Category: Microsoft
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Make the Breakup with Internet Explorer 8 — TODAY!
Yes, there is an official site urging you to break up with IE8. Not just to make us developers lives so much easier — and one less browser to test — but because, little one, it’s definitely way past time. They even make it fun! Start the breakup today! From the official site: #BREAKUPWITHIE8 You’ve…
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What is Two-Factor Authentication? Why Should You Care?
What is two-factor authentication? According to Wikipedia: Two-factor authentication (TFA, T-FA or 2FA) is an approach to authentication which requires the presentation of two or more of the three authentication factors: “something the user knows”, “something the user has”, and “something the user is”. There are three generally recognized factors for authentication: something you know…
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New Microsoft Web Worm Threat
So, when Brian Livingston of Windows Secrets advises everyone to install the new MS patch without hesitation, you know it’s serious. Brian states that this is the first time in 1-1/2 years that Microsoft has released an emergency fix outside of its monthly “Patch Tuesday” cycle. The patch is found in Security bulletin MS08-067 (patch…
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Fake Windows Update Ignored by Outlook’s Email Defenses
There’s a fake Microsoft email message with a nasty file attachment wending it’s way around the internet. It’s supposedly a Windows update .exe sent as an attachment to a Microsoft email.
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Collecting your POP3 and Webmail Accounts into Outlook – Part 2 – How to Set Up Pop3
Make sure you’ve glanced over Part 1 to make sure this process is right for you. Setting up your POP3 accounts into Outlook is a fairly simple process. However, in order to do this, you need to have the following information from your POP3 email account provider: The Incoming Mail Server (POP3); The Outgoing Mail…
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Collecting your POP3 and Webmail Accounts into Outlook – Part 1 – Introduction and Considerations
Did you know that you can collect all of your various webmail, html, and POP3 email accounts into Outlook? As of the date of this writing, I have over 40 POP3 accounts and a hotmail and msn account feed into my permanent Outlook account, making it easy for me to save attachments in appropriate client…
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Microsoft Training and How-To’s
This category covers Microsoft applications and hardware, including tips, tricks and reviews.