The final version of the Windows Vista Product Guide has been posted in both Office 2007 (docx) and XPS format to the Microsoft download site. If you are on Office 2003 you will need to get the 2007 file format add-in before you can read it. This document is an excellent resource for anyone looking … Read more
Google is pulling the plug on Google Answers, a service that allows people to submit questions over the Internet that researchers answer for a fee. The search giant didn’t say why it was closing the service, which launched about four years ago and was one of Google’s first non-search projects. Danny Sullivan, editor in chief … Read more
Consumers cannot run home versions of Windows Vista as virtual machines because is not mature enough for broad adoption, says Microsoft. A Microsoft spokesperson told ZDNet Asia: “For production machines and everyday usage, virtualization is a fairly new technology and one that we think is not yet mature enough for broad consumer adoption.” According to … Read more
Starting June 2007, PCs in French députés’ offices will be equipped with a Linux operating system and open source productivity software. The project, backed by MPs Richard Cazenav and Bernard Carayon of the UMP party, will see 1,154 French parliamentary workstations running on an open source OS, with OpenOffice.org, Firefox and an open source email … Read more
It was hectic weekend. I was feeling feverish, but still had to setup LCD projector for our doctor’s association meeting. Hurriedly reached the site at 7.45PM. The hall was frozen with extremely low temperature on Air conditioner. Some how managed to setup everything and participated in the meeting and came home at 10PM. When I … Read more
Mozilla’s Firefox 2 and Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 7 are vulnerable to a flaw that could allow attackers to steal passwords. Dubbed a reverse cross-site request, or RCSR, vulnerability by its discoverer, Robert Chapin, the flaw lets hackers compromise users’ passwords and usernames by presenting them with a fake login form. Firefox Password Manager will automatically … Read more