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Internet Explorer 8 and OWA: Where Are The Images?

2009-03-24T10:49:00.001-07:00

Internet Explorer 8 was released last week at MIX09. It's likely many users may already be running either the RTM version or one of the earlier betas.IE 8 is more secure than previous versions (see...

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Exchange Server Remote Connectivity Analyzer: Test Exchange from outside the firewall

2009-03-25T16:19:00.000-07:00

Exchange 2007 brought with it a number of Exchange shell cmdlets that let you test Exchange functionality (scroll down to the end of this post for a list of the test cmdlets). But how do you test...

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ASN1 Bad Tag Error Installing an SSL Certificate in IIS 7

2009-04-09T01:26:00.000-07:00

You've installed SSL certificates on previous versions of IIS more times than you care to remember. It's no rocket science - you create a certificate request, request the certificate from a...

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Released: Exchange 2010 Beta

2009-04-15T06:00:00.000-07:00

The word is out— the product hitherto known as E14 has hit the streets as Exchange 2010 beta! Download it here (Note: 64-bit only).As Exchange CVP Rajesh Jha points out on the Exchange team blog...

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Windows 7's Windows XP Mode: Removing Application Compatiblity From The Equation

2009-04-25T01:29:00.000-07:00

Earlier yesterday, Paul Thurrott and Rafael Rivera revealed a secret new feature in Windows 7— Windows XP Mode (XPM). XPM allows you to run Windows XP in a virtualized session, and includes a license...

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Microsoft responds to VMWare's FUD

2009-05-19T00:48:00.000-07:00

Much as I love blogging, I'm quite enjoying this unannounced break the past 3 weeks or so! A lot of interesting news, events (including TechEd 2009 in L.A.) and tidbits over the past weeks, and I'm...

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Macs discover AutoDiscover: Exchange Server Support in Snow Leopard

2009-06-08T10:44:00.000-07:00

Apple's iPhone and new Mac hardware announcements are certainly going to get a lot more airplay today, but there's something Exchange users (who use Macs) will welcome. Snow Leopard, Apple's...

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User Self-Service: Message Tracking from OWA

2009-06-09T11:08:00.000-07:00

One of the things on top of my Exchange wish lists, and I'm sure on the Exchange wish lists of many Exchange folks, is allowing users to help themselves with common tasks such as managing...

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Windows 7 and Direct Access: The Anywhere Experience

2009-06-24T08:17:00.000-07:00

Over the past few weeks, Windows 7 Release Candidate has been widely downloaded, used, praised (including by some very vocal critics), and loved. It's easy to fall in love with the Windows 7 user...

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Ready, Set, 7: Windows 7 Released To Manufacturing

2009-07-22T15:05:00.000-07:00

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 were released to manufacturing (RTMed) today. These will become generally available on October 22nd. IT Pros and developers with TechNet or MSDN subscriptions...

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UAE BlackBerry Update A Surveillance App

2009-07-22T08:30:00.000-07:00

Unsuspecting BlackBerry customers in the UAE have been pushed out a surveillance app disguised as a BlackBerry update by telco Etisalat. Rather than improve BlackBerry handheld performance, the...

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Trust Thy Certificate? New SSL Vulnerabilities Revealed At BlackHat 2009

2009-07-30T07:18:00.001-07:00

It's BlackHat time in Vegas, and I was expecting some interesting security revelations to make headlines, but not as serious as the SSL vulnerability revealed by independent security researcher Moxie...

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The 'Catastrophic' Windows 7 bug and security vulnerability that never was

2009-08-10T13:00:00.000-07:00

Perhaps I should've used a different headline for this post. Something like "InfoWorld's conspiracy to derail the Windows 7 product launch". But that would be giving in to exactly the temptation I...

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Released: Exchange 2010 Release Candidate

2009-08-18T06:56:00.000-07:00

Microsoft has released Exchange 2010 Release Candidate— a feature-complete version of the next release of Exchange Server. It is available for download here. You will be able to upgrade from the...

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Exchange 2007 SP2 Released, Adds PowerShell v2 and Exchange 2010 Support

2009-08-24T22:11:00.000-07:00

Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2 is now available for download. SP2 adds support for Windows Powershell v2, and allows coexistence with Exchange Server 2010. SP2 also adds support for VSS backups...

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Gmail Outages And Cloud Availability

2009-09-03T08:50:00.000-07:00

Google's Gmail service had yet another widespread outage on Tuesday at 12:30 PM which lasted more than 3 hours between 100 minutes (according to Google) to 2 ½ hours (according to PC World). News of...

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Using Outlook's Instant Search on Windows Server 2008

2009-04-22T15:26:00.001-07:00

If you have Microsoft Outlook 2007 installed on Windows Server 2008 (perhaps because you're also using a lab server as your workstation, or require Outlook for testing), when you start Outlook it...

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Excellent e-Discovery Guide from Mimosa Systems

2009-09-09T06:30:00.000-07:00

Are you involved with e-Discovery (aka "electronic discovery") as a consequence of litigation, regulatory audit or perhaps an internal investigation? Whether you've been hit by litigation or not,...

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Export and Import Content Filter Words or Phrases

2009-09-15T09:26:00.000-07:00

In Exchange 2010 and Exchange 2007, you can add custom words or phrases as good or bad words to modify the Spam Confidence Level (SCL) assigned to messages. Messages with a good word or phrase are...

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iPhone OS 3.1 Security Changes and Exchange ActiveSync Policy

2009-09-16T09:36:00.000-07:00

Apple implemented device encryption in the iPhone 3GS, improving its odds of being considered for enterprise deployment. However, users using Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) to connect to their Exchange...

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Another Gmail Outage

2009-09-24T09:57:00.000-07:00

After a widespread outage earlier this month, Google's Gmail web-based email service is reporting yet another outage today— this time affecting only "a small subset of users". More from Stephen...

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Windows Search: Rebuilding the Index on Windows 7

2009-09-30T08:00:00.000-07:00

When you use Outlook 2007 and later in Cached Exchange Mode, the Instant Search feature uses the content indexes created by Windows Search (formerly known as Windows Desktop Search). When searching...

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Windows 2008 R2 Support Coming for Exchange 2007

2009-11-04T13:21:00.000-08:00

Exchange 2007 will be supported on Windows Server 2008 R2, Kevin Allison, GM Exchange Customer Experience, posted on the Exchange team blog today. With the general availability of Exchange 2010 just...

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Exchange Server 2010 Released

2009-11-09T06:30:00.000-08:00

Microsoft announced the release of Exchange Server 2010 today at Microsoft TechEd 2009 in Berlin. The release marks the first version of Exchange Server designed for the cloud, and provides customers...

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The Elusive Kingston SSDNow 40 Gb Solid State Drive

2009-11-11T09:18:00.001-08:00

I've been waiting for the Kingston SSDNow V Series 40 Gb solid state drive (SNV125-S2/40GB).NewEgg.com's 'ShellShocker deal' of the day— $84.99 (after a 20 dollar rebate), and free shipping....

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