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Windows Search 4.0 Now Available

Today Microsoft shipped an update to Windows Search . Windows Search 4.0 includes the following improvements: Support for indexing encrypted documents of local file systems Reduced affect on Microsoft Exchange when you index e-mail in online mode, and...

Published Tue, Jun 06 2008 8:45 PM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Microsoft, Windows, windows search

Microsoft Windows coming to Netbooks

You know those really tiny notebooks, often called Netbooks. Well, according to an announcement today by Microsoft there will soon be a lot of these little guys running Windows. Microsoft is working with over 20 OEMs to bring Windows to these recently...

Published Tue, Jun 06 2008 9:28 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Windows, netbooks

Windows 7 Will Be A Windows Vista Logo Requirement

Even before Microsoft has published the first beta of Windows 7 it is working to ensure it will not repeat the same failings of Windows Vista . In a March 21 2008 update to the Microsoft Hardware Logo Program Requirements Microsoft added a new provision...

Published Thu, May 05 2008 7:23 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Windows Vista, Windows, Windows Seven, Windows 7, Logo Certification

Sinofsky Talks Windows 7, But Just Barely

Steven Sinofsky gave an interview with CNet last week, that was published today, in which he talks about all the information lockdown happening in regards to Windows 7. The gist they wanted to get across was that we have shared things and...

Published Tue, May 05 2008 7:53 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Windows, Windows Seven, Windows 7, Steven Sinofsky, sinofsky

Windows Search Technology Overview Whitepaper

Microsoft shared with us a whitepaper on Windows Search technology designed to provide on overview for business customers the value in search and to share more information on the Microsoft offering. Its also worth reading if you simply interested in search...

Published Sat, Aug 08 2007 7:12 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Windows, search, whitepaper

August Microsoft Security Bulletins Posted

The August Microsoft Security Bulletins are now posted and available for download. MS07-042 - Vulnerability in Microsoft XML Core Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution (936227) MS07-043 - Vulnerability in OLE Automation Could Allow Remote Code Execution...

Published Tue, Aug 08 2007 10:38 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Microsoft, security, Windows, Office

9 Security Updates Coming Next Tuesday

Patch Tuesday is next week and will have 9, yes 9, security bulletins. There will be six that affect Windows, One for Office, One for Office and Windows, and One for Virtual PC and Microsoft Virtual Server. Six of these have been rated critical and three...

Published Thu, Aug 08 2007 2:06 PM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: security, Windows, Patch Tuesday

XBox Live Service Coming To A Vista PC Near You

The thing that really makes gaming on the Xbox 360 far superior to other consoles on the market is the Xbox Live service. This subscription service provides XBox's and Xbox games with multiplayer game play, Social interaction, and recently added movies...

Published Mon, Jan 01 2007 7:44 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Windows, CES 2007, Live, XBOX

Java on Vista Keep the Glass

I can't say I am the biggest fan of the Sun JRE, but since Sun and the US legal system put the kabash on the Microsoft Java Virtual Machine we aren't able to be picky these days. If you have been testing the Sun JRE on Windows Vista at all you...

Published Tue, Oct 10 2006 9:47 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Windows Vista, Windows, Java

Windows Vista Tip: Why I love the TAB key

The tab key is the greatest thing since sliced bread when it comes to navigating around Windows via a command prompt. You can use it auto-complete paths, file names, and even in the middle of command lines. If you have never used it here is a little more...

Published Thu, Oct 10 2006 7:23 PM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Windows, Tips, command prompt, cmd

A Potential Dark Side of Volume Activation 2.0

In a press pass release yesterday Microsoft unveiled what it is calling the Windows Software Protection Platform. It sounds like a really long name for an anti-virus program, but it is in fact an umbrella of technologies that Microsoft’s is going...

Published Thu, Oct 10 2006 10:35 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Windows Vista, Microsoft, Windows, Volume Activation 2.0, VL 2.0

Windows Vista Tip – Customizing the “Send To” Menu

Continuing with the Windows Vista Tips here is another quick one. The “Send To” menu is displayed when you right click on a file of folder. As an IT person, but I am sure anyone might do this, I often find that I want to look at a file in...

Published Sun, Oct 10 2006 8:34 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Windows Vista, Microsoft, Windows, Tips, Send to

Windows Vista Tip: Customizing the Common File Dialog

Do you find yourself navigating to the same folders over and over again? Do you have a folder that you want to have quick access too from the open dialog of most applictions? This is a quicker way to get to that folder (or any location) that wasn’t...

Published Sat, Sep 09 2006 5:56 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Windows Vista, Microsoft, Windows, Tips, Common File Dialog, Explorer

MS06-055 - Critical Patch for VML Exploit Posted

Microsoft has released what they are rating as a critical patch for the Vector Markup Language. This is a public exploit that people were talking about last week . For Service Pack 2 of Windows XP it will update the following files: File Name Version...

Published Tue, Sep 09 2006 2:24 PM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Office 2007, Microsoft, security, VML, 925486, update, patch, Outlook, Windows, MS06-055