Use Zamzar to convert Microsoft Word 2007 docx files to a variety of formats, including doc, pdf, odt and txt – Read more at http://www.zamzar.com/

Full list of conversions:
http://www.zamzar.com/conversionTypes.php

It has support for:
* Document formats
* Image formats
* Music formats
* Video formats

Including in to and out of PDF (no idea as to quality)
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Updated DST Home Page

Microsoft’s DST Home Page at http://www.microsoft.com/dst2007 has been updated to make it easier to filter out information you don’t need and help you focus on what you do need. The new “wizard” interface lets you pick your role and applicable products to give you targeted information and guidance. If there are still some gaps in your internal plans, please take the time to review the content there or call me.

Upcoming webcasts

“Preparing for Daylight Saving Time: How To Make The DST Transition Step-By-Step”
Microsoft DST team members walk through how to utilize the Windows, Exchange and Outlook updates and tools to help businesses prepare for the transition to daylight saving time. An open Q & A forum will be hosted by the company’s best subject matter experts. These sessions are targeted toward IT Professionals.This session is offered live on multiple dates, each beginning at 12:00pm Pacific Time:Tuesday, February 20 – To register: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032330844&Culture=en-USThursday, February 22 – To register: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032331069&Culture=en-US 
Tuesday, February 27 – To register: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032331069&Culture=en-US 
Thursday, March 1 – To register: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032331071&EventCategory=2&culture=en-US 

Updated Exchange guidance:

·         *NEW!* Daylight Saving Time Help and

Support
Center has been updated to make information more accessible to the user based on ROLE.  From the site, you can select a role from Home User, Workplace User, IT Professional, Developer, Small and Medium Business User, Partner and Handheld Device user.  From this selection the tool will guide you through a series of questions to pinpoint the information you need based on platform.  There is also an additional resources section.  Available at: http://www.microsoft.com/dst2007 ·         *NEW!* Following the guidance in KB 914387 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/914387) I have created the patch, refresh script and command file to update Windows 2000 and XP systems.  If you would like this, let me know.   I personally tested this on a Windows 2000 Server but not on Windows XP.·         *NEW!* Step-by-Step run of the Exchange Calendar Update Configuration Tool (MSExTMZCFG.EXE) is available at http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2007/02/14/435267.aspx ·         *NEW!* DST and resource mailboxes – Auto Accept Agent and Direct Booking workarounds http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2007/02/16/435404.aspx ·         *NEW!* How to find public folder calendars and their owners http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2007/02/16/435378.aspx ·         *NEW!* Microsoft IT has released some communications documents that you can use with your customers and users.  Ensure  These are attached.  They are Office 2007 documents and, if you need it, you can go to the Microsoft Website at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=941B3470-3AE9-4AEE-8F43-C6BB74CD1466&displaylang=en and download the Office Compatibility Pack (make sure you install all high-priority updates from Microsoft Update first)·         *NEW!* Office 2003 CDO is now posted to Hotfix: http://hotfix/search.aspx?search=932962 

·         In addition, there will be an update to the Data Update Tools for Outlook and Exchange coming soon. The update is based on customer feedback requesting additional functionality. If you are able to accomplish your tasks with the current tools, no changes are necessary. Here are some of the changes coming in the updated tool:1.       Ensuring that single instance items created after the date on which the operating system time zone updates were applied are not rebased2.       Rebasing calendar items and suppressing calendar updates3.       Rebasing resource mailboxes4.       Rebasing calendars items stored in public folders5.       Reporting the changes made by the Outlook Time Zone Data Update tool 

MSIT Guidance:

The following documentation was published recently after Microsoft’s IT department presented their DST solution during an internal webcast.   There will be a presentation made available on Friday.   It may be a few days before that webcast is made available on-demand but in the meantime, below are the main documents.·         Microsoft IT Guidance
MSIT DST Assessment Checklist ·         MSIT DST Enterprise Response Plan ·         MSIT DST Patching Overview ·         MSIT DST Exchange TZ Update Tool Guidance ·         MSIT DST Outlook TZ Update Package Guidance

Previous Webcasts:

“Preparing for Daylight Saving Time: Microsoft IT’s approach” https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/lmevents/view?id=msft021307dtE&pw=WG987A&cn= “The impact of daylight saving time on Microsoft Exchange Server and Microsoft Office Outlook” on 2/2/2007 -  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932046“Daylight Saving Time and Windows 2000” on 1/18/2007 -  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930688 

First Word, then Excel, now PowerPoint.

For the third time in two months, a zero-day vulnerability in a widely used Microsoft Office software application is being used in targeted hacker attacks.

The latest attack exploits a previously undocumented flaw in Microsoft PowerPoint, the ubiquitous presentation program used by millions of users around the world.

The attack comes just days after Microsoft’s July Patch Tuesday and closely mirrors the situation in June when a zero-day Excel attack was discovered 24 hours after Patch Day.

Virus hunters at Symantec linked the zero-day attack to a Trojan horse program called Trojan.PPDropper.B that arrives via e-mail from a Gmail address.

The subject line of the mail and the .ppt file-name are in Chinese characters, suggesting that the attacks are emanating from—and attacking targets—in the Far East.

eWeek Special report: Securing Windows

If the PowerPoint attachment is opened, the Trojan drops and executes a variant of Backdoor.Bifrose.E, a keystroke logger that is used to steal sensitive information and send it back to a remote server controlled by malicious hackers.

The Trojan also injects a malicious routine into the EXPLORER.EXE process that overwrites the malicious PowerPoint file with a new clean copy of the document.

Anti-virus researchers believe this tactic is used to wipe traces of the computer breach.

A Microsoft spokesman described the attack as “extremely limited.”

“In order for this attack to be carried out, a user must first open a malicious PowerPoint document that is sent as an e-mail attachment, posted to a Web site or otherwise provided to them by an attacker.

“On more recent versions of PowerPoint, opening the PowerPoint document out of e-mail will prompt the user to be careful about opening the attachment,” the spokesman said in a statement sent to eWEEK.

The company is expected to issue a prepatch security advisory with guidance and workarounds to help customers block potential attacks.

According to Symantec’s advisory, the PowerPoint flaw affects Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP.

Published Monday, July 17, 2006 10:13 AM by Grant_H Edit
Filed Under: Microsoft, MS Office, Security, News

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