Internet Explorer, MS06-013, the ActiveX Update and the Compatibility Patch

Today is patch Tuesday and many enterprises are right now testing the new security updates released and getting ready to deploy them to thousands of desktops across the company. Although this might feel like just another set of patches, the regular process might not be enough in this case. Here's why... MS06-013, the new IE … Continue reading Internet Explorer, MS06-013, the ActiveX Update and the Compatibility Patch →

TechEd 2006 in Boston

I just got confirmation of my registration for TechEd 2006. That's shaping up to be a great one, with all the products lined up for release later this year. The Windows Vista and Office 2007 Beta 2 versions will be out by June so we're sure to have a lot more content available on those. … Continue reading TechEd 2006 in Boston →

Outlook and SharePoint integration

There are several integration points between Outlook 2003 and SharePoint (both Windows SharePoint Services and SharePoint Portal Server 2003). Here they are: Calendar synchronization You can synchronize your data in Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 with data from Windows SharePoint Services, so you can keep a local copy of the team calendars from your team's SharePoint … Continue reading Outlook and SharePoint integration →

Virtual Server 2005 R2 now a free download

Microsoft announced today that Virtual Server 2005 R2 is now available for download at no cost. All you need is a licensed copy of Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2 or Windows XP SP2 (XP is not supported for production use). The Virtual Server add-ins for Linux guests (various flavors of Red Hat and … Continue reading Virtual Server 2005 R2 now a free download →

New adventures of old XP

Windows XP has been released quite a while ago (RTM: August 2001, GA: October 2001) and most people are anxiously waiting for Windows Vista (Estimated RTM: November 2006, Estimated GA: January 2007). Two million are expected to download the Windows Vista Beta 2, which should become available before the end of this quarter. However, there … Continue reading New adventures of old XP →

Atlas? Nah… WPF/E!

I know most people attending the MIX06 conference are talking about Internet Explorer 7, Atlas and Microsoft's support for Ajax and the "Web 2.0". I'm not saying those are not interesting. I just did a presentation this morning and I covered some of that. If you don't know what MIX06 is, check http://www.mix06.com/If you don't … Continue reading Atlas? Nah… WPF/E! →

Update on Internet Explorer 7, Windows Vista, Office 2007 and Exchange Server “12”

I posted an entry a while back about the release of Internet Explorer 7, Windows Vista and Office 2007. I tried to summarize the information available at the time and I guess it's time to update all that info. Please note that this information on pre-release products (included estimated release dates) is subject to change without … Continue reading Update on Internet Explorer 7, Windows Vista, Office 2007 and Exchange Server “12” →

Microsoft LATAM Support Team Blog

My fellow Brazilian friend Yuri Diogenes, who recently joined Microsoft in the Support team in Texas, is already doing some great work. He has just announced a new blog to focus specifically on Latin American Enterprise customers. Check it out at http://blogs.technet.com/latam/

Origami or UMPC

It just got announced today. It's a new type of Personal computer that sits right between a Pocket PC and a lightweight Notebook or Tablet PC. There was a site with a "teaser" about it at http://www.origamiproject.com but it finally got announced today at the CeBIT conference in Europe. There are some interesting characteristics that define … Continue reading Origami or UMPC →

Search again

Just a couple of days after my post about search using the MSN Search Toolbar, the Windows Desktop Search and Windows Vista, a new tool from Microsoft got announced. It's the new Windows Live Toolbar, which pretty much replaces the MSN Search Toolbar. Check it out at: http://ideas.live.com/