by certifiedbug on August 1, 2008
in Microsoft
A press release from Microsoft states:
REDMOND, Wash. — July 28, 2008 — At the ninth annual Microsoft Research Faculty Summit today, leaders from Microsoft Research outlined their vision for how Microsoft Corp. and academics can collaborate on research projects to develop technological breakthroughs that will define computing and scientific research in the years ahead.
Speaking to more than 400 faculty members from leading research institutions worldwide, Tony Hey, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s External Research Division, emphasized the role his group plays not only in supporting specific collaborative research projects, but also in improving the process of research and its role in the innovation ecosystem, including developing and supporting efforts in open access, open tools, open technology and interoperability. Toward that end, Hey announced a set of free software tools aimed at allowing researchers to seamlessly publish, preserve and share data throughout the entire scholarly communication life cycle. He also discussed collaborative initiatives intended to unlock the potential of multicore computing.
The following tools are freely available now:
- Add-ins. The Article Authoring Add-in for Word 2007 enables metadata to be captured at the authoring stage to preserve document structure and semantic information throughout the publishing process, which is essential for enabling search, discovery and analysis in subsequent stages of the life cycle. The Creative Commons Add-in for Office 2007 allows authors to embed Creative Commons licenses directly into an Office document (Word, Excel or PowerPoint) by linking to the Creative Commons site via a Web service.
- The Microsoft e-Journal Service. This offering provides a hosted, full-service solution that facilitates easy self-publishing of online-only journals to facilitate the availability of conference proceedings and small and medium-sized journals.
- Research Output Repository Platform. This platform helps capture and leverage semantic relationships among academic objects — such as papers, lectures, presentations and video — to greatly facilitate access to these items in exciting new ways.
- The Research Information Centre. In close partnership with the British Library, this collaborative workspace will be hosted via Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and will allow researchers to collaborate throughout the entire research project workflow, from seeking research funding to searching and collecting information, as well as managing data, papers and other research objects throughout the research process.
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/jul08/07-28SoftwareToolsPR.mspx
by certifiedbug on August 20, 2007
in Security
I have been a bit busy and now catching up on blogs, articles, news etc.
Saw paperghost had recently blogged about a site called ‘zingozango’.
Apprantly the Canadian owner of the zingozango blog has received a C&D from Zango’s Trademark Compliance Team.
His response was:
The Zango Trademark Compliance Team can kiss my ass.
This will be interesting…
Source: Vital Security
by certifiedbug on August 8, 2007
in Programs
Entrepreneur Magazine offers a free eBook, “I Hate my Website: 10 Easy Ways to Improve Your Website, Plus 9 Things Never to do,” sponsored by Microsoft Office Live.
This 54-page pdf includes tips, techniques, and tools to help you design an effective and engaging Web site, generate more Web site traffic, maximize search engine results, engage a Web professional, provide a more secure online experience, and much more.
Download: The Office Live Blog
Source: Christian Longstaff’s Blog
Windows Vista Team Blog
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Free Downloads to Deploy and Manage Windows Vista
One of the things we’ve done differently with the release of Windows Vista is made it a priority to provide IT professionals with the tools and guidance they need to successfully deploy the new desktop OS as easily, quickly, and with as little cost as possible. Today we are happy to announce that the full set of tools we’ve created for business to deploy Windows Vista are available for free download. Many businesses have been using beta versions of these tools, and now they are all ready for production use:
List of tools and downloads available here
by certifiedbug on January 29, 2006
in Security
First take a deep breath, help is at hand. 
There are security forums where you can request assistance in cleaning up an infection on your computer, a few are listed to your right. Please start a topic at one site only so as not to waste precious volunteer resources.
You usually need to register in order to post, which doesn’t take much time. Choose a nickname to identify yourself in the forums, but do not use your email address as such.
Each site varies in it’s procedure so do be sure to look at the pinned ’stickies’ before you post.
Stickies are Topics/Faqs that your forum host ‘pins’ to the top of the forum so that it will not fall down the list.
Most malware removal forums will have a topic listing the titles of people who are authorised to offer assistance to users.
There is good reason for that rule, do not take advice from just anyone who may post in your topic, no matter how well meaning they are.
You can check who is helping you by looking at the title next to their avatar or name. Often it will say Helper, Expert, HJT Team etc.
Forums can be overwhelmed with people requesting help and it is possible you will have to wait awhile. Again, see if there is a ’stickie’ where you can post if you have waited a few days with no response.
Work with your helper and make sure s/he knows any moves you have taken, and always follow up with the final log requested to make sure the computer is really clean and you are good to go. Even if it appears to you that your computer is back to normal operation.
Besides it is a good time to thank your volunteer helper for guiding you through a clean up and giving you tips to avoid future infection.
Updated 12-31-07
