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US Navy SEALs buy twin-screen laptops, refuse Vista Register, UK - 1 hour ago It seems they're no fans of Vista - the machines are to come with Windows XP Pro. It does occur that machines of this sort would also be capable of other ... More...

New Zealand Herald About That Microsoft 'Open Source' Job Opening InformationWeek, NY - 1 hour ago Scarcely a single open source- / Linux-focused blog hasn't been abuzz (or a-Twitter) with news about a job opening at Microsoft for a "director of open ... Vista, XP Service Pack Blockers About To Expire Infopackets Microsoft vs. Open Source competitors … where’s that headed? ZDNet Blogs all 72 news articles More...

Microsoft BIG Fan Kelly Poe has started a campaign to release Windows 7 right away instead of the speculated late 2009, or early 2010.The campaign includes the following:1. Web site — Release Windows 72. Facebook Group — here3. Twitter — KellyPoeBased on the site, it says that Microsoft has already contacted them and would likely [...] More...

Free alternatives to Windows' built-in utilities CNET News, CA - 51 minutes ago To open a command prompt in Vista, press the Windows key, type cmd, and press enter. In XP, click Start > Run, type cmd, and press Enter. ... More...

Five must-dos for Exchange Server 2007 (and 5 don'ts) ITworld.com, MA - 2 hours ago Everything... but especially what is found on the Microsoft Exchange Team blog. Look up various MVP sites for Exchange. These folks post information for ... More...

Hello, I'm Alex Glover and I'm the test owner of the SmartScreen Filter in Internet Explorer 8. The SmartScreen Filter helps protect IE8 users against phishing scams and sites distributing malware. In a previous post, Eric described the SmartScreen features and improvements over the Phishing Filter in IE7, such as anti-malware support, new user interface, and better performance. Today I'm going to talk about how SmartScreen works with other features to combat malware, and describe the changes we've made in the IE8 Release Candidate to help keep you safe. Real-World Malware Attacks Malware authors are always trying to come up with new ways to infect your computer, and…

Microsoft Fan Urges Release of Windows 7 Windows & Net Magazine, OH - 14 minutes ago ... are currently in the development stage for Windows 7 and expect it will take approximately 3 years from Windows Vista Consumer GA to develop," she said. ... More...

Microsoft Nearly Killed Browser Competition, Mozilla's Baker Charges InformationWeek, NY - 27 minutes ago As a point of comparison, Apple's Safari browser, released as 1.0 software for Mac OS X in June 2003 and for Windows XP and Vista in June 2007, ... More...

Microsoft Nearly Killed Browser Competition, Mozilla's Baker Charges InformationWeek, NY - 9 minutes ago As a point of comparison, Apple's Safari browser, released as 1.0 software for Mac OS X in June 2003 and for Windows XP and Vista in June 2007, ... More...

Macworld Review: Jaadu Remote Desktop for iPhone Macworld, CA - 13 minutes ago The app works with PCs running Windows XP Professional, Windows Media Center Edition, Windows Vista Business and Ultimate, and—after a recent update—Windows ... More...

CNET News Allchin goes from Windows to whammy bars CNET News, CA - 19 minutes ago He's written about the technology industry since 1995, and reviewed the first Rio MP3 player for CNET.com in 1998. He is a member of the CNET Blog Network. ... More...

Jakarta Post About That Microsoft 'Open Source' Job Opening InformationWeek, NY - 1 hour ago Scarcely a single open source- / Linux-focused blog hasn't been abuzz (or a-Twitter) with news about a job opening at Microsoft for a "director of open ... Vista, XP Service Pack Blockers About To Expire Infopackets Microsoft vs. Open Source competitors … where’s that headed? ZDNet Blogs all 45 news articles More...

Read all 'X3 720' posts in Crave CNET News, CA - 23 minutes ago My friends often show concern about being obsolete when I tell them to stay with Windows XP and skip Windows Vista entirely. Little do they know, ... More...

Microsoft dumps Ultimate Extras from Windows 7 Computerworld, MA - 12 minutes ago Windows Vista Ultimate Extras offer you additional security features and games that make Windows more fun and easier to use." A company blog dedicated to ... More...

DailyTech Vista, XP Service Pack Blockers About To Expire Infopackets, Canada - 1 hour ago ... a Microsoft blog aimed at Enterprise IT professionals says the Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) blocking tool will expire on April 28, 2009 and the Windows XP ... Microsoft vs. Open Source competitors … where’s that headed? ZDNet Blogs all 23 news articles More...

Chiropractic News (press release) Microsoft Sets Deadline For Windows 7 Beta CRN, NY - Jan 26, 2009 In a Friday blog post, Brandon LeBlanc, a communications manager on the Windows Client Communications Team, said testers who've already begun downloading ... Talking Windows 7, live CNET News Booting Windows 7 to desktop in less than 30 seconds with SSD Geekzone Microsoft extends Windows 7 beta download deadline Computerworld ITProPortal - PC Advisor all 178 news articles More...

Microsoft vs. Open Source competitors … where’s that headed? ZDNet Blogs - 17 hours ago That, as Matt Asay writing for CNET’s The Open Road blog says, can only mean one thing - Microsoft is focusing on Ubuntu. Here’s the problem facing ... More...

Jim Allchin who is the absentee fall guy for Windows Vista went the other way around just before the launch of the operating system. Now Gizmodo reports that the former head of Windows Vista is releasing his first album themed ballad.In an excerpt:Brace yourself for weirdness: Our buddy Todd at TechFlash unearthed a guitar-drenched [...] More...

OpenDNS prevents the Conficker worm from phoning home Computerworld, MA - 6 hours ago OpenDNS provides instructions on making this change for many different operating systems, among them Windows XP and Vista, Ubuntu and SUSE Linux, ... More...

Jakarta Post Intel employee warns on Windows 7 netbook pricing, SSDs Computerworld, MA - Feb 7, 2009 In the blog, Bancroft says that Microsoft's margins on XP netbooks are not strong, and the company will feel pressure to increase revenue from Windows 7 ... Microsoft vs. Open Source competitors … where’s that headed? ZDNet Blogs Plugging into the cloud ITP.net all 20 news articles More...

Leo and I discuss Windows 7 product editions, netbooks, UAC, and more... More...

Ars Technica Windows 7 UAC flaws and how to fix them Ars Technica, MA - 10 minutes ago A number of security flaws have been found in Windows 7's streamlined UAC—flaws that Windows Vista is immune to—prompting a series of surprising responses ... More...

Last week's letters and blog pingbacks in full guardian.co.uk, UK - 14 minutes ago In fact, if anything, the rampant viruses on XP and the abject failure of Vista would be specific reasons not to trust hardware that can run Windows. ... More...

EfluxMedia News The Microsoft Phone Rumor Is Starting to Vanish EfluxMedia News, New York - 36 minutes ago This rumor has only escalated because Microsoft continues to invest and improve its Windows Mobile operating system. What is known for sure, according to a ... More...

Microsoft ships a public version of Windows 7 and looks to the RC, RTM, and GA releases of its next client OS... More...