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December’s Community Technical Preview (CTP), Build 5270, of Windows Vista is due for release imminently.
ActiveWin has a rundown of enhancements and new features expected in the build. They are grouped under three headings:
1. Advanced Security
Windows Defender. Improved detection and removal. A redesigned and simplified user interface. Protection for all users. BitLocker Drive Encryption. Control over […]
If you’re having trouble with the recent patch for Internet Explorer 6, here’s the official prognosis:
“We have received scattered reports of users experiencing odd browser behavior after installing our most recent security update. Some of you have reported opening a browser window that promptly hangs IE, others have reported opening links that render blank, and […]
The man who breaks the news about Microsoft, Paul Thurrott, says his sources tell him that the release of December’s Community Technology Preview (CTP) of Windows Vista will be on Monday.
Thurrott writes, “In various meetings with the Windows Vista team last week, I was told that the December CTP would be build 5276 give or […]
New RSS Button.
Well there it is. Get used to it, because it’s the face of RSS feeds to come. Internet Explorer will adopt the Firefox icon as the smartest click in town.
The IE blog tells us that the team building IE7 actually visited Mozilla to get some consensus on the issue. Wow, the new MS […]
Microsoft fixed four IE bugs Tuesday in its regularly-scheduled software update. The patches included one for the heavily-reported flaw that had been used by attackers over the past few weeks to take over the PCs of unsuspecting users. Yahoo News reports:
Although attacks based on the vulnerability have not been widespread, it is important that IE […]
Microsoft engineers Vishu Gupta, Rob Franco and Venkat Kudulur have posted some information on how the company has improved security in Internet Explorer 7.
The basis of this is that the local intranet zone setting is not really relevant for home users. So, IE7 will react when a PC is not on a managed corporate network, […]
Microsoft is planning a major effort to sell new security features in Windows Vista to enterprise customers. It will emphasize improvements to the Windows networking stack and secure networking techniques, such as server and domain isolation, as the unique selling point (USP) of the operating system and its server, known as Longhorn.
Mike Schutz, Group […]
Here’s a roundup of other Microsoft news from b5media.
From: Microsoft Weblog
MSN Spaces now has 27m Blogs
Microsoft backing India with $1bn investment
AOL deal drains away from Microsoft
From: Office 12 Watch
New Office 12 blogger wanted
SuperToolTips in Office 12
Microsoft corrects font pic for Segoe UI
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Microsoft is tweaking its Internet Explorer browser to avoid liability during a continuing court case with a new company backed by the University of California. In 2003, a jury awarded more than $500 million in damages to the university and the startup, Eolas, with Microsoft appealing the decision.
Developers are to be notified of the changes, […]
Microsoft has corrected the screenshot (published here) of the new Windows Vista font, Segoe UI. It seems that Jensen Harris published the wrong shot on his blog. The one going around is the old Segoe, not the Vista / Office 12 version.
The image above shows Segoe UI as it will be used in Windows […]
Don Park, of whom Dave Winer has said “He knows what he’s talking about”, believes Microsoft should scrap IE7. Reason? It has a long list of legacy problems.
His solution :
1. Let it just rot and, instead, build a new browser that taps .NET 2.0’s full potential.
2. ActiveX? Leave it behind.
3.Netscape Plugins compatibilty? AJAX? Out with […]
This is a point I’m investigating on my personal blog and naturally, my thoughts turned to Windows Vista.
You may remember a recent post here about the new Vista font, Segoe UI, which is based on ClearType principles (see illustration). There’s no doubt that this font will help computer users prone to eyestrain. You couldn’t […]
Jim Allchin, the Co-President of Microsoft’s Platform Products and Services Division
We’ve been hearing reports for some time of work in progress on Vista’s new Restart Manager. Now a senior figure at Redmond has spoken about the feature, which suggests the company is confident it will be included in the final feature set.
Jim Allchin, the Co-President […]
Joe Wilcox, a senior analyst with Jupiter Research, has speculated about delays in the development process for Windows Vista and the implications for the final release date.
“[It is] awfully late in the process for there to be uncertainty in the dates, at least for the partners. If you are developing software or building computers, you […]
According to Paul Thurrott, Microsoft “feels it can get the feedback it needs with CTP [Community Technical Preview] builds, which are released in a more timely nature than major beta builds.” As a result, speculation has started that Windows Vista Beta 2 may be scrapped.
The company is visibly anxious to avoid any more delays to […]
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