[Humor:] What’s with Microsoft’s Longwinded Software Names?

I had a few laughs a few days ago while browsing my favorite tech sites. Well, on ArsTech, MS just unveiled the newest version of its Windows Embedded OS. And I dare you to pronounce the complete name correctly on the first attempt. It’s Windows Embedded Compact 7 public Community Technology Preview.

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10 Unconventional Programs You Can Use for System Protection

Okay, I’m not going to the do the boring comparisons between several antiviruses. To be honest, I was never a big fan of antiviral and anti-malware software in general. The problem I have with these programs is that, they eat a lot of system resources and yet they couldn’t even deliver passable protection. Hell, your system specs and performance are essentially halved when you install them. And I particularly hated those greedy bastards for imposing charges on updates and definitions.

For security and protection, I only stand by one creed: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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Office 2007 Service Pack 2: Now Available

I logged in today at around 6pm and Windows Update greeted me with a pleasant surprise: the SP2 patch for Office 2007 is now available.

If Windows Update is not activated, you can alternately download the 292MB installer from here.

The full list of  improvements and bug fixes from SP2 is listed in full details here, but the most significant of them was the native support for publishing the created document as PDF, XPS or ODF (open document format). In previous versions, you need to download and install a separate installer in order to save your document as a PDF or XPS file. Other improvements of note include new enhancements for SmartArt and increased performance for Outlook.