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<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Microsoft Releases 7 Patches, 3 Critical PC Magazine - 2 hours ago The Bluetooth stack in Windows XP and Windows Vista (all service packs) is vulnerable to a remote compromise by an attacker sending a large number of ... More...

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Microsoft Releases 7 Patches, 3 Critical PC Magazine - 36 minutes ago The Bluetooth stack in Windows XP and Windows Vista (all service packs) is vulnerable to a remote compromise by an attacker sending a large number of ... More...

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Microsoft patches Windows Home Server corruption bug Computerworld, MA - 1 hour ago Sider picked two of the new features he thought were most important to users: support for PCs running Windows Vista x64, and backing up of server-based ... More...

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Microsoft patches Windows Home Server corruption bug Computerworld, MA - 41 minutes ago Sider picked two of the new features he thought were most important to users: support for PCs running Windows Vista x64, and backing up of server-based ... More...

Bill Gates’ recent Tech Ed keynote and Tony Chor’s follow-up blog announced that IE8 Beta 2 will be available in August in many languages. We are encouraging sites to get ready for Beta 2 prior to release as it will present a big jump in IE8 browsing traffic. What does “getting ready for IE8” mean for web sites? IE8 displays content in IE8 Standards mode – its most standards-compliant layout mode – by default. In previous blog posts, we’ve discussed how this aligns with our commitment to Web standards interoperability. However, browsing with this default setting may cause content written for previous versions of IE to display differently than intended. This creates a “get ready” call to action for site owners to ensure their content will continue to display seamlessly in IE8. The preferred response to this call to action is to update the site to ensure that IE8 is provided with standards content fitting the DOCTYPE. However, we know it is very important to give site owners the chance to update site content on their schedule without affecting user experience. As such, we provide a meta-tag that tells IE8 to display an entire site or a specific page like it did in IE7. In IE8 Beta 1, that option is the “IE=7” X-UA-Compatible tag, which instructs IE8 to display content in IE7 Standards mode. However, the scenario this doesn’t address is when IE=7 is applied as an HTTP header to a site that contains Quirks mode pages. The IE=7 HTTP header will force all pages – both Quirks and Standards – to display in IE7 Standards mode. Developers using this header while updating their sites would then have to add the “IE=5” tag to each page they want to keep in Quirks mode. This logic is fine for many websites. However, if a site has lots of Quirks mode pages, or for the case where pages with frames host a mix of Strict and Quirks mode content – as brought to light by IE8 Beta 1 user feedback – the compatibility opt-out adds a bit more work than we intended. In response to the great IE8 Beta 1 feedback we’ve received so far, we are introducing the “IE=EmulateIE7” tag to address this problem. EmulateIE7 tells IE8 to display standards DOCTYPEs in IE7 Standards mode, and Quirks DOCTYPEs in Quirks mode. We believe this will be the preferred IE7 compatibility mode for most cases. Support for IE=EmulateIE7 is available now as part of the IE June Security Update for IE8 Beta 1. Installing this update will enable you to verify you’ve applied the EmulateIE7 tag to your site correctly. In summary, IE7 compatibility support looks as follows: Content Value Details IE=7 Display in IE7 Standards mode; Already supported in the IE8 Beta 1 release IE=EmulateIE7 Display standards DOCTYPEs in IE7 Standards mode; Display quirks DOCTYPEs in Quirks mode; Available through the IE June Security Update for IE8 Beta 1 There are two ways to implement this tag: On a per-site basis, add a custom HTTP header X-UA-Compatible: IE=EmulateIE7 On a per-page basis, add a special HTML tag to each document, right after the tag Implementing the HTTP header is beneficial if a site owner wants most of their site to render as it did in IE7 or if there are no plans to update site content. Inclusion of this header honors any Quirks mode pages that belong to the site. Using the meta-tag on a per-page basis is beneficial when the publisher wants to opt-in specific pages to render as they did in IE7. NOTE: The X-UA-Compatible tag and header override any existing DOCTYPE. Also, the mode specified by the page takes precedent over the HTTP header. For example, you could add the EmulateIE7 HTTP header to a site, and set specific pages to display in IE8 mode (by using the meta-tag with content=”IE8”). Using the IE=EmulateIE7 compatibility tag is a simple way for users to continue their current experience when browsing your site until you can update with more standards-compliant content. Although adding this tag will prevent most display issues, you may also need to update your site to properly detect IE8. To learn more about IE8 document compatibility and browser detection, check out the IE Compatibility Center. Jefferson Fletcher Product Manager Internet Explorer P.S.: Here are some links to reference for adding custom HTTP headers on various versions of IIS and Apache servers: IIS7.0, IIS6.0, Apache 2.2, Apache 2.0, Apache 1.3 http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=8590312 More...

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Microsoft Patches 10 Vulnerabilities Internet News, CA - 1 hour ago Also on the critical side are a pair of vulnerabilities in Microsoft's DirectX, which is core part of Windows multimedia handling infrastructure. ... More...

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Safari 'carpet bomb' attack code released NetworkWorld.com, MA - 2 hours ago The attack affects all versions of Windows XP and Vista, Microsoft said in its advisory. Apple could not be reached for comment on this story. ... More...

