by hirantha
Tue, July 13 2010 11:15
The Outlook Social Connector allows you to synchronize your contact data right into Outlook and obtain information about your friends and colleagues. You can also see status updates from various networks and recently posted files.
Use the Outlook Social Connector to display a quick view of related Outlook content when you click on an email from a contact, such as recent e-mail conversations, meetings, and shared attachments.
Developers can connect and feed social streams from line-of-business applications or integrate their solutions directly into Outlook.
Download : http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b638cc14-11e5-448a-b5a6-4f553ce81b94&displaylang=en
by hirantha
Tue, July 13 2010 10:56
Windows Intune brings together both Windows cloud services and software to keep PC’s well managed and up to date with the latest version of Windows. Windows Intune is the newest addition to Microsoft’s cloud family where Microsoft is using our experience with cloud services and IT infrastructure solutions like Windows Update to help customers and partners manage their PCs.
Source : http://www.windowsintune.com/
by hirantha
Fri, March 12 2010 13:21
This Microsoft advisory outlines a vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 and 7, which could allow remote code execution. While there are some mitigations available for IE7 (the Enhanced Security Mode) in Server 2003 and Server 2008, the best advice is to upgrade to Internet Explorer 8, which is not vulnerable.
Microsoft Security Advisory (981374)
by hirantha
Thu, February 25 2010 11:01
I have been trying to pair my windows mobile device with Mercedes Bluetooth unit. For some reason, the Mercedes Bluetooth unit could see the phone, but wasn't successful paring with it. I've been looking around internet for a while now trying to find a solution to the this issue, and have finally found a solution. This is just a combination of instructions from various sources and I’ve put them together.
It's actually probably not the Bluetooth devices fault. Bluetooth devices identify themselves as a certain type of unit. For example, headsets as headsets, phones as phones. Interestingly, Windows mobile units identify themselves as PDA's not phones. This need to be changed for the Bluetooth unit to recognize the phone. But this needs editing the registry of the Windows Mobile phone.
If you're not comfortable with editing the registry, don't do it. It can and will mess up your phone if done wrong.
1. download and install CeReg editor (http://ceregeditor.mdsoft.pl/) on a Desktop PC. Its a simple registry editor for windows mobile.
2. Connect the windows mobile unit using USB and Open the registry using CeReg.
3. Edit the following value
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Bluetooth\SYS]
"COD"=dword:52020C (hex)
4. Change the value to 1048852 (Decimal)
5. Reset the phone
6. If the device is already paired, delete the pairing, and start from scratch. This time it should work as the accessory is seeing the device as a phone, not a PDA.
by hirantha
Tue, November 24 2009 07:47
Microsoft has released Security Advisory 977981. It details vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer 6 and 7 on various operating systems. The advisory does not provide any patches or new versions at this point, but does provide several recommendations for mitigation.