Press release: Microsoft Outlines Policy Framework for Dealing with Government Restrictions on Blog Content Continue Reading
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MSN Blog Post Explains Search Data Provided to DOJ
Following up on the news this week, Google Fights DOJ Order to Produce Records of Database Searches, this related posting Privacy and MSN Search states the the facts as follows: “Over the summer we were subpoenaed by the DOJ regarding a lawsuit. The subpoena requested that we produce data from our search service. We worked… Continue Reading
IE7 Has “Delete Browsing History” Feature
From the IE Blog, news that the upcoming IE7 will have a ‘Delete Browsing History’ feature that allows users to easily eliminate a range of information on their browsing activities, all from one menu. This information includes temporary Internet files, cookies, the history of websites most recently visited, form data, and passwords. Also note: “…if… Continue Reading
Microsoft Announces Details of RSS Integration With Outlook
RSS Aggregation – Part 1: The Partnership Continue Reading
Collaborative Version of RSS Under Development By Microsoft
PC World: Microsoft Makes RSS a Two-Way Street – Proposed ‘extensions’ to specification allow multidirectional synchronization. Microsoft: Frequently Asked Questions for Simple Sharing Extensions (SSE) Ray Ozzie’s Weblog: Really Simple Sharing Continue Reading
World Wide Web Consortium Supports Open Source Standards for Copyright Services
As a follow-up to my August 12, 2005 posting, Preregistration of Certain Unpublished Copyright Claims, these comments hand delivered to Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Copyright Office, by Tim Berners-Lee and Daniel J. Weitzner of the World Wide Web Consortium, document their oppositon to “the use of a single vendor’s World Wide Web browser”… Continue Reading
Does RSS By Any Other Name Work the Same?
Microsoft exec defends RSS rebranding – Renaming to ‘Web feeds’ spurs debate among bloggers Another day, another story…Microsoft Rethinks RSS Name Change Continue Reading
Logo and Branding for New Version of IE Browser Debuts
Via the IEBlog, you may view the new logo and branding for the yet to be released IE 7. See also Exclusive: Why Microsoft Rebranded IE 7.0 as Windows IE 7.0 Continue Reading
Preregistration of Certain Unpublished Copyright Claims
From the August 4, 2005 Federal Register: Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking, Preregistration of Certain Unpublished Copyright Claims, Copyright Office, Library of Congress. Summary: The Copyright Office is supplementing its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on preregistration of copyright claims, issued July 22, 2005. That notice proposed procedures to preregister any unpublished work being prepared for… Continue Reading
Preview of New IE Browser
A First Look at IE 7 (includes screen shots of new features) Search in Beta 1 Continue Reading
Microsoft Publishes New Anti-phishing White Paper
“The focus of this white paper is to describe the basic workings of a new capability, the Microsoft® Phishing Filter, that will be included in the upcoming release of Internet Explorer 7. The Microsoft Phishing Filter will not only help provide consumers with a dynamic system of warning and protection against potential phishing attacks, but… Continue Reading
Microsoft Security Guide for Small Business
Security Guide for Small Business – “This guide helps explain why security is important to your business and outlines steps to better security.” Continue Reading
