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January 2006 - Posts

IE7 Beta 2 Preview Available for Download...

Posted Tuesday, January 31, 2006 2:26 PM by scarbone
Tabs (and quick-tabs), RSS, anti-phishing, zoom, fit-to-page printing and a whole lot more... Check it out at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie . Sites responding slowly so I think it's gonna be popular... Read More...
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MSResearch: Group Shot...

Posted Thursday, January 19, 2006 6:49 PM by scarbone
http://research.microsoft.com/projects/GroupShot/ Overview We are happy to introduce Microsoft Research Group Shot. MSR Group Shot helps you create a perfect group photo out of a series of group photos. With Group Shot you can select your favorite parts Read More...
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System Center Reporting Manager 2006 Release Candidate hits BetaPlace...

Posted Thursday, January 19, 2006 6:44 PM by scarbone
The System Center Reporting Manager 2006 Release Candidate build has been released to BetaPlace < https://beta.microsoft.com >. We encourage you to install System Center Reporting Manager 2006 (Release Candidate), MOM 2005 SP1, and SMS 2003 SP2 Read More...
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Intellipoint 5.5 - 64-bit mouse software...

Posted Thursday, January 19, 2006 12:38 AM by scarbone
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=d7e1d03b-3fbd-44f3-a7bf-e84df41a6932&DisplayLang=en Mouse drivers available too (thanks to bhandler for the link!)... Read More...
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64-bit Intellitype drivers finally available for download...

Posted Wednesday, January 18, 2006 11:58 PM by scarbone
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=18cb8e7f-ecd3-424d-870c-32288020f788&displaylang=en Read More...
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WSSRA: Virtual Environments for Dev and Test...

Posted Wednesday, January 18, 2006 11:55 PM by scarbone
Coolness... http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5CE8F01D-A421-4DA8-9144-FBAF44E62C34&displaylang=en "Overview WSSRA Virtual Environments for Development and Test (WSSRA-VE) is an extension of the WSSRA Implementation Guides. It Read More...
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MS Patch ISO available...

Posted Monday, January 16, 2006 4:23 PM by scarbone
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913086 "Microsoft now releases ISO-9660 CD image files that contain all the security and critical updates that are released on the Microsoft Windows Update Web site for Windows and for other Microsoft products. The ISO Read More...
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WinPE 2.0 goodness for the masses...

Posted Monday, January 16, 2006 1:55 PM by scarbone
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/deploy/winpe.mspx "Windows PE 2.0 is the core deployment foundation for Windows Vista. It is designed to make large-scale, customized deployments of the new Windows Vista operating system notably easier. When Read More...
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Dell ships XPS with quad-graphics (4 GPUs)

Posted Saturday, January 07, 2006 10:12 AM by scarbone
Wonder how they keep this thing running cool... http://www.joystiq.com/2006/01/06/dells-latest-xps-pc-features-support-for-quad-graphics/ Read More...
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OneNote trial edition and Toyota Prius contest...

Posted Friday, January 06, 2006 6:52 PM by scarbone
OneNote is one of those apps that kinda defies explanation and really requires you to try it for yourself - the best analogy I can think of is "digital notebook" - which usually makes people's eyes glaze over... Until I show it to them - then it all starts Read More...
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Windows Server 2003 Security Guide and Threats and Countermeasures are now available

Posted Friday, January 06, 2006 6:38 PM by scarbone
Great stuff... "The Microsoft Solutions for Security and Compliance (MSSC) team is proud to announce the release to Web of version 2.0 of the Windows Server 2003 Security Guide and Threats and Countermeasures: Security Settings in Windows Server 2003 Read More...
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MS06-001 published...

Posted Thursday, January 05, 2006 10:12 PM by scarbone
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-001.mspx Blog entry from Mike Nash on the reasoning behind the out-of-band release - http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/01/05/416980.aspx TechNet Webcast: Information About MS06-001 Security Read More...
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Treo 700w available through Verizon...

Posted Thursday, January 05, 2006 5:28 PM by scarbone
You've probably seen this by now... But I'm thinking this will finally be the device that makes me trash my circa 2000 Spaceneedle ;-) http://vzwshop.com/treo700w/ http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1907978,00.asp http://blog.treonauts.com/2005/12/treo_700w_revie.htm Read More...
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MIIS: Security Considerations Guide...

Posted Thursday, January 05, 2006 5:27 PM by scarbone
"The MIIS documentation team is pleased to announce availability of the MIIS 2003 Security Considerations Guide. This guide discusses security considerations for different elements of an MIIS 2003 deployment. It presents potential security issues related Read More...
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XBOX 360 Controller for Windows, Part II...

Posted Monday, January 02, 2006 4:50 PM by scarbone
Just booted up to XP/x64 - detected and installed the controller driver without issue ;-) Now to figure out how to get the button mappings working... Read More...
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Windows Vista: Kernel team interview...

Posted Monday, January 02, 2006 9:16 AM by scarbone
Scoblizer has an interview with the Vista Kernel team over at http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=148820 . Great stuff... Read More...
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XBOX 360 Controller for Windows...

Posted Monday, January 02, 2006 8:43 AM by scarbone
So I still haven't been able to get my hands on a 360... Instead I've been mucking around with the XBOX controller on my Windows machine (Big Honking Box aka BHB aka AMD Athlon FX-53 with 4GB RAM on a DFI LANParty Ultra-D nForce 4 with an eVGA GeForce Read More...
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Happy 2006!

Posted Monday, January 02, 2006 8:41 AM by scarbone
Hi folks - just wanted to wish everyone a happy and prosperous 2006... I'm resolving to keep this blog more up-to-date... Damned day job keeps getting in the way ;-) Read More...
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