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Microsoft delivers Office for Mac SP1; Will bring back VBA: Microsoft delivers Office for Mac SP1; Will bring back VBABoo!! Hiss!!Office Macros need to die! Talk about insecurity! What is clear is that this isn't being done for the customers' good, but to perpetuate lock-in...competing products haven't yet fully replicated the (erratic & dangerous) behavior possible with...; Tags: Scripting languages, Microsoft Corp., Nothing, Microsoft VBA, Microsoft Office, Apple Macintosh; Discussion threads 2008-05-13
Deja vu all over again on health insurance: Deja vu all over again on health insuranceNothing's gonna happenThe same thing will happen that happens every time they talk about "health care reform". They'll make minor changes that have almost no effect and move on. The great "reforms" of the past have consisted of allowing prior healthcare...; Tags: HEALTHCARE, Vertical industries, Benefits, Insurance, Nothing, health care, Deja Vu, health insurance; Discussion threads 2008-05-01
MS08-025: Microsoft Windows kernel vulnerable to local privilege escalation flaw: MS08-025: Microsoft Windows kernel vulnerable to local privilege escalation flawCrumbsThe 10 year old mouse is out.Who'da thought?New news?Isn't this just rehashing news from three weeks ago? Not that it isn't a serious flaw, but it's old news. Can't we just wait for the next patch Tuesday, or is...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), SECURITY, Operating systems, Nothing, flaw, local access, MS08-025, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows kernel, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., window; Discussion threads 2008-04-29
Why Client-server fails: Why Client-server failsControlling the what happens on the client.You control what happens on the client by requiring of it the least possible functionality ("fill this form in"), and placing no application logic there.If you do validation on the client, this is only as a convenience to the user, and all...; Tags: Servers, Nothing, client-server; Discussion threads 2008-04-29
Microsoft should walk away from Yahoo: It's deadline day for Yahoo. Three weeks ago Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told Yahoo that it needs to negotiate about the software giant's $31 a share offer. Since Ballmer's ultimatum there has been a lot of bluster, but little else. And it's quite possible that this weekend will be uneventful...; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Nothing, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-25

XP SP3 performance gains - Nothing to write home about: XP SP3 performance gains - Nothing to write home aboutYou took the words right outta my mouth......er, off of my keyboard. I half expected the same thing. But Microsloth did themselves one better. They can still "claim" a performance gain, but they never claimed how much. ...; Tags: Performance management, Nothing, XP SP3, Microsoft Windows XP, XP SP3 performance, performance, Microsoft Windows Vista; Discussion threads 2008-04-25
EPA scientists face political pressure: EPA scientists face political pressureNothing different from the pastI'm pretty sure a few idiots will begin their usual "Bush-bashing" rant about this nothing-new article.But the fact is that this is NOTHING DIFFERENT from any other time. The EPA is politically controlled agency that is easy manipulated by special interests. ...; Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Nothing; Discussion threads 2008-04-24
Microsoft accidentally delivers Office Genuine nagware: Microsoft accidentally delivers Office Genuine nagwareLaw of averages says they'll get something right someday ...Perhaps they should teach their marketing department some technical skills ....Once Again, A Major Microsloth BlunderJust in time for the weekend!It's all too much ntntaccidentally whatthere is nothing accidental about MS beside its exsitence"Accidentally"?They "accidentally"...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, Keyboards, Operating systems, accidentally, Microsoft Corp., Office Genuine, Linux, Microsoft Office; Discussion threads 2008-04-18
OXML as Microsoft's swivel point: My apologies for not writing more this week. A rather interesting twist in my IT career occurred recently, which I'll relate later. It's exciting stuff which will involve lots of travel to rarely-visited parts of the world (well, rarely visited by me). But enough of that. I...; Tags: ISO, Microsoft Corp., Nothing, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Quality, Business Operations, John Carroll; Blog posts 2008-04-18
UNIX - Let's get together and feel all right: UNIX - Let's get together and feel all rightEric may be right, it ttmight just be too much legal work, but, Sun couldGPL important parts that could be mixed with Linux. Of course that would mean they would have to move to Linux at some point and give up the...; Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Sun Solaris, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, nothing, UN*X, Unix, AT&T Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-04-18
