http://www.msblog.org Thu, 15 May 2008 04:17:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yep...It's still going-and its worse than ever it seems. Hundreds of thousands of unsuspecting people are stillstumbling across perfectly legitimate websites that have been compromised by an SQL injection, and as a result are infected with a nastyTrojan. These types of Trojans are known for changing an affected system’s local DNS and ... http://www.msblog.org/2008/05/15/and-so-the-sql-attacks-continue/ With Netscape now dead (thanks to AOL) I saw a funny little comic on joyoftech.com the other day.  Click for bigger view   http://www.msblog.org/2008/05/14/netscape-and-ie/ With the availability of rich media such as online video becoming more and more important in day-to-day life the Windows Live team have come up with a pretty neat idea to share video with a friend through Windows Live Messenger. Messenger TV is born: Launching in 20 countries (Surprisingly not the U.S) and in ... http://www.msblog.org/2008/05/13/windows-live-messenger-tv/ Many know for a fact that the transition from Windows XP to Vista was a major step for most. The heightened system requirements to run all that eye candy were immense-even if Vista only just slightly out performs XP. People therefore turned to Microsoft's next planned operating system, Windows Seven as the ... http://www.msblog.org/2008/05/13/gates-windows-7-will-take-less-memory-be-more-efficient/ I have been creating Office Communications Server 2007 videos for JupiterMedia (www.internet.com/video), and the 3rd video on OCS has been posted. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1431564240/bclid1433966019/bctid1529519989 Taken off the video: "Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 provides support for enhanced presence. Through enhanced presence, co-workers or even bosses can track one another through the use of enhanced presence. In this video, ... http://www.msblog.org/2008/05/13/intro-to-office-communications-server-2007-enhance-presence-part-3/ As most of you know Microsoft launched their Popfly Game creator today. Its an online tool for creating web based games similar to the casual games you’ve probably wasted hours playing when you should have been studying/working/eating/sleeping- Now you can waste hours making the games as well :) I wont go ... http://www.msblog.org/2008/05/03/popfly-game-creator-alpha-goes-live/ Hi All, For those of you looking for a list certified hardware for Windows Server 2008 (x64), here's the current and growing list: All Hardware Items: http://www.windowsservercatalog.com/results.aspx?&bCatID=1283&cpID=0&avc=11&ava=23&avq=0&OR=1&PGS=25&ready=0 For details: Product category Storage (371) Networking (102) Servers (102) Other Hardware (26) Printers (20) Bus Controllers and Ports (13) Cameras and Video (5) Scanners (2) Input Devices (1) Sound (1) If you would like per Vendors: Vendor Intel Corporation ... http://www.msblog.org/2008/04/30/certified-hardware-for-windows-server-2008-x64/ Nothing says rock and roll like a song about Microsoft Silverlight. Head over to Dan Wahlin and Spike Xavier's blog to listen to the song :P http://weblogs.asp.net/dwahlin/archive/2008/04/27/silverlight-the-song.aspx free viagra canada viagra buy discount viagra generic delivery online overnight viagra 100 mg viagra price discussion generic viagra drug interaction viagra 100 mg viagra prices viagra price who ... http://www.msblog.org/2008/04/29/the-silverlight-song/ Bill Sisk just wrote an article on the Microsoft Security Response Centre (MSRC) blog: There have been conflicting public reports describing a recent rash of web server attacks. I want to bring some clarification about the reports and point you to the IIS blog for additional information. To begin with, our investigation ... http://www.msblog.org/2008/04/28/questions-about-web-server-attacks/ Earlier this week I published a post regarding a vulnerability in several versions of Microsoft Windows... ...Well the vulnerability is now being executed-there is another round of Mass SQL injections going on which has infected hundreds of thousands of websites running on the IIS platform. Preforming a simple Google search for traces ... http://www.msblog.org/2008/04/26/mass-sql-injections/ HEROES Happen {HERE} Microsoft have just posted the resources from the Windows Server, SQL Server & Visual Studio Heroes happen {Here}  launch. Check them out they are very informative indeed! Catergorys include: Session 1 | What's New in Windows Server 2008 Session 2 | Virtualization and Your Infrastructure Session 3 | Securing Your IT Infrastructure with ... http://www.msblog.org/2008/04/25/windows-server-sql-server-visual-studio-launch-2008-resources/ A new version of the Visual Studio 2008 Product Comparison Guide is now available. Version 1.08 includes updates to a number or line items, but in particular it includes a lot of fixes in the debugging section and adds a section on 64-bit development features. Also check out the update for ... http://www.msblog.org/2008/04/24/visual-studio-2008-product-comparison-guide-v108-updates/ Picture this: You're a developer who frequently writes console applications. Each day after work you go home and head to bed, you close your eyes and burnt into the darkness is the ever so familiar output of command prompt jargon. Does the above sound like you? Sick of screen-burn in your ... http://www.msblog.org/2008/04/23/treat-your-eyes-to-some-consolas/ After months of being left in the dark after the first release of Microsoft Ultimate Extra's for Windows Vista's Ultimate edition Microsoft surprised us yesterday with some new content. I admit  surprised is sort of the wrong word used to describe my feelings for the latest batch of Ultimate Extra's... But nonethe less - Get ... http://www.msblog.org/2008/04/23/new-shipment-of-vista-ultimate-extras/ After investigating public reports, Microsoft has published Microsoft Security Advisory 951306, which describes a vulnerability that affects multiple versions of Windows (including Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2, all supported versions and editions of Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Service Pack 1, and Windows Server 2008.) The newly found security flaw ... http://www.msblog.org/2008/04/22/microsoft-discloses-vulnerability-affecting-multiple-windows-versions/ Ever since i made the change to Vista I have noticed that the browsing of network folders  on my network was slow-with OR without connecting through a domain (esp When browsing Windows Server 2003 shared folders). When opening the network folder your computer displays straight away but there is  5-6+ second wait before other ... http://www.msblog.org/2008/04/22/slow-browsing-of-network-drives/ If you are a Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) or a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) on Windows Server 2003, you can now transfer your skills to achieve multiple Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) certifications or Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) credentials on Windows Server 2008. For the first time, the ... http://www.msblog.org/2008/04/22/transition-your-mcsa-and-mcse-on-windows-server-2003-skills-to-windows-server-2008/ Well it seems as though its finally happened-Service Pack 3 for every-ones favourite OS, Windows XP has been released to manufacturing (however not available to the public just yet-expect to see it on April 29th). Service Pack 3 updates all 32-bit versions of Windows XP from Starter to XP Professional (the ... http://www.msblog.org/2008/04/22/windows-xp-sp3-rtmed/ Its a cold horrible day here in New Zealand (winters on its way! )… Whilst sitting in the college comp labs I stumbled across a really cool video from Microsoft that they are pushing out to undergrad students here. This video, with its really catchy tune did infact brighten up my day. I ... http://www.msblog.org/2008/04/14/microsoft-video-yourmy-digital-lifestyle/ The following is targetting towards Malaysia residents: So you’ve been talking and hearing about the super duper cool Start.NET program that Microsoft Malaysia is currently running….  but have you been getting the anticipated attention from your friends and colleagues?  How?  Read on for more details.   Who are we looking for? Anyone who share the ... http://www.msblog.org/2008/03/28/videoblognet-blog-about-all-things-net-and-win-a-trip-for-2-to-bali/