<img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=MRqM3LtK79cJ&imgurl=blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/qt7.5.jpg width=80 height=47 alt="" border=1> PC Magazine <img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Apple Bashes QuickTime Bugs, Adds H.264 Support PC Magazine - 5 hours ago The Apple Software Update program (Windows Vista) said that all my software was up to date. I ran QuickTime and then got a notification of the update: ... More...

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Safari 'carpet bomb' attack code released NetworkWorld.com, MA - 56 minutes ago The attack affects all versions of Windows XP and Vista, Microsoft said in its advisory. Apple could not be reached for comment on this story. ... More...

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Microsoft patches a Windows Bluetooth bug Seattle Post Intelligencer - 28 minutes ago There are currently no comments for this blog entry. Violating our Terms of Service may result in your post being removed. selected text -- Display ... More...

The IE Cumulative Security Update for June 2008 is now available via Windows Update. Alternatively, you can receive this and all other Microsoft updates via the new Microsoft Update. I encourage you to upgrade to Microsoft Update if you haven’t already to ensure that you receive the latest updates for all Microsoft products. This update addresses 1 remote code execution vulnerability and 1 information disclosure vulnerability. This security update addresses these vulnerabilities by modifying the way Internet Explorer handles HTML and validates data. For detailed information on the contents of this update, please see the following documentation: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-031 Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 950759 The security update is rated Critical for Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1; Internet Explorer 6 on supported versions of Windows XP; and Internet Explorer 7 on supported versions of Windows XP and Windows Vista. The security update is rated Important for Internet Explorer 5.01 on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service pack 4, and Moderate for all other supported releases of Internet Explorer. 6 If you are currently using Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 for Developers, please see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 951804 for update details. As a reminder, IE security updates are cumulative and contain all previously released updates for each version of Internet Explorer. I encourage everybody to download this security update and other non-IE security updates via Windows Update or Microsoft Update. Windows users are also strongly encouraged to configure their systems for automatic updates to keep their systems current with the latest updates from Microsoft. Terry McCoy Program Manager Internet Explorer Security http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=8587774 More...

<img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=MRqM3LtK79cJ&imgurl=blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/qt7.5.jpg width=80 height=47 alt="" border=1> PC Magazine <img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Apple Bashes QuickTime Bugs, Adds H.264 Support PC Magazine - 1 hour ago The Apple Software Update program (Windows Vista) said that all my software was up to date. I ran QuickTime and then got a notification of the update: ... More...

<img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=MRqM3LtK79cJ&imgurl=blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/qt7.5.jpg width=80 height=47 alt="" border=1> PC Magazine <img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Apple Bashes QuickTime Bugs, Adds H.264 Support PC Magazine - 1 hour ago The Apple Software Update program (Windows Vista) said that all my software was up to date. I ran QuickTime and then got a notification of the update: ... More...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Windows Live Writer Tweaks, Tips, and Updates Lifehacker, CA - 54 minutes ago I can't speak of its stability with your environment, but it's been fine for me with Windows Vista and a WordPress 2.5 blog. There were two types of updates ... More...

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Apple's News: iPhone 2.0, iPhone 3G, Mobile Me Washington Post, United States - 2 hours ago ... iCal and iLife programs on a Mac running OS X 10.4 or 10.5; a Windows PC's Outlook, Outlook Express or (in Windows Vista) Windows Contacts; ... More...

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Apple's News: iPhone 2.0, iPhone 3G, Mobile Me Washington Post, United States - 56 minutes ago ... iCal and iLife programs on a Mac running OS X 10.4 or 10.5; a Windows PC's Outlook, Outlook Express or (in Windows Vista) Windows Contacts; ... More...

iPhone mania is starting again: Here are some photos of Apple's upcoming iPhone 3G, which will become available on July 11! More...

<img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=8BiUHyYqnfQJ&imgurl=blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/images/windows_home_server_backup.jpg width=80 height=51 alt="" border=1> ZDNet <img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Windows Home Server gets a big bug fix (and much more) ZDNet - 30 minutes ago Here’sa quick summary of the Power Pack 1 feature list: Connector software for systems running x64 versions of Windows Vista. With this client software ... More...

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Proof-of-concept revealed for Safari for Windows bug SC Magazine US - 1 hour ago Microsoft issued an advisory May 30, warning that Windows XP and Vista customers who have installed Safari on their machines should consider not using the ... More...

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Proof-of-concept revealed for Safari for Windows bug SC Magazine US - 30 minutes ago Microsoft issued an advisory May 30, warning that Windows XP and Vista customers who have installed Safari on their machines should consider not using the ... More...

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Holland America Line and Microsoft Introduce Onboard Digital Workshops WebWire (press release), GA - 57 minutes ago The digital workshop showcases state-of-the-art technology provided and maintained by Microsoft — including Windows Vista-certified computers, servers, ... More...

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Holland America Line and Microsoft Introduce Onboard Digital Workshops WebWire (press release), GA - 18 minutes ago The digital workshop showcases state-of-the-art technology provided and maintained by Microsoft — including Windows Vista-certified computers, servers, ... More...

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Stay Connected With Remote-Access Software PC World - 8 hours ago You can install LogMeIn Pro on a PC running Windows Vista, XP, or 2000, or Windows Server 2003, 98, or Me. Macs with Tiger or Leopard can run LogMeIn Free, ... More...