Category: Microsoft
Farewall Bill Gates
Today Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates finally bid farewell to his “baby” in an emotion-filled ceremony. You can check out his top ten greatest hits and misses of the Microsoft years and Bill Gates: Beginning to billionaire for more about him. Farewell big guy and good luck with your foundation!
Yahoo! not to be Microsoft’s
I posted back in February 1, 2008 regarding the news of Microsoft’s bid to acquire Yahoo! Well, that apparently has fallen apart, as Microsoft has officially retracted their offer. Read Microsoft Withdraws Proposal to Acquire Yahoo!.
Windows XP SP3 delayed
As reported by Techwatch: according to a post on Microsoft’s Windows XP SP3 forum by Chris Keroack, release manager for Windows serviceability, the delay is in place to “make sure customers have the best possible experience.”
Microsoft’s forensic USB thumb drive
Here’s an interesting article on the Seattle Times website about a small plug-in device that Microsoft “quietly distributed to a handful of law-enforcement agencies.” Dubbed the COFFEE (Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor), it contains “150 commands that can dramatically cut the time it takes to gather digital evidence, which is becoming more important in real-world…
Windows XP SP3 unofficially available for download
It’s slated to be officially released on Monday, but you can get it from MajorGeeks and Softpedia if you can’t wait. Proceed with caution though. =0)
Fix for installation failure of KB946691 for Office 2k7
I use Microsoft Office 2007 Enterprise edition and recently saw this error in the System event log: Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update with error 0x8007006e: Update for the 2007 Microsoft Office System (KB946691). For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp. Microsoft’s Support site says that the cause is…