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   Mailbag: May 31, 2011

   May 31, 2011 by Guest BSchwarz

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   Paul Thurrott's Supersite for Windows In this edition of the mailbag: Windows Home Server 2011 availability, when Audible will support Windows Phone 7, whether WP7 "Mango" will really support multiple calendars, why I wear the same shirt every week on Windows Weekly, whether WHS 2011 requires anti-virus, why Dell was missing from the list of WP7 "Mango" hardware partners, remote access on Windows Home Server, and why I use the term "software giant" all the time. ... Source: Win Super Site

   

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   The Zune that never was, developed by members of the former Microsoft Courier team

   May 31, 2011 by Guest BSchwarz

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   Here’s a nice find by patent sleuth Manan Kakkar. A group of Softies filed a patent application in 2009 for a media player that Microsoft never ended up launching. The device was going to be similar in form to Apple’s iPod Nano, according to the images Kakkar found. While I can’t say for sure that the mini Zune device mentioned in the patent application will never launch, I’d say it’s highly unlikely. Microsoft officials have provided inconclusive statements as to whether the company will launch any more Zune devices (beyond Windows Phones running Zune services). Shortly after launching the Zune HD in 2009, Microsoft execs said there would be at least one more Zun…

   

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   For Microsoft Customers, It's About Perspective Not Religion

   May 31, 2011 by Guest BSchwarz

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   Windows IT Pro I came to the Microsoft side of the fence for the same reason that most did, not out of any particular love of the company or its products but rather from pragmatism. This was, after all, where all the action was at: Microsoft made, still makes, the mainstream computing platform which we all use. ... Source: Win Super Site

   

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   Apple to Unveil Lion, iOS 5 Next Week

   May 31, 2011 by Guest BSchwarz

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   Apple took the unusual step of confirming in advance that it will unveil the next versions of its Mac OS X (Mac) and iOS (iPhone, iPad) operating systems next week at its annual WWDC event. Even more bizarre: It actually confirmed, again, in advance, that it’s cloud-based services offering is indeed going to be called iCloud. This may be unprecedented. Source: Win Super Site

   

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   Apple Ports iWork to iPhone, iPod touch

   May 31, 2011 by Guest BSchwarz

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   While Apple had previously released iPad-compatible versions of its iWork apps—Pages, Keynote, and Numbers—to the iPad, the company today announced the availability of these apps on the smaller iOS devices, the iPhone and iPod touch. Interesting. Source: Win Super Site

   

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   Will "Mango" move Windows Phones from so-so to sexy?

   May 31, 2011 by Guest BSchwarz

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   In the Windows Phone space, however, there hasn’t been a whole lot of variety, in terms of features or price points with the first-generation of devices. Will “Mango” devices be any different? Source: All About Microsoft

   

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   Intel Launches New Ultrabook PC Category

   May 31, 2011 by Guest BSchwarz

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   Windows IT Pro Microprocessor giant Intel would like to replace the slowing market for low-cost netbook computers with something a bit more lucrative, and this week the company announced its plans for a "new category" of thin and light mobile computers it calls Ultrabook. Unlike today's netbooks, Ultrabooks will utilize modern and speedy Core i-Series processors. But they'll also cost a bit more. ... Source: Win Super Site

   

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   Ospf Simulation Tutorial For Beginners (Interactive, Visual)

   May 29, 2011 by vl1111

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   OSPF is a complex protocol. To help beginners grasp abstract its concepts, a different approach is taken -- Visualizing OSPF simulation. This tutorial, OSPF basic, simulates the basic OSPF activities on a simple topology: H1-R1-R2-H2. R1 and R2 are routers. H1 and H2 are hosts. This simulation shows 4 stages: 1) R1 and R2 are not running OSPF. H1 ping H2. It fails. 2) Start OSPF on two routers. R1 and R2 discover each other as neighbors by flooding Hello. 3) R1 and R2 develop Full relationship and synchronize their LSA (Link State Advertisement) database by sending DD, Request, and Update. R1 and R2 refresh their routing tables. H1 and H2 become reachable. 4) H1 pi…

   

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   Windows Weekly 210: Mow That Phone

   May 29, 2011 by Guest BSchwarz

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   Paul Thurrott's Supersite for Windows In the latest episode of the Windows Weekly podcast, Leo and I discuss this week's Windows Phone "Mango" revelations, Steve Ballmer's Windows 8 blurt, calls for Ballmer's ouster, Microsoft and Google facing off in the cloud, Google Music vs. Amazon Cloud Player, Microsoft's appeal of a years-old EU antitrust fine, and Q1 2011 smart phone market share. ... Source: Win Super Site

   

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    Microsoft preps users for the move to Office 365 cloud platform

    May 28, 2011 by Guest BSchwarz

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    Microsoft execs are doing a number of things to ready themselves internally and externally for the soon-to-be-launched Office 365, Microsoft’s suite of hosted SharePoint, Exchange and Lync communications products. Source: All About Microsoft

    

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    Can an open-source backer thrive inside Microsoft? This one says no

    May 28, 2011 by Guest BSchwarz

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    People join and leave Microsoft every day. One open-source backer who is leaving Microsoft after a three-year stint there provides his take on why Microsoft wasn’t a good fit for him. Source: All About Microsoft

    

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    Microsoft said to be readying an HTML-friendly Windows Live SkyDrive

    May 28, 2011 by Guest BSchwarz

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    Microsoft is said to be working on an overhaul of its Windows Live SkyDrive storage service. There’s no official word as to whether it will be ready this year or some time after Windows 8 ships. Source: All About Microsoft

    

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    Would replacing Ballmer really goose Microsoft's stock price?

