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IE 8 ClickJacking and security PM interview

David Tesar — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:27:00 GMT

I interviewed Kymberlee Price, IE security PM responsible for future research with ClickJacking. She gives us insight into what research the team is doing in this area as well other great insights into IE security.

For a complete breakdown of the contents of the interview, please view this post on TechNet Edge. Also, you can check out a great post Kymberlee wrote about ClickJacking on the IE blog.

Internet Explorer 8 event for IT Pros and Developers

David Tesar — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:19:00 GMT

Attend the Internet Explorer 8 FireStarter event on Thursday, March 26th and learn the core of what all IT Pros and Developers need to know about IE 8. You will gain a deeper understanding of the new features, security, deployment best practices, compatibility and migration, and where IE stands with the competition.

Get the breakdown of the speakers and agenda at the following registration links:
Register for the local event in Redmond, WA or Register for the virtual event

You can also check with your local user group affiliated with INETA or Culminis (with support via User Group Support Services) to see if they will host a live streaming of this event of or host a re-delivery sometime after the event. Virtual attendees for the live event will be able to ask questions to the speakers through Live Meeting.

If you're able to attend the event in Redmond, there are plenty of things to give away for each of the attendees:

- Thrive Voucher/Card – Valid for one Microsoft Certification OR 1 TechNet Subscription
- IE8 Mug
- IE8 Sticky Notes
- Expression Blend Copies (Trial)
- TechNet Edge tee shirt
- TechNet Edge Sticker
- Pen

Also, we will be raffling off:
- (1) Zune
- (20) IE 8 Fleeces

This event has a limited number of seats and virtual attendees, so register now to reserve your spot!

NOTE: on the day of the event, please visit Mithun's blog if you desire to have an interactive chat session outside of Live meeting.

IE 8 on Windows 7

David Tesar — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:35:00 GMT

Wonder why you can't independently update Internet Explorer 8 on Windows 7? We discuss this and a number of other interesting topics with Jane Maliouta, program manager at Microsoft who is responsible for setup and deployment of IE8. View the detailed breakdown of the topics covered, download the video, or comment on the original post for this video on TechNet Edge. Note: the Windows 7 Beta (Build 7000) has a beta IE 8 build from ~October 2008.

Watch all of the TechNet Edge videos on IE 8
Download and Install IE 8