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- Getting to Secure Internet Identity Management
- Considering the coverage it got, it shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that in a February 6, 2007 keynote address at the RSA conference in San Francisco, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates and Microsoft chief research and strategy officer Craig Mundie announced the software giant’s support for OpenID. Gates and...
- Tags: CardSpace, Identity Theft, IE, InfoCard, Internet, It Management, Longhorn, Microsoft, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows CardSpace, OpenID, Relying Party, Security, Tom Olzak
- Blog posts 2007-02-12
- SSTP: Microsoft's SSL VPN
- For years IPSec has been the reigning protocol for establishing VPN connections. However, challenges facing organizations attempting to use this technology to facilitate roaming user access are forcing network managers to look at SSL VPN as an alternative. Not to be left behind, Microsoft is working on its...
- Tags: Encryption, End-user Communication, IPSec, It Management, Longhorn, Microsoft, networking, Security, SSL, SSL VPN, SSTP, Telecommuting, Tom Olzak
- Blog posts 2007-01-22
- Embedded Instant Search in Windows Vista is COOL!
- The more I work with Windows Vista, the more places I find the Instant Search feature located all over the operating system. The Instant Search is a much needed improvement for the antiquated search in Windows XP. How well can search work in XP with Indexing turned off by default?...
- Tags: instant search, Longhorn, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, operating system, steven s. warren, The Hot Button, Uncategorized, Vista
- Blog posts 2006-12-27
- Dual boot with Windows Vista + Windows Server 2003
- Hi all,My typical machine configuration is a dual boot using XP for playing games and Server 2003 for work im a developer.Till now, the install order of several Windows versions in multiboot cfg was/is install from oldest version first and go
- Tags: dual boot, vista, longhorn, server 2003, software, windows, emanueol@..., IM, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, install order, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003
- Discussion threads 2006-12-11
- Windows Longhorn Server (successor to Windows 2003 Server)
- Advertisement?Does this entry read like an advertisement intentionally?"You've stuck with them through the bad, why not stick with them through the good?" Does it get sillier than this?I started reading this entry with the hope it would act
- Tags: window on windows, useless, vista, longhorn, windows, server, gsquared, Microsoft Longhorn, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2006-11-28
- Windows Longhorn Server (successor to Windows 2003 Server)
- Not much has been said about Longhorn Server thus far with most of the talking aimed at the much anticipated Windows Vista successor to Windows XP. Windows Longhorn Server is slated to arrive in 2007. Windows Longhorn Server and Windows Vista really need to be homeruns for Microsoft. Failures here...
- Tags: Longhorn, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Longhorn, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, operating system, security, server, steven s. warren, The Hot Button, Windows Longhorn Server
- Blog posts 2006-11-28
- Longhorn Server – if and when?
- I may be just plain “out of it” but … I have done some checking and cannot find information on when Windows Longhorn Server is scheduled for release. Am I correct in believing that this is the next server OS after 2003 and that it parallels Vista on t
- Tags: longhorn, software, windows, ctdak, server, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Longhorn, Microsoft Windows Server Longhorn
- Discussion threads 2006-11-27
- When will Windows ever catch up with NetWare?
- By now just about everyone knows Im a big Novell and NetWare fan. Ive worked on plenty of Windows servers in my time too, but it still pains me how quickly NetWare got squashed by the Windows NT/2000/2003 juggernaut. Im not sure Novells Marketing Department could sell a raft to...
- Tags: Backup, Longhorn, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server, Netware, Novell NetWare, server, Windows, Windows Server 2003
- Blog posts 2006-10-20
- Performance (Windows Server Longhorn)
- So What's Different From Server 2003?Ok I see the pretty new management screens. But it’s all the same stuff just in new management windows.Server 2003 came with role based installation. So now they are going to make you add more roles just to manage your server?Come on Microsoft....
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Windows Server Longhorn, server, windows, longhorn, vista, Server 2003, Dave the Computer Guy, hardware, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server Longhorn, performance
- Discussion threads 2006-06-27
- How closely do you follow the developments of Windows Vista?
