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Update for Outlook Junk Email Filter 2003 (KB943552)

This update provides the Junk E-mail Filter in Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 with a more current definition of which e-mail messages should be considered junk e-mail. This update was released in November 2007.

Games for Windows - LIVE Redistributable 1.2

Redist package for Games for Windows - LIVE v1.2

Office Communications Server 2007 Document: Backup and Restoration Guide

This document provides information to help you backup and restore service in your Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 infrastructure.

Why Microsoft's Zune is Still Failing

DECS writes "Last winter, RDM detailed why Microsoft's iPod Killer would fail miserably. This year, the site argues, Microsoft will fail again, but for a new set of reasons. It is not obvious that the company has figured this out itself. 'Microsoft doesn't seem to learn from its mistakes in consumer electronics very well. When it does however, it

BizTalk Server 2006 Installation and Upgrade Guides

Download the installation and upgrade instructions for BizTalk Server 2006.

Microsoft Report Viewer Redistributable 2008

The Microsoft Report Viewer 2008 Redistributable Package includes Windows Forms and ASP.NET Web server controls for viewing reports designed using Microsoft reporting technology.

Update for Outlook Junk Email Filter 2007 (KB943559)

This update provides the Junk E-mail Filter in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 with a more current definition of which e-mail messages should be considered junk e-mail. This update was released in November 2007.

Microsoft one-ups Apple's iPod engraving (AP)

AP - In a bid to one-up Apple, Microsoft said it will engrave designs by contemporary artists on the back of its Zune media players free of charge starting Tuesday, when the new line goes on sale.

Keyvan writes on eXtensibility

I just found Keyvan Nayyeri's blog.

He's got some great articles on Visual Studio eXtensibility and even

more interestingly, he's writing a book for Wiley/Wrox entitled "Professional Visual Studio Add-ins and Extensions with C#".

Now I'm very much looking forward to that.

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Windows Connections Conference slides posted

Thanks to all of you for coming to the sessions I delivered today in Orlando, Florida. Go Gators. As promised, I have posted the following slide decks:

Windows Server code name "Longhorn" Tech Overview Part 1

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Windows Mobile 6.1 Localized Emulator Images

This package includes localized Windows Mobile 6.1 emulator images that can be used with Visual Studio to test applications or as standalone emulators without Visual Studio.

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Release Notes

This download contains a stand-alone version of the Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Release Notes.

GUI for basic Windows Server Core management

CoreConfigurator is a Basic GUI configuration utility for Windows Server Core 2008. Very cool if you're not really into the command-prompt. Features of build 1.0.139 are: Product Activation... Continue this aticle on Bink.nu

Microsoft Stands Firm On Yahoo Bid: “There Is No Reason To Bid Against Ourselves.”

This morning, Microsoft signaled to Yahoo in a very public way that it won’t raise its bid on its proposed acquisition. Sources “close to the company” (possibly the investment bankers trying to orchestrate a deal) tell the Wall Street Journal that Microsoft is standing firm on its initial offer of $31 a share (which [...]

Internet Explorer 7 'Tips and Tricks'

Learn some of the common deployment issues with Internet Explorer 7, along with solutions and workarounds.

Industry Giants Try to Break Computing’s Dead End

Intel and Microsoft said that they planned to finance two groups of university researchers to start over and design a new generation of computing systems.

Windows NT Backup - Restore Utility

Utility for restoring backups made on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 to computers running Windows Vista and Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008.

Microsoft Surface: consumer version in 2011?

Microsoft’s tabletop computer could appear in homes in three years or less, the executive in charge of its development said this week. Since unveiling the Microsoft Surface product last year, the... Continue this aticle on Bink.nu

Black Hat: Who patches security holes faster, Microsoft or Apple?

Apple's teasing commercials that imply its software is safer than Microsoft's may not quite match the facts, according to new research revealed at the Black Hat conference on Thursday.... Continue this aticle on Bink.nu

Privacy statement for Forefront Codename "Stirling"

This document describes the privacy policy for Microsoft® Forefront Client Security.

The New York Post Got It Wrong—Microsoft’s Alternate Board Slate For Yahoo Is All Sewn Up

This morning, the New York Post ran a story with this headline: M’SOFT NOT YET ON BOARD NO NAMES LINED UP YET FOR YAHOO! The article goes on to suggest that nobody in Silicon Valley wants to be on Microsoft’s alternate board for Yahoo for fear of “alienating both Yahoo! insiders and others who are aligned with the [...]

SSMA 2008 for Oracle V4.0 CTP1

SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) 2008 is a complete suite of tools that dramatically cuts the effort, cost, and risk of migrating from Oracle to SQL Server 2008.

SSMA 2008 for Sybase V4.0 CTP1

Automates database migration from Sybase ASE to SQL Server 2008.

SSMA 2005 for Oracle V4.0 CTP1

SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) 2005 is a complete suite of tools that dramatically cuts the effort, cost, and risk of migrating from Oracle to SQL Server 2005.

SSMA 2005 for Sybase V4.0 CTP1

Automates database migration from Sybase ASE to SQL Server 2005.

Safari 3.1 For Windows Violates Its Own EULA, Vulnerable To Hacks

recoiledsnake writes "The new Safari 3.1 for Windows has been hit with two 'highly critical'(as rated by Secunia) vulnerabilities that can result in execution of arbitrary code. The first is due to an improper handling of the buffer for long filenames of files being downloaded, and the second can result in successful spoofing of websites and

Little By Little, Google Docs Gets More Office Like

Google has replaced function tabs on Google Docs with drop down menus. Spotted by the ever vigilant Philipp Lenssen, the new drop down menus join the new Google Docs Toolbar added in February. Combined the service now looks more and more like Microsoft Office (pre 2007) and is no doubt being implemented by Google to make [...]

Analyzing a Hack from A to Z (Part 1)

Within this article series we will both pull off a hack, and analyze its methodology. By understanding a hacker's methodology one can better defend one's networks.

TechNet Security Series Seminar (13th Dec 2007) - Windows Server 2008 Overview

Presentation Materials for TechNet Security Series Seminar (13th Dec 2007)

Microsoft security update cripples IE

Microsoft Corp. confirmed today that it is investigating reports that a security update for Internet Explorer issued last week has crippled some users' ability to get on the Web with the... Continue this aticle on Bink.nu