Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Microsoft removes Windows 7's 'crippleware' app limit; SharePoint bug causes app to cease

Ozzie, services and virtualization will get the cloud started; Demotion Blues, Verse 1
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Microsoft removes Windows 7's 'crippleware' app limit

This is Network World's Microsoft Subnet news alert in which we focus on the top items from Microsoft Subnet, your daily source for Microsoft news, blogs, discussion items, security alerts, giveaways and more.

Blogger Mitchell Ashley weighs in on Microsoft's latest about-face. This time, it reversed its decision to restrict Windows 7 netbooks to three open applications at a time. Ashley writes, "A reversal seemed highly likely from the moment Microsoft announced a three application limit in the Windows 7 Starter Edition OS planned for netbooks. You could practically hear the industry utter a collective boo even before the electronic ink was dry on that Microsoft decision."

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SharePoint Server 2007 SP2 bug causes the program to cease at 180 days
Microsoft is warning customers of SharePoint Server 2007 SP2 of a bug that causes the program to stop functioning at 180 days.

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From blogger Mitchell Ashley, Converging on Microsoft: In an interview Ray Ozzie indicated that e-mail and collaboration, a.k.a. Exchange, SharePoint and online Outlook, is what enterprises will turn to first as apps are put in the cloud. Enterprises are generally the toughest customers to satisfy because their requirements are so much more extensive. More than just recoverability, you have transaction volume requirements, auditing, systems management, and service levels that must be met.

Demotion Blues, Verse 1
From blogger Glenn Weadock, On Windows Server 2008: You can't demote a domain controller unless it's connected to the domain where you promoted it. Windows Server wants to replicate any local changes off to another DC before it permits your DC to be demoted.

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Add 'Filter as you type' functionality to SharePoint lists
From blogger Ron Barrett, A Better Windows World: There are a ton of great add-ons for SharePoint. One I came across on CodePlex that I thought was particularly interesting is a project called SharePoint InstantListFilter.

Help for SharePoint end users: allowing edit access to one document
From blogger Susan Hanley, Essential SharePoint: This week, a client had a sign-up sheet for a volunteer activity that she posted to her SharePoint intranet site. Participants needed to edit the document She added her entire audience to the Members group on the site without realizing that this gave them permission to edit any document or list on the site.

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Auditing using Operations Manager 2007
From blogger Kerrie Meyler, Managing Microsoft: Audit Collection Services (ACS) is a component of OpsMgr that enables you to collect records generated by an audit policy and store them in a centralized database. These records are normally written to the local security log; ACS enables taking that information and storing it in a centralized SQL Server repository.

It's not easy to buy WS2008 Foundation version
From blogger Glenn Weadock, On Windows Server 2008: So I decided to hunt around a bit and see if I could quickly and easily buy a Windows Server 2008, Foundation Edition bundle. If my experience is any indication, you're not going to have an easy time of it!

Universal health care for SQL Server? SQL Profiler - 2008 style
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