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July 31, 2010

Alaska News

	Alaska regulators will take second look at Usibelli coal gas plan	Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:58:35 -0700
	FAIRBANKS The Alaska Department of Natural Resources has agreed to reconsider its decision to grant an exploration license for coal-bed methane in a roughly 200,000-acre area near Healy. Alaska ...

	Alaska Zoo prepares new animal infirmary	Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:37:37 -0700
	The Alaska Zoo is a halfway house for many injured animals that will move across the country. But before they get there they have to get better, which is why the zoo is opening a new animal infirmary next month.

	Alaska Airlines to fly from San Jose to Los Cabos	Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:01:29 -0700
	Alaska Airlines announced today that it plans to fly three days a week to Los Cabos, Mexico, from Mineta San Jose International Airport, beginning Nov.

	Alaska Air adds Mexico route from San Jose	Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:50:00 -0700
	Beginning Nov. 20, Alaska Airlines will add nonstop service between San Jose, Calif., and the Los Cabos in Mexico. The carrier will fly three ...

	TransCanada: Alaska Gas Pipeline Got Multiple Shipper Bids	Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:12:16 -0700
	TransCanada: Alaska Gas Pipeline Got Multiple Shipper Bids

	Alaska Board of Game votes to double permits double for Nelchina caribou hunt	Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:13:33 -0700
	FAIRBANKS The Alaska Board of Game voted to expand this falls Nelchina caribou hunt by nearly doubling the number of permits that will be issued for the popular hunt along the Denali Highway. T...

	Inside Alaska business	Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:08:42 -0700
	Alaska business news in brief

	Alaska's riders can get Icelandair miles	Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:20:24 -0700
	SeaTac's Alaska Airlines is teaming up with Icelandair to allow their passengers and frequent flier program members to easily fly on each others routes.

	Alaska energy adviser Therriault resigns	Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:04:30 -0700
	Energy adviser to Alaska governor resigning BECKY BOHRER Associated Press Writer JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - A top energy adviser to Gov. Sean Parnell is resigning amid questions about the legality...

	Alaska Has Among Highest Brain Injury Rates in Nation	Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:34:15 -0700
	Ellen Lockyer, KSKA Anchorage Alaska has one of the highest incidences of brain injuries in the nation more than 10,000 Alaskans live with a life-long disability resulting from a brain injury. Dr. Harvey Jacobs, a national expert on brain injuries. Hes in Anchorage this week to share information at the Alaska Brain [...]

Electric Guitar News

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Microsoft

	Microsoft takes aim at tablet market	Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:40:58 -0700
	Microsoft wants your money.

	Microsoft Partners Slow to Patch, Report Says	Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:35:30 -0700
	Microsoft's bug reports fail to result in prompt corrections, the Microsoft Vulnerability Research program reports. Microsoft - Patch - Business - Allegedly Unethical Firms - Monopolies and Oligopolies

	Microsoft sets emergency Windows patch for Monday	Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:55:17 -0700
	Computerworld - Microsoft today said it will issue an emergency patch for the critical Windows shortcut bug on Monday, August 2.

	Microsoft to ship IE9 beta in September	Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:04:22 -0700
	Microsoft will ship a beta of Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) in September, a company executive said today. If the timeline is accurate, the IE9 beta release will come a month later than earlier speculation, which had settled on August, a pick based in large part on PowerPoint slides purportedly from a Microsoft presentation that focused on Windows 8 , the next iteration of the company's OS.

	Microsoft Readies Critical Windows Patch	Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:50:41 -0700
	Emergency patch for so-called shortcut bug falls out of the usual security fix schedule. Microsoft - Patch - Malware - Security - Windows

	Microsoft to issue patch for dangerous USB rootkit hole	Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:19:11 -0700
	Microsoft on Tuesday will release a rare out-of-band patch to fix the highly dangerous zero-day vulnerability that has caused multiple researchers to issuing warnings earlier this month. The patch will be for all supported versions of Windows and will require a restart. Read more

	Microsoft takes aim at tablet market (Christopher Null)	Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:51:29 -0700
	Christopher Null - Microsoft wants your money.

	Microsoft to one-up Google StreetView with 'Street Slide'	Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:09:47 -0700
	No one will argue that Google StreetView has now become a well-established and extremely useful part of the computing landscape.

	Microsoft Gains New Corporate Partners for Cloud Computing	Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:21:14 -0700
	Microsoft is holding its annual Financial Analyst Meeting (FAM) today, offering some mid-year insight to its performance and goals for 2010. So far, one of Microsoft’s big announcements is its new cloud computing customers, which include Dow Chemical, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts and the University of Georgia. From the event, “The Microsoft cloud services [...] Microsoft Gains New Corporate Partners ...

	Microsoft Slates IE9 Beta for September	Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:59:57 -0700
	MIcrosoft will ship a beta of Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) in September, a company executive said today.

Scheduling Software

	DACC trustees buy scheduling software	Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:17:48 -0700
	DANVILLE School leaders say the addition of scheduling software will allow Danville Area Community College staff to continue to do more with less.

