Press release: “More than 600 new Internet security vulnerabilities were discovered during the first quarter of 2005, according to the SANS Institute and a team of experts from industry and government. This group has identified the most critical vulnerabilities disclosed in Q1 that pose critical risks that need to be addressed through patching and other… Continue Reading
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Microsoft’s Security Top 10 List
“Here at the Microsoft Security Response Center, we investigate thousands of security reports every year. In some cases, we find that a report describes a bona fide security vulnerability resulting from a flaw in one of our products; when this happens, we develop a patch as quickly as possible to correct the error. In other… Continue Reading
MSN Search Now Live, and My MSN Supports News Feeds
Microsoft is done beta testing MSN search, and it is now “offically” live. Related news about MSN – Really Simple Syndication: Getting Started, is a useful guide to implementing news feeds on the My MSN service. See also MSN Removes Beta Tag from Search Site, which includes information on how this engine indexes content, as… Continue Reading
Comparison of Three Antispyware Tools
In this comparison of MS AntiSpyware vs Ad-Aware vs SpyBot, Microsoft’s beta application receives high marks for form, features and function. Continue Reading
Microsoft Releases Free Beta Antispyware Software
Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware (Beta): Overview, includes a link to download. Related news: From CNN, Microsoft offers free security program, and from PCWorld, Microsoft Sends Shivers Through Antivirus Market – “Release of anti-spyware tool, promise of virus removal software could spell trouble for antivirus software companies.” Update: January 13, 2005, Free Microsoft Program To Battle Spyware… Continue Reading
The Growing Impact of Blogs in the Corporate Arena
Fortune.com has an extensive article on the slippery slope effect of relying on the “viral” linking aspect of blogs to promote products, as well as highlighting recent examples of the enormous impact of bloggers’ responses to instances of what they perceive as corporate misdeeds and the marketing of faulty products. Related article from the New… Continue Reading
Beta Version of MSN ToolBar Suite Available
Features include [See this link for more details]: Three search toolbars make searching quicker and easier Desktop Search finds things on your computer, fast Automatic form fill manages personal information and passwords Pop-up Blocker prevents bothersome advertisements Highlight helps skim through result pages Related Articles: Microsoft Launches Desktop Search, Microsoft Enters Desktop Search Fray, and… Continue Reading
Microsoft Announces Open Source Wiki Application
Thanks to Paige, who alerted me to this article with details about Microsoft’s FlexWiki, a free, “experimental collaboration tool, based on WikiWiki. See also SourceForge.net’s Project: FlexWiki: Summary, and Enter the World of the “Wiki” Continue Reading
New Listserv for SP2 Help and Related Resources
“EDUCAUSE has created a listserv for institutions to share experiences and advice about the impending Microsoft release of Service Pack 2 (SP2). Support and help desk staff, security officers, and others will be prime beneficiaries. You can subscribe to the listserv and access archives online.” Related resources from Microsoft: Windows XP Service, Pack 2 Resources… Continue Reading
Microsoft Weighs In On Corporate Blogging
The Four-Letter Word That Can Get People Excited About Your Products: “What do George Bush and John Kerry, IBM, and thousands of small businesses have in common? They all use a Web logor “blog” for shortto reach potential customers and get them interested in their products. But not all do so with equal success.” Continue Reading
Campaign Websites and the Politics of Open Source
Knowing Their Politics by the Software They Use. Democratic campaign party websites are using open source apps, and the Republicans are using Microsoft. See also Political Influentials Online in the 2004 Presidential Campaign, (56 pages, PDF), a study by GW’s Institute for Politics, Democracy and the Internet. Continue Reading
USPTO Grants Order Challenging Patent on Operating System for File Names
From the Public Patent Foundation press release: “The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued an Order granting the Public Patent Foundation’s Request for Reexamination of Microsoft’s patent on the FAT file system, which Microsoft concedes is “the ubiquitous format used for interchange of media between computers, and, since the advent of inexpensive, removable… Continue Reading
