[TechRepublic] It's Patch Tuesday and several need your immediate attention

Windows Desktop TechRepublic Member | May 09, 2012

Editor's note The Windows Desktop newsletter is now delivered on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. It's Microsoft Patch Tuesday: May 2012 Justin James gathers the information you need to make the right deploy decision when applying Microsoft's May 2012 patches in your organization. Read more Seven Ways to Open Windows Task Manager Resource of the day Live Webcast Your Next 3 Ladder Rungs to Doubling Your Business Check out this webcast to learn about three steps you can take to double your business. Discover the simple tips, along with the more complicated ones, in this webcast. Posts from TechRepublic   Test Windows 8 Metro UI on an iPad with Splashtop Derek Schauland shows you how the new Splashtop app for the iPad works to allow Windows 8 Metro testing on non-tablets like a PC. Read more Finding log events for Hyper-V on Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V logs events for virtual machines, but the locations and processes may not be intuitive. Rick Vanover shows you where to look for logging info in Windows Server 2012. Read more Infographic: The tell-tale signs of an overworked employee This graphic examines the obvious, and invisible, signs that an employee is being overworked, as well as the three most common reactions. Read more Posts from ZDNet   Microsoft quietly rolls out Silverlight 5.2 Microsoft made available for download Silverlight 5.2.10411.0 on May 8. Here’s what’s included in this minor update. Read more What Microsoft can teach Apple about security response Microsoft just released seven security updates to fix 23 vulnerabilities in Windows and other products. In February, Apple released a massive update that covered 51 vulnerabilities and also introduced an embarrassing security flaw. The contrast is striking. Read more Featured multimedia   Five apps for video calls and collaboration Remote communications have become a lot more effective thanks to software that adds video to your chatting, calling, and online collaboration. View on site Five solid replacements for Microsoft Outlook Outlook may be the dominant business email client. But for some organizations, one of these alternatives might be a better choice. View on site Today's recommended downloads Is It Getting Hot in Here? Different Ways to Cool Your Data Center (APC by Schneider Electric) Live Webcast Your Next 3 Ladder Rungs to Doubling Your Business (Citrix Online) Windows Defragmenter: Not Good Enough (Condusiv Technologies) WAN Optimization: Why go Virtual? (Silver Peak Systems, Inc.) Business Execution: Executive Buyer's Guide (SuccessFactors)   Message to subscribers The Windows Desktop newsletter is now a co-branded TechRepublic and ZDNet offering. In addition to tips and tutorials from TechRepublic Windows bloggers, you will get news and insights about Microsoft from ZDNet bloggers Mary Jo Foley and Ed Bott. We hope you enjoy this expanded Microsoft Windows coverage. TechRepublic's Microsoft Windows blog ZDNet's All About Microsoft blog ZDNet's The Ed Bott Report blog Connect with TechRepublic Preparing for the DNSChanger Internet outage Alfonso Barreiro tells all you need to know to clean up the DNSChanger malware that has affected millions of users. Make sure your organization is prepared for the July 9, 2012 deadline that the FBI has set to shut down temporary "clean" servers. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Tech Sanity Check Google in the Enterprise Cracking Open 10 Things

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