	X2O Media's Xpresenter(TM) Digital Signage Platform Engages Guests at The Banff Centre's New Kinnear Centre for ...	Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:46:42 -0700
	MONTREAL--(Marketwire - July 29, 2010) - X2O Media, a full-service provider of software, network management, and content services for professional digital signage applications, today announced that its XpresenterT digital signage platform is being utilized to provide up-to-date event and room booking information to guests at the newly opened Kinnear Centre for Creativity & Innovation (KCCI) at ...

	Jacobs seeks software upgrade	Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:18:07 -0700
	Adding new class-scheduling software at Danville Area Community College will allow employees to better manage the schools continuing growth spike, said President Alice Jacobs on Friday.

	JAMS Enterprise Job Scheduler Offers Conversion Utilities to Save Budgets	Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:00:00 -0700
	MVP Systems Software, Inc., the leading provider of batch job scheduling software, announced today that MVP is offering free conversion utilities from a host of other vendors. These conversion utilities make it very easy for organizations to move their batch processes and workflows out of their existing system and into JAMS, the leading cross-platform job scheduling and batch processing system.

	Transportation Management Software an Important Part of the Delivery Chain for Shipping, Docking Operations	Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:01:00 -0700
	Distributors, suppliers and other businesses nationwide rely on Appointment-Plus for automating, streamlining and improving their dock-scheduling procedures. The online scheduling software provides such functionality as driver and supplier self-scheduling, automated e-mail and text message reminders, and robust reporting and record-keeping capabilities.

	DACC trustees to vote on raising fees for child development center	Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:08:11 -0700
	DANVILLE Parents may have to dig a little deeper in their pockets to send their children to Danville Area Community College's Child Development Center this fall. DACC trustees on Tuesday will vote on whether to increase the center's fees $5 to $10 a week over the current fees. read more

	Personnel	Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:16:25 -0700
	Altiery, Schoen join The Education Alliance

	Ingersoll Rand Delivers 77% Increase in Second-Quarter Continuing EPS on 7% Revenue Growth	Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:00:00 -0700
	SWORDS, Ireland----Ingersoll-Rand plc , a world leader in creating and sustaining safe, comfortable and efficient environments, today announced that total reported revenues increased by 7% for the second quarter of 2010 compared with the 2009 second quarter; orders increased by 10%; and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations exceeded the prior guidance range.

	Topsides Planner Scheduler	Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:23:35 -0700
	Come join Air Energi in this contract position for approximately three years (with potential option to renew). You will be providing services in connection with the development of the Hebron Project, one of Newfoundland and Labrador's oil and gas projects.

	Thinking Un-Conventionally About Radio	Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:20:59 -0700
	What happens at a radio convention? Billboard takes you behind the scenes at the 35th Conclave Learning Conference last week in Minneapolis.

Stocks

Technology News

	Attacking the edges of secure Internet traffic (AP)	Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:51:08 GMT
	AP - Researchers have uncovered new ways that criminals can spy on Internet users even if they're using secure connections to banks, online retailers or other sensitive Web sites.

	FBI access to e-mail, Web data raises privacy fear (AP)	Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:19:29 GMT
	AP - Invasion of privacy in the Internet age. Expanding the reach of law enforcement to snoop on e-mail traffic or on Web surfing. Those are among the criticisms being aimed at the FBI as it tries to update a key surveillance law.

	False alarm: Google search still working in China (AP)	Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:28:08 GMT
	AP - Google Inc. triggered a false alarm Thursday by posting a notice that its search engine and several other services had been cut off from mainland China - a key market where the company has been locked in a high-profile battle over online censorship.

	Microsoft takes aim at tablet market (Christopher Null)	Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:40:58 GMT
	Christopher Null - Microsoft wants your money.

	RIM’s rumored 'BlackPad' tablet due in November? (Ben Patterson)	Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:54:46 GMT
	Ben Patterson - Rumors of a BlackBerry tablet are heating up by the day, with Bloomberg now claiming that the BlackPad — yes, the BlackPad — will arrive in November, complete with an iPad-size screen and the ability to connect to the Internet via either Wi-Fi or your Bluetooth-connected BlackBerry.

	BlackBerry maker to launch tablet in November: report (Reuters)	Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:19:30 GMT
	Reuters - Research In Motion will introduce a tablet computer in November to compete with Apple Inc's iPad, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing two people familiar with the company's plans.

	US suing Oracle alleging software contracts fraud (AP)	Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:01:16 GMT
	AP - The U.S. Justice Department said Thursday it is joining a fraud lawsuit against Oracle Corp. related to software contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

	FCC Concerned Over DefCon Mobile Hacking Talk (PC World)	Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:50:12 GMT
	PC World - Chris Paget wants to demonstrate how easy it is to snoop in on mobile-phone conversations. The question is: Will the federal authorities allow it?

	Kindle's E-Reader Price War: Who'll Blink First? (PC World)	Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:34:00 GMT
	PC World - When, oh when, will the price-cutting end? Now that Amazon has stunned the e-book world by dropping the price of its Kindle e-reader (well, the new Wi-Fi-only model) to $139, will competitors Barnes & Noble, Borders, and Sony do the same?

