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Security Updates for November 2008

2008-11-12T02:29:00Z

Bulletin Number Maximum Severity Affected Products Impact MS08-068 Important Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2008. Remote Code Execution MS08-069 Critical Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008. Microsoft Office 2003, Word Viewer 2003, 2007 Office System, Compatibility Pack for Office 2007 File Formats, Expression Web, Office SharePoint Server 2007, and Office Groove Server 2007. Remote Code Execution For...(read more)

October 2008 Microsoft Security Bulletin Release

2008-10-15T00:11:00Z

Hello all, Today Microsoft has released the following Security updates: Bulletin Number Maximum Severity Affected Products Impact MS08-056 Moderate Microsoft Office XP Information Disclosure MS08-057 Critical Microsoft Excel 2000, Excel 2002, Excel 2003 and Excel Viewer 2003, Excel 2007 and Excel Viewer, Office Compatibility Pack for 2007 File Formats, Office SharePoint Server 2007, Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, Open XML File Format Converter for Mac Remote Code Execution MS08-058 Critical Internet...(read more)

Critical Product Vulnerability - September 2008 Microsoft Security Bulletin Release

2008-09-09T23:57:00Z

Hello All, Today Microsoft released 4 Critical Security Updates as follows: Bulletin Number Maximum Severity Affected Products Impact MS08-052 Critical Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer, .NET Framework , Office, SQL Server, Visual Studio (not the complete list). See the bulletin link below for a complete list. Remote Code Execution MS08-053 Critical Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008. For more information. Remote Code Execution MS08-054 Critical Windows...(read more)

August 2008 Microsoft Security Bulletin Release

2008-08-12T23:11:00Z

The following eleven updates have been released by Microsoft for August 2008. For more information please see: . http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS08-Aug.mspx Bulletin Number Maximum Severity Affected Products Impact MS08-041 Critical Snapshot Viewer for Access, Office Access 2000, Office Access 2002, and Office Access 2003 Remote Code Execution MS08-042 Important Office Word 2002 and Office Word 2003 Remote Code Execution MS08-043 Critical Office Excel 2000, Office Excel 2002,...(read more)

FANTASTICAL - OFFICE 2007 TRAINING AT YOUR OWN PACE

2008-03-24T19:37:00Z

New! Office 2007 training notebook - learn at your own pace Are you using Microsoft Office 2007 at home or at work, or maybe Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 at your place of employment? If so, you'll notice there are a lot of changes from previous versions of your familiar and favorite programs. To help you navigate the new look and feel, find new and old features, and to explore new programs, we've published a "getting started" tool: Office Enterprise 2007 training notebook Great way to understand...(read more)

Switching ribbon tabs programmatically.

2008-03-12T13:33:00Z

Cases and customers are very important for us; they make us grow in terms of individuals and from the technology perspective. In one of my recent cases I had to provide a way to switch ribbon tabs programmatically, which is, currently not possible using Office OM. I had to use Active Accessibility. I blogged it a few days back . I also posted in on MSDN Code gallery after its launch . Then people started liking it and asked me if it can be posted to MSDN Accessibility page... Hey! Why not, as long...(read more)

Hot Topics: DST, Openid & Cool new tools you can use from Groove, Sharepoint, portfolio.... and the list goes on!

2008-03-03T18:26:57Z

I spent a while doing my monthly deep dive into what's hot and what's just been released. Here are my favorite topics, and tools. Enjoy! -- Susan Hot Topics - Daylight Saving Time Changes US and Canadian Daylight Saving Time occurs March 9: DST now begins on the second Sunday of March (in 2008, March 9), several weeks earlier than in years prior to 2007. DST will end later than usual, on the first Sunday of November (in 2008, November 2). This results in a new DST period that...(read more)

OneNote web view + Sharepoint = happiness

2008-02-22T18:11:00Z

I know two blogs in two days - how ridiculous of me ;). If you are using OneNote in a novel way please drop me a comment! -- Susan Have you ever wanted to share your OneNote Notebook in a web view? Here a step by step: 1. Go to your SharePoint home page - make sure you have Editor permissions 2. In the upper right hand corner, drop down Site Actions and choose "Edit Page" The next step is to close any other open web parts on your home page to ensure your Onenote notebook can use all of the space....(read more)

