Windows Shell/User (MSN & OneCare Too)

HoMedics Announces Compatibility With Microsoft HealthVault

Commerce Township-based HoMedics Monday announced that its Thera-P Blood Pressure Monitor line is compatible with Microsoft HealthVault, a free Web-based platform designed to put consumers in control of their health data.

WWJ Newsradio 950 - HoMedics Announces Compatibility With Microsoft HealthVault

Glad to see a Michigan company making high-tech stuff!! HealthVault seems like it is really good, I just do not want my medical info that public where someone might hack into it...

Microsoft: Windows 7 to Include Multitouch Features - News and Analysis by PC Magazine

There is a video at the bottom that will show you how wonderful this is and how bad I would like it!! 

05.27.08
by Lance Ulanoff

Microsoft is finally opening up about when Windows 7 will ship, but the company continues to share just a few, yet tantalizing details of what the eagerly anticipated OS update will be all about.

Microsoft: Windows 7 to Include Multitouch Features - News and Analysis by PC Magazine

BetaNews | Microsoft to end support for MSN Music DRM

Again, I have been bitten by DRM. I have stopped buying DRM, and now I have more songs I have to go re-download to replace the DRMed files and not pay for it as I already did.

Microsoft to end support for MSN Music DRM

By Jacqueline Emigh, BetaNews

April 23, 2008, 3:09 PM

As of August 31 of this year, Microsoft's "Plays for Sure" technology -- once codenamed Janus -- will no longer play for sure -- unless, that is, users play back the tunes on the same computers and OS forever.

In a move that's come under concerted attack by users ranging from anti-DRM music bloggers to Linux fans, Microsoft has disclosed plans to stop providing authorization keys for songs downloaded from the old MSN Music service

BetaNews | Microsoft to end support for MSN Music DRM

BetaNews | Vista SP1 goes live on Automatic Updates, but gradually

Vista SP1 goes live on Automatic Updates, but gradually

By Scott M. Fulton, III, BetaNews

April 23, 2008, 6:06 PM

It's apparently safe to try this now: Microsoft stated this afternoon it's going forward with plans to deploy Windows Vista Service Pack 1 via Automatic Updates.

But today's go-ahead won't mean that users will wake up one morning and suddenly find themselves upgraded (or not), or even that SP1 will find itself deployed all in the same morning.

BetaNews | Vista SP1 goes live on Automatic Updates, but gradually

Microsoft Details Security Features in Internet Explorer 8 - Desktop Security - Dark Reading

Microsoft Details Security Features in Internet Explorer 8

IE8 Beta 1 will be available to consumers this summer

APRIL 8, 2008 | SAN FRANCISCO -- RSA 2008 Conference -- Microsoft will release the first beta version of Internet Explorer 8 to consumers this summer, with new security features that add more protection for both browser-based and server-based attacks, as well as social engineering exploits.

Craig Spiezle, director of security, safety, and industry for Windows product management at Microsoft, said here in an interview that IE8 Beta 1 builds on and expands some of the security features of IE7. Microsoft released the beta version of its upcoming browser to developers early last month. Spiezle wouldn't say when Microsoft will roll out the final version of IE8.

Microsoft Details Security Features in Internet Explorer 8 - Desktop Security - Dark Reading

Best Buy Loses Laptop: Owner Sues... for $54 Million : Christopher Null : Yahoo! Tech

Best Buy Loses Laptop: Owner Sues... for $54 Million

Tue Feb 12, 2008 11:33PM EST

Don't dismiss Raelyn Campbell as a crackpot. Not yet. Listen to her story, and then decide if she's doing the right thing by asking Best Buy to compensate her to the tune of $54 million for a laptop that went missing when she took it in to Best Buy for repair under the store's own extended warranty.

Best Buy Loses Laptop: Owner Sues... for $54 Million : Christopher Null : Yahoo! Tech

Junk E-mail keeps turning itself back on in Outlook 2007

I had to search all over the internet for this one, and found a workaround that existed in Beta 2 of Outlook 2007. Clear out your Block Senders list and turn off Junk E-mail and it worked.

Windows Vista Team Blog : Announcing the RTM of Windows Vista SP1

Hi, Mike Nash here from the Windows Product Management group at Microsoft.  Today we are excited to announce that we have released Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista to manufacturing (RTM) for our first set of languages (English, French, Spanish, German and Japanese).

Windows Vista Team Blog : Announcing the RTM of Windows Vista SP1

Juliana might be the next ZeroCool. Parental Controls - the often overlooked feature of Vista. - Aaron Tiensivu's Blog

Be sure to check out Microsoft's offering before you go buy parental control software.

Juliana might be the next ZeroCool. Parental Controls - the often overlooked feature of Vista. - Aaron Tiensivu's Blog

Microsoft Proposes Acquisition of Yahoo! for $31 per Share

Microsoft Proposes Acquisition of Yahoo! for $31 per Share

Transaction valued at approximately $44.6 billion in cash and stock; provides 62 percent premium to current trading price for Yahoo! shareholders; combined entity to create a more competitive company, providing superior value to shareholders, better choice and innovation for customers and partners

Microsoft Proposes Acquisition of Yahoo! for $31 per Share

TG Daily - Windows Vista successor scheduled for a H2 2009 release?

