BlogMS Weekly Articles Published – 8th December 2008 to 14th December 2008

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12/15/2008

203 Microsoft Team blogs searched, 88 blogs have new articles in the past 7 days.
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Categories: Business Process Management, Consumer and Hardware Solutions, Deployment and Service Management, Desktop and Mobile, Development Shared Source Initiative, Dynamics, General, Industry Solutions, Installation and Update Services, Microsoft Advertising, Microsoft Conferences and Briefings, Microsoft Online Services, Microsoft Press Pass, Networking and Remote Access, Office Suite, Partner Resources, Product Support, Research and Labs, Security, Security Products Forefront, Server and Infrastructure, SharePoint Groove Search, SQL and Business Intelligence, Systems Management, Unified Communications, Virtualization, Web and Development, Windows Azure Cloud Computing, Windows Live

Business Process Management

BizTalk Server Website | RSS Feed
BizTalk Server 2009 Beta and RFID Mobile GA - 08-Dec-2008

Consumer and Hardware Solutions

Response Point Website | RSS Feed
SMBPhone for Response Point in Canada - 08-Dec-2008
Going to CES? - 12-Dec-2008

Windows Home Server Website | RSS Feed
Home Server Checklist - 09-Dec-2008
Free Home Server ... - 12-Dec-2008

Xbox Press Releases Website | RSS Feed
A New Chapter in the “Halo” Franchise, “Halo Wars,” Available at U.S. Retailers on March 3 - 08-Dec-2008
Save Your Planet From Destruction in “Meteos Wars” Available on Xbox LIVE Arcade this Wednesday! - 08-Dec-2008
Survive! Assimilate! Evolve! “PowerUp Forever” Available on Xbox LIVE Arcade this Wednesday! - 08-Dec-2008
Sega Soccer Slam and Raze's Hell™ Coming to Xbox Originals - 10-Dec-2008

Deployment and Service Management

Microsoft Operations Framework Website | RSS Feed
Companion Guides: IT Compliance & Software + Services - 10-Dec-2008

Desktop and Mobile

Windows Embedded Website | RSS Feed
Managing Disk Protection - 08-Dec-2008
Don't Forget - MSDN Chat tomorrow at 10am PST! - 08-Dec-2008
Case Study: Hilton, Wyse, Windows Embedded - 11-Dec-2008
Where are the December Optional Updates?!? - 12-Dec-2008

Windows Embedded Point of Service for dotNET Website | RSS Feed
Managment tools may require WMI Namespace to be recreated after SP3 update - 10-Dec-2008

Windows Genuine Advantage Website | RSS Feed
Updated genuine Web site - 10-Dec-2008

Windows Mobile Website | RSS Feed
Uninstalling Applications Programmatically in Windows Mobile - 08-Dec-2008
Windows Mobile Development Forum - 13-Dec-2008

Development Shared Source Initiative

CodePlex Website | RSS Feed
CodePlex in Denmark and Sweden - 10-Dec-2008

Dynamics

Dynamics CRM Website | RSS Feed
Creating a customized Plug-in Template for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 - 09-Dec-2008
Microsoft Dynamics CRM Community - Social Software Playgrounds - 11-Dec-2008
More Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Accelerator Goodness - 12-Dec-2008

Dynamics NAV Website | RSS Feed
Start Your Search Engine: Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Developer and IT Pro Help Is On MSDN - 08-Dec-2008

General

Environment Software Enabled Earth Website | RSS Feed
Microsoft's Generation 4 Data Center Vision - the Architects' Perspective - 08-Dec-2008
Configuring Windows Server 2008 Power Parameters for Increased Power Efficiency - 10-Dec-2008
Power In, Dollars Out: How to Stem the Flow in the Data Center - 10-Dec-2008

MSDN Magazine Website | RSS Feed
Rendering Text On A Path With WPF - 08-Dec-2008
Claims-Based WCF Services with Geneva Framework - 10-Dec-2008
Configuration Testing With Virtual Server - 12-Dec-2008

TechNet Magazine Website | RSS Feed
TechNet Magazine January 2009 Issue Available Online - 09-Dec-2008
Expanded Control with Group Policy Preferences - 11-Dec-2008

