October 2006 Entries
If anyone has been following this technology closely, there have been a lot of complaints by some of the security vendors regarding PatchGuard. I first heard about this technology at TechEd 2006 in a lot of the Vista sessions. The recent controversy caused me to do a little more research in to this technology and the issues surrounding it. The official name for this technology is called Kernel Patch Protection (KPP) and it's purpose is to increase the security and stability of the Windows kernel. ......
I've finally had time and incentive to put out a real shingle on the web. Most of this is due to Microsoft's new Office Live beta, which provides free domain name registration and hosting (on Microsoft's servers) for as long as I have my account. Office Live Basics is a little limited right now (and probably will continue to stay that way), but it will always be free. Check out the site at: www.campari-software.com ......
This was actually announced a few days ago, but I've been a little slow catching up on the news. Microsoft TechEd 2007, which was originally going to be held in New Orleans, has just been moved. Microsoft hasn't committed to a new location yet, but they actually moved TechEd, WinHEC and MGX. It wouldn't surprise if there are more coming. The official reason is due to the logistics and unreliable air traffic service into and out of the city. We're 13 months out from the destruction caused by Katrina ......