Bulletin Number

Maximum Severity

Affected Products

Impact

MS08-068

Important

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2008.

Remote Code Execution

MS08-069

Critical

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008. Microsoft Office 2003, Word Viewer 2003, 2007 Office System, Compatibility Pack for Office 2007 File Formats, Expression Web, Office SharePoint Server 2007, and Office Groove Server 2007.

Remote Code Execution

For more information, please visit the website: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS08-Nov.mspx.

Today Microsoft has released the following Security updates:

Bulletin Number	Maximum Severity	Affected Products	Impact
MS08-056	Moderate	Microsoft Office XP	Information Disclosure
MS08-057	Critical	Microsoft Excel 2000, Excel 2002, Excel 2003 and Excel Viewer 2003, Excel 2007 and Excel Viewer, Office Compatibility Pack for 2007 File Formats, Office SharePoint Server 2007, Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, Open XML File Format Converter for Mac	Remote Code Execution
MS08-058	Critical	Internet Explorer on Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008	Remote Code Execution
MS08-059	Critical	Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000, Host Integration Server 2004 and Host Integration Server 2006	Remote Code Execution
MS08-060	Critical	Microsoft Windows 2000 Server	Remote Code Execution
MS08-061	Important	Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008	Elevation of Privilege
MS08-062	Important	Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008	Remote Code Execution
MS08-063	Important	Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008	Remote Code Execution
MS08-064	Important	Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008	Elevation of Privilege
MS08-065	Important	Microsoft Windows 2000	Remote Code Execution
MS08-066	Important	Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Server 2003	Elevation of Privilege

For more information, please see http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS08-oct.mspx.

Today Microsoft released 4 Critical Security Updates as follows:

Bulletin Number	Maximum Severity	Affected Products	Impact
MS08-052	Critical	Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer, .NET Framework, Office, SQL Server, Visual Studio (not the complete list). See the bulletin link below for a complete list.	Remote Code Execution
MS08-053	Critical	Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008. For more information.	Remote Code Execution
MS08-054	Critical	Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008. For more information.	Remote Code Execution
MS08-055	Critical	Office XP, Office 2003, 2007 Office System, Office OneNote 2007. For more information.	Remote Code Execution

For further details, please see the Microsoft TechNet site at: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS08-sep.mspx 

Are you using Microsoft Office 2007 at home or at work, or maybe Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 at your place of employment? If so, you'll notice there are a lot of changes from previous versions of your familiar and favorite programs.

To help you navigate the new look and feel, find new and old features, and to explore new programs, we've published a "getting started" tool:

• Office Enterprise 2007 training notebook

Great way to understand OneNote <my love> and Office 2007!! - S.

 I blogged it a few days back. I also posted in on MSDN Code gallery after its launch. Then people started liking it and asked me if it can be posted to MSDN Accessibility page... Hey! Why not, as long as it’s positioned as a sample J

Finally ... It's there on MSDN 

Hot Topics - Daylight Saving Time Changes

US and Canadian Daylight Saving Time occurs March 9: DST now begins on the second Sunday of March (in 2008, March 9), several weeks earlier than in years prior to 2007. DST will end later than usual, on the first Sunday of November (in 2008, November 2). This results in a new DST period that is approximately three to four weeks longer than in previous years. Generally, customers should have applied and updated their client and server systems previously with the 2007 DST and TZ updates, and continued to install cumulative updates as released (such as the 2008 Cumulative Time Zone Update for Windows has as noted in KB article 942763). Please review the page linked above, and the list of impacted Microsoft products at http://support.microsoft.com/gp/dst_prodlist to determine if any mitigation is needed.

Hot Topics - Technology Leaders Join OpenID Foundation to Promote Open Identity Management on the Web

The OpenID Foundation today announced that Google (Nasdaq:GOOG), IBM (NYSE: IBM), Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT), Verisign (Nasdaq:VRSN) and Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) have joined as its first corporate board members. With these companies’ deep expertise in Internet and security technology, the OpenID Foundation strengthens the industrywide effort to empower users with portable Web identities, or OpenIDs. This effort helps ensure the evolution of an open and interoperable Internet that helps people take control of how their personal information is used online and helps online businesses attract and retain more users by simplifying and securing the management of digital identities. The OpenID Foundation was formed in June 2007 to support and promote the technology developed by the OpenID community. Members include individuals, students, nonprofits, startups and industry giants that have come together to develop and promote open identity management on the Web. For more information, see http://openid.net/foundation and http://openid.net/

Cool Tools - I just love!

Office Add-in: Creative Commons Add-in for Microsoft Office This add-in enables you to embed Creative Commons licenses directly into Word, PowerPoint, and Excel documents

Communications Server 2007 Visio stencil The Office Communications Server 2007 Visio stencil contains icons for Office Communications Server 2007 server roles and components.

Groove 2007 Tool Template: Time Tracker Enables professional services firms, consultants, and other mobile employees to record their billable time in Microsoft Office Groove 2007.

SharePoint Templates: Preformatted document libraries for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and SharePoint Server 2007 Add preformatted document libraries to your Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 site. Each library is configured with a Microsoft Office Word 2007 template that generates a new document and binds data in the library with data in the body of each document.

