• RightScale Launches 1 Millionth Cloud Server 15 hrs ago
  • Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 5.0 Beta 1 18 hrs ago
  • IBM Launches Public Cloud Service No support for Windows. Only Red Hat. 18 hrs ago
  • Microsoft drops cut and paste from Windows Phone 7 BIG MISTAKE! Why does MS also copy Apple's failures? 18 hrs ago

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Wed 17 Mar 2010

Download MAP 5.0 Beta – Windows Phone 7 without cut and paste – IBM launches public cloud – RightScale 1 millionth cloud server

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  • Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 5.0 Beta 1
  • Microsoft drops cut and paste from Windows Phone 7 BIG MISTAKE! Why does MS also copy Apple’s failures?
  • IBM Launches Public Cloud Service No support for Windows. Only Red Hat.
  • RightScale Launches 1 Millionth Cloud Server
Tue 16 Mar 2010

Backup Exec 2010 review – Download Internet Explorer 9 developer preview

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  • Symantec Backup Exec 2010 review Main new feature: deduplication (elimination of redundant data)
  • Microsoft unveils IE9 public preview You can download IE9 here
  • IE9 proves Microsoft is back in the browser battle, says analyst
Mon 15 Mar 2010

Spiceworks 4.6 is out – Microsoft Select discontinued – Silverlight 4 RC – Windows Phone 7 news – Gartner: Virtualized servers insecure – Windows 7 annoyances

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  • Spiceworks 4.6 is out
  • Microsoft Select Licensing Discontinued
  • Silverlight on 60 per cent of ‘internet devices’ My view: Silverlight will be Microsoft’s main gateway to the cloud.
  • Microsoft announces more Windows Phone 7 details
  • Windows Phone 7: New Samsung device and hardware specs revealed
  • Windows Phone 7 Apps Must Be Microsoft Approved
  • Gartner Says 60 Percent of Virtualized Servers Will Be Less Secure Than the Physical Servers They Replace Through 2012
  • Paul Thurrott: Windows 7 Annoyances (and solutions)
Fri 12 Mar 2010

Review of Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 – Windows 8 technical documentation in the works – Qualcomm’s multi-fold device

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  • Review: Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2
  • Windows 8 Technical Documentation in the Works
  • Qualcomm’s Multi-Fold Device: tablet and smart phone in one device Isn’t this cool?
<p>Review: Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 <a href=”http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9166238/Hands_on_Microsoft_System_Center_Virtual_Machine_Manager_2008_R2?source=rss_news” target=”_blank”><img style=”position:relative; left:2px; top:0px; border: 0;” src=”http://4sysops.com/global/link.png” /></a></p><p>Windows 8 Technical Documentation in the Works <a href=”http://news.softpedia.com/news/Windows-8-Technical-Documentation-in-the-Works-137218.shtml” target=”_blank”><img style=”position:relative; left:2px; top:0px; border: 0;” src=”http://4sysops.com/global/link.png” /></a></p><p>Qualcomm’s Multi-Fold Device: tablet and smart phone in one device <a href=”http://gorumors.com/qualcomm-multi-fold-electronic-portable-device/275862″ target=”_blank”><img style=”position:relative; left:2px; top:0px; border: 0;” src=”http://4sysops.com/global/link.png” /></a> Isn’t this cool?</p>
Thu 11 Mar 2010

Windows 7 SP1 release date – New IE exploits – Mirosoft cloud mouse – PDF exploits – IT policy violation – Windows 7 compatibilty testing

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  • Windows 7 SP1 Coming Q4 2010?
  • Hackers exploit latest IE6/7 zero-day with drive-by attacks Move to IE8 and Windows 7 NOW!
  • Microsoft develops 3D cloud mouse
  • Hackers love to exploit PDF bugs, says researcher
  • 12% knowingly violate company IT policies
  • Windows 7 Compatibility Testing (Part 2)
Wed 10 Mar 2010

Amazon S3 now hosts 100 billion objects – Cloud and The Death of the Sysadmin

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  • Amazon S3 Now Hosts 100 Billion Objects My laptop with 1TB hosts about 1 million objects. So S3 stores 100,000 TB?
  • Cloud and The Death of the Sysadmin Wrong! Innovation in IT will require more sysadmins:
Tue 9 Mar 2010

Serious Apache vulnerability – Sysinternals updates

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  • Serious Apache vulnerability disclosed
  • Sysinternals updates: AdExplorer v1.3, VMMap v2.6, Disk2vhd v1.5, LiveKd v3.14, Sigcheck v1.66
Mon 8 Mar 2010

Windows 7 SP1 release date – Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010 review – Microsoft to rally partners to the cloud – Browser ballot again – Argument against disabling IPv6