Working for Microsoft - JobsBlog Website | RSS Feed
Interview advice from someone who's been there - 08-Dec-2008
The JobsBlog team is packing our bags - 11-Dec-2008

Industry Solutions

Chemical Website | RSS Feed
Chemical Companies Embracing New Concepts Like Software PluS Services - 12-Dec-2008

Education UK Schools Website | RSS Feed
The Rose Review – looking at primary schools differently - 08-Dec-2008
Why is buying a licence so complicated - 08-Dec-2008
BBC website makes Orwellian changes - 09-Dec-2008
Know thy reader – part two - 11-Dec-2008
The Imagine Cup – extended to Secondary Schools in the UK - 12-Dec-2008

Power and Utilities Website | RSS Feed
Utilities Embracing New Technology Concepts like Cloud, Software Plus Services and Modular Data Centers - 08-Dec-2008
Microsoft Joins Smart Grid Project in Austin - 12-Dec-2008

Installation and Update Services

The Deployment Guys Website | RSS Feed
"Easy" List Items for the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit - 12-Dec-2008

Windows Server Update Services Support Website | RSS Feed
December 2008 Monthly Security Bulletins Released - 09-Dec-2008
When will the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 be pushed to Windows Update? - 10-Dec-2008
New Microsoft Security Advisory: 961051 - Vulnerability in Internet Explorer Could Allow Remote Code Execution - 11-Dec-2008

Microsoft Advertising

adCenter Analytics Website | RSS Feed
Don’t Be Overwhelmed By Data - 11-Dec-2008

adCenter for Advertisers Website | RSS Feed
Microsoft Advertising: Insights Podcast - Fall '08 Microsoft adCenter Release Overview - 08-Dec-2008
adCenter Bulk Changes and Uploads - 09-Dec-2008
Customizing Your Holiday Ads with adCenter Dynamic Text - 10-Dec-2008
Q and A with Qi Lu, Microsoft's new President of the Online Services Group - 11-Dec-2008
UK Credit Crunch Event Wrap Up & Presentations - 12-Dec-2008

Microsoft Online Services

Microsoft Online Services Website | RSS Feed
Watch a Demo about the Benefits and Experience of Using Microsoft Online Services - 08-Dec-2008

Microsoft Press Pass

Press Pass Press Releases Website | RSS Feed
Microsoft Continues Innovation in BizTalk Server Product Family - 08-Dec-2008
Microsoft and HP Extend Private-Label Hosting Opportunities to Value-Added Resellers - 10-Dec-2008
NTT and Microsoft Collaborate on SaaS Over NGN - 10-Dec-2008
Major Byproducts Recycler Picks Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 to Optimize Business Processes and Enhance Customer Service - 10-Dec-2008
Microsoft Declares Quarterly Dividend - 11-Dec-2008

Press Pass Top Stories Website | RSS Feed
Defense Forum Highlights Microsoft Commitment to Global Military Customers - 10-Dec-2008
Microsoft Joins in 60th Anniversary Celebration of United Nations Human Rights Declaration - 10-Dec-2008
New President of Online Services Group Sees Chance to Make Impact at Microsoft - 10-Dec-2008
New Tools for Discovery on Display at eScience Workshop - 12-Dec-2008

Networking and Remote Access

Microsoft Enterprise Networking Website | RSS Feed
DHCP shows the pending update icon even after the A record is added to DNS - 09-Dec-2008
Balancing Act - What you really ought to know about Windows Server NLB - 09-Dec-2008
Windows Server 2008 NLB uses only the Primary Cluster Network Address - 11-Dec-2008

Network Access Protection Website | RSS Feed
How to install Cisco's EAP-FAST method, from the EAP product team - 12-Dec-2008

Network Monitor Website | RSS Feed
EventCap Revisited Using NMAPI - 12-Dec-2008

Routing and Remote Access Website | RSS Feed
RAS Features in W7 - 09-Dec-2008

Office Suite

Office Access Website | RSS Feed
Built-in Tab Names in Access Ribbons - 10-Dec-2008

