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Windows 8 Live Keynote Address

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Today starting at 9a.m. PT Microsoft’s developer conference will feature a keynote that highlights Windows 8 changes and the revised developer experience. There will be a live stream of the conference keynote available on the conference website http://www.buildwindows.com/.

The core changes will be updated UI and a refresh that brings Windows 8 more in line with the current Apple OS X offerings (source ZDNET).

The OS X comparable offerings include:

  • History Vault (Time Machine)
  • Windows App Store (App Store)
  • ISO Mounting (Native OS X)
  • Cloud Based Profiles (iDisk/Mobile Me)
  • Modern Reader PDF Support (Preview)

Other New features:

  • Windows Explorer Ribbons
  • Updated Task Manager
  • ARM Processor Support
  • Internet Explorer 10
  • Pattern and Facial recognition logins

There are sure to be other features that sneak into Windows 8 and that may be helpful for the enterprise.

Our vote for the most hated new feature is surely Windows Explorer Ribbons. Apparently there is a vast difference between the Windows and Office team with incorporating user feedback.

5 Reasons Why IE6 Must Die

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Whether you work for a company that won’t get rid of IE6 or have parents that just don’t see the need to upgrade, here are five new reasons to upgrade or switch browsers:

1. Your security and your company’s security are at risk: There’s no other way to lay it out: if the security of Google, Yahoo, and around 20 other companies were compromised due to people still running IE6, then your security is at risk too. Upgrading after a hacker uses this exploit to steal your information is simply too late, especially if you hold sensitive customer data.

2. World governments are suggesting you switch browsers: Both Germany and France have issued warnings about Internet Explorer, asking citizens to switch to prevent the same type of breach that affected Google.

3. Even Microsoft wants you to drop IE6: The Microsoft Security Research & Defense Blog specifically addressed the flaw and the risk of attack by platform. The most important part of the post was that they “recommend users of IE6 on Windows XP upgrade to a new version of Internet Explorer and/or enable DEP.” This isn’t the first time Microsoft has asked people to voluntarily upgrade, but it is the first time that it’s been in response to an exploit or vulnerability. Think of it like a recall: would you keep driving a car that Toyota, Ford, or GM says could malfunction? Don’t make the same mistake with your computer’s security.

4. Not wanting to upgrade from Windows XP isn’t a legitimate excuse anymore: One way to delete IE6 is to upgrade your OS — both Windows Vista and Windows 7 run upgraded versions of the IE browser. We understood why people didn’t want to upgrade when their choice was Windows Vista, but now that a very stable, solid, and secure upgrade is on the market (Windows 7), there’s no excuse not to upgrade. Yes, it’ll cost you up front, but it’s far cheaper than having your data stolen.

5. This will not be the last massive IE6 security breach: This flaw was unknown before Google’s groundbreaking China announcement. And it’s not the first flaw ever found with the browser — there are at least 142 vulnerabilities in IE6, 22 of which are not yet patched. Would you use armor that had 142 weak spots?

Article By: Ben Parr – Mashable.com

Microsoft’s Bing Search For Mobile

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Microsoft has added mobile support for its new Bing search engine by visiting m.bing.com on your web-enabled phone. You can also visit the mobile page on your computer and type in your phone number. The site will send you a text message that will allow you to sign up.

Some of the cool features include the ability for mobile Bing to save three locations for you. For example: Home, work, etc. From these saved locations you can quickly get directions from these points. Searches also will default around your stored locations unless otherwise specified.

While Google maps for the browser may have more features such as street view, Microsoft’s Bing for mobile has a nice interface for handheld devices.

List your web site on Bing

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As much as I hate to say it, Microsoft Bing is here. It looks like Google with a pretty background to me. We went ahead this morning and verified that our site was listed properly on Bing, below are the steps for you to do the same:

1. Go to the Bing Webmaster Center at: http://www.bing.com/webmaster/. You will have to create a Windows Live account to log in.

2. After logging in, click the “Add a Site” button.

3. After submitting the form you have to add some verification code to your site (either XML or a META tag). This is not as hard as it sounds.

4. Sit back and wait for Bing to “crawl” your site.


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