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Microsoft’s call for patent reform
Date: 03/11/05 (Open Source) Keywords: microsoft
You know the patent system has gotten bad when a company holding 4,500 patents is calling for patent reform. According to the piece in InfoWorld, Microsoft is calling for patent reform in the United States. Microsoft's idea of reform is a bit different from ...
Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/index.php?p=184&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdblog
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Microsoft MVPs move to save Visual Basic
Date: 03/11/05 (Application Development) Keywords: microsoft
Many Microsoft MVP developers launch a campaign of defiance over a decision to end support for Visual Basic
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MSN sites get easy-to-read privacy label
Date: 03/12/05 (Web Technology) Keywords: microsoft
Microsoft adopts a streamlined "nutrition label" layout for telling people what data is collected on them at some of its MSN portals.
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Google ventures into movie search!
Date: 02/28/05 (Java Web) Keywords: microsoft, google
Another feather in their search engine cap! Microsoft always claimed that it loves competition, looks like finally it got one. I wonder when Microsoft will go for purchasing Google... To find reviews and showtimes for movies playing near you, type "movies", "showtimes" or the name of a current film into the Google search box. If you've [...]
Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/google-ventures-into-movie-search/
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Firefox in NYT: The Fox Is in Microsoft’s Henhouse (and Salivating)
Date: 12/19/04 (Java Web) Keywords: browser, security, web, microsoft
Here's some interesting observations from the article: FIREFOX is a classic overnight success, many years in the making. Firefox is a Web browser that is fast and filled with features that Microsoft's stodgy Internet Explorer lacks. Today, it's the Internet Explorer code that is long overdue for a top-to-bottom redesign, one that would treat security as integral, [...]
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And I didn’t play video game all this time thinking it would be a waste of time!
Date: 12/18/04 (Java Web) Keywords: microsoft
Scientist at UCSC thinks that playing video games helps learning early that success is a game. As if we didn't have enough way to divide the world yet! Mr. Beck and Mr. Wade divide the world into two groups: those who grew up with video games (the gamers) and those who did not. So Microsofters [...]
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Firefox in NYT: The Fox Is in Microsoft’s Henhouse (and Salivating)
Date: 12/18/04 (Java Web) Keywords: browser, web, microsoft
Some interesting quotes from the article: FIREFOX is a classic overnight success, many years in the making. Firefox is a Web browser that is fast and filled with features that Microsoft's stodgy Internet Explorer lacks. For the first time, Internet Explorer has been losing market share. Today, it's the Internet Explorer code that is long overdue for a top-to-bottom [...]
Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/firefox-in-nyt/
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Microsoft’s fetish with Sun servers?
Date: 03/12/05 (Java Web) Keywords: microsoft
Shocking pictures leaked by a careless Microsoft blogger reveal a love that dare not speak its name. The photos from the Redmond campus are, in fact, so raunchy and audacious that a special Register editorial meeting was held to discuss whether or not they should even be discussed in an open forum. In the end, [...]
Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/microsofts-fetish-with-sun-servers/
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Global IME (Japanese)
Date: 03/13/05 (Computer Help) Keywords: web, microsoft
Hi, all I want to do is just be able to type/print e-mails, word documents, etc. in Japanese.
I went to download Office XP Tool: Global IME (Japanese) but it says I don't have Office XP.
However, I was able to download Office XP Tool: Japanese Language Pack (even though I don't have Office XP? Or Office 2000?). With this program, I can now see Japanese characters on internet websites but I can't type any Japanese.
I also tried to download Microsoft Global IME (Input Method Editor) 5.02 because it said it was for people who didn't have Office XP. BUT it said the program wasn't for my version of Windows.
I have Windows XP. It was installed by some stranger who is now gone. So, I can't get him to give me the CD where I can download the Japanese language pack with IME. That would have been the easiest solution...
Any help?Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computer_help/351458.html
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Crossing the chasm for millions of VB developers
Date: 03/14/05 (Java Web) Keywords: microsoft
Hundreds of influential Visual Basic developers (recognized by Microsoft's Most Valuable Professional program) have signed a petition demanding Microsoft should continue supporting Visual Basic (classic) as it is doing for C++. Microsoft's plan is to end support for Visual Basic and force a transition of millions of VB developers to VB.NET or other .NET languages. [...]
Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/crossing-the-chasm-for-millions-of-vb-developers/
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IE7 details leaked
Date: 03/16/05 (WebDesign) Keywords: browser, css, security, web, microsoft
article [microsoft-watch.com]
article on /. [slashdot.org]
I assume most of you read slashdot, but if you don't here's a quote of their article:IE7 Details Emerge
Posted by timothy on Tuesday March 15, @06:38PM
Varg Vikernes writes "Microsoft Watch has a story about new features we can expect in IE7 (code named 'Rincon') which they gathered through Microsoft's key partners. Apparently we can expect 32 bit PNG support, native IDN support, new functionality that will simplify printing from inside IE and, of course, tabbed browsing. The new browser also will likely include a built-in news aggregator. Apparently an important factor is security."
