Severity Rating: Critical - Revision Note: V1.0 (November 10, 2009): Bulletin published.Summary: This security update resolves several privately reported vulnerabilities in the Windows kernel. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user viewed content rendered in a specially crafted Embedded OpenType (EOT) .. more »

Recently, the folks at TechNet Edge sat down with David Mills and Edwin Yuen for a brief discussion of Microsofts IT management and virtualization solution for midsize businesses. With the release of public betas for System Center Essentials 2010 and Data Protection Manager 2010, customers will have the capability to easily manage, backup and .. more »

Bryan Menell, who recently joined Dachis Group as Director of the Collaboratory, interviewed me last week about the growing interest on the part of “consumer” startups and developers in targeting enterprise environments. The interview is here. Published: 11/2/2009 11:15 AM.. more »

Kolby Hoover Welcome to SharePoint Designer 2010! As Todd Haugen mentioned in his latest blog, weve got a number of wonderful features this release and were really excited to get them into your hands. This is a follow-up blog to dive into the new shell, or user interface, of SPD 2010. I think this is one of the greatest enhancements for the 2010 .. more »

A question that has been raised by several people so far after reading my, “Regardless of what any hack says, a Windows 7 Upgrade is an Upgrade. What you need to know” post is, “You mentioned that you have to have a full license for a qualifying version of Windows to be eligible for the Windows 7 Retail Box upgrade.  What are the qualifying version.. more »

More than 4,000 educators, students, and IT professionals in higher education from around the world are descending on the Mile-High City for this years . This year, I am on hand for the MacBU, along with one of our to showcase the latest and best features of Office 2008 for Mac, including: Document Connection for the Mac. Entourage 2008 Web .. more »

fan-benefitTravelers looking for deals in New Hampshire have a new source for discounts the state tourism departments Facebook page . The board is now offering its fans savings on attractions around the state with its The states tourism board launched a fan page, VisitNH, earlier this year, and now has more than 1,600 fans. The new Fan Benefit .. more »

.NET developer Travis Illig is stating that a in-place upgrade for PerfectDisk doesn’t work for Windows Home Server: PerfectDisk has a feature to "check for updates" from within the Windows Home Server console. It’s OK to use the "check for updates" feature to see if there’s an update, but do not install the update from there. First, trying that w.. more »

Amazon is tempting us to dip into our holiday savings by discounting many new games. Numerous titles, like those seen in the image above, have been marked down by $10, while others -- including many Wii games -- have smaller discounts applied to them. Listed after the break, you'll find the most significant deals, but you should also try perusing .. more »

Before delving into Excel Services 2010, I want to recap a point that some readers may not be aware of. The Excel team is delivering two browser-based solutions as part of the Office 2010 wave of products. The quick synopsis - here are the two solutions: Version two of our real-time, interactive, Excel-based reporting and dashboard capabilities .. more »

are now available on the ECE for Windows Embedded Standard 2009 and/or Microsoft Windows XP Embedded with Service Pack 2, Feature Pack 2007, Update Rollup 1.0 and Service Pack 3. The security updates can be applied to the component database.This download is a cumulative update which incorporates all updates from prior months. Therefore you do not .. more »

Malatesta and Phil do some serious work on custom ROMs for Windows Mobile, more HTC HD2 news, plenty on Windows Mobile 6.5. and what the Motorola Droid and Android 2.0 mean for Microsoft. Join us! Download it directly with this link Subscribe directly to the Podcast feed with your favorite Podcatcher here CDMA Touch Pro 2 Unlocked. Let the Custom .. more »

At last week's SharePoint conference in Las Vegas, Rick Severson, a test lead on the InfoPath product team presented a session called Performance Best Practices for SharePoint Forms Services 2010. This session covered best practices and performance improvements in InfoPath 2010. In this post, we will cover the highlights from this session. (From Bac.. more »

Dave over at the Home Server Show Podcast has just released episode 62. Im back this week for a fun topic. This week we talk about how to make a Home Server out of an old PC. I also have a listener roundtable that I recorded at my Windows 7 Launch Party. If you are a blogger and you would like some more exposure to your articles visit The Before .. more »

Nifty YouTube video circulating around that does a fine job of presenting data on social mediahow its changing the culture of communications and so necessarily the way companies need to shift the way they market their products and services. It also explains in global terms why Im doing what Im doing, sitting here on the System Center and .. more »

We're currently seeing lots of discussions on our forums (like here or here) and on IRC about console/hardware bans again, so it seems Microsoft is busy with a new Xbox LIVE console (not gamertag) ban wave atm.Right now we don't have a lot of details, except it doesn't seem to be linked to any particular FW version or drive model, as users with all .. more »

For the 4th week of Tag Talk, Nadia and I went through five more creative ways to use Microsoft Tag. If you have an idea of your own on how to use Microsoft Tag send us a note or even a video clip and we might put it up on our show. The 5 Tips Of The Week - Use it on flyers but change the content behind the tag Microsoft Tag on wine bottles .. more »

TechNet Webcast: Microsoft Virtualization Best Practices for SQL Server (Level 300) Virtualizing business critical applications will deliver significant customer benefits including cost savings, enhanced business continuity and an agile and efficient management solution.  This session will focus on virtualizing SQL Server using Microsoft s.. more »

Michael Goodine of Emuculation.com told about new versions of SheepShaver and Basilisk II, emulators for running Classic (Mac OS 9) applications on Intel Macs. He reports: Thought you might be interested in the new build of SheepShaver that is now available: This one includes a significant number of new features and bug fixes. changes have not all .. more »

has raised a second round of funding, as it continues its push into sports-themed social games. The $5.5 million round was led by strategic investor , a United Kingdom-based conglomerate that runs a variety of sports betting services around the world. Previously, the company had raised a $4 million round from venture firm Canaan Partners. In this .. more »