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Here are some screenshots of the first external build of Windows Vista Service Pack 2, which is due by mid-2009! More...

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Symantec advisers Windows users to patch ComputerWeekly.com, UK - 11 minutes ago Microsoft said the patch was "critical" for Windows XP and older versions and is rated as "important" for Windows Vista and newer versions. ... More...

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> WinInfo Short Takes: Week of October 27, 2008 Windows IT Pro, CO - 6 minutes ago It's going to be amazing.http://www.winsupersite.com/pdc Thanks to everyone who participated in the third give-away for my new book, Windows Vista Secrets ... More...

<img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=gbC_atEwmLwJ&imgurl=www.techspot.com/fileshost/newspics2/2008/apple-macbook.jpg width=80 height=48 alt="" border=1> TechSpot <img alt="" height="1" width="1"> TechSpot Blog: Why I wouldn't buy the new MacBook... and probably ... TechSpot - 54 minutes ago ... I have remained more or less content about the hardware which has proved to be of top quality construction, all while running Windows Vista. ... More...

<img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=gbC_atEwmLwJ&imgurl=www.techspot.com/fileshost/newspics2/2008/apple-macbook.jpg width=80 height=48 alt="" border=1> TechSpot <img alt="" height="1" width="1"> TechSpot Blog: Why I wouldn’t buy the new MacBook… and probably ... TechSpot - 59 minutes ago ... I have remained more or less content about the hardware which has proved to be of top quality construction, all while running Windows Vista. ... More...

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Microsoft sets the stage for Windows 7 NetworkWorld.com, MA - 45 minutes ago Last spring, Microsoft's lead Windows spokesperson Chris Flores wrote a blog post saying Windows 7 would refine (but not abandon) the Vista kernel. ... More...

The Microsoft Lifecam Show is a truly unique Web cam with a professional and attractive-looking camera. Check it out in this latest photo gallery! More...

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Microsoft Yells 'Fire!' - Then Bars the Doors TechNewsWorld, CA - 13 minutes ago According to a blog post by Microsoft spokesperson Christopher Budd, the flaw is considered less dangerous to Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 users. ... More...

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Microsoft Yells 'Fire!' - Then Bars the Doors TechNewsWorld, CA - 17 minutes ago According to a blog post by Microsoft spokesperson Christopher Budd, the flaw is considered less dangerous to Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 users. ... More...

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Microsoft Releases Emergency Patch For Windows Vulnerability InformationWeek, NY - 38 minutes ago ... program manager, in a blog post. "Windows XP and older versions are rated as 'Critical' while Windows Vista and newer versions are rated as 'Important. ... More...

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Microsoft Sets the Stage for Windows 7 PC World - 23 minutes ago Next week, Microsoft will unveil an early version of the successor to its much-maligned Windows Vista operating system-and all indications are that it will ... More...

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Microsoft issues "critical" security update Seattle Post Intelligencer - 11 minutes ago Microsoft classified the update as being "Important" for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 and "Critical" for other versions of Windows. ... More...

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> PDC2008 , China - 1 hour ago The group is responsible for the development of Windows Vista technologies, including user interface, device support, graphics and media as well as ... More...

I have previously written — ( Steve Ballmer himself Confirms that Windows 7 is still Vista in its Core) that the release of Windows 7 should have enterprises think about skipping Windows Vista. In an excerpt: With this strategy, I think enterprises who have not yet moved into Vista may finally decide to wait for Windows 7 [...] More...

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Microsoft To Issue Emergency Security Patch On Thursday InformationWeek, NY - 30 minutes ago The vulnerability is rated "important" for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. Microsoft plans to host a Webcast about its bulletin on Thursday, ... More...

I've uploaded a new Activity Center for Microsoft Office, which focuses on Microsoft Office, Office Live, and related products and services! More...

With a blockbuster PDC 2008 looming, I take a last look at what we can expect from Windows 7 at the show! More...

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Microsoft starts another Windows 7 blog ZDNet - 7 minutes ago From the post: “(T)his blog is part of an effort to highlight Windows 7 development story, a story that for some reason got lost with Windows Vista. ... More...

