Microsoft is taking aim at spyware. On January 6th, Microsoft released a beta version of their spyware removal tool. You can download and install this software on your computer if you believe you are infected or have some of all of the following symptoms:

• excessive pop-up ads
• a general slow-down of your computer
• a new homepage for the internet that you didn't select
• a toolbar on your browser that you can't remove
• or more crashes of your computer

Your computer must meet certain system requirements to download this tool and Microsoft also requires validation that you are running a genuine copy of Windows. Be prepared by having your 25 digit Windows activation key ready.

Please remember that this software is in its beta, or pre-release version, and may have conflicts with other programs running on your machine. When you visit the link for the download, click on the known issues to review any problems that have been reported to Microsoft.

Read more about this beta version through Microsoft

You've heard it before -- the only thing that is constant is change. That statement seems to be particularly true of technology. We want to share a announcement that we received recently from Sonicwall about their product line. Many of you have been protecting your network for several years with their reliable firewall products. But now, due to the ever-increasing sophistication of hackers, hacking tools and security threats, it has become necessary for Sonicwall to revamp their entire product line to combat these new dangers.

No doubt you've heard about some of the newer threats such as Nimda, Code Red, SQL Slammer, MSBlaster, SoBig, MyDoom & Sasser. Some of these are so sophisticated that they actually have the ability to disguise themselves as legitimate network traffic which allows them to get through many firewalls. Over the past few years these exploits have affected millions of computers worldwide causing billions of dollars of damage in downtime and lost productivity.

Recently SonicWALL has responded to these threats by developing scalable, high-speed gateway anti-virus and intrusion prevention for our TZ 170 and PRO Series security gateways. SonicWALL has expanded its Gateway Anti-Virus/Intrusion Prevention Service to include protection from spyware! The new Gateway Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware and Intrusion Prevention Service for TZ and PRO Series platforms integrates a configurable, high performance deep packet inspection engine and dynamically updated database containing thousands of attack and vulnerability signatures to protect networks against a comprehensive array of dynamic threats including viruses, spyware, worms, Trojans and software vulnerabilities such as buffer overflows, as well as peer-to-peer and instant messenger applications, backdoor exploits, and other malicious code.

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   1. Right click Start and click Explore to open Windows Explorer.

   2. Right click the Toolbar (with the Back, Forward, Up, Search and Folders icons) and make sure the toolbar is unlocked (click Unlock the toolbars if necessary).

   3. Also in the right context menu, click Customize.
 
   4. In the list of available toolbar buttons on the left, scroll down to find the button you want to add (in this case, the Map Drive button). Highlight it and click the Add button in the middle.

   5.  Click Close and the new icon will appear in the toolbar.
 
You can remove icons from the toolbar by clicking them in the right window and clicking the Remove button.

Introducing the Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003 Partner Services Promotion

Now you can realize more benefits than ever when you acquire the latest version of Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003 for your business. Let Microsoft help subsidize the cost to implement a dependable solution that helps you protect data, improve productivity, and stay connected to customers better than ever before.

By purchasing licenses between February 1, 2005, and May 31, 2005, you can receive a check from Microsoft to use toward partner services such as deployment, training, or even ConnectWise services and consulting. Simply acquire 5 to 200 Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003 licenses through Microsoft volume license agreements including: Open Business, Open Volume or Open License Value and you may be eligible to participate in this great promotion.

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Outlook 2003 Better!

Receive notifications when messages you send are delivered or read On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Preferences tab. Click E-mail Options, and then click Tracking Options.
 

Calendar Tips:
Quickly share meeting notes with attendees Open the meeting request in Calendar, add the notes, save it, and then drag the item to your Inbox. Drag the meeting attendees` names from the body of the message to the To box, and then send the message.