- That's the subject of a new TechRepublic poll? Here are the choices:- Very closely, it is the next big thing- Closely, it will impact me and/or my business- Somewhat Closely, I will need to work with it eventually- Not very closely, it won't matter for a while- Not at all,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, windows, microsoft, longhorn, poll, vista, Microsoft Corp., Jason Hiner, hardware, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, MS Software, software
- Discussion threads 2006-05-26
- Windows Vista......im not upgrading
- Well, I know this may have been asked already, so i apoligize in advance. But now that I have completly upgraded my network to XP, and windows 2003 server. Everything is actually running pretty smooth, no kidding. Now that I am to this point, and many of you out there...
- Tags: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, windows, longhorn, vista, ccthompson, networking, Microsoft Windows, IM
- Discussion threads 2006-03-08
- What Vista features are you most interested in?
- A new TechRepublic poll asks, "From what you've seen of Windows Vista, what improvement are most interested in?" -- Antispyware looks like it will be built-into the OS-- The new user interface looks like a nice leap forward-- The overall security appears to be much stronger-- The multimedia capabilities are...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2006-02-10
- The Windows Vista (Longhorn) Thread. . .
- This is one of my weekly threads where, it is funny you would guess this scenario ala Monty Python, I get into one of these dialogues.In my private journals, whenever I have an issue to address whether it plagues me and/or others around, whether involved new stuff for me to...
- Tags: copyrights, longhorn, microsoft, Microsoft Longhorn, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, NYT, Sherry, swgoldwire2546, windows
- Discussion threads 2005-11-23
- Microsoft talks up Longhorn Server security
- At the Professional Developers Conference, Microsoft shared some details on a few of the security and identity management features it has in store for Windows Server, code-named Longhorn, which is due in 2007. The new features include "secure-at-install," a "self-healing" file system, and the Security Token Service.Are you encouraged by...
- Tags: identity management, longhorn, Longhorn Server security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Longhorn, Microsoft Windows Server Longhorn, operating system, security, Security Token Service, server, Sonja Thompson
- Discussion threads 2005-09-16
- When do you think Windows Vista will be released?
- Microsoft doesn't have the best reputation for hitting its scheduled timelines for new releases of Windows. However, the Redmond software giant continues to insist that Windows Vista will be released in the second half of 2006. Do you think it will happen? Why or why not? What are the Vista...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2005-09-15
- Images: First views of Windows Vista
- got pc help? www.gotpchelp.comWhen do we get to troubleshoot it, or just shoot it? So far it looks cool. I wonder it we can switch to classic version. heheDoes it run like a dog?That GUI sure is pretty, but MAN, I bet it runs slow. What kind of CPU,...
- Tags: hardware, help, longhorn, microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, security, vista, windows, yamaichiusa@...
- Discussion threads 2005-07-28
- Ending file management nightmares with Longhorn's new features
- What do you think?Do you feel the idea that "location based storage is starting to show its age" is a valid one?Do you think that virtual folder technology will really offer a better solution?Let us know your thoughts!NoAnother layer of needless complexity on top of an the file system ....
- Tags: file management, GDS, Greg Shultz, longhorn, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Longhorn, networking, server, storage
- Discussion threads 2005-07-14
- The long and short of Longhorn's hardware requirements
- The long and short of Longhorn's hardware requirementsarticle rootMore hardware info from...Redmondmag.com Check out this article to learn more about Longhorn system requirements, x64 processor support, auxiliary display support for laptops, and real-time collaboration PCs.Enter the Longhorn PChttp://redmondmag.com/features/article.asp?EditorialsID=484What a jokeTypical Macrosoft: bloat it up, take out all of the "amazing...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, hardware, Microsoft Longhorn, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2005-07-05
- Longhorn surprise: 'Red Screen of Death'
- Longhorn surprise: 'Red Screen of Death'article rootLonghorn surprise: 'Red Screen of Death'When Longhorn finally debuts, it will one-up previous versions' infamous Blue Screen of Death. Microsoft has added a Red Screen of Death to its latest OS, which users will face when their systems crash. Appearing to be the bigger,...
- Tags: blue screen, errors, longhorn, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Longhorn, red screen, Red Screen of Death, Sonja Thompson
- Discussion threads 2005-05-12
- Longhorn will run on some older PCs too
- Longhorn will run on some older PCs tooarticle rootLonghorn will run on some older PCs tooAccording to early testing, Microsoft says that a good number of older PCs will be able to run Longhorn; however, the OS may not look like it does on a newer, more powerful machine. This...
- Tags: hardware, longhorn, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Longhorn, Newsletter Editor, oldER, older PC, operating system, PC, windows
- Discussion threads 2005-04-28
