Month: April 2006

http://www.betanews.com/article/Yahoo_Releases_DVR_Software_for_PC/1146088585

http://www.betanews.com/article/Microsoft_Spins_Off_Social_Network_Site/1146061507

http://www.betanews.com/article/Microsoft_Expands_WGA_Piracy_Checks/1145977790

http://www.betanews.com/article/Internet_Explorer_7_Beta_2_Released/1145950438 To download: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.mspx

Microsoft to host student e-mails for colleges for free ad free. Microsoft reserves the right to turn the ads on once they graduate. This is the perfect way to grab them when they are young and may not switch in the future. http://www.betanews.com/article/Microsoft_Sends_Windows_Live_to_College/1145650063

I posted this comment on Susan Bradley’s SBS Blog (Patch Status Report – April Patches) , so I thought I would post it here too: My work computer, home laptop (Desktop does not have office on it mainly MCE), Mom’s Laptop, Friends Desktop and Fathers Desktop and possibly’ bosses laptop. All have the Outlook Junk Mail filter not install. Seems the best thing to do is to remove, install and replace the OSE.exe from the CD. I removed office, installed it with all updates still happened. then: Step 1: Tool does not work. Step 2: Was fine Step 3: Replaced OSE … Continue reading Microsoft Auto Update Causes Issues

Bugs fixs and some updates. Please remove the old version first for best results. http://addins.msn.com/livefavs/ Update: See LiveSide for whats new: http://www.liveside.net/comments.php?shownews=184

http://www.betanews.com/article/Microsoft_Launches_Academic_Search/1144859032

System recovery software maker Winternals said Wednesday that it had been granted a temporary restraining order over alleged copyright infringement by Best Buy and its Geek Squad subsidiary. Winternals claims the retailer has been using pirated and unlicensed copies of its Windows recovery software following a breakdown in licensing talks. http://www.betanews.com/article/Best_Buy_Accused_of_Software_Piracy/1144860952

Finally patched:http://www.betanews.com/article/IE_Flaws_Focus_of_April_Patch_Tuesday/1144785773