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Microsoft Security Essentials Beta updated

If you're using the Microsoft Security Essentials Beta, you'll notice an update in Windows Update this morning. It's unclear what's changed under the hood (the referenced KB article below doesn't yet exist), but there's a new tray icon at least. Here are some before and after...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 08-20-2009
Microsoft's business model is done

John C. Dvorak shoots for controversial but pulls a Michael Moore and gets his facts wrong: I've been playing with one of many new systems that are hitting the market which allow the user to quickly boot the machine and go directly to a small version of Linux rather than wait to load Windows. HyperSpace...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 03-08-2009
Small but important Live Mesh update

Earlier this month, Microsoft made some changes to Live Mesh , including very low level support for P2P (peer to peer) folder sharing. The problem was (at the time) that you couldn’t configure this explicitly in the UI. So if you wanted to exclude the Live Desktop from a folder share (and not exceed...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 07-31-2008
MobileMe photo upload finally fixed on Windows

I check almost every single day to see whether it’s finally possible for Windows users to upload photos to MobileMe using a Web browser. It’s never worked right. But as of today, it actually works. To be a bit more clear, it “sort of worked” before in that it would work on only one supported browser...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 07-29-2008
FY09 Strategic Update

Only Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer could send such an important message out and give it a subject line that boring. But you'll want to read this one. I've highlighted some bits I feel are particularly interesting. From: Steve Ballmer Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 4:30 PM To: Microsoft–All Employees...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 07-25-2008
Microsoft Office Outlook Connector 12.1 Beta

This could be huge. Those waiting for calendaring syncing between Hotmail/Windows Live and Microsoft Outlook can rejoice: It looks like it's finally happening (albeit in beta form): Brief Description With Microsoft Office Outlook Connector, you can use Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 or Microsoft Office...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 07-24-2008
You know MobileMe is a piece of junk when ... (Updated)

This one reads like a Jeff Foxworthy (of "you know you're a redneck when..." fame) joke. As in, you know MobileMe is a piece of @#$% when even Walter Mossberg, the world's most prominent support of Apple products, can't find anything good to say about it . I look back, smiling,...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 07-24-2008
The MobileMe disaster continues: Now it's not 'Exchange for the rest of us' anymore

I just received the following note that Apple sent to its sales force. In it, the company says that it will no longer use the "Exchange for the rest of us" slogan because MobileMe, unlike Exchange, does not really use push technology. This whole thing is unbelievable to me: MobileMe Messaging...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 07-17-2008
MobileMe: Push vs. Sync

I've gotten a ton of email about Apple substantially backing down from its initial claims about MobileMe's capabilities. (And not to be a jerk about it, I warned you: Unlike many people, I've used .Mac for years, and it was always a piece of @#$%. Why would MobileMe be much better?) What...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 07-14-2008
Internet Explorer 8 security features

I just posted an article about Internet Explorer 8 security features . This is based on a recent briefing I had, but as promised, the IE team has published a number of related blog posts that might be of interest: IE8 Security Part III – SmartScreen Filter For Internet Explorer 8, we’ve built upon the...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 07-02-2008

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