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  • Report: Microsoft moves up Windows 7 SP1 release date
  • Comprehensive review of Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010 (software-based remote access tool)
  • Microsoft to Rally Partners to the Cloud
  • Microsoft changes algorithm in Europe browser ballot
  • The Argument against Disabling IPv6
Fri 5 Mar 2010

Office 2010 release date – Ballmer in the cloud – Essential Business Server discontinued – Windows Phone 7 not downward compatible

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  • Office 2010 release date: RTM: April, available for business: May 12, consumers: June
  • Released: Update Rollup 2 for Exchange Server 2010
  • Ballmer Says Microsoft Is Betting Its Business on the Cloud
  • All-staff email sent out by Steve Ballmer: “We Must Move At Cloud Speed” Did you understand what the cloud is?
  • Analysis: Microsoft’s Ballmer Explains the Cloud Good summary of Ballmer’s cloud speech
  • Microsoft Discontinues Essential Business Server
  • It’s official: Existing Windows Mobile apps won’t run on Windows Phone 7 Microsoft must be pretty scared of Android
  • Microsoft sends flowers to Internet Explorer 6 funeral This is what I like about MS. They are not so uptight as Apple.
  • Microsoft plans 8 Windows, Office fixes next week
Thu 4 Mar 2010

Migration Expert Zone has interviewed me – Google: desktops will be irrelevant – Gartner: PC shipments to jump by 20 percent – SC Service Manager 2010 Release Candidate – IE 8-friendly sites on the rise – Typical Windows user patches every 5 days

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  • Migration Expert Zone has interviewed me
  • In three years desktops will be irrelevant – Google sales chief Didn’t we hear this prediction already countless times?
  • Gartner: PC shipments to jump by 20 percent At least this year PCs will be more relevant than last year.
  • System Center Service Manager 2010 Release Candidate Released
  • Microsoft: IE 8-Friendly Sites on the Rise
  • Typical Windows user patches every 5 days I’ve said it before: Microsoft has to offer patch management for third parties
Wed 3 Mar 2010

Free Office 2010 upgrade deal – Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager 2010 is shipping – Forrester provides tips to Windows 7 early adopters

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  • Microsoft confirms free Office 2010 upgrade deal
  • Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager 2010, the successor to Identity Lifecycle Manager 2007, is shipping
  • Forrester provides tips to Windows 7 early adopters
Tue 2 Mar 2010

Blue screen rootkit detection tool – Microsoft to demo new cloud-computing – Web 2.0 risks – Microsoft pushes Chrome – Firefox is on a decline – Don’t press F1 in Windows XP – 2,000 major Web sites not IE 8 compatible

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  • Microsoft resumes XP patch distribution; says rootkit remover coming soon
  • Microsoft released “blue screen rootkit” detection tool
  • Microsoft to demo new cloud-computing advances at research showcase
  • 38% of IT managers ignore Web 2.0 risks
  • Microsoft releases its privacy-enabling U-Prove technology
  • Microsoft’s EU ballot fails to randomize browser order Funny – Microsoft is promoting Chrome
  • Firefox is on a decline – Chrome is still pushing steadily forward
  • Microsoft: Don’t press F1 key in Windows XP Michael: Don’t press any key in XP. Upgrade to Windows 7.
  • A peek at where Microsoft thinks we’re going tomorrow It appears 3D is coming
  • Microsoft: More than 2,000 major Web sites still not fully compatible with IE 8
Mon 1 Mar 2010

IE6 funeral – Microsoft’s responds to Google accusations – Browser ballot screen today – Microsoft targets botnets – OS market shares – Windows Phone 7 Servies device – Most software vulnerable

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  • Funeral for Internet Explorer 6 next Thursday – send flowers
  • Microsoft responds to Google’s accusations regarding the EC antitrust case
  • Microsoft’s browser choice hits IE users today
  • Microsoft to target other botnets with legal weapon
  • Market share: Windows 7 up, OS X down, Chrome up and IE down
  • Exclusive: First Windows Phone 7 Series partner device unveiled (with video!)
  • 58 percent of software vulnerable to security breaches
Fri 26 Feb 2010

Windows 7 memory usage – Windows Activation update – Researchers question Microsoft’s botnet take-down – Google explains search rankings

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  • Windows 7 memory usage: What’s the best way to measure?
  • Are you concerned about the latest Windows Activation update?
  • Researchers question Microsoft’s botnet take-down
  • Google explains search rankings after complaints in Europe Interesting: search for “search engine” in Google
Thu 25 Feb 2010

End of support for Windows XP SP2 and Vista – Download Microsoft Baseline Configuration Analyzer 2.0 – Windows Server 2008 R2 Migration Utilities – Microsoft kills botnet

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  • End of Support for Windows XP SP2 and Windows Vista (with no service packs installed)
  • Download Microsoft Baseline Configuration Analyzer 2.0
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 Migration Utilities
  • Microsoft can kill botnets

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