Office Excel and Excel Services Website | RSS Feed
Understanding Excel Services Load Balancing Options - 12-Dec-2008
UK Excel User Conference - 12-Dec-2008

Office for Mac Website | RSS Feed
Some Simple Suggestions For Saner Spreadsheets - 08-Dec-2008

Office Outlook Website | RSS Feed
Cool Trick: Calendar Printing - 08-Dec-2008

Office Powerpoint Website | RSS Feed
A Picture + 1000 Words… - 11-Dec-2008

Office Project Website | RSS Feed
Back to basics: Sharing your project with others - 13-Dec-2008

Office Sustained Engineering Website | RSS Feed
Why doesn't Office just fix all of the bugs before they ship it - 12-Dec-2008

Partner Resources

Microsoft on Independent Software Vendors ISVs Website | RSS Feed
Global ISV Technical Forum Webcast, December Topic: Azure - 09-Dec-2008
Enterprise Content Management: Are we there yet? - 10-Dec-2008
Making Strategic Business Decisions in Bumpy Economic Times - 11-Dec-2008

Product Support

Hotfix Support The Hot Blog Website | RSS Feed
Dec. 1 - Dec. 7 Hot-Fix KB articles Weekly Release - Windows Legacy Products - 08-Dec-2008
Dec. 2 - Dec. 8 Hot-Fix KB articles Weekly Release - Windows 6.0 - 09-Dec-2008
Dec. 3 - Dec. 9 Hot-Fix KB articles Weekly Release - Windows Developer - 10-Dec-2008
Dec. 4 - Dec. 10 Hot-Fix KB articles Weekly Release - SQL Server - 12-Dec-2008
Note, there is no hotfix KB article for Messaging Server this week. (Dec. 5 - Dec. 11) - 12-Dec-2008

SysInternals Website | RSS Feed
Updates: Process Monitor v2.03, Autoruns v9.36, Disk Usage v1.33, Process Explorer v11.31 - 11-Dec-2008

Research and Labs

Microsoft Live Labs Website | RSS Feed
Introducing Thumbtack - 10-Dec-2008
Red White and Blue Fade to Black - 12-Dec-2008
Seadragon Goes Mobile - 13-Dec-2008

Microsoft Research News and Headlines Website | RSS Feed
Microsoft Research Asia’s Guo Discusses the Future of Graphics - 08-Dec-2008
Q&A: 10 Years of Innovation at Microsoft Research Asia - 08-Dec-2008
Chinese Researcher Leaps into Prominence - 08-Dec-2008
New Area in Microsoft Research: Looking for a RiSE in Developer Productivity - 10-Dec-2008

Security

Microsoft Malware Protection Center Website | RSS Feed
FakeXPA... Journey of a Rogue - 09-Dec-2008
Win32/Yektel - the Other Kind of Rogue - 11-Dec-2008
Limited Exploitation of Microsoft Security Advisory 961051 - 11-Dec-2008
The new IE exploits for Advisory 961051, now hosted on pornography sites - 14-Dec-2008

Microsoft Security Response Center MSRC Website | RSS Feed
December 2008 Monthly Bulletin Release - 09-Dec-2008
Microsoft Security Advisory 961051 - 11-Dec-2008
Microsoft Security Advisory 961051 Updated - 12-Dec-2008
Friday update for Microsoft Security Advisory 961051 - 13-Dec-2008

Security Bulletins Advisories Website | RSS Feed
Microsoft Security Advisory (960906): Vulnerability in WordPad Text Converter Could Allow Remote Code Execution - 12/9/2008 - 09-Dec-2008
Microsoft Security Advisory (961051): Vulnerability in Internet Explorer Could Allow Remote Code Execution - 12/13/2008 - 13-Dec-2008

Security Vulnerability Research and Defense Website | RSS Feed
MS08-075: Reducing attack surface by turning off protocol handlers - 09-Dec-2008
MS08-076: Windows Media Components: Part 1 of 2 - 09-Dec-2008
MS08-076: Windows Media Components: Part 2 of 2 - 09-Dec-2008
Clarification on the various workarounds from the recent IE advisory - 13-Dec-2008