    May 28, 2011 by Guest BSchwarz

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    It’s hard to know what Microsoft could do to raise its stock price, which has been stuck in a holding pattern for the past ten years or so. Source: All About Microsoft

    

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    Report: Microsoft to show tablet version of Windows 8 next week

    May 28, 2011 by Guest BSchwarz

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    Bloomberg is adding fuel to the rumor fires claiming that Microsoft may show off the tablet version of Windows 8 next week at the AllThingsD conference. Here’s what to watch for, if and when that happens. Source: All About Microsoft

    

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    MS11-032 - Critical: Vulnerability in the OpenType Compact Font Format (CFF) Driver C

    May 28, 2011 by Guest BSchwarz

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    Bulletin Severity Rating:Critical - This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in the OpenType Compact Font Format (CFF) driver. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user views content rendered in a specially crafted CFF font. In all cases, an attacker would have no way to force users to view the specially crafted content. Instead, an attacker would have to convince users to visit a Web site, typically by getting them to click a link in an e-mail message or Instant Messenger message that takes users to the attacker's Web site. Read Bulletin

    

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    MS11-033 - Important: Vulnerability in WordPad Text Converters Could Allow Remote Cod

    May 28, 2011 by Guest BSchwarz

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    Bulletin Severity Rating:Important - This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. This security update is rated Important for all supported editions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. All supported editions of Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2 are not affected by the vulnerability. For more information, see the subsection, Affected and Non-Affected Software, in this section. Read Bulletin

    

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    MS11-034 - Important: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow Elev

    May 28, 2011 by Guest BSchwarz

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    Bulletin Severity Rating:Important - This security update resolves thirty privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logged on locally and ran a specially crafted application. An attacker must have valid logon credentials and be able to log on locally to exploit these vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities could not be exploited remotely or by anonymous users. Read Bulletin

    

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    MS11-035 - Critical: Vulnerability in WINS Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2524426

    May 28, 2011 by Guest BSchwarz

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    Bulletin Severity Rating:Critical - This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in the Windows Internet Name Service (WINS). The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user received a specially crafted WINS replication packet on an affected system running the WINS service. By default, WINS is not installed on any affected operating system. Only customers who manually installed this component are affected by this issue. Read Bulletin

    

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    MS11-036 - Important: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code

    May 28, 2011 by Guest BSchwarz

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    Bulletin Severity Rating:Important - This security update resolves two privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft PowerPoint. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted PowerPoint file. An attacker who successfully exploited either of these vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the logged-on user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights. Installing and configuring Office File Validation (OFV) to prevent the opening of suspicious files blocks the attack vectors for exploiting the vulnerabilities d…

    

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    Apple Responds, as Slowly as Ever, to Mac Malware Threat

    May 28, 2011 by Guest BSchwarz

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    Windows IT Pro Microsoft thoroughly outperforms Apple in several crucial areas, including its business, server, and cloud-based offerings. And if I were to pick a single area in which Microsoft simply owns Apple, I'd have to pick security. ... Source

    

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    Influential Hedge Fund Manager Calls for Ballmer Ouster

    May 28, 2011 by Guest BSchwarz

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    Windows IT Pro Speaking at an investment conference in New York, noted hedge fund manager and Microsoft investor David Einhorn said it was time for the software giant to fire Steve Ballmer. ... Source

    

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    WinInfo Short Takes, May 27, 2011

    May 28, 2011 by Guest BSchwarz

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    Windows IT Pro An often irreverent look at some of this week's other news, including a prediction about Steven Sinofsky's mysterious tech show appearance this week, Microsoft's board is apparently backing Ballmer, hedge fund manager makes sports news this week too, piracy is killing Microsoft in China, Skype "crash" causing a noobisphere explosion, Windows Phone sells out on Verizon in hours, Microsoft makes over $5 for each Android handset sold, Windows Phone luxury apps, Google's digital wallet, and more. ... Source

    

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    Google Music Preview

    May 28, 2011 by Guest BSchwarz

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    Paul Thurrott's Supersite for Windows Google recently launched a limited beta version of its upcoming Google Music service. Here's an early look at Google Music and an examination of where it succeeds and falls short when compared to Amazon's very similar Cloud Player solution. ... Source

    

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    Windows Phone 7 App Pick: Picasa Metro

    May 28, 2011 by Guest BSchwarz

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    Paul Thurrott's Supersite for Windows I'm a Google Picasaweb user and while I'd love for there to be some kind of deep integration between this service and the Pictures hub in Windows Phone, Microsoft hasn't enabled such a thing. So I've scoured the Windows Phone Marketplace for a decent Picasweb app. And I've found one. It's called Picasa Metro. ... Source

    

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    Microsoft to show tablet version of Windows 8 next week

    May 27, 2011 by AWS

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    Bloomberg is adding fuel to the rumor fires claiming that Microsoft may show off the tablet version of Windows 8 next week at the AllThingsD conference. If and when that happens, here’s what to watch for. Steven Sinofsky, the President of Microsoft’s Windows client division, is slated to take the stage during the three-day confab, which kicks off on May 29. Ever since Sinofsky’s appearance at the show was confirmed earlier this week, there’s been talk that he’d show off an updated version of Windows 8 there. In spite of Microsoft’s vague claims about the accuracy of recent Windows 8 information that has leaked and been announced (by both Microsoft partners and Mi…

    

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