Category: Windows
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Microsoft changes default Office file format to xml
Robert Scoble put up a post last night indicating that Microsoft are changing their default file format to XML. This is a great move forward for Microsoft Office. It means you will be able to open any Office document and edit the tags, or an inserted image’s properties, or comments etc. programmatically if you want…
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IIS 7 details released
I saw a link on Robert Scoble’s site to a post about IIS 7 so I followed it out of curiosity (I have done a ton of work on IIS 4, 5 and 6). IIS 7 looks like it will be interesting – a few snippets: Right now, ASP.NET is implemented as an ISAPI extension…
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Netscape launch Netscape 8 – no Macs need apply!
Netscape have launched the latest version of their browser – Netscape 8. According to Reuters: Netscape 8.0 is based on the Firefox browser, a collaboratively developed program, but also will adapt and properly present sites customized to work with Microsoft Corp.’s (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) Internet Explorer browser. “The browser is like a hybrid car…
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Microsoft Longhorn talk
I was at an IT@Cork event today – it was a Microsoft talk on Longhorn. The talk was presented very ably by Robert Burke. Rob concentrated on discussing Avalon and I must say as (primarily) a Mac user, may I welcome Microsoft to the world of the slick interface. :-). OS X has most of…
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Internet Explorer 7 has tabs
The internet Explorer 7 blog is reporting that Internet Explorer 7 will have tabs when released. What’s funny about the blog is that they say: In general, I think tabs are a great idea. I liked them a lot in Office dialogs and in Excel in the early 90’s. No mention of the tabs in…
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Microsoft to start selling anti-virus services
The BBC are running a story about Microsoft starting an anti-virus and security service for PC users. According to the BBC’s site The service is designed to automatically patch-up security holes, as well as beef up anti-virus and spyware protection. It will also help maintain the health of a user’s PC generally Is it just…
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Firefox 1.04 released
Mozilla have released version 1.04 of Firefox today. This update fixes critical bugs in Firefox and is highly recommended that all Firefox users update. You can download the update here.
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Microsoft ships Windows 2003 SP1
Microsoft has rolled out Windows 2003 SP1. One of its main new features (apart from bug fixes) is the Security Configuration Wizard, which helps reduce the “attack surface” by collecting data about specific server roles and then automatically blocking all services and ports that are not needed to carry out those roles. The update also…