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June 10th, 2008

MSN Mobile Zune Promo

Microsoft is promoting their MSN Mobile product and offering a chance to win a new Zune. Since my iPod mini is out-of-commission until I can get the opportunity to visit the Apple “Genius” bar, I’d love to win a Zune.
The website gives the ability to enter your mobile phone # and receive a text […]

By Jason Bean -- 3 comments

May 29th, 2008

Microsoft Live Labs: Deepfish

I was hanging out with a friend last night and he had a new mobile browser on his phone called Skyfire. It looked very similar to the functionality of the iPhone browser in allowing you to select an area on the page and then zoom into it as needed. That was in beta and […]

By Jason Bean -- 1 comment

June 5th, 2007

Gaping Holes in IE7 Reported by Polish Hacker

It appears IE7 has another vulnerability in the browser.
“In other words, the entire security model of the browser collapses like a house of cards and renders you vulnerable to a plethora of nasty attacks,” Zalewski warns, noting that local system compromise is also possible.
In the article, Zalewski shares exactly what happens and how. It makes […]

By Jason Bean -- 0 comments

June 4th, 2007

SQL Network Connection Problems with Vista

Currently running into some walls, firewalls to be exact, when I’m trying to connect to my business partner’s computer to access a SQL database that we use to manage our client contacts, project tasks, to do items, etc.
We’re sitting in the office on the same network, connected to the same switch and I can’t see […]

By Jason Bean -- 5 comments

May 30th, 2007

Windows Live OneCare Needs Updated

I’ve been a very happy user of Windows Live OneCare. I was involved with the product during it’s beta testing and limited release and have been pleased with it as much or more so than I have with any other anti-virus program. The benefit for me though is that it’s anti-spyware, anti-virus, firewall and back-up […]

By Jason Bean -- 2 comments

May 21st, 2007

Can’t We All Just Get Along (Microsoft, Apple, Linux)

I just read a really interesting article talking about why everyone seems to hate Microsoft, and why that hatred is pretty much useless to making any real change or improving anyone’s situation.
The article states that Linux and Apple have both stated that there’s no need to try and compete directly with Microsoft.
Similarly, I spent many years […]

By Jason Bean -- 0 comments

March 12th, 2007

More Information on Windows Home Server (WHS)

If you’re like me you’ve been interested in the possibility of the Windows Home Server sitting in your house and you know, servin’ stuff, since it was first mentioned on this site awhile back.
Debra Shinder at WXPNews has some great information about the features and possibilities in her recent WXPNewsletter.
The Windows Home Server also automatically backs […]

By Jason Bean -- 2 comments

March 7th, 2007

Modifications to My Browsing Preferences

After working through a user account rebuild on my main operating machine in the past 24 hours, I’ve come to appreciate the fact that I haven’t relied upon locally stored “Favorites” for quite some time. I had been a very happy user of Yahoo!’s toolbard and bookmarks function until they upgraded their toolbar and broken […]

By Jason Bean -- 0 comments

February 28th, 2007

Thinking About Upgrading to Vista

I’ve been debating on what I’d like to do with regards to updgrading to Windows Vista. I’m definitely going to do it, if for no other reason than I always want to have the newest stuff and I blog on a Microsoft blog.
My desktop is a few years old now and I know for sure that […]

By Jason Bean -- 1 comment

February 26th, 2007

Windows Vista Headaches

If you’ve been watching TV, you’re probably already aware of one of the biggest seeming annoyances of Windows Vista. Security alerts. The newest PC and Mac ads illustrate the challenges poetically. I find it somewhat challenging that the biggest complaint about Microsoft’s operating system has always been stability and security, they fix many problems in […]

By Jason Bean -- 4 comments