Monthly Archives: March 2008

Microsoft Blogger Recommends Free SoftGrid Visio Stencils

Posted on March 19, 2008 by blakehandler

  SoftGrid Visio Stencils – It includes SoftGrid clients, the various server components and also some individual shapes for creating your own objects.  (Thanks Justin)   Click Here for All Free Microsoft Office 2007 Software

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Microsoft Releases Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1)

Posted on March 19, 2008 by blakehandler

  Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) is an update to Windows Vista that addresses feedback from our customers. In addition to previously released updates, SP1 contain changes focused on addressing specific reliability, performance, and compatibility issues; supporting new types of … Continue reading →

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Microsoft’s One Note Team Releases Their Second Favorites Powertoy Add-in

Posted on March 15, 2008 by blakehandler

  Microsoft’s John Guin first pointed us to a Favorites OneNote PowerToy, which works like Internet Explorer’s “favorites” by saving the paths and locations of your OneNote Notebooks. And now John has recommended a newerer "Favorites" version from Microsoft OneNote Tester, … Continue reading →

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Microsoft’s Codeplex Releases Excel 2007 OLAP PivotTable Extensions Add-in

Posted on March 15, 2008 by blakehandler

  OLAP PivotTable Extensions is an Excel 2007 add-in which extends the functionality of PivotTables on Analysis Services cubes. The Excel 2007 API has certain PivotTable functionality which is not exposed in the UI. OLAP PivotTable Extensions provides an interface … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Releases Windows Server 2008 Network Shell (Netsh) Technical Reference

Posted on March 14, 2008 by blakehandler

  The Windows Server 2008 Network Shell (Netsh) Technical Reference provides a comprehensive command reference for networking technologies such as Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Network Policy Server (NPS), Network Access Protection (NAP), and Routing and Remote Access Services (RRAS), … Continue reading →

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Free Microsoft Windows “Workstation Migration Assistant”

Posted on March 14, 2008 by blakehandler

  Microsoft TechNet Blogger Richard Smith & I have been waiting for Dan Cunningham to finally release his Workstation Migration Assistant — and today he has! The Workstation Migration Assistant is a visual wrapper for Microsoft’s User State Migration Tool, … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Releases Office 2004 for Mac Update 11.4.1

Posted on March 14, 2008 by blakehandler

  Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.4.1 Update fixes a vulnerability that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer’s memory with malicious code.  But first,  there’s SIX Prerequisite Updates! Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.4.0 Update Microsoft Office … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Updates “Command References” for Windows Vista & Windows Server 2008

Posted on March 10, 2008 by blakehandler

  The Windows command-line tools are used to perform various tasks related to Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008.You can use the command reference to familiarize yourself with new and enhanced command-line tools, to learn about the … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Releases 3-D Animated Screensavers for Windows Server 2008

Posted on March 10, 2008 by blakehandler

  Microsoft has released two free 3-D Animated Screensavers on their Server Unleashed website featuring the Windows Server 2008 I.T. 24/7 Robot!    I.T. 24/7 Robot Screensaver #1 I.T. 24/7 Robot Screensaver #2 BLAKE: Please use these screensavers on a … Continue reading →

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Microsoft’s BeyondPod: Free RSS Reader for Smartphones and Windows Mobile Devices

Posted on March 10, 2008 by blakehandler

BeyondPod is a free, open source, RSS feed reader and podcast manager (podcatcher) from Microsoft’s Codeplex for Smartphones and Windows Mobile Devices.   Using BeyondPod you can subscribe for RSS feeds, read the feed content, download and listen to associated … Continue reading →

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