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• Windows 7 gets down to business

  With Windows 7, Microsoft is trying not to make the same mistakes it did with Windows Vista. That much is clear.

• Schneier suspicious of Microsoft's security vision

  Speaking at the RSA conference in San Francisco this week, a senior Microsoft executive sang the praises of the software giant's emerging vision for 'trust' based security, prompting one industry figurehead to label the strategy as "anti-competitive".

• Microsoft fixes DNS flaw but warns of Word attacks

  Microsoft is warning that a Word flaw is being used for targeted attacks, and has also issued four 'important' patches, including one for a potentially serious DNS flaw in the latest Patch Tuesday bulletin.

• Microsoft Web site hack details unveiled

  An SQL injection is the most likely technique used to hack Microsoft UK's Web site.

• Unpatched VoIP hole cracked at Black Hat

  Researches have demonstrated a vulnerability in VoIP software which they claim allows a the hacker to take control of a victim's computer.

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  When keeping it real isn't enough

  Some of the 500,000 visitors expected to walk through the Sculpture by the Sea exhibition on the Sydney coastline this November can be excused for saying they are seeing things that aren't really there.

Features and Case Studies (82)

• Office 2010 Technical Preview: A first look

  As Microsoft unveils the next version of its flagship Office suite, we ask: is it revolution or evolution?

• GPS Tag wins Microsoft Devsta Challenge

  Turbulence, a game of tag using GPS-enabled mobile phones, has taken out Microsoft's Devsta Challenge 2008. We take a look at the top five entries.

• Feature: Ad-supported software

  How feasible is it that you could escape paying hefty licensing fees by using software subsidised by advertisements?

• Photo gallery: Vista user migration -- poor performance

  When comparing the Windows Vista and Mac OS X user experiences, this step-by-step walk-through of Vista's Windows Easy Transfer application shows that there is still some work to be done in Redmond.

• Using Vista's Complete PC Backup utility

  Windows Vista comes with a hard disk imaging utility, called Complete PC Backup, that can create an image file that contains the complete contents and structure of a hard disk.

Reviews (142)

• Microsoft Office: Then and Now

  Help, where did Undo go? Here's where to find that and other must-have commands in the new Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007.

• Microsoft Word 2007

  If you're ready to let go of old habits from previous versions of Word and want to make sleeker-looking documents, Microsoft Word 2007 is worth the upgrade. However, less-expensive alternatives handle its core features without the clutter.

• Microsoft Expression Web

  Microsoft Expression Web is a solid Web site layout program that replaces FrontPage and offers tools for dynamic designs, although we'd like more help for newbies.

• Microsoft PowerPoint 2007

  Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 makes prettier presentations, so an upgrade may be in order if your work is particularly image-focused and you don't mind relearning the application. If PowerPoint 2003 serves you well, however, it offers most of the same features, albeit with flatter-looking graphics.

• Microsoft Office Standard 2007

  If you need to make sleeker-looking documents and presentations, Microsoft Office Standard 2007 is a worthy upgrade. But stick to your current software if you don't feel that it lacks anything.

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