My watch just beeped to tell me that football (American style) and new watch faces are now available through MSN Direct. You can now control the additional faces that you use. This is very exciting, I can't wait to start getting the Packer/Badger scores on the watch. :)

Top 10 Reasons to Install Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2)

Stephen Toulouse - Introduction to Microsoft's security response center
Stephen Toulouse is a security program manager with Microsoft's security response center. The security response center is the team (and place) that goes into action when a new vulnerability or attack on one of Microsoft's products or customers is found and reported to secure@microsoft.com.

Visual C++ 2005 Tools Refresh
Thanks for using the Visual C++ 2005 Beta. The Visual C++ compiler team has done a lot of work that is not available in the Beta 1 release. The refresh program is for users of the Visual C++ 2005 Beta who want to try out the latest development builds.

Normally, builds go through a rigorous review process before being released as a Beta. The builds offered in the Visual C++ Tools Refresh are directly from our daily development branch and thus are not Beta quality. There has been only basic testing on these tools. If this quality level is insufficient to meet your testing needs, we suggest using the default Beta installation, or waiting for the next Visual C++ Tools Refresh.

Windows XP Security Guide
The Windows XP Security Guide provides recommendations for deploying Windows XP in three distinct environments. The first and most common of these is an enterprise environment that consists of Windows XP running in a Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 domain. The second consists of Windows XP in a high security environment in which security risk mitigation can be implemented at the highest possible level. Finally, guidance is offered for deploying Windows XP in a stand-alone or unmanaged environment. Information is also provided about the numerous new security options that are available in Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2).

Windows XP users: Get Service Pack 2 today
Your first step to help protect your computer is to install this new security update to Windows XP.

Fix Released for Windows XP Security Flaws
Microsoft rolls out its biggest and most comprehensive security fix for Windows XP. The company says the patch will make it tougher for hackers to break in.

Update: I added a better link with more options for getting the service pack.

Ask the Experts Online: 64-bit Driver Development
Experts from Microsoft's Core Windows team will be available to answer questions related to the coding and debugging of 64-bit drivers, including both x64 and IA-64 platforms. This is an opportunity to get guidance on the differences between 32-bit and 64-bit driver development.

You can add this to your Outlook Calendar here.

Update: Since this has passed I took it off the C++ feed so it will no longer show up in the Visual C++ Developer Center.

Windows XP Service Pack 2
Join Microsoft Experts in an online chat to discuss Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). Learn what you need to know about deploying SP2 for Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP Professional.

Are there language features in Visual C++ that haven’t been implemented yet in the Beta1 release?
Yes, some language features that will be included in the final release weren’t implemented in the Beta 1 release. Here’s an approximate list of what you can expect:
Added in Beta 1

Managed class and interface definitions (e.g. ref class R { }; )
Managed handle (^) and reference (%) syntax
Generics
Properties
Events
Delegates
Named and explicit overrides
public and private on native types (e.g. public class C { }; )
initonly and literal
'abstract', 'sealed', and 'new' on methods
safe_cast
Unicode surrogate support
Implicit boxing
Managed templates (e.g. template<class T> ref class X { }; )
Verifiable and pure C++