Portfolio Server 2007 SP1 Microsoft Office Project Portfolio Server 2007 helps your organization realize its potential by identifying, selecting, managing, and delivering portfolios that align with your strategic priorities

Office SharePoint Designer 2007 Training Portal Edition and Office SharePoint Designer 2007 Training Standalone Edition The Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007 Training Editions provide step-by-step through SharePoint Designer features using easy to understand videos.

Microsoft Visual Basic Power Packs 3.0

Microsoft Visual Basic Power Packs 3.0 includes a new DataRepeater control and updated versions of the three previously released Visual Basic Power Packs, Line and Shape controls, the PrintForm Component and the Printer Compatibility Library. All are now included in a single assembly.  The new DataRepeater control allows you use standard Windows Forms controls to display rows of your data in a scrollable container giving you more flexibility and customization than standard grid controls. The Line and Shape controls are a set of three graphical controls that enable you to draw lines, ovals, and rectangles on forms and containers at design time making it much easier to enhance the look of your user interface. The Printer Compatibility Library allows projects that used the Printer and Printers Collection in Visual Basic 6.0 to be upgraded without having to re-write your printing logic.  See also Microsoft Visual Basic Power Packs 3.0 Readme.htm

  -- Susan  

Have you ever wanted to share your OneNote Notebook in a web view? 

Here a step by step:

1. Go to your SharePoint home page - make sure you have Editor permissions

2. In the upper right hand corner, drop down Site Actions and choose "Edit Page"

The next step is to close any other open web parts on your home page to ensure your Onenote notebook can use all of the space. 

Just click the little [X] circled below to close an existing web part

3. Now you should see the option to "Add a web part" .  Click "Add a Web Part"

4. This will open a new window with a long list of webparts.  Scroll down to the "Miscellaneous" section and choose "Page Viewer Web Part" (circled in Red below) and choose Add

5. Now you should see the new Web Part on your SharePoint page.  It should look like the picture below.  Click the "open the tool pane" link

6. When the pane opens to the right, leave the setting to "Web Page" and then paste in the path to you webview.HTML file. 

8. Set a default height that works for your page.  In my example, I've chosen 700 pixels

9. Click "OK" at the bottom of the right pane

10. Finally, you must "Exit Edit Mode"  Do that by clicking the button in the upper right hand corner of SharePoint circled in red below:

11. Now you're done!  You should see a SharePoint home page that looks something like the picture below:

Office Noir

Office Noir Chapter I: One Version of the Truth
When Cate Spade, B-Town's ace detective, runs into an old flame, she promises to find out why his fiancé is spending so many late nights at work.

Office Noir Chapter II: The Ribbon Bar
Join Cate as she discovers the power of results-oriented contextual extensibility.

Ok - now on to some more serious venues

Creating a Custom Page Layout with SharePoint Server 2007
Use the Web Content Management features to create a custom page layout for publishing content to the Web.

Creating Windows SharePoint Services Sites with Support for Wikis and Blogs
Leverage the new built-in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 features for creating sites with blogs and wikis.

and a couple of upcoming webcasts that might interest you

MSDN Webcast: Overview of Office Business Applications and Visual Studio Tools for Office (Level 200)

Thursday, February 28, 2008

9:00 A.M.–10:00 A.M. Pacific Time

MSDN Webcast: Office Development in Visual Studio: Windows SharePoint Services Workflow (Level 200)

Thursday, March 6, 2008

12:00 P.M.–1:00 P.M. Pacific Time

For a calendar view of webcasts -

http://www.microsoft.com/events/webcasts/calendar/monthview.aspx

Field Notes: How To Donate Old PCs

The U.S. EPA recently embarked on a campaign called "Do the PC Thing" that educates users on how to prepare their old hardware for reuse and offers a list of resources. This campaign is a part of the EPA's electronics recycling and reuse public awareness site, Plug-In To eCycling http://www.epa.gov/plugin/). Click on the "Reuse It!" link for articles aimed at consumers or businesses. On this site you'll learn that the most important issue with respect to donating or recycling hardware is protecting yourself. The "Do the PC Thing" literature offers basic pointers on hard-drive wiping and the legal requirements for data security and confidentiality. Whether you are disposing of your computer either for end-of-life recycling or for reuse, you must remove your sensitive data, such as passwords, documents, credit card information, e-mail messages, and Web logs.

Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 Phone Edition Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 Phone Edition is the first generation Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone which is directly compatible with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007

How Presence Powers Office Communications Server 2007

Microsoft Office Communication Server (OCS) 2007 builds upon the strengths of the Live Communication Server (LCS) 2005 release. LCS 2005 delivered enterprise-class instant messaging (IM) and presence. It also introduced telephony integration with existing PBX installations via Remote Call Control (RCC). OCS 2007 further enhances the presence and IM capabilities in LCS 2005 and adds advanced media and phone capabilities with Office Communicator 2007, making it a full-fledged "softphone." Microsoft has also developed conferencing servers and edge servers for media that enable you to fulfill all the communication needs of your organization along with an existing PBX or independently as a complete solution in itself. This article provides an overview of the OCS 2007 solution and explains how various pieces fit together. It also covers how presence is used as an important ingredient in the unified communication recipe and how it can be utilized for routing voice calls more effectively.

TCP/IP Registry Values for Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008

This white paper describes the registry values for the TCP/IP protocol stack in Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008). The intended audience for this paper is network engineers and support professionals who are already familiar with TCP/IP (both IP version 4 [IPv4] and IP version 6 [IPv6]).