July 7th, 2008 by
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July 7, 2008 (Computerworld) Microsoft Corp. today said that it would begin pushing Windows XP Service Pack 3 to most users “shortly.”
The announcement, made by Nick MacKechnie, a senior manager for Microsoft’s New Zealand operations, was not unexpected, since the company had previously said that it would release Windows XP SP3 to Automatic Updates sometime in the “early summer.”
“We would like to remind you that Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) will be released to Automatic Updates shortly,” said MacKechnie in a post to a company blog Monday.
Individuals or companies that want to block the automatic deployment of Windows XP SP3 can download and use the Windows Service Pack Blocker Tool Kit, which provides the means for stopping the service pack from reaching client PCs through April 2009.
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July 7th, 2008 by
Baldy
Reuters – The first hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic storm season formed on Monday, hundreds of miles (km) away from the United States, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Hang on to your hats folks, we have one more chance for Bush to show us “correct” hurricane rescue tips
First hurricane of season forms in Atlantic (Reuters)
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July 7th, 2008 by
Baldy
Why doesn’t free trump expensive? Every Microsoft product has a free, open source counterpart created by dedicated programmers who loathe everything the company stands for. The free stuff is darn good. Yet companies and individuals continue to buy billions of dollars worth of Microsoft products. To be fair, Microsoft software is sometimes better than the competition’s. But quality isn’t the only factor: The company has spent years digging moats around its castle, building digital walls to keep other vendors out and users in.
What’s Holding OpenOffice Back?
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