Security for Home Computer Users: Tips for a safe and happy holiday shopping season

Sign up for other newsletters | Unsubscribe | Update your profile Volume 5, Number 12 December 9, 2008 Welcome to Security for Home Computer Users, a monthly newsletter bringing security news, guidance, updates, and community resources directly to your inbox. If you would like to receive more technical security information, please subscribe to the Microsoft Security Newsletter. 5 tips for a safe and happy holiday shopping season Holiday shopping online is a great way to save time and sometimes money. But there are some risks when you buy gifts online. To mitigate those risks, follow our five tips for safer shopping on the Internet. They'll help you have a more secure and fun experience while shopping online this holiday season. Security updates Security updates for December 9, 2008 The bulletin for December includes eight updates for the Windows operating system, Windows Internet Explorer, Windows Media, Microsoft ActiveX technologies, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, Microsoft Office Excel, and Microsoft Office Word. Get updates from Microsoft Update See a summary of the updates Read technical details about the updates Protect your computer Getting a new PC for the new year? Retire your old one safely Make sure that you completely remove personal data from your computer's hard disk drive before you unplug it for the last time. Here's how. Halloween is long gone, but the zombies aren't Online criminals can use a virus to take control of thousands of PCs, turning them into "zombies" that commit online attacks and other cybercrimes. Learn how to help protect your PC from becoming part of this type of robot network, or "botnet." Protect yourself and your family Holiday e-cards: How to spot the fakes 'Tis the season for greeting cards of all kinds, including electronic cards. These tips will help you recognize fake e-cards containing scams, spyware, and other threats. What "green" means in Internet Explorer If you use Windows Internet Explorer, you might have noticed that your address bar occasionally turns green. Learn what this means, and how this security feature helps keep you safe. Online theft: It even happened to the President of France Even French President Nicolas Sarkozy is not immune to online theft: His bank account was recently broken into. Here's how to help prevent this from happening to you. Security resources • Security At Home site • Security Tips & Talk blog • Support for your home computer security issues • TechNet Security TechCenter for IT pros To cancel your subscription to this newsletter, reply to this message with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the Subject line. You can also unsubscribe here. You can manage all your Microsoft.com communication preferences at this site. Legal Information This newsletter was sent by the Microsoft Corporation 1 Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington, USA 98052 Sign up for other newsletters | Unsubscribe | Update your profile © 2008 Microsoft Corporation Terms of Use | Trademarks | Privacy Statement

Windows Logo Program Newsletter for December 9, 2008

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The Windows Logo Program Newsletter provides up to date information about the Windows Logo Program. Did you get this newsletter from a friend? Subscribe to the Windows Logo Program Newsletter. Reminder: Winqual Down for Maintenance on December 11, 2008 The Windows Quality Online Services (Winqual) Web site (https://winqual.microsoft.com) will be unavailable due to regularly scheduled maintenance from 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time on Thursday, December 11, 2008. Please note that the Winqual Web site is unavailable during the second Thursday of each month. Please contact the Winqual team with any questions or feedback. Thank you. New Windows Logo Program Testing Agreement Now Available The new Windows Logo Program Testing Agreement, Version 2.2.1, is now available for signing. In this version, clarifications have been added to section 3ii. Immediate signature of Version 2.2.1 is not required. However, please note that this version will be required for those new to the logo program or when a previously completed version expires. This and all versions of the Windows Logo Program testing agreement are available on the WinQual Web site (http://winqual.microsoft.com). See the "Helpful Links" area and click on "Legal Agreements". Requirements Documentation Now Available on LogoPoint Documents containing logo requirements are now available in Microsoft Word format on LogoPoint. The documents are specific to each test category or Logo Program. This includes newly-released requirements in the Imaging devices, Portable devices, and Network Media devices categories. To access these documents, please sign in to your Winqual account and go to the LogoPoint Home page. The documents are available under the title "Prepared Requirements Reports" on the navigation bar in LogoPoint. The documents are in Word 2007 docx format. If you do not have Word 2007 installed, you can download the Word 2007 format viewer from this page: Compatibility Pack for Word 2007. Please note that some requirements for new categories are still in the publication process. This is the first edition of these reports. The requirements documents will be updated monthly. Opportunity to Provide Feedback on Requirements for Windows Logo Program Proposed Windows 7 requirements and Windows Vista requirements that go into effect on June 1, 2009 closed to feedback on November 21, 2008, except for the newly-released requirements in the Imaging Devices, Portable Devices, and Network Media Devices categories. The opportunity to provide feedback on these newly released requirements for the Windows Logo Program ends December 12, 2008. Please review the requirements and use the LogoPoint system to provide feedback as soon as possible. We would like to also inform partners of the following SYSFUND requirement update. You can find complete details on LogoPoint. Please provide your feedback in LogoPoint by December 18, 2008. SYSFUND-0032 - Systems that ship with a Windows operating system must meet partitioning requirements. Edition for December 9, 2008 In This Issue: Reminder: Winqual Down for Maintenance on December 11, 2008 New Windows Logo Program Testing Agreement Now Available Requirements Documentation Now Available on LogoPoint Opportunity to Provide Feedback on Requirements for Windows Logo Program What's New on WHDC? Windows Logo Program References • Windows Logo Program Newsletter Archives To cancel your subscription to this newsletter, reply to this message with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the Subject line. You can also unsubscribe at the Microsoft.com Web site. You can manage all your Microsoft.com communication preferences at this site. Legal Information. This newsletter was sent by the Microsoft Corporation 1 Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington, USA 98052 Sign up for other newsletters | Unsubscribe | Update your profile © 2008 Microsoft Corporation Terms of Use | Trademarks | Privacy Statement

Daily Tips and Tricks Special Delivery

Sign up for other newsletters | Unsubscribe | Update your profile Print Page Backgrounds with Your Document By default, page backgrounds created with the Page Color option in the Page Background section on the Page Layout tab in Microsoft Office Word 2007 do not print. However, you can print them with the document if needed. To include the page background when printing, click the Office button and then click Word Options. On the Display tab of the Word Options dialog box, select the printing option Print background colors and images, and then click OK. (Note that this setting is not document-specific and will apply to all documents that you print from Word 2007 while the setting is active.) Display a Second Time Zone in Your Outlook Calendar To simplify setting up and attending meetings across time zones, you can add a second time zone to your Microsoft Office Outlook calendar view. 1. In Outlook, click Tools, click Options, click Calendar Options, and then click Time Zone. 2. Enter a label for your current time zone (for example, DE for Germany), select the Show an additional time zone check box, and then select the appropriate time zone from the list displayed. • Tips and Tricks Web site • Microsoft Office Online • Help Privacy note: Microsoft respects your privacy and that of your friends. Please do not use the Tell a Friend button to send mail to more than 10 people. Microsoft cannot collect any data about the people you send mail to unless they sign up for Tips and Tricks Special Delivery. To cancel your subscription to this newsletter, reply to this message with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line. You can also unsubscribe at the Microsoft.com Profile Center. You can manage all your Microsoft.com communication preferences at this site. Legal information Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 Sign up for other newsletters | Unsubscribe | Update your profile © 2008 Microsoft Corporation Terms of Use | Trademarks | Privacy Statement