	Twitter offers help in finding accounts to follow (AFP)	Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:22:38 GMT
	AFP - Twitter wants to help you build your network.

	YouTube Videos Now Give Users 15 Minutes of Fame (NewsFactor)	Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:11:41 GMT
	NewsFactor - In what appears to be a competitive move against emerging video sites, YouTube on Thursday announced an unexpected improvement to its video platform. The Google-owned company is increasing the upload limit from 10 minutes to 15 minutes.

	BlackBerry Tablet Coming this November? [REPORT] (Mashable)	Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:25:02 GMT
	Mashable - BlackBerry tablet rumors continue to gain momentum, with a new report indicating that the device, possibly to be called the BlackPad, is set to hit stores this November.

.NET Knowledge Base

MS Security News

	MS10-045 - Important: Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Outlook Could Allow Remote Code Execution (978212)	Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:00:00 GMT
	Bulletin Severity Rating:Important - This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user opened an attachment in a specially crafted e-mail message using an affected version of Microsoft Office Outlook. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the local user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.

	MS10-044 - Critical: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Access ActiveX Controls Could Allow Remote Code Execution (982335)	Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:00:00 GMT
	Bulletin Severity Rating:Critical - This security update resolves two privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Access ActiveX Controls. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opened a specially crafted Office file or viewed a Web page that instantiated Access ActiveX controls. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.

	MS10-043 - Critical: Vulnerability in Canonical Display Driver Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2032276)	Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:00:00 GMT
	Bulletin Severity Rating:Critical - This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in the Canonical Display Driver (cdd.dll). Although it is possible that the vulnerability could allow code execution, successful code execution is unlikely due to memory randomization. In most scenarios, it is much more likely that an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause the affected system to stop responding and automatically restart.

	MS10-042 - Critical: Vulnerability in Help and Support Center Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2229593)	Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:00:00 GMT
	Bulletin Severity Rating:Critical - This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in the Windows Help and Support Center feature that is delivered with supported editions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. This vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted Web page using a Web browser or clicks a specially crafted link in an e-mail message. The vulnerability cannot be exploited automatically through e-mail. For an attack to be successful, a user must click a link listed within an e-mail message.

	MS10-041 - Important: Vulnerability in Microsoft .NET Framework Could Allow Tampering (981343)	Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:00:00 GMT
	Bulletin Severity Rating:Important - This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in Microsoft .NET Framework. The vulnerability could allow data tampering of signed XML content without being detected. In custom applications, the security impact depends on how the signed content is used in the specific application. Scenarios in which signed XML messages are transmitted over a secure channel (such as SSL) are not affected by this vulnerability.

	MS10-040 - Important: Vulnerability in Internet Information Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution (982666)	Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:00:00 GMT
	Bulletin Severity Rating:Important - This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Internet Information Services (IIS). The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user received a specially crafted HTTP request. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system.

	MS10-039 - Important: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2028554)	Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:00:00 GMT
	Bulletin Severity Rating:Important - This security update resolves one publicly disclosed and two privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint. The most severe vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker convinced a user of a targeted SharePoint site to click on a specially crafted link.

	MS10-038 - Important: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2027452)	Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:00:00 GMT
	Bulletin Severity Rating:Important - This security update resolves fourteen privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office. The more severe vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Excel file. An attacker who successfully exploited any of these vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the local user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.

	MS10-037 - Important: Vulnerability in the OpenType Compact Font Format (CFF) Driver Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (980218)	Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:00:00 GMT
	Bulletin Severity Rating:Important - This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in the Windows OpenType Compact Font Format (CFF) driver. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if a user views content rendered in a specially crafted CFF font. An attacker must have valid logon credentials and be able to log on locally to exploit this vulnerability. The vulnerability could not be exploited remotely or by anonymous users.

	MS10-036 - Important: Vulnerability in COM Validation in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (983235)	Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:00:00 GMT
	Bulletin Severity Rating:Important - This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in COM validation in Microsoft Office. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Excel, Word, Visio, Publisher, or PowerPoint file with an affected version of Microsoft Office. The vulnerability cannot be exploited automatically through e-mail. For an attack to be successful a user must open an attachment that is sent in an e-mail message.

	MS10-035 - Critical: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (982381)	Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:00:00 GMT
	Bulletin Severity Rating:Critical - This security update resolves five privately reported vulnerabilities and one publicly disclosed vulnerability in Internet Explorer. The most severe vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted Web page using Internet Explorer. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.

	MS10-034 - Critical: Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits (980195)	Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:00:00 GMT
	Bulletin Severity Rating:Critical - This security update addresses two privately reported vulnerabilities for Microsoft software. This security update is rated Critical for all supported editions of Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7, and Moderate for all supported editions of Windows Server 2003, Windows Server2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted Web page that instantiates a specific ActiveX control with Internet Explorer. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights. This update also includes kill bits for four third-party ActiveX controls.