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Today sp1 ships. hurray. It’s not up there yet but should be later today.

Looking down the list of fixes, here are some that caught my eye (read the whitepaper for the full list):

• Communicator won’t let you IM a distribution list any more for security reasons
• Icons for presence have been modified so that red/green colour blind people can tell the difference between available and busy by looking at the icon rather than the text next to it
• That Excel bug with 65,534 getting shown as 100,001 is fixed
• SharePoint works on Windows Server 2008
• ASP.net AJAX supported on SharePoint for web parts
• Outlook delays with opening large psts eliminated

Office Online Downloads (SP1 will be available here)

The new Microsoft Download Center is going to be fully functional with Silverlight.

Silverlight is the next generation of .NET based media experiences. More information on Silverlight can be found over at it’s homepage.

When initially loading the website, you will be promt to install Silverlight. You have to have Silverlight installed to view the new download center. Apparently BETA participants are being invited randomly from the Microsoft Connect website. The design is very sleek, and sexy I should add. Other than that, the current download links on the BETA website forward you back to the current Download Center.

Hope to hear some official word on this BETA soon, in the mean time check it out!

Grab it before it gone

You know this better than me….

Build 3244

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The Wait for Visual Studio 2008 is Over

On Monday, Nov. 19, Microsoft announced that Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Framework 3.5 were released to manufacturing (RTM). With more than 250 new features,Visual Studio 2008 includes significant enhancements in every edition, including Visual Studio Express and Visual Studio Team System. Developers of all levels – from hobbyists to enterprise development teams – now have a consistent, secure and reliable solution for developing applications for the latest platforms: the Web, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, the 2007 Office system, and beyond.

MSDN Subscribers: Get Visual Studio 2008 Now

For a good startup, get the Free Visual Studio 2008 Express Editions

Or get the free 90 days trial for VS2008 Team Suite Edition, which can be converted to full version with a key.

Don’t forget the MSDN Library for Visual Studio 2008.

Microsoft releases a new update for Windows Vista that improves the compatibility, reliability, and stability of the OS.

Download for 32bit Windows Vista(link, WGA Free) and 64bit(link, WGA Free)

This update, detailed in KB941969, resolves the following issues in Windows Vista:

• A compatibility issue that affects some third-party antivirus software applications.
• A reliability issue that occurs when a Windows Vista-based computer uses certain network driver configurations.

Click for more on Windows Update: Vista performance pack and DX9c Nov patch »

Despite the official release date of 10/26, the newest OS from Apple has been leaked on torrent site.

The leaked file is in DMG format and with a size 6.56GB, so you need a D9 disk to burn it. It can be installed in original Apple hardware directly, but with some modification, you may also try your luck on the PC(a.k.a hackintosh).

The version number is 5A581, which believes to be the GM(golden master), identical with the one ships two days later. Some users have managed to install the shining new Leopard and post screen shot.

Download the torrent

Size of DMG (downloaded as separate .RAR files):7156338431
MD5 (osx-leopard105.dmg) = c38902e728dc47a4ccb34aa6143b9bbe

Also add these trackers for optimal performance:

http://inferno.demonoid.com:3416/announce 

http://www.moviex.info:2710/r12xjr0azivx42cjuyzn3c73mdqxj31q/announce 

http://vip.tracker.thepiratebay.org/announce 

http://araditracker.com/announce.php?pid=241eac72250a7cd33b0ae3c7080e2e7d

Mozilla has released a new patch for Firefox, which will update the browser to version 2.0.0.8

The update, distributed since earlier today via the software’s auto-update feature, patches eight vulnerabilities. Two of them are rated as “critical” and could allow an attacker to run code or install software on a client PC.

The new version brings two new localized versions of Firefox, Georgian and Romanian. Probably most significantly, the browser is now compatible with Apple’s Leopard operating system. However, Mozilla noted that there are several known “issues” in this version. Among others, “some” media plug-ins as well as add-ons containing binary components are not working properly, the organization said.

Microsoft confirms it has fixed an Excel calculation results bug, but declines to fully explain the cause.

Microsoft says it has fixed an Excel bug, which caused the spreadsheet to display erroneous calculation results, even though it performed the calculation correctly and stored it in Excel’s memory.

Click for more on Microsoft Fixes Excel Calculation Bug »

FastCGI will ship in the upcoming Windows Server 2008 as a built-in IIS component for the first time

Microsoft has made the third beta release of FastCGI for Internet Information Services available under its free Go Live license, which means that customers can now deploy the production-quality release on Windows Server 2003.

FastCGI essentially allows IIS to reuse CGI (Common Gateway Interface) processes for multiple requests to PHP applications, helping improve the performance of PHP on Windows while maintaining reliability.

Click for more on Microsoft Releases FastCGI for IIS Under Go Live License »

Microsoft has released the latest monthly security updates for October 2007.

The updates are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center and also from Windows Update/Microsoft Update.

Critical:

• KB923810
  Vulnerability in Kodak Image Viewer Could Allow Remote Code Execution
• KB941202
  Security Update for Outlook Express and Windows Mail
• KB939653
  Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer
• KB942695
  Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution

Important:

• KB933729
  Vulnerability in RPC Could Allow Denial of Service
• KB942017
  Vulnerability in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Office SharePoint Server 2007 Could Result in Elevation of Privilege Within the SharePoint Site

Microsoft has also released the usual update for the Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool and the Windows Mail Definition Update (x86) (x64).