Archive for November 2011

November 1, 2011

· Visual Studio Async CTP (Version 3)
· Microsoft plans a commercial Kinect SDK next year
· Daily Reviews Summary 11/01/11
· Catalyst 11.10 Windows 7 Driver Analysis
· Auslogics Registry Cleaner 2.2.0.0 released
· System Explorer 3.5.3 released
· Office 365 updates begin to percolate through Microsoft's line-up
· Windows 8 Upgrade Planning Begins
· Bill Gates put the kibosh on Microsoft's Courier plans

November 2, 2011

· Update: Duqu exploits zero-day flaw in Windows kernel
· Microsoft's IE Posts Biggest Share Drop in Three Years
· CompatDB Updates 11/02/11
· Daily Reviews Summary 11/02/11
· Ad-Aware Free Internet Security 9.6 released
· Duqu Malware: Still No Patch
· Daily Reviews Summary 11/02/11 #2

November 3, 2011

· cFosSpeed 6.61 Build 1897 released
· Windows XP loses record share as decline quickens
· Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection (FEP) 2010 Update Rollup 1 Tools
· Microsoft Expression Encoder 4 with Service Pack 2 (SP2)
· Microsoft's Bing Mobile App Ships for IPhone, Android--Not Windows Phone
· Control Applications and End Processes with Daphne
· HP replaces the Slate 500 with the Slate 2, adds Swype and cuts the starting price to $699
· Microsoft raking in 100k users a day from easier Hotmail setup in iOS 5
· Updating live tiles without draining your battery
· Daily Reviews Summary 11/03/11

November 4, 2011

· AVG AntiVirus Free Edition 2012 12.0 Build 1869 released
· Microsoft's SQL Server 2012: What's coming in the three main editions
· Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for November 2011
· Mozilla, Microsoft Withdraw Trust in Malaysian Intermediate CA
· Microsoft to Host Unveiling of New Windows Phone Handsets
· Nokia Lumia 800 Review
· CompatDB Updates 11/04/11
· Unable to Terminate Process, Windows Task Manager Alternatives
· Daily Reviews Summary 11/04/11
· Simple Port Forwarding 3.2.7 released
· Microsoft Releases Workaround For Kernel Flaw Used By Duqu
· VirtualBox 4.1.6 released
· Kinect for Windows SDK v1.0 Beta 2

November 5, 2011

· McAfee Fake Alert Stinger 10.2.0.360 released
· TuneUp Utilities 2012 12.0.2040.9 released
· ChevronWP7 team delivers tool for unlocking Windows Phones
· Daily Reviews Summary 11/05/11

November 6, 2011

· Windows 8 Pre-Beta Build Screenshots Leaked
· Daily Reviews Summary 11/06/11

November 7, 2011

· How to Repair a Corrupt Windows 7 Installation
· Firefox 8 released
· D7 4.7.9 released
· Windows set to arrive on IBM mainframes
· Microsoft Quietly Changes WP7 Specs to Allow Phones without Cameras
· How to Turn Off or Disable the SmartScreen Filter In Windows 8
· CompatDB Updates 11/07/11
· Daily Reviews Summary 10/07/11
· Microsoft: Switch to IE9, get free stuff
· Tutorial: How to create a USB Windows 7 install stick

November 8, 2011

· Microsoft to 'align' Windows Phone, future Windows OSes
· Update Rollup 1.1 for Microsoft Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 (KB2626067)
· Enable, Use, and Disable Safe Mode in Windows 8
· Analyst predicts Windows 8 running 'Ultrabook Touch'
· Daily Reviews Summary 11/08/11
· Microsoft Security Bulletin Updates 11/08/11

November 9, 2011

· IIS Media Services 4.1
· Microsoft Leaves Duqu Worm Exploit Unpatched
· Building a power-smart general-purpose Windows
· CompatDB Updates 11/09/11
· Daily Reviews Summary 11/09/11
· Daily Reviews Summary 11/09/11 #2
· Samsung Windows 8 Tablet Coming in Second Half of 2012

November 10, 2011

· Belarc Advisor 8.2.6.2 released
· GeForce Forceware 285.79 Beta
· Daily Reviews Summary 11/10/11

November 11, 2011

· Update for Certificate Revocation List
· Xbox 720 codenamed 'Loop'?
· Update Rollup 20 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 (KB 2550098)
· CompatDB Updates 11/11/11
· Daily Reviews Summary 11/11/11
· Adobe Fixes 12 Critical Flaws in Flash