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Five reasons why skipping Windows Vista could backfire InfoWorld, CA - 9 minutes ago [ Find out why Randall C. Kennedy suddenly "likes" Vista (and surfing) in InfoWorld's Enterprise Desktop blog. ] Also, Silver suggests in the report, ... More...

Microsoft is releasing their October patch with a Maximum Security Rating of Critical. The impact of vulnerability is “Remote Code Execution”. As described in the Microsoft site:Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification issued: October 22, 2008Microsoft Security Bulletin to be issued: October 23, 2008This is an advance notification of an out-of-band security bulletin that Microsoft is [...] More...

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Microsoft to rush out emergency Windows patch New York Times, United States - 10 minutes ago The flaw is considered to be a less serious risk for users of the Windows Vista and Server 2008 operating systems Microsoft said in an advisory on the issue ... More...

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Microsoft to rush out emergency Windows patch Computerworld, MA - 27 minutes ago The flaw is considered to be a less serious risk for users of the Windows Vista and Server 2008 operating systems Microsoft said in an advisory on the issue ... More...

<img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=4u7_Tdt35RsJ&imgurl=images.pcworld.com/news/graphics/152657-12N_Windows7_a_original.jpg width=70 height=80 alt="" border=1> PC World <img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Microsoft Sets the Stage for Windows 7 PC World - 19 minutes ago Last spring, Microsoft's lead Windows spokesperson Chris Flores wrote a blog post saying Windows 7 would refine (but not abandon) the Vista kernel. ... More...

When Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 launched in March, I wrote a post describing the permissive intellectual property licensing approaches we took for components of that release, such as Creative Commons licenses for copyrights in selected specs and the Microsoft Open Specification Promise (“OSP”) for implementations of those specs. Now with the launch of Beta 2, I’m happy to highlight a few ways we’re continuing to make our innovations available to the community. By doing so, we hope to continue to foster the type of collaboration in the community that is so important to the “generativity” of the Internet, to borrow a term from Jonathan Zittrain (whose new book, by the way, is an important and worthwhile read). Creative Commons License for Copyright in the Search Suggestions Specification For Search Suggestions, we’re licensing copyright in the XML Search Suggestions Format Specification under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License. This license lets others copy, distribute, modify and build upon the specification, even for commercial uses, as long as they give credit to Microsoft and license their own changes under the same terms. Special thanks to DeWitt Clinton and other contributors to the OpenSearch JSON Search Suggestions extension, whose work relates to the XML Search Suggestions Format spec. Visit Creative Commons for more information about their licenses, including how to use Creative Commons licenses on your own work. Microsoft Open Specification Promise for Implementations of the Search Suggestions Specification Microsoft has developed the Open Specification Promise (“OSP”) to provide a simple and clear patent promise to reassure the broad audience of developers and customers that a given specification can be used for free, easily, now and forever. The OSP was developed with feedback from customers and the open source community, and we’re happy to make the XML Search Suggestions Format Spec available under the OSP. The use of the OSP confirms that Microsoft patents needed to implement this specification can be used for free. More complete information about the OSP can be found here. Web Slice Icon Guidelines http://ieblog.members.winisp.net/images/webslice.icon2.png Internet Explorer 8 introduces Web Slices as a way for web sites to allow users to subscribe to specific content directly within a Web page. Users can see when content changes and view the updated portion of the Web page directly from the Favorites bar of Internet Explorer. The Web Slice icon provides a common visual cue that a web page supports web slices. Developers may freely use the icon under the Web Slice Icon Guidelines that we have developed, which are intended to promote the integrity of the icon as a common symbol for Web Slice functionality. We made it easier to use the icon in accordance with the Guidelines by making available for download .png and .gif renderings of the icon in various sizes. We are pleased to continue to contribute to the web community and, as always, look forward to your feedback. Tom Rubin Chief Counsel for Intellectual Property Strategy http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9011922 More...

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Office 2007 Service Pack 2 due in spring '09 Computerworld, MA - 43 minutes ago Office 2007 was released to businesses in November 2006, the same time as Windows Vista, with shipments to consumers and small businesses in January the ... More...