Some fun videos and some educational videos

2008-02-22T00:57:17Z

Thought I would be a little more lighthearted and share with you my favorite videos "Office Noir" - I am that geeky - Susan Office Noir Office Noir Chapter I: One Version of the Truth When Cate Spade, B-Town's ace detective, runs into an old flame, she promises to find out why his fiancé is spending so many late nights at work. Office Noir Chapter II: The Ribbon Bar Join Cate as she discovers the power of results-oriented contextual extensibility. Ok - now on to some more serious...(read more)

Office for the mac, What to do with that old pc, Live Communication Server, tcp/ip registry values for Vista....

2008-02-04T17:24:20Z

Office 2008 for Mac Now Available Microsoft Corp.’s Macintosh Business Unit (Mac BU) today announced the official availability of Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac at the Macworld Conference & Expo 2008. Office 2008 for Mac is significantly enhanced to provide a simplified user experience that helps beginners and longtime experts alike deliver professional documents that are compatible for co-workers and friends on Macs and PCs. The suite provides the Office tools Mac users rely on, with a...(read more)

Office Servers and Office Suite SP1, Powerpoint viewer, expression blend preview

2008-01-29T20:55:00Z

Expression Blend 2 December Preview Microsoft® Expression Blend™ 2 is the professional design tool used to create engaging Web-connected experiences for Microsoft® Windows®. The Expression Blend 2 December Preview allows you to create Microsoft® Silverlight™-based applications. PowerPoint Viewer 2007 Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer 2007 lets you view full-featured presentations created in PowerPoint 97 and later versions The 2007 Microsoft Office Servers Service Pack 1 (SP1) and The 2007 Microsoft...(read more)

Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for December

2007-12-12T19:10:00Z

Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for December 2007 MS07-064 - Vulnerabilities in DirectX Could Allow Remote Code Execution (941568) MS07-068 - Vulnerability in Windows Media File Format Could Allow Remote Code Execution (941569 and 944275) MS07-069 - Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (942615) MS07-063 - Vulnerability in SMBv2 Could Allow Remote Code Execution (942624) MS07-065 - Vulnerability in Message Queuing Could Allow Remote Code Execution (937894) MS07-066 - Vulnerability...(read more)

Windows Sharepoint Services and Office 2007 SP1 is live ...

2007-12-11T22:35:00Z

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 with Service Pack 1 Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 x64 with Service Pack 1 Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Language Pack Service Pack 1 (SP1) Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Language Pack Service Pack 1 (SP1), 64-Bit Edition The 2007 Microsoft Office Servers Language Pack Service Pack 1 (SP1) The 2007 Microsoft Office Servers Language Pack Service Pack 1 (SP1), 64-Bit Edition The 2007 Microsoft Office Servers Service...(read more)

Some of my favorite things: Office 2007 Security Guide ; Compat Pack; App Compat Toolkit and MORE!

2007-12-03T17:39:00Z

Office 2007 Professional VHD Test Drive two new Microsoft platforms, Windows Vista Enterprise and Office 2007 Professional, and experience how they work better together. Now available: The 2007 Microsoft Office Security Guide The 2007 Microsoft Office Security Guide provides IT professionals with best practices and automated tools to help strengthen the security of computers that run either Windows Vista or Windows XP SP2 and the following applications: · Microsoft Office Access 2007 · Microsoft...(read more)

November 2007 Microsoft Security Bulletin Release

2007-11-15T20:46:00Z

New Security Bulletins Microsoft is releasing the following two new security bulletins for newly discovered vulnerabilities: Bulletin Number Maximum Severity Affected Products Impact MS07-061 Critical Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 Remote Code Execution MS07-062 Important Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003 Spoofing Summaries for these new bulletins may be found at the following pages: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-Nov.mspx Re-released Security Bulletins In addition, Microsoft...(read more)