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Microsoft has released nine security bulletins. Out of the nine two top-priority patches are MS10-061 & MS10-062 . The nine bulletins fix 11 security vulnerabilities found on Microsoft software. Four of the bulletins are designated "critical," and five of them are designated "important. The five "important" bulletins relate to vulnerabilities in ... Full story

Powerpoint to video conversion is required if you want to share your PPT to others as video. Here are instructions on how to convert powerpoint to video - step by step procedure even for those who do not know much about Power Point or Videos. Here we are using My Screen Recorder to convert your PowerPoint presentations to a video format. My Screen Recorder captures the audio narration ... Full story

It is official now. Microsoft has confirmed that users will be able to remove Internet Explorer 8 (IE8), as well as several other integrated applications, from Windows 7. This is confirmed on a blog post by Jack Mayo, group program manager for our Documents and Printing team in Microsoft on the Microsoft Blog. This feature is released with Windows 7 RC. What is interesting that this ... Full story

Microsoft has launched the latest Release Candidate (RC) of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) to the general public as expected this week. Brandon LeBlanc, a Windows Blogger, announced the release in a blog post, and highlighted a list of notable changes and technical information. By providing these fixes integrated into a single service pack, Microsoft has provided a single high-quality update that minimises ... Full story

Experts say that the next iteration of Microsoft's operating system - Windows 7 may be good for Microsoft. While Windows Vista was called by many as a marketing and PR fiasco - Windows 7 may just be luck Microsoft wants. What is Windows 7? Windows 7 (formerly codenamed Blackcomb and Vienna) is the next release of Microsoft Windows, an operating system produced by Microsoft for use on ... Full story

The much awaited annual Microsoft event Microsoft Tech Ed 2009 is slated for May 11 to May 15 at Los Angeles, CA. Tech Ed 2009 will be a five day event focusing on knowledge and expertise on Microsoft products. You can learn about today’s cutting edge trends, helping you make life easier for you (and everyone else) at work. The even also gives an opportunity for ... Full story

A nasty worm called Downadup worm has infected millions of computers and continues to spread. This many security experts believe is precurser of the evil deeds to come. According to US software protection firm F-Secure the computer worm is known as Conficker, Kido or Downadup had infected more than nine million computers by Tuesday and was spreading at a rate of one million machines daily (wow). ... Full story

Microsoft today released a Security update MS09-001 rated as Critical to patch the vulnerabilities in SMB that could Allow Remote Code Execution "This security update resolves two privately reported vulnerabilities and one publicly disclosed vulnerability in Microsoft Server Message Block (SMB) Protocol. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution on affected systems. An attacker who successfully exploited these vulnerabilities could install programs; view, change, or delete ... Full story

Learning from the trend now Microsoft is seriously considering offering its MS Office application online like Google Apps a Cloud Computing application. Industry sources point out that Microsoft conducting tests for technology which will enable Web hosting service providers to offer the Office suite via an emerging technology called application streaming. Such a development means that Microsoft, with the huge data ... Full story

Microsoft has launched Office Live (http://www.officelive.com) applications like Google Apps based on SaaS (Software as a Service) model. I was just comparing the Office Live with Googles Apps and here are some important points:LinksOffice Live: http://smallbusiness.officelive.com/Googles Apps: http://www.google.com/awe have done a quick comparison of free editions for small business ... Full story