Windows Vista Security Website | RSS Feed
We Have Moved - 11-Dec-2008

Security Products Forefront

Forefront Threat Management Gateway ISA Server Website | RSS Feed
Exception List Script for ISA Server and Forefront TMG UDP Updates - 09-Dec-2008
Exchange 2007 and ISA Server 2006: Helpful Docs and Blog Posts - 09-Dec-2008

Server and Infrastructure

Active Directory Services Website | RSS Feed
Why Are ADFS Binaries Installed on non-R2 Windows Server 2003 computers? - 08-Dec-2008
New Directory Services KB Articles 11/30-12/07 - 08-Dec-2008

Clustering and High Availability Website | RSS Feed
Clustering in Windows Server 2008 R2 - 11-Dec-2008

Essential Business Server Website | RSS Feed
How to Change an EBS Server’s IP Address - 09-Dec-2008

Group Policy Website | RSS Feed
Locking down AGPM for least privilege - 12-Dec-2008

Platforms Performance Website | RSS Feed
MS08-067: Worms, Worms, Worms - 09-Dec-2008
Two Minute Drill: Configuring a Debugger using Image File Execution Options - 12-Dec-2008

Small Business Server SBS Website | RSS Feed
How to Configure the Store Junk Mail Threshold in SBS 2008 - 09-Dec-2008

Storage Website | RSS Feed
IFS Plugfest registrations open - 11-Dec-2008

Windows Powershell Website | RSS Feed
PowerShell Comic - 11-Dec-2008
Gesticulating Ben Pearce - 11-Dec-2008
Explore Your [Environment] - 13-Dec-2008
What the Heck is an ENUM? - 14-Dec-2008

SharePoint Groove Search

Groove Support Website | RSS Feed
Adding a Sharepoint Files tool to a Groove workspace - 09-Dec-2008
A summary of Groove workspace synchronization - 12-Dec-2008

SharePoint Products and Technologies Website | RSS Feed
List of upcoming SharePoint conferences - 08-Dec-2008
How Microsoft Does IT: Designing, Developing, and Deploying SharePoint Server 2007 Publishing Portals - 09-Dec-2008
Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for December 2008 - 11-Dec-2008

SQL and Business Intelligence

Office Performance Point Server Website | RSS Feed
PerformancePoint Server 2007 SP2 Now Available - 09-Dec-2008

ProClarity Website | RSS Feed
Microsoft ProClarity 6.3 SP2 Requirements.doc - 10-Dec-2008

SQL Server Development Customer Advisory Website | RSS Feed
Ultimate guide to upgrading to SQL Server 2008 - 08-Dec-2008

SQL Server Security Website | RSS Feed
How to create a SQL trace using T-SQL - 12-Dec-2008

Systems Management

System Center Website | RSS Feed
Now available for download - Infrastructure Planning & Design (IPD) guide for DPM 2007 SP1 - 10-Dec-2008

System Center Data Protection Manager DPM Website | RSS Feed
Now available for download - Infrastructure Planning & Design (IPD) guide for DPM 2007 SP1 - 10-Dec-2008
New Sales Promotion -- get DPM Server licenses when you purchase System Center SMSE's - 11-Dec-2008

System Center Manageability Website | RSS Feed
New Knowledge Base articles for 11-30 through 12-6 - 08-Dec-2008
ConfigMgr 2007: Task Sequence may fail to run with error code 0x80072ee7 - 09-Dec-2008
SMS 2003: SystemConsoleUsage data missing under hardware inventory - 09-Dec-2008
OpsMgr 2007: How to identify what scripts are running on the agents, including frequency and parameters - 10-Dec-2008
SMS 2003: ScanWrapper.exe fails to complete after installing patch 955069 - 10-Dec-2008
OpsMgr 2007: How to make ACS work on port other then the default - 11-Dec-2008
ConfigMgr 2007: New Product Feature Quizzes for your enjoyment - 11-Dec-2008
ConfigMgr 2007: The Transfer Site Settings Wizard fails to transfer client installation methods - 11-Dec-2008

