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    It's all in the updates

    Remember when installing applications was a slow process that involved changing multiple floppy disks? We might have ditched the floppies, but not much else has changed.

  • Read the blog post - Chris Duckett

    IE8 roll-out will finally kill IE6

    Microsoft has announced that from next week, it will begin deploying its Internet Explorer 8 browser to the majority of users via Automatic Update and there was much rejoicing and a feeling of relief.

  • IE patch: Microsoft's eight days of hell

    It's always funny watching an event force a company to break old habits and this IE zero day was enough for Microsoft to do it. As Microsoft Australia's strategic security advisor Stuart Strathdee said "we pulled all stops to get this patch out".

  • Read the blog post - Chris Duckett

    Win7 team swallows UAC pride

    I was waiting for the UAC-based security problems to occur after Windows 7's release but alas that was not to be, for problems have occurred in the beta version of Windows 7.

  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

    The great Windows XP SP3 rip off

    It takes a fair bit of nerve to charge anything to fix up a botched product, but Microsoft's $14.95 price to get a physical copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3 really takes some beating for sheer gall.

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  • Outlook 2010 technical preview

    Microsoft's workhorse Outlook program gets an update in the 2010 suite, but is it enough to upgrade? We look at an early version.

  • Another operating system setback at Microsoft

    The timing couldn't have been worse. What with Android phones now hitting the market and updates to Apple's iPhone and RIM's BlackBerry, Microsoft is telling partners to expect delays receiving Mobile Windows 7. On the CNET News Daily Debrief, Charles Cooper speaks with Ina Fried, who broke the news of the delay.

  • Ballmer touts Windows 7 features

    Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer reveals that Windows 7 is going to be a major release, not just a Vista update. He says the new Windows will have a better user interface, information management tools, and performance. It isn't practical to wait for Windows 7 instead of deploying Vista, he says, since both systems are compatible. Interviewers: Neil MacDonald and David Mitchell Smith of Gartner.

  • Why security appliances can make you less secure

    Security appliances can introduce vulnerabilities into an organisation's network because they often include older operating systems and vendors rarely inform customers how to properly update them, according to Microsoft's Roger Grimes, who was speaking at the AusCERT 2008 conference.

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  • Yahoo beats Microsoft to punch with IE update

    Microsoft's new Internet Explorer browser is now available -- from Yahoo.

  • Microsoft extends NT's life

    Microsoft on Monday added another year of life to its aging Windows NT 4 operating system as the company struggles to convert customers to newer products.

  • Microsoft Security Essentials

    Microsoft Security Essentials is recommended for those who want something to set and ignore, but users who want more robust configuration choices or don't want to contribute to the cloud should look elsewhere.

  • Beta of Office more widely available

    Microsoft makes a "technical refresh" for the second test version of Office 2003 available to all 600,000 beta testers. It was initially available only to a select group.

  • Ready to install SP2?

    Problems, delays dominate headlines; CNET expert offers advice for home users.

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