Office 2003 Service pack 3 is out. Project and Visio 2003 also have updates. It is being delivered as a Microsoft critical update.

www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=E25B7049-3E13-433B-B9D2-5E3C1132F206&displaylang=en

Zero day (no fix available) flaw in Acrobat Reader. Simply opening a malicious .pdf file allows a hacker control of your pc. www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2186101,00.asp

Vista Downgrade to XP may be available on some new computers for a small fee. http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/005512.html

Trend Internet security 2008 is out. This is what we recommend for non-networked computers. http://us.trendmicro.com/us/home/home-user/

www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2188871,00.asp  Initial review by PC Magazine

QuickBooks 2008 is out, and being shipped automatically to ProAdvisors (and charging you an annual fee). http://accountant.intuit.com/products/whatsnew

New features include improved integration with Microsoft Outlook and Excel, including the ability to email from QuickBooks. Accountant edition will work with QB2007 data files without upgrading the data to 2008.

If you purchased QuickBooks 2007 on or after July 24th, for the price of shipping you can get QuickBooks 2008.  (888) 729-1996.
Intuit CEO Quits www.webcpa.com/article.cfm?articleid=25190

The QuickBooks Blog – news for those that support QuickBooks www.allbusiness.com/technology/computer-software-accounting/4168-1.html

XP repair is a reinstall of XP from the original CD. It will now cause windows updates to fail.

www.channelinsider.com/article/Microsoft+Investigates+Blocked+Patch+Updates+in+XP/216128_1.aspx?kc=EWKNLCSM092707STR3  

The fix is here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144/en-us

Site for locating patches and updates  www.softwarepatch.com

Web services are changing the way we will do business. A lot of current technology news is about web services, web apps, and social networking.

www.mashable.com is a great site for exploring trends in social networking web sites and services.

50+ links for discovering new music http://mashable.com/2007/09/20/music-news

Amazon offering MP3 downloads with no copy protection (DRM).

http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=163856011

Find out what your house is worth (more or less). Enter your address, and see an aerial map of your neighborhood showing all recent sales and estimated values, with a guess at the value of your home. Enter more details on your property to get a better estimate.  www.zillow.com/howto/Zestimate.htm

Web site to convert file formats for free www.youconvertit.com

Google checkout is free to nonprofits. A good solution for online donations etc. https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?service=sierra   

Losses last year due to cybercrime doubled over previous years

http://www.connectitnews.com/usa/story.cfm?item=1232

Highly targeted attacks for financial gain

http://newsletters.trendmicro.com/servlet/website/ResponseForm?mgLEVTTA_TCVU_.40ev.2e_ew_eHmLlm0okLHm

Office Communications Server 2007 is out. This works with Exchange 2007 mail server to provide unified communications, including managed instant messaging, integration with IP phone systems, video conferencing, and desktop sharing/meetings. It works with Office Communicator and Office Live Meeting on the desktop.

 http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/communicationsserver

Windows mobile 6 is the latest version of mobile phone software from Microsoft. It provides enhanced integration with Microsoft SharePoint, and support for unified communications.  http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/6/

Some of the phones available. http://reviews.cnet.com/4321-6452_7-6578592.html?tag=nl.e724

Tim Torian

Torian, Group, Inc.

http://www.toriangroup.com