And from the article:Partner sources say Microsoft is wavering on the extent to which it plans to support CSS2 with IE 7.0. Developers have been clamoring for Microsoft to update its CSS support to support the latest W3C standards for years. But Microsoft is leaning toward adding some additional CSS2 support to IE 7.0, but not embracing the standard in its entirety, partners say.
What do you guys think? I won't trade my firefox for anything in the world, but it would be great to see css standards supported on IE7.
(cross-posted to!['[info]']('http://stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif')
webdev and webdesign)
Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/webdesign/832698.html
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IE7 details leaked
Date: 03/16/05 (Web Development) Keywords: browser, css, security, web, microsoft
article [microsoft-watch.com]
article on /. [slashdot.org]
I assume most of you read slashdot, but if you don't here's a quote of their article:IE7 Details Emerge
Posted by timothy on Tuesday March 15, @06:38PM
Varg Vikernes writes "Microsoft Watch has a story about new features we can expect in IE7 (code named 'Rincon') which they gathered through Microsoft's key partners. Apparently we can expect 32 bit PNG support, native IDN support, new functionality that will simplify printing from inside IE and, of course, tabbed browsing. The new browser also will likely include a built-in news aggregator. Apparently an important factor is security."
And from the article:Partner sources say Microsoft is wavering on the extent to which it plans to support CSS2 with IE 7.0. Developers have been clamoring for Microsoft to update its CSS support to support the latest W3C standards for years. But Microsoft is leaning toward adding some additional CSS2 support to IE 7.0, but not embracing the standard in its entirety, partners say.
What do you guys think? I won't trade my firefox for anything in the world, but it would be great to see css standards supported on IE7.
(cross-posted towebdev and webdesign)
Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/webdev/181847.html
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Opera's Acid2 challenge to Microsoft
Date: 03/16/05 (Web Technology) Keywords: software, microsoft
Commentary--Opera Software CTO Hakon Wium Lie throws down the gauntlet--but will Microsoft pick it up?
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Hardware security sneaks into PCs
Date: 03/16/05 (Security) Keywords: microsoft
Millions of computers will be shipped this year with encryption hardware plugged in--even though Microsoft isn't ready for it.
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Bot nets use Windows for wicked work
Date: 03/16/05 (Security) Keywords: microsoft
Honeynet Project research finds that Microsoft's OS is the preferred vehicle for zombie armies.
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Web tools blaze trail to the past
Date: 03/17/05 (Web Technology) Keywords: java, web, microsoft, google
Google's popular map and e-mail sites reignite interest in older Web tech, raising potential threat to Microsoft, Flash and Java.
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Acid Test for Browsers
Date: 01/01/70 (Webmaster View) Keywords: software, browser, technology, web, microsoft
Hakon Wium Lie, chief technology officer of Opera Software challenges Microsoft:
Microsoft now has the chance to redeem itself with regard to Web interoperability. All it needs to do is make sure IE 7 passes the Acid2 test before shipping.
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To the Web community I want to say: Microsoft has now been challenged. They will respond, if enough people remind them of the challenge. Please remind them. And, when IE 7 is released, make sure this is the first thing you type into it:
Anne says that this test could expose some bugs in "better browsers" as well.
Source: http://www.webmasterview.com/browsers/acid_test_for_browsers
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The sad plight of VB6 developers
Date: 03/17/05 (Open Source) Keywords: php, microsoft
Despite pleas from its developers, Microsoft is ending free support for Visual Basic 6 this month.For the open source community, this is no great loss. Actually, it's not even a blip on the radar -- open source developers will continue to chug along, writing code in Perl, Python, PHP, Ruby ...
Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/index.php?p=191&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdblog
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Usability
Date: 03/17/05 (IT Professionals) Keywords: software, web, spyware, microsoft, google
Here's a challenge for you.
reviews.cnet.com may or may not have a section dedicated solely to reviewing spyware removal software. It seems that they would, but I can't find it. Can you? If so, what steps did you take to find it?
Many people can find the webpages they need instantly. I, on the other hand, find most sites hard to navigate. If I need something on Microsoft.com, for instance, I don't click around their site's built in navigation. I'll use google's site:microsoft.com functionality. If that fails, I'll try to look around their site. Worst case scenario, I ask someone else to look it up. Anyone else here do the same?Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/itprofessionals/7551.html
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Will AJAX help Google clean up?
Date: 03/17/05 (Web Technology) Keywords: java, web, microsoft, google
Google's popular map and e-mail sites reignite interest in older Web tech, raising potential threat to Microsoft, Flash and Java.
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