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Microsoft coverage now on Download Squad! - July 11, 2006

Ryan Carter and Jason Clarke haven't disappeared -- they've just moved sideways a little. Ryan and Jason's all-out coverage of Microsoft is now part of Download Squad, our blog about all kinds of software and online services. You can roll your Download Squad experience in several different ways:BOOKMARKSMain blog:http:www.downloadsquad.comThe Microsoft category:http:www.downloadsquad.comcategorymicrosoftAll Ryan Carter all the time:http:www.downloadsquad.combloggersryan-carterAll Jason Clarke...
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So long Microsoft blog. - July 11, 2006

Filed under: Trends and Buzz, News and InfoI just wanted to let all of you know that this will be my last post on The Unofficial Microsoft Weblog. As of this morning, I have moved over to a tiny little blog you might have heard of called DownloadSquad. It is a new opportunity and a new challenge for me, so I hope you will join me over there, and continue reading if you aren't a huge fan of DownloadSquad already. You will get a better mix of everything over at Download Squad including Google,...
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Free antivirus for Vista beta testers - July 10, 2006

Filed under: VistaHaving dipped my toe into the Windows Vista beta 2 waters, I found myself in want of anti-virus to secure my OS. I remembered Ed Bott reported about free anti-virus options for Windows Vista so I went looking, and found this article. Ed reports that there are free versions of both eTrust EZ AntiVirus and Trend Micro's PC-Cillin products available. Happy antivirusing!Read Permalink Email this Linking Blogs Comments
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Stop Windows from nagging you to reboot after an update - July 7, 2006

Filed under: Tips and TricksAlmost anyone who has applied Windows Updates during their day has been annoyed by this issue. Once Windows finishes its update, it asks you to reboot. You click "later". Ten minutes later, a window pops up asking you to reboot again. If you're unfortunate enough to be in the middle of typing, this can actually trigger the "Reboot" button (the default is this button, so simply pressing the space bar while that window is in focus will do it) effectively losing...
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IE7 phishing filter thought this site to be a fraud - July 7, 2006

Filed under: Vista, Internet ExplorerThe last post regarding Marc Orchants OneNote article was the first that I have posted here running the Windows Vista and IE 7 betas. After making the post, I viewed it in IE to double-check that everything rendered correctly, and was greeted with a warning that The Unofficial Microsoft Weblog may indeed be a phishing site. Now I commend Microsoft for doing something about the phishing problem that plagues the web - its certainly not going away, and...
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Marc Orchant article on Office 2007 preview site - July 6, 2006

Filed under: OneNoteMarc Orchant, who most of you will remember as the sole voice of this Microsoft-focused blog for many months before his departure, today had an article posted at Microsoft's Office 2007 preview site. The article highlights all of the new innovations in OneNote that have turned it into a real personal information hub, collaboration powerhouse as well as a time and task management tool. Rather than steal any of Marcs thunder, Ill just point you to the article which is well...
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