December 2008 - Posts

17 December 2008
So, goodbye Vista – I enjoyed the ride :)
After using Windows 7 for a bit, I decided to move to Windows 7 for my main work PC. I will still keep Vista on one of my computers though, as well as on my kids PCs. Looking back, I think I have to write some of my experiences with Vista. We first met in 2003, at the PDC. Even though that version was... Read More...
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17 December 2008
Live Mesh – I just love it!
Live Mesh really cool technology from Microsoft. Still I find a lot of people that have not tried it or dont know about it. With Live Mesh you could sync your stuff between multiple devices. For now, both Mac and Windows is supported, as well as a web version. I use it for my “home-drive” so that all... Read More...
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16 December 2008
Critical Alert: Internet Explorer patch out tomorrow
As you already might know there is found a critical vulnerability in Internet Explorer that affects all currently supported versions of Windows. Please prepare your systems to apply this patch asap. This is critical, and needs to be patched as fast as possible. You can read more about this here... Read More...
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15 December 2008
Microsoft creates free software for iPhone
Microsoft Live Labs has just published what I belive is Microsofts first application for iPhone. Seadragon is available for free through iTunes AppStore. With Seadragon you could see giga-pixel images on your iPhone. You can read more here http://livelabs.com/blog/seadragon-goes-mobile/ s Read More...
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09 December 2008
Patch Tuesday update
Microsoft released 8 patches today. Six patches is rated critical. They also issued a warning to older operating systems about a hole in WordPad. The warning says it will be possible for a hacker to remotely execute codre on pwnd computers. Affected versions are WordPad Text Converter for Word 97 files... Read More...
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08 December 2008
Reading the news about how much smoother customer support is at Netflix after they went for Silverlight. Going with Silverlight means they dont need as much support personel as before. Actually, they lay off 50 support technicans after introducing Silverligt. Read the story yourself at http://blog... Read More...
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08 December 2008
Norwegian user group conference - MANUS 2009
In march 2009 I will attend the early conference of MANUS(Microsoft Advanced Network User Society) where I will do some sessions on security and Powershell. Please visit www.manus.no for more information about the conference, its in Kristiansand march 28-31. Hope to see you there! Read More...
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08 December 2008
Terrorism and technology
You read about it all the time, for example, this time, terrorists used Google Earth in Mumbai. Please then remember that tools are tools, for good or for bad. Terrorists also used boats, cars, screwdrivers, food, phones and so on. If they used Google Earth, it should not surprise anyone, as terrorists... Read More...
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