CNAME (Canonical Name) records can be used to alias one name to another (see). Also Computer Names Aliases may be used in Active Directory environments. In a blog post Brandon Wilson from Microsoft discusses, why use Computer Names Aliases in place of DNS CNAME Records and shows also, how to do that.
Last May Microsoft held an AMA about Windows as as service. At June 21, 2017 Microsoft held another Ask me anything (AMA) session about Windows 10 security.
[German]Users installing June 13, 2017 security updates are facing printing issues in Internet Explorer 11. This has been reported for Windows 7 SP 1, Windows 8.1 and also Windows 10. And there is a statement from Microsoft (maybe wrong interpreted), that this bug won't be fixed.
The folks from iFixit has published teardowns of Microsoft's Surface Pro and Surface Laptop. The iFixit-Verdict: The Surface Laptop is not a laptop. It's a glue-filled monstrosity. Both notebooks are practically not repairable.
There is a rumor that European antitrust officials are preparing a record fine against Google. Margrethe Vestager, the European Union's competition chief, is reported 'in the final stages of ruling on the case'.
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After Microsoft's June 13, 2017 security updates KB3203467 und KB3191898 users of Outlook 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016 are observing several issues. Outlook can't open RTF attachments after installing these security updates. Microsoft has now released a document addressing some of those issues. Further details may be read within my blog post Office/Outlook und Windows Patchday issues.
Google just announced an update for Backup and Sync to save and sync local files from PC or Mac to Google Drive.
Vivaldi, the most customizable browser for power users, debuts features that make browsing more personal than ever before. Version 1.10, released today, lets users decide how they want their Start Pages to look, feel and perform. Another addition is the ability to dock Developer Tools.
[German]Microsoft has released a couple of security updates for Windows and Office on patchday June 13, 2017. It seems, that some updates are causing serious functional degradation in Outlook, Internet Explorer, or fails to install. Here's a collection of issues.
Microsoft intends to retire the old SMBv1 network protocol from Fall 2017 for security reasons on Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016. Here are a few details.
MVP:
2013 – 2016
WIMVP:
2017 – 2020