November 12, 2011

· SUPERAntiSpyware 5.0.1136 Final released
· Daily Reviews Summary 11/12/11

November 13, 2011

· Unofficial Windows 8 Language Packs
· Yet Another Windows 8 Pre Beta Screenshot Reveals Start Screen Background Changer
· Daily Reviews Summary 11/13/11

November 14, 2011

· Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 Suite with Service Pack 3 Evaluation
· HPC Pack 2008 R2 Express with Service Pack 3
· HPC Pack 2008 R2 MS-MPI Redistributable Package with Service Pack 3
· HPC Pack 2008 R2 Client Utilities Redistributable Package with Service Pack 3
· HPC Pack 2008 R2 Service Pack 3
· Windows Azure HPC Scheduler SDK
· HPC Pack 2008 R2 SDK with Service Pack 3
· Intel Sandy Bridge-E Roundup
· CompatDB Updates 11/14/11

November 15, 2011

· Futuremark Announces New 3DMark for Windows 8 Devices
· Microsoft to preview Windows 8 Embedded in first quarter 2012
· Minimizing restarts after automatic updating in Windows Update
· Daily Reviews Summary 11/15/11

November 16, 2011

· Gartner: Windows Phone market share crashes
· Nokia to release Windows 8 tablets this June, top drawer Lumia in the works?
· CompatDB Updates 11/16/11
· Daily Reviews Summary 11/16/11
· Catalyst 11.11 Windows 7 Driver Analysis

November 17, 2011

· Nokia Lumia 800 Review: Best Windows Phone Yet
· Daily Reviews Summary 11/17/11

November 18, 2011

· SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 Available
· Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1
· Daily Reviews Summary 11/18/11
· CompatDB Updates 11/18/11

November 19, 2011

· Microsoft to Help 10 Kinect Startups
· Windows 8 PCs May Resemble Big Smartphones
· Samsung Surface SUR40 Available for Preorder
· Microsoft Security Essentials beta registration opens
· Daily Reviews Summary 11/19/11

November 20, 2011

· Windows 8 latest build, build 8156
· Daily Reviews Summary 11/20/11

November 21, 2011

· CompatDB Updates 11/21/11
· Daily Reviews Summary 11/21/11

November 22, 2011

· Improving the setup experience
· Cumulative Update 3 for System Center Service Manager 2010 SP1 (KB2588492)
· AMD Catalyst 11.11a Performance Driver
· Daily Reviews Summary 11/22/11
· Daylight Update for Windows

November 23, 2011

· Update for Root Certificates [November 2011] (KB931125)
· Microsoft making new Kinect hardware for PCs
· Daily Reviews Summary 11/23/11
· CompatDB Updates 11/23/11
· Download Microsoft Office Starter 2010
· Daily Reviews Summary 11/24/11 #2

November 24, 2011

· Microsoft planning beta of next-generation Office 15 suite in January
· Daily Reviews Summary 11/24/11

November 25, 2011

· Daily Reviews Summary 11/25/11
· CompatDB Updates 11/25/11

November 26, 2011

· Daily Reviews Summary 11/26/11

November 27, 2011

· Windows Phone 7 receives "operating system of the year" award
· AMD Catalyst 11.11b Performance Driver released
· Daily Reviews Summary 11/27/11

November 28, 2011

· NVIDIA GeForce 290.36 Beta Drivers Released
· Daily Reviews Summary 11/28/11
· CompatDB Updates 11/28/11
· Migrate Away from Windows Home Server Drive Extender Guide

November 29, 2011

· Seagate Momentus XT 750GB Hybrid Drive Reviews Roundup
· Update 4.0.3 Beta for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 - Design-time Update for Visual Studio 2010 SP1 (KB2599653)
· Update 4.0.3 Beta for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 - Runtime Update (KB2599651)
· Daily Reviews Summary 11/29/11
· GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Core Reviews Roundup

November 30, 2011

· Microsoft: More than 90 percent of Office 365 users are small businesses
· Interest waning on Windows 8 tablet, Forrester says
· Windows Internet Explorer 10 Platform Preview 4
· Microsoft brings WP emulator to Android and iPhone
· Microsoft overhauls SkyDrive cloud storage
· Enabling large disks and large sectors in Windows 8
· Daily Reviews Summary 11/30/11
· CompatDB Updates 11/30/11