Month: January 2011

Cert kingdom members sound off on Microsoft?s new licensing program

A snowball’s chance It comes as no surprise that the vast majority of the members who responded were upset about the new license-activation process created by Microsoft. Cert kingdom member Nbdyfool says he doesn’t see how software piracy could be truly hurting Microsoft and its profits, as its chairman, Bill Gates, is one of the […]

Microsoft invades the business reporting services market

With the upcoming release of its new SQL Server database (code-named Yukon), Microsoft has decided to enter a market traditionally led by specialized business reporting software companies, such as Crystal Decisions and Actuate. Because the business reporting segment is still experiencing growth in an otherwise bleak software market, Microsoft obviously sees an opportunity to capitalize […]

Microsoft and Novell release multiple patches

Microsoft Security Bulletin (MS01-034) Regarding: “Malformed Word Document Could Enable Macro to Run Automatically” Date Posted: June 21, 2001 Patch URL: Microsoft Word 2002 Patch URL: Microsoft Word 2000 Patch URL: Microsoft Word 97 Patch URL: Microsoft Word 2001 for Macintosh Patch URL: Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh Information URL: Click here for more information. […]

Microsoft’s Passport e-wallet invites pickpockets

A newly discovered flaw in Microsoft’s Passport put another layer of tarnish on the company’s already heavily corroded security image. Microsoft was forced to temporarily shut down its Passport e-wallet service after being warned that hackers could pickpocket individual e-wallets. Passport and e-wallet Microsoft’s Passport service provides a centralized database to store and distribute confidential […]

Build Your Skills: E-mail on demand with Microsoft Outlook Web Access

Would you like to provide your users with accessibility to your company’s e-mail system no matter where they are? With Microsoft Outlook Web Access for Exchange Server, they’ll never be more than a browser (with frames support) away from their Inbox. They can have secure access to their Inbox and calendar from any PC with […]

Ten links to help you understand Microsoft’s management shuffle

Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates has announced he is moving aside to let company president Steve Ballmer take the reins as the company’s chief operating officer. Gates, who will remain chairman, now has the title of chief software architect. The announcement came amid reports that lawyers prosecuting the government’s case against Microsoft are pushing to […]

Microsoft discloses some IE 7 plans

Microsoft on Thursday divulged a few more details about its upcoming Internet Explorer 7, and admitted that its implementation of tabs — one of the most-requested new features — will be just “catch-up” to rivals such as Firefox and Opera. Tony Schreiner, a Microsoft developer with the IE team, posted a lengthiest-yet description to the […]

FreeNAS for beginners: What it can and cannot do

In my post on free software titles that can be used to make money in consulting, one product that came up from TechRepublic members in this discussion (and others) is FreeNAS. FreeNAS is a software storage operating system based on FreeBSD that supports all of the major storage networking protocols. Right there is the big […]

Build Your Skills: Tips to help you search Microsoft’s online Knowledge Base like a pro

The Microsoft Knowledge Base (MSKB) is by far the most comprehensive resource for troubleshooting Microsoft products. It’s a database of support information that encompasses the entire range of Microsoft software and hardware. Love it or hate it, the MSKB is a masterpiece of documentation, and once you familiarize yourself with it, you can harness its […]

Gartner takes Microsoft to task

Microsoft should be concentrating on securing Windows instead of trying to challenge security software companies, according to research firm Gartner. Best online Microsoft MCTS Certification, Microsoft MCITP Certification at Actualkey.com Microsoft has bought two antivirus companies and an anti-spyware company–the latter acquisition has already produced an anti-spyware application for Windows–since Chairman Bill Gates launched the […]

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