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Microsoft Releases Out-Of-Band Security Update MS08-067

MrGroove — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:15:30 +0000

It’s rare but it does happen from time to time when Microsoft gets a WIFF of a nasty security exploit in their OS/Software. Today Microsoft is releasing an Out-Of-Band Security update “Vulnerability in Server Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution (958644)” to address a known Public Exploit which can take control over the majority of [...]

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AT&T iPhone Service in Seattle is Dead Since 2PM PST

MrGroove — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 22:09:34 +0000

I have no idea what’s going on with Apple but, I’m pretty sure all iPhone users (and possibly all AT&T Wireless Users) are down with no Mobile Service here in Seattle WA. I noticed the problem around 2pm PST. My 3G Apple iPhone shows full bars & 3G service but I cant make or receive [...]

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Get Virtual Now - Microsoft Virtualization Launch Event

MrGroove — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:30:24 +0000

Today I attended the Microsoft Get Virtual Now Product launch / product showcase in Bellevue Washington. I didn’t bring my notebook, just my iPhone so we will see how this blog post turns out (using the iPhone Worspress App.) During one of the Keynote sessions, Bob Muglia announced the release of Hyper-V Server 2008 as a free [...]

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Creative Use of a Great Photo!

MrGroove — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:35:29 +0000

Recently on the Microsoft Live.com Website, I’ve really enjoyed the photo’s they’ve been using as their Template. My favorite to date however was the 8/24/08 photo of Jeremy Wariner in the final leg of the Men’s 4 x 400M Relay. While I was taking a look at the photo I thought to myself: Where do you [...]

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Scotty!! We Need More Power!!!!

MrGroove — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:40:50 +0000

Just goes to show, every now and then, we all have "one" of those moments. Recently however it seems feedburner has been having more problems than normal. Fortunately for them, their Dad has deep pockets and "plenty" of servers to throw at a problem like this. Is it fixed yet ? Dick? Eric? Sergey? Larry? Steve? [...]

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Windows Live Writer - Auto Save DUH!

Apple Releases New iPhone Firmware to iTunes 2.0.2

MrGroove — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:34:34 +0000

Just grabbed the latest firmware for my iPhone. I’m hoping this fixes some of the LAG issues I’ve been having while using Contacts as well as the battery draining issues pretty much everyone I know of is having. I just started the update and like the last update (2.0.1) it’s a BEAST and it [...]

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Cyber-Peace Keepers Head To Georgia To Battle Russia

MrGroove — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:26:48 +0000

Yesterday I wrote about Russia moving their Offensive against Georgia onto the Internet. I posed a question about the mobilization of a "Cyber-Peace Keeping". Well, according to a ComputerWorld article, Estonia and Poland are in fact heading to Georgia to help battle the Cyber-War / Cyber-Attacks from Russia. The article also mentions Georgia moving some [...]

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Big Release Day for Visual Studio Over at Microsoft

MrGroove — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:04:21 +0000

Just noticed from the Microsoft Download Center RSS Feed that Microsoft just dropped a few dozen Software Updates today. To many to mention however here’s a few that caught my eye: Visual Studio 2008 Team Foundation Server SP1 .NET Framework 3.5 Service pack 1 VS 2008 Service Pack Preparation Tool Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack [...]

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Russia Wages Cyber-War with Georgia

MrGroove — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:43:19 +0000

Love or hate me, I’m not political and therefore will not take sides in the recent war between Russia & Georgia . I did however want to comment on a recent article from the Atlantic-Community.org blog which mentions that Russia is not only attacking by Air, Ground and Sea but also Via Cyber-Space. The Georgian government [...]

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LinkedIN - LinkedOUT

MrGroove — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:27:49 +0000

This morning I logged into my LinkedIN account and was notified they had recently updated their User Agreement and Privacy Policy. I had 5 minutes to spare so I actually read the policy. Honestly, I’m not real surprised with what I found. It read a lot like the Facebook agreements. what I particularly found [...]