Windows Vista successor scheduled for a H2 2009 release?
Business and Law
By Wolfgang Gruener

Wednesday, January 16, 2008 12:28

Chicago (IL) - Several industry sources have confirmed to TG Daily that a very early version of Windows 7, previously code-named Blackcomb Vienna, already has been shipped to “key partners” as a “Milestone 1” (M1) code drop for validation purposes. A roadmap received by TG Daily indicates that the new operating system will be introduced in the second half of 2009.

TG Daily - Windows Vista successor scheduled for a H2 2009 release?

Facebook widgets try to install spyware - heise Security

Facebook widgets try to install spyware

Facebook widgets try to install spyware - heise Security

Another reason I should remove more of them or all or shut down my FaceBook account.

BetaNews | Loss of HP puts end to Wal-Mart's video download store

By Ed Oswald, BetaNews

December 28, 2007, 12:10 PM

The retailer decided to silently walk away from its planned video download service after HP ended its participation.

BetaNews | Loss of HP puts end to Wal-Mart's video download store

Look, another video service going down and once your computer crash's or you format, your videos are lost forever. Your stuck with multi-gig files (from backup) with no key to run it.

BetaNews | Vista SP1 to replace 'Reduced Functionality' with nagware

A service originally designed to compel unpaid Vista users to obtain genuine licenses is apparently being scrapped in Service Pack 1, to be replaced with a more "in-your-face" approach.

BetaNews | Vista SP1 to replace 'Reduced Functionality' with nagware

Never again will I buy Movies off the Internet. (Part 2)

I just wanted to post my comment to the person who said I should not have used AOL:

It is not just AOL, it is who ever buys a company who or goes out of business or switch to a new DRM provder. I have issues with my MSN Music WMA-DRM. But obtaining "Free" replacements in same high quality are quick and easy.

Here are some WMA DRM Providers that went down:

- MusicMatch bought by Yahoo! (You must install old MM software to get it to work)
- MSN Music Gone. Lucky if you get it to work.
- URGE by MSN and MTV MSN is now gone and MTV is moving to Real Raphsidy Servce.

So the question is, is DRM a easy viable solution for people who want to be law abiding citizens?

Never again will I buy Movies off the Internet.

I think one I got for free and the other one was cheap. But this goes for the same if you paid full price and use AOL Videos

Dear Eric,
Thank you for being a customer of the AOL® Video store. We have an exciting update for you on our service: to continue to bring you an industry-leading purchase experience, we have partnered with Amazon.com®. Going forward, Amazon.com® will power our video download service.
What does this mean for you?

• Videos you have already purchased from the AOL Video Store will stay on your computer, and continue to work on that computer as long as you want them.
• If you don't already have the version for use on portable devices, please download any you need today by going here. The portable device versions won't be available for download after December 31, 2007.
• If you want to transfer your video to any other computers, please do so today. You will not be able to move your video to other computers after December 31, 2007.
• Through the Amazon.com® service, we are able to offer you even more titles for purchase and download, and more options, such as video rentals

We are substantially changing our service, so please note:

• Going forward, to find the videos you already purchased, use these step-by-step instructions:

1. Go to "My Documents" and click on "My Videos"
2. Click on "AOL Video"
3. The files ending in ".wmv" are your videos. Double click on the icons to watch your video anytime. If you need help, click here.

We hope you will continue to enjoy all AOL Video has to offer.
Thank you!
The AOL Video team
Amazon and Amazon.com are registered trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. AOL is a registered trademark of AOL LLC.

Ok, my PC crashes or I buy a new one. I will lose them forever. I assure you AOL and Amazon I will NEVER buy DRM content from you again!! Once again another service treats people who LEGALLY purchase their content like crap. Of course it would be two expensive to leave a few servers up to allow authentication and de-activation and re-activation of DRM Movies? I think not. These are greedy companies. Heck, why doesn't Amazon take it over and AOL transfer their certificates and keys over. That's right, it costs time and money. It is their problem and they make it mine. Now only if there were a way I could illegally remove my DRM protection on my WMV files I LEGALLY own to keep for ever. Another idea, allow us to remove the DRM legally from our purchased files.

I just thought of something! I am gonna write a complaint letter to the Attorney general!

The Hidden Costs of Cheap PCs - Columns by PC Magazine

The Hidden Costs of Cheap PCs - Columns by PC Magazine

Here Comes the Zune - Reviews by PC Magazine

Here Comes the Zune

11.12.07

The new Zunes are here, along with a much-needed Zune Marketplace update. We'll just come out and say it: The 80GB Zune trumps the iPod Classic.

Here Comes the Zune - Reviews by PC Magazine

BetaNews | Microsoft Releasing Several Vista Patches This Week

More Reliability updates are coming out today... YAY!!

Microsoft Releasing Several Vista Patches This Week

By Ed Oswald, BetaNews

November 12, 2007, 10:53 AM

Microsoft isn't waiting for Vista Service Pack 1 to push some important operating system updates to users.

BetaNews | Microsoft Releasing Several Vista Patches This Week

BetaNews | Microsoft Hiring To Take On YouTube, Flickr

Microsoft Hiring To Take On YouTube, Flickr

By BetaNews Staff, BetaNews

November 12, 2007, 1:42 PM

With social media becoming increasingly popular on the Web, Microsoft is looking to ensure that it does not fall behind its rivals. A job posting appeared on the company's Web site Friday. [More]

BetaNews | Microsoft Hiring To Take On YouTube, Flickr