Apple tweaks Software Updater following criticism: Apple tweaks Software Updater following criticismOh give me a breakBecause I point out a simple fact I am a troll? I guess I need to start putting the [sarcasm] sarcasm here [/sarcasm] brackets around what I say??So does that make you the Anti-troll?It seems to me that you've had so...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, Digital music, Digital media, Nothing, Apple Only, Apple Inc., Apple Software, Apple iTunes, software, Software Updater, Apple Software Updater; Discussion threads 2008-04-18
HP CSR Report: A Triumph for Transparency (but back slides on blogging): Ground breaking stuff in HPs latest CSR report released last week - HP becomes the first in its sector to publish details of the major players in its supply chain. Now it seems the tech sector will follow the apparel industry on supplier transparency. The apparel industry tried to resist this for...; Tags: Sustainability, Hewlett-Packard Co., Supplier, Blogging, Nothing, Channel Management, Marketing, James Farrar; Blog posts 2008-04-16
Flickr video: What's wrong with 90 seconds?: Flickr video: What's wrong with 90 seconds?computer on the vidPersoanlly, I can't watch more than a few minutes at the computer, no matter what the prouction values. Why did I buy my impressive but bulb-hungry big-screen, then?RE: Flickr video: What's wrong with 90 seconds?Actually, most of the videos I watch...; Tags: Corporate communications, Nothing, Flickr Video, Flickr, video; Discussion threads 2008-04-09
The Vista license "loophole" that isn't: Software licensing is often hard to understand. But that's no excuse for so-called Windows experts to deliberately publish sensational stories that turn the facts upside-down. I'm talking about the fuss that Scott Dunn and Brian Livingston kicked up in yesterday's version of the Windows Secrets newsletter, in...; Tags: License Agreement, Clean Install, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Edition, Scott Dunn, Nothing, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2008-04-04
10 ways to prevent Access database corruption: Nothing frustrates Access users like a corrupted database. With a little know-how, you might get lucky enough to repair the database or at least recover the data. Sometimes, a third-party product that specializes in recovering data can help. But you might just end up rebuilding and re-entering data. (Or rather,...; Tags: Microsoft Access, Susan Harkins, Nothing, Storage, Databases, Microsoft Office, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Office Suites; Download resources 2008-04-01
Forget gold prices, or $100 oil--it's a coal day in hell: Forget gold prices, or $100 oil--it's a coal day in hellWhat's all this..."We are used to heavy duty crude prices" crap?We are HARDLY used to it. The artificially inflated crude prices are driving this country into one hell of a recession, and worse yet, is driving up inflation as...; Tags: Nothing, coal, coal day, crude price, oil; Discussion threads 2008-03-21
Troubleshooting Skype performance on a Mac (updated): Any ace Skype troubleshooters out there? I've been using the venerable VOIP client on my MacBook Pro almost since it came out without many issues – until recently. I've used Skype almost weekly to record 70 episodes of the PowerPage Podcast with good results but in the...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Performance, IP, Skype Technologies S.A., Nothing, Networking, Network Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-03-14
(Photos: Asus 8.9-inch Eee at CeBIT): (Photos: Asus 8.9-inch Eee at CeBIT)Hey Microsoft my mom is leaving for Montana; send me one!Yes, tou have my informations. I'll give back a 'mat-black' DLL for one of these. Theisorus on this utility is it satisfies current latency running to the cpu fan; and stays below 1,710 rpm....; Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Asus eeePC, Nothing, Eee, ASUS, CeBit, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, photograph, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-03-14
EA kills 'Thrill Kill' game before release: EA kills 'Thrill Kill' game before releaseEthics and EA . . .. . . now THERE'S an oxymoron if ever there was one. While this "Thrill Kill" sounds like a pretty outrageous and maybe even disgusting game, hey--bring it on, man! But absolutely make sure it's marketed (retailers: read...; Tags: Games, Nothing, Rockstar, Electronic Arts Inc., game; Discussion threads 2008-03-13
Google pulls some map images at Pentagon's request: Google pulls some map images at Pentagon's requestGoogle pulls some map images at Pentagon's requestLOL a smack in the face to Google! Even the government doesn't want anything to do with him. Glad to see more people are starting to wake up and realize Google is not worth...; Tags: INTERNET, SECURITY, Nothing, Google Inc., Pentagon; Discussion threads 2008-03-07