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Microsoft to push Office 2003 SP3 to users in February

Microsoft to push Office 2003 SP3 to users in FebruaryHopefully customers who aren't keen on having updates pushed to them......wouldn't have chosen "automatically install updates for me" in MU/WU/WSUS!Improvements?“take advantage of the improvements and new security tools available in SP3."Just what pray tell are these improvements? Microsoft’s usual take on...

Tags: SP3, Microsoft Office 2003, Office 2003 SP3, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-01-28

Microsoft confirms Excel flaw; outlines defense

Microsoft confirms Excel flaw; outlines defenseMister Dignan , who cares ? Certainly not I .I steer clear from every product that company makes .You forgot an importantand largely overlooked work-around: Use Open Office to view and save the Excel file. OO 2.3 can open and save Excel files from Excel...

Tags: MICROSOFT JUST, Office 2003 SP3, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, Microsoft confirms Excel flaw, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft confirms Excel, Microsoft Confirms, Microsoft Office 2007

Discussion threads 2008-01-16

Additional Resources

Benchmarks: Windows 7 RTM versus Vista, XP

Benchmarks: Windows 7 RTM versus Vista, XPWhy are results for XP missing from multimedia tests?are we just supposed to take it on your word? Well, here at zdnet, no one does benchmarks like Mr. Adrian. I wonder why did he not repeat a usability benchmark for RTM like he did...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows 7 RTM, Vista XP, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-08-03

File format blues

File format bluesTry to educateWhen I receive a *x file, I usually respond with a note to the sender that the file is unreadable, and would he/she please check the program's default format settings and then re-send as .doc, .xls, etc.As others have noted, most of the time the sender...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Word processors, Microsoft Office, File format blue, WordStar, job

Discussion threads 2009-07-29

Microsoft plugs 14 PowerPoint security holes

Microsoft plugs 14 PowerPoint security holesPP Viewer?Do these issues affect the Power Point Viewer software?I despise Power Point, but but the corporate types often ship out power point files as "information" so I have to look at some of them.Can't Install the PatchAmazingly on one of our Windows XP Pro...

Tags: Microsoft Office, security, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Corp., vulnerability, Affected Software, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2009-05-12

Microsoft plugs 14 PowerPoint security holes

Microsoft has slapped a massive band-aid on its PowerPoint presentation software to cover at least 14 documented security vulnerabilities. The MS09-017 update, rated "critical," includes a fix for a known code execution flaw that was used to launch targeted...

Tags: Security, Vulnerability, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-05-12

Will Windows Vista live to die another day?

Will Windows Vista live to die another day?Honestly...who really cares about Vista, the lamentable agglomeration of software junk?Vista has been a great OS.However if Windows 7 is right around the corner and one doesn't absolutely need to buy new systems then my recommendation would be to wait for Windows 7.This...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-05-12

Will Windows 7 be Microsoft's biggest business hit ever?

Will Windows 7 be Microsoft's biggest business hit ever?My personal adoption plan ...... is as soon as I have RTM code in my hands. I current have Build 7077 on a backup machine as well as a lame old Pentium-M laptop.Ont he other hand, my university maintains 3000+ student...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, UNIX, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-04-16

AMD Phenom Win 7 benchmark results

AMD Phenom Win 7 benchmark resultsCorrection: Image says Vista Build 7048***RE: AMD Phenom Win 7 benchmark results4 gigs ? What about 2 gigs ?Please re-run the tests with 2 gigs only.RE: AMD Phenom Win 7 benchmark resultsIf a Quad processor and 4gigs is what it takes to run Windows 7,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, AMD Phenom Win 7, AMD Phenom, Microsoft Windows 7, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2009-03-10

Five things Steve Ballmer won't tell you about Windows 7

Five things Steve Ballmer won't tell you about Windows 7VISTA tax"Over the course of the last two years, I've discarded or replaced a handful of devices that didn't work at all with Vista: several network cards, some storage adapters, a scanner, a TV tuner."Fantastic.RE: Six things Steve Ballmer won't tell...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, IT Organizations, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Steve Ballmer

