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Speculation is mounting over what will be in the next version of Windows and when the update will take place.
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DecemberÃ¢ÂÂs Patch Tuesday finds Vista in the bad guysÃ¢ÂÂ sights. Plus: Get Office 2007 SP1, get your fix for Flash, and avoid an HP laptop disaster.
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How the value of a watch became detached from its role as a timekeeper.
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Malware blocking credentials questioned Windows Vista has only just left the starting blocks but security watchers have wasted no time in challenging claims that it provides improved security defences.â¦
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1E has updated NightWatchman to include Vista systems in its central managemnet and energy savings operations.
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QMy PC now flashes a start-up message from a company called "Phoenix"; hitting the F1 key gets me past this, but my other problem is that the computer keeps thinking that it's 11:01 p.m. on Dec. 31, 2002 .
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On Friday Microsoft announced the target date for the much anticipated Windows Longhorn client operating system--broad availability for the updated operating system is targeted for 2006.
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Microsoft urged Windows Vista users to download a new security tool that automatically disables suspicious or malicious "gadgets," the small applets that mimic the "widgets" popular on Mac OS X.Dubbed "Windows Sidebar Protection," the 1MB download was added to Windows Update on Tuesday and classified as a "high-priority" update. Microsoft customers running Vista RTM -- the initial version that launched in late 2006 to businesses and early 2007 to consumers -- saw the update on the list starting Tuesday. The update is optional, but depending on what settings have been selected in Windows' Automatic Updates, it may be downloaded and installed without any additional user interaction.Windows Sidebar is a Vista-only panel that holds the miniature applications known as gadgets -- small single-purpose tools that, for instance, display the time and date or RSS feeds. The Windows gadgets are composed of HTML and various scripts.And there's the rub, said Microsoft."Vista treats gadgets like it treats all executable code," said the advisory that accompanied the update. "Gadgets are written using HTML and script, but this HTML is not located on an arbitrary remote server as Web pages are. HTML content in the gadget is downloaded first as part of a package of resources and configuration files and then executed from the local computer."In other words, gadgets could be dangerous, even malicious. The small applications are crafted not only by Microsoft but also by third-party developers and users; Microsoft distributes gadgets on its Web site, but it doesn't vet them."The update gives us a mechanism to prevent a malicious gadget from being installed first of all, and if it's installed, to block the gadget [from running]," said Austin Wilson, a director in the Windows client product management group. "We're being proactive here. We looked at the [security] landscape and wanted this in place in case a problem arises in the future."There are no known vulnerabilities in any existing gadgets, Wilson claimed, stressing that Microsoft knows of no purposefully malicious gadgets, either.When it detects a flawed, suspicious or malicious gadget, Microsoft will create a "kill bit" file that it will then push to users through Windows Update on the regular once-a-month patch day, said Wilson. Yesterday's update included no kill bit, stressed Wilson, but instead is the tool that generates a unique ID for each gadget, accepts the list from Windows Update and then blocks existing gadgets from running or newly-downloaded gadgets from installing.After a gadget has been identified as bad, its icon gets swapped out with one labeled "Bad Gadget." The icon also can't be dragged, and the tool tip shows it as a security risk.The Sidebar security update is already integrated in the bits that were distributed as Vista Service Pack 1's release candidate last month, said Wilson, and it will be included in the final when that launches in the coming weeks.Microsoft has posted a pair of documents on its support site that go into more detail: KB943411 includes the download links to the 32- and 64-bit versions of the tool; KB941411 walks users through the various dialog boxes they will see when the tool tries to bar or block a gadget.
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Microsoft Watch has revealed that Microsoft is preparing to donate some more of its source code to the SourceForge code repository. Microsoft Watch editor Mary Jo Foley reports that on Tuesday, the software giant will come forward bearing gifts under the umbrella of the open source Common Public License (CPL). Foley has speculated that tomorrow's release may be the Microsoft Enterprise Library from its Patterns & Practices Group. Previous contributions include Microsoft's Windows Installer XML (WiX) and the Windows Template Library.
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Swiss watchmaker Swatch and US software company Microsoft have launched a new range of wireless data watches, the companies announced Wednesday.
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Microsoft on Friday made available the first post-RC1 build of Windows Vista to technical beta testers, which is numbered 5728. The interim update is most notable because the 5700 range has been allocated for the final Vista build, indicating RTM could arrive as scheduled next month.
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Latest PECL Releases:timezonedb 2007.11perforce 0.9.2perforce 0.9.3
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MICROWORLD Technologies has announced that its free ViewTCP network monitoring tool is now Microsoft Windows Vista-compatible.  ViewTCP examines transmission control protocol (TCP)/Internet protocol activity on Windows-based systems.
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Setting the clocks ahead comes early this year. Are your gadgets and applications ready to spring forward?
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Windows Security Center may not know when your antivirus definitions are out of date.
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When the clock springs forward on March 11, older electronics with embedded systems programmed to reset the time under the old daylight-saving time rules will likely have to be manually reset. And older operating systems will likely need patches.
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Microsoft and watch maker Swatch are offering a smart wristwatch that receives news, sports, weather and other information using Microsoft&#39;s MSN Direct broadcast technology.