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[May 21, 2008]

Microsoft Opens Up Office to New Document Formats

In the strongest sign yet that Microsoft has given up its stranglehold on office productivity document formats, the software giant today announced that it will enhance Microsoft Office with native support for competing formats. The change will first
WinInfo - Paul Thurrott

[May 21, 2008]  

When Security Should Be the Last Thing on Your Mind

The recent earthquake in China leads to phishing attacks.
Windows IT Pro - Lavon Peters

[May 21, 2008]  

Orphans? What Orphans? Survey Shows Some IT Pros Unaware of Security Risk

Symark surveyed IT pros about orphaned accounts and found results that might disturb you--that is, unless you're an attacker or disgruntled ex-employee.
Windows IT Pro - Caroline Marwitz

[May 21, 2008]  

With Yahoo! Deal Uncertain, Microsoft Tries to Show Off Advertising Prowess

It may be an also-ran in the online ad business that made Google its billions, but Microsoft is intent on proving that it can play in this market after all. And at a special event this week at its Redmond campus, the software did just that, showing off
WinInfo - Paul Thurrott

[May 21, 2008]  

Q. How do I enable Windows Server Core Automatic Updates?

FAQ for Windows - John Savill


[May 21, 2008]  

Windows PowerShell Range Operator Tricks

Windows PowerShell's range operator combined with the pipelining feature gives you an easy way to create complex lists of numbers to help automate administrative tasks, particularly on large networks.
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[May 20, 2008]  

Hyper-V RC1 Arrives, VMware Expands Pro Services

The work week may still be young, but Microsoft and VMware are already trading salvos in their emerging battle over the market for IT infrastructure virtualization.
Windows IT Pro - Jeff James

[May 20, 2008]  

Beware of Malware Filters Bearing False Positives

Haute Secure blocked a reader's access to a Windows IT Pro site. We found that it wasn't SQL injection, but a simple HTML tagging error that caused the false positive. Moral of the story: Trust the security "watchdogs"—but trust your judgment, too.
Windows IT Pro - Anne Grubb



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HOT POST : Any Problems with Win2K Update Rollup 1?
There have been a couple of reports of problems after installing the new Update Rollup 1 package for Windows 2000. Have you experienced any problems?
Mark Joseph Edwards
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Orphans? What Orphans? Survey Shows Some IT Pros Unaware of Security Risk
Symark surveyed IT pros about orphaned accounts and found results that might disturb you--that is, unless you're an attacker or disgruntled ex-employee.
Caroline Marwitz
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When Security Should Be the Last Thing on Your Mind
The recent earthquake in China leads to phishing attacks.
Lavon Peters
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Proofpoint Tackles Email Attachments
If the increasing size and volume of email attachments seems to be destroying civilization as you know it, Proofpoint Secure File Transfer might help.
B. K. Winstead
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