Microsoft Equipt is a new cross-category subscription service that helps you protect your home computer, get things done and stay in touch with friends and family. On one CD, you get the following software:
· Windows Live One Care offers security features such as antivirus, antispyware, and tune ups.
· Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 includes Word 2007, Excel 2007, PowerPoint 2007 and OneNote 2007 to create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations and manage notes.
· Microsoft Office Live Workspace (Beta) makes it easy to save and share Microsoft Office files online.
· Windows Live helps you stay in touch with tools such as Mail, Messenger, and Photo Gallery.
A subscription to Microsoft Equipt can help you save money and do more. Here are a few of the benefits:
· Installation for up to three PCs.
· OneCare security updates and upgrades.
· Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 version upgrades.
· Unlimited e-mail support.
Learn more about Microsoft Equipt.
Criminals are sneaky. They'll take advantage of anything, especially our laziness.
I mean, haven't we all wanted to just write our passwords on a sticky note and attach them to our computer monitors instead of memorizing them?
But our passwords are protecting more and more of our personal and financial information and we need to keep them secret.
For tips on how, read Keep your passwords secret. If you have kids, consider also reading Encourage kids to keep passwords secret.
Today Microsoft released 11 new security bulletins for Microsoft Windows, Windows Messenger, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Access, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Excel.
To get the updates, go to the Microsoft Update Web site. To get updates automatically from now on, turn on automatic updating.
To get more technical information about the bulletins, visit Microsoft TechNet.
Bret Arsenault knows about security.
Before he was Chief Security Officer at Microsoft, he worked extensively on the creation of the Microsoft Security Risk Assessment (MSRA) methodology, a standardized framework used to evaluate security issues and provide guidance to Microsoft customers about it.
With Microsoft since 1990, Arsenault has been integrally involved in the development of Microsoft's U.S. Emergency Response Plan, the Worldwide Security Mobilization effort, and the Trustworthy Computing Task Force.
Watch this video to hear Bret talk about his personal experiences teaching his friends and family how to navigate the social Web, with a focus on social networking Web sites.
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Microsoft just launched a new Windows Defender Web site dedicated to helping you fight spyware.
The new Windows Defender site features:
Visit the new and improved Windows Defender Web site at Microsoft.com/defender.