Discussion threads 2009-01-05

Windows 7 build 6956 vs. Windows XP SP3

Windows 7 build 6956 vs. Windows XP SP3RTM vs SP1Hi:I can only comment on the boot time and Passmark tests. The boot time differences aren't significant to me. But, how do you get any of the builds to boot so fast? I'm pretty good at getting fast boots on a...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Video Conversion, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, PassMark, SP1, SP3

Discussion threads 2008-12-11

The New Adventures of Christine's Old PC

Windows XP virtualized within Vista SP1 using VMWare Player. Some of you may be aware that I have another identity besides professional technologist and tech/computer industry blogger -- I'm also passionate about restaurants, cooking, and eating (albeit with a healthier focus these...

Tags: PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, VMware Inc., Computer, Christine Nunn, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Productivity, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Operating Systems, Enterprise Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-09-22

Microsoft plugs IE, Office in big patch haul

Microsoft plugs IE, Office in big patch haulFor the past week, everytime I shutdown XPI get a message saying 'an update is ready for installation'. I can't tell if XP is stuck in 'update forever' mode or if I'm slowly digesting these updates one day at a time.Is anyone else...

Tags: Web browsers, Patches, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2008-08-13

Do it Yourself Mojave

Yup. I'm now a Vista user. As I mentioned in a previous post, circumstances have recently required that I buy a new desktop PC. It's not that I wasn't happy with my old PC -- it was a generic ASUS M2N32 Athlon...

Tags: desktop, jason perlow, machine, microsoft windows, microsoft windows vista, microsoft windows vista (longhorn), microsoft windows xp, operating system, operating systems, ram, software

Blog posts 2008-08-08

XP SP3 not generally available yet, after all

XP SP3 not generally available yet, after allXP SP3 not generally available yet, after allIts better to hold the release until all issues are fixed than to release it with bugs. Microsoft has been great about doing such a thing with all their releases over the last decade or...

Tags: XP SP3, generally available, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2008-04-29

XP SP3 - Downloaded and installed

XP SP3 - Downloaded and installedRTMAm on the RTM final build--no issues found here. Schweet.What version does "help" -> "about windows" show?I see the following:version 5.1 (Build 2600.xpsp.080413-2111 : Service Pack 3)Can anyone confirm this is the RTM version?download doesnt work for meI'm trying to download from the Top Downloads...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Document management, Modi, XP SP3, Microsoft Windows XP, Downloaded

Discussion threads 2008-04-24

Who's giving Vista a miss and waiting for Windows 7?

Who's giving Vista a miss and waiting for Windows 7?Windows 7I have let Vista take over for XP and I dont regret it and I dont see what the drivel is about the constant griping about it. Yes there are driver issues but MS isnt to blame -- its your...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2008-04-08

Microsoft readies Vista, Windows Server 2008 critical patches

Microsoft on Thursday issued five critical security bulletins and three important ones for all flavors of Windows, Internet Explorer and Office. Vista and Windows Server 2008 are affected by four of the five critical bulletins. In its patch day advance notification for its Tuesday update, Microsoft issued...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Vulnerability, Patch Management, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Bulletin, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-03

Microsoft previews four critical bulletins for Office; Patches on deck

Microsoft said it plans to address four critical bulletins for vulnerabilities in Office on its upcoming patch day March 11. In a security bulletin, Microsoft said Thursday there are four critical remote code execution flaws in Office, which is regularly under attack. The first...

Tags: Vulnerability, Patch Management, Microsoft Corp., Bulletin, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-03-06

Microsoft aims to win student developers' hearts with free dev tools

Microsoft aims to win student developers' hearts with free dev toolsActually, it is pretty generous...The program is called MSDN Academic Alliance. Students and instructors can download or have CDs shipped for a nominal price the programs and get full retail keys. It's not trial ware, and it doesn't...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Desktops, Databases, student developer, Microsoft Corp., tool, SP1

Discussion threads 2008-02-19