Online virus check: http://www.virustotal.com

Online tool to check any file or web site for viruses and malware:

http://www.virustotal.com

Enjoy!

Microsoft announced MANGO: new OS version for Windows Phones

To read and enjoy here

How Internet Explorer versions handle bad-formed XML files

Following the change from Beta to RTM Version of IE 9 in display of XML files feature we continue to work with IE using it to display XML files in certain situations.
Well, after the IE9 RC version turned back to “traditional” XML data display format, the problem seems to be solved.
But there’s a significant change in this functionality of Internet Explorer 9 and Internet Explorer CTP 10 in XML data display policy: this time it is about the bad-formed XML files.
Assume a well-formed XML file:

<root>

<element name="3" />

sample text

<element name="1" />

<element name="2" />

</root>

This file is displayed properly in IE8:

in IE9:

and in IE10:

Then we try following bad-formed XML data:

<root>
sample text
<element name="1" />
<element name="2" >
<element name="3" />
</root>

(the element [element name=”2”] has no closing tag)

This file is displayed in IE8 as expected:

The IE9 displays the same data as follows:

Neither the error notification nor any explanation are presented to the user. Via the option “View Source” you can see the source XML data, but again – no error information exists:



The same for HTML view in Developer Tools Window (activated by F12):



And only Console view:



and Script view provide us with error information:



Same behavior shows also the IE10 CTP:

 

Using “Force IE7” … “Force IE9” mode doesn’t affect this behavior.

The FireFox 4 displays the same well-formed XML:


and bad-formed as expected from previous FF versions:


This difference in handling of bad-formed XML data may be essential for a custom application using web browser to display XML data. Just keep it in mind…

Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1 is here

As announced on the TechEd 2011, “Service Pack 1 [for Microsoft Office 2011 – mb]is on track for release at the end of June.”.

The most important highlights:

• Outlook fixes an issue where “Snooze Time” would not reset between appointments.
• The default behavior for PowerPoint "Use Presenter View" option changed to display the slide show on the secondary monitor.
• Integrated community content in the Access Application Part Gallery.
• Better alignment between Project Server and SharePoint Server browser support.
• Improved backup / restore functionality for SharePoint Server
• The Word Web Application extends printing support to “Edit Mode.”
• Project Professional now synchronizes scheduled tasks with SharePoint task lists.
• Internet Explorer 9 “Native” support for Office Web Applications and SharePoint
• Office Web Applications Support for Chrome
• Inserting Charts into Excel Workbooks using Excel Web Application
• Support for searching PPSX files in Search Server
• Visio Fixes scaling issues and arrowhead rendering errors with SVG export
• Proofing Tools improve spelling suggestions in Canadian English, French, Swedish and European Portuguese.
• Outlook Web Application Attachment Preview (with Exchange Online only)
• Office client suites using “Add Remove Programs” Control Panel

Lucky me, starting from now I can display the PP presentation on the secondary monitor (usually projector), having my primary display on the notebook running web browser and mail client without risk to expose sensible data to the students.

I was really waiting for this feature…

Federal Communications Commission’s Website unavailable

Days after announcing PLAN (Personal Localized Alerting Network) stays the Federal Communications Commission’s Website unavailable – occasion?