchange 2007 (Part 2)

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Modifying Active Directory permissions and tweaking some attributes and properties, to provision the hosted users with the right Address List, Global Address List and Offline Address Book... more »

With a new Start menu come new keyboard shortcuts

posted by  jhorra (5)  12 months ago (blogs.msdn.com)

With the new Windows Vista Start menu,
the keyboard shortcuts have once again been reorganized.
You used to be able to hit the Windows key and then type L to call
up the Log off menu, and then L again to trigger the logoff.
Or you can hit the Windows key and then
type I to launch Internet Explorer
if you've been so careful to ensure

Forms Based Authentication ( FBA) in WSS 3.0 / MOSS 2007

posted by  jhorra (5)  12 months ago (blogs.msdn.com)

1. Configure SharePoint Central Admin 

• Login to SharePoint Central Admin


• Go to Application Management / Application Security / Authentication Providers and Change the Web Application to the one which needs to be configured for Forms Based Authentication


• Click zone / default, change

Part 1 of 5: What's in Visual Studio Express 2008 Beta 2

posted by  jhorra (5)  12 months ago (blogs.msdn.com)

This 5-part blog series will help you, dear reader, to understand what new features will be directly supported inside of Visual Studio Express 2008. 

In this post, I'll give a quick overview of the most common questions still asked about Express and then dive into some of the language enhancements coming in 2008. Where

Free Technet Plus Subscriptions....

posted by  jhorra (5)  12 months ago (blogs.technet.com)

*** Update -- All three have been claimed! *** I have three (3) Technet Plus subscriptions that I am offering up to the first three (3) people to respond to me via email. I can only send these out in the US though so my apologies to my international readers....(..... more »

Microsoft: Skype outage shows work to be done (InfoWorld)

posted by  jhorra (5)  12 months ago (us.rd.yahoo.com)

InfoWorld - A Microsoft executive addressed the recent Skype outage on Tuesday by comparing VoIP to early automobiles in a horse-drawn.. more »

Microsoft, others scramble for spotlight at VoiceCon (InfoWorld)

posted by  jhorra (5)  12 months ago (us.rd.yahoo.com)

InfoWorld - Microsoft has licensed its RT Audio Codec for IP (Internet Protocol) voice calls to major hardware vendors including Intel, Texas Instruments, and Polycom, the company is set to announce Tuesday at the VoiceCon conference. It joins several vendors using the event as a showcase for IP telephony.. more »

Decoder ring, where are you?

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Decoder ring, where are you?.. more »

Bord-Bia-Case-Study 

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Bord-Bia-Case-Study .. more »

Technet Magazine April 2008

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SQL Server 2008: What's New The new version of SQL Server offers a host of new features and enhancements that promise to improve performance, increase security, and make life better for database... Continue this aticle on Bink.nu.. more »

MADD CS

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MADD hired Microsoft Certified Partner and Small Business Specialist NetVision Consulting to design and implement a phase-one solution. MADD ideally needed a new operating system that would support platforms across the line, from application publishing to Web services, portals, system integration, and prescriptive guidance. After considering Linux, .. more »

Rumor: Netflix coming to Xbox Live April 1

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Whatever upgrade is being done to Xbox Live on April Fools is anyone’s guess, but recent surveys and speculation might lead some to believe Netflix is coming. Was Monday’s meltdown a result of this?... Continue this aticle on Bink.nu.. more »

Microsoft unfazed by FTC's loss in porn spam case

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This week's court victory for Impulse Media Group, an operator of pornographic Web sites that had been accused of illegal spamming, was a loss for the Federal Trade Commission. The agency brought... Continue this aticle on Bink.nu.. more »

Jim Allchin subpoenaed in "Vista Capable" lawsuit

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Jim Allchin, the former co-president of Microsoft’s Platforms and Service division has been subpoenaed in the Vista Capable class action lawsuit.  For those of you that haven’t been following... Continue this aticle on Bink.nu.. more »

Multilingual User Interface Pack for Windows Search 4.0 Preview for Windows Server 2003 (KB940157)

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Install this update to enable MUI support for Windows Search 4.0 .. more »

Update for Daylight Saving Time - KB950885

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Iraq will not observe daylight saving time, which usually falls on April 1 each year. The decision to cancel daylight saving time in 2008 was made at a meeting for Iraq's Council of Ministers recently. Here is the update to reflex the change - Update for Daylight Saving Time - KB950885. .. more »

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Internet Facing Deployment Scenarios

posted by  jhorra (5)  8 months ago (feeds.feedburner.com)

This document covers how to set up the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Web site to make it available from the Internet. .. more »

NetSourcing CS

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Using SoftGrid, NetSourcing is able to rapidly deploy new applications without down time .. more »

The Microsoft Security Intelligence Report

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Data from hundreds of millions of Internet-connected systems and some of the world's busiest online services gives Microsoft a unique view of the security threats facing Internet users today.... Continue this aticle on Bink.nu.. more »

Microsoft's Influence On Upcoming ISO Vote

posted by  jhorra (5)  8 months ago (rss.slashdot.org)

christian.einfeldt writes "Microsoft has experienced some criticism for its handling of its bid to have OOXML accepted as an ISO standard, including the use of financial incentives to affect the Swedish national vote, which resulted in Sweden reversing its pro-Microsoft position; and failing to honor a promise to relinquish control of the OOXML .. more »

RML Utilities for SQL Server

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Tools to help database administrators manage the performance of Microsoft SQL Server. .. more »

RML Utilities for SQL Server

posted by  jhorra (5)  8 months ago (feeds.feedburner.com)

Tools to help database administrators manage the performance of Microsoft SQL Server. .. more »

Upgrading Pre-release Versions of DPM 2007

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Upgrading Pre-release Versions of DPM 2007 describes how to upgrade from a pre-release version of DPM 2007. .. more »

New Vista Random Numbers to Include NSA Backdoor?

posted by  jhorra (5)  8 months ago (rss.slashdot.org)

Schneier is reporting that Microsoft has added the new Dual_EC-DRBG random-number generator to Vista SP1. This random-number generator is the same one discussed earlier that may have a secret NSA backdoor built into it.Read more of this story at Slashdot. .. more »

Microsoft Dynamics 4.0 RTM'd

posted by  jhorra (5)  8 months ago (feeds.feedburner.com)

As Michael Lu reports, they shipped 4.0 on Friday. It generally takes a couple of weeks for everything to hit all of the download sites, etc... But it looks like the Product Development made good on... Continue this aticle on Bink.nu.. more »