Unified Communications

Microsoft Exchange Website | RSS Feed
Exchange 2007 and ISA Server 2006: Helpful Docs and Blog Posts - 08-Dec-2008
What you need to know about the OWA Change Password feature of Exchange Server 2007 - 09-Dec-2008
DSNConversionMode and You: An Administrator's Guide - 11-Dec-2008

Office Communications Server Website | RSS Feed
Troubleshooting QoE Installation for OCS 2007 RTM - 10-Dec-2008

Office Communicator Website | RSS Feed
Using Voice from the Keyboard - 09-Dec-2008

Virtualization

SoftGrid Website | RSS Feed
You receive a 0E-00002015 error when executing a virtual application's OSD for the first time - 08-Dec-2008
New Knowledge Base articles for 11-30 through 12-6 - 09-Dec-2008
Sequencing Apple Safari 3.1 - 10-Dec-2008
Sequencing Windows Live Applications - 10-Dec-2008
Microsoft Visual C# 2005 Express Edition based applications may generate error on first launch - 11-Dec-2008
Virtualized Outlook 2007 search feature may not work as designed on Windows Vista clients - 11-Dec-2008

Windows Virtualization Website | RSS Feed
Videos to watch: Mark Russinovich; Virt and cloud computing panel - 10-Dec-2008

Web and Development

ADO dotNET Website | RSS Feed
IBM's ADO.NET Provider Supports the Entity Framework! - 11-Dec-2008

Application Consulting and Engineering ACE Website | RSS Feed
Performance Monk and the Deadly Duo - 08-Dec-2008

Expression Web Website | RSS Feed
Software update for Expression Web 2: KB957827 - 10-Dec-2008
CSS Layouts – Oh, the Humanity… ! by Steve Guttman - 12-Dec-2008

Internet Explorer Website | RSS Feed
IE December Security Update Now Available - 09-Dec-2008
New Accessibility Features in IE8 - 10-Dec-2008

Mobile Developer Website | RSS Feed
A new look for the Smart Device Forums - 12-Dec-2008

Patterns and Practices Website | RSS Feed
Just Released - Community Technology Preview (CTP) of ESB Guidance 2.0 - 12-Dec-2008

Visual Basic Website | RSS Feed
Happy 10th Birthday to the Italian VB Tips and Tricks Community! (Lisa Feigenbaum) - 08-Dec-2008
Did you know? You can unwind the call stack from exceptions (Bill Horst) - 09-Dec-2008
M. G. Phone Home (Matt Gertz) - 09-Dec-2008
Using both VB.Net and C#? (Lisa Feigenbaum) - 10-Dec-2008
VB 2008 Keyboard Shortcut Posters -- Download your copy today! (Lisa Feigenbaum) - 11-Dec-2008
Walkthrough: TDD Support with the Generate From Usage Feature in VS 2010 (Lisa Feigenbaum) - 13-Dec-2008

Visual C++ Website | RSS Feed
Inheriting From a Native C++ Class in C# - 08-Dec-2008
VC++ are participating in a “Slow Chat” over at “Code Guru” - 09-Dec-2008

Windows Presentation Foundation WPF SDK Website | RSS Feed
TestApi Released! - 09-Dec-2008

XNA Games Development Website | RSS Feed
Creators Club Communiqué 11 - 12-Dec-2008

Windows Azure Cloud Computing

Azure Cloud Computing Tools Website | RSS Feed
Multiple Cloud Service Configurations - 11-Dec-2008

Windows Live

Live Mail Hotmail Website | RSS Feed
Photo Album: Blog Images - 11-Dec-2008
Folders and to-do lists are your friends - 11-Dec-2008

Live Mesh Website | RSS Feed
Service Update (December 8, 2008) - 09-Dec-2008
Expanded Live Mesh for Mobile CTP - 09-Dec-2008

Live QnA Website | RSS Feed
T Time with RUSS - 10-Dec-2008

Live Search Website | RSS Feed
Searching for change in Chicago - 08-Dec-2008
A call for industry standards for data anonymization - 08-Dec-2008

Live Search Webmaster Center Website | RSS Feed
Another crawler in your logs - 11-Dec-2008

Photosynth Website | RSS Feed
New Feature Updates from Photosynth - 11-Dec-2008

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