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Feeds tab in Internet Explorer under the Favorites menu on Windows 8 desktop mode

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Last.fm and music discovery services

Last.fm loaded in Internet Explorer 10 (desktop) on Windows 8 Professional computer

Stumbled upon this site:

Last.fm – Listen to free music with internet radio and the largest music catalogue online

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Lifehacker

Five best music discovery services

Cross-site scripting message in notification bar

Very common message. I’ve been seeing this for a while. Pops up at the bottom of the Internet Explorer window. In the notification bar.

The hyperlink (URL) that I had opened to trigger the above message is the following:

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/other-gadgets/10-gadgets-that-will-make-dads-day.htm

I’m pretty sure that http://www.howstuffworks.com or http://howstuffworks.com (without the www.) was added to the Trusted Sites zone but fairly certain that http://electronics.howstuffworks.com is not.

I tried adding the following URL to the Trusted Sites zone in Internet Explorer 10.

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com

Tools, Internet Options, Security tab, Trusted Sites, Sites, Add button

In my case, the address http://electronics.howstuffworks.com is pre-populated (already there) in the Add this website to the zone box. So I just had to click the Add button and the Close button in the lower right of the Trusted Sites dialog box.

Then OK:

Result

Same message

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Internet Explorer has modified this page to help prevent cross-site scripting.

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If you’re in a corporate, locked down environment, the only thing you can do at this point is modify the Internet Explorer settings. But many organizations do control or govern their systems, including Windows and its native web browsing application, Internet Explorer. The best thing I can offer to any end-user (information worker) having this message is to simply click on the x on the right of the message bar at the bottom of Internet Explorer.

Search

Bing

internet explorer 9 messages at bottom

Answer

Internet Explorer 9 Notification bar: frequently asked questions

Can I ignore notifications?

Yes. The bar might be displayed until you navigate to a new webpage or click the Close button. For notifications involving security or privacy, Internet Explorer automatically takes the most secure action, and allows you to take less secure actions if you’re confident they won’t put your computer or information in danger.

Solution

Click the x to ignore the message and close the notification bar. The bar should [I think] also simply close itself if you do nothing, within like 5-10 seconds.

Forum

Microsoft Answers

How do I prevent Internet Explorer from modifying pages for cross-site scripting? Under the security tab for IE8 there is a new Scripting Section for XSS Filter, Disable it and the issue goes away.

 

I don’t ever touch this setting unless there’s some business justification or an RFP (request for proposal) outlining why it’s feasible to disable that setting. However, if you’re not at work and just in the context of a home computer, not used for business, then I’d suggest do it only if you understand what it does.

For more on the [Cross Site Scripting] XSS Filter, read the following articles:

More Information

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MSDN Library

Event 1046 – Cross-Site Scripting Filter

Administrators

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Windows Help

Cross-site scripting filter

Information workers, home, and end-users

Twitter and News integration on msnNow

I checked on msnNow just now and was pleasantly surprised with tweets. Normally, I’m not a big fan of more Twitter anytime, all the time so to speak. For sanity sake I prefer to stay out of it and only use it when I need it. But this is nice because now I don’t need to go to Twitter for the news. I can get both search [SEO] trends. The one catch is that I need them connected for search engine optimization (SEO) and should be logged into both Bing and Twitter persistently, meaning that I check the keep me logged in checkbox when I login and connect the two in the respective governance settings. Those settings are usually on the settings menu on the top nav bar of most sites.

Microsoft News Center

MSN Launches msnNOW to Keep You in the Know

Internet Explorer throws alert on my Twitter “Discover” page

https://twitter.com/i/discover

When trying to hit the above site I get the following error message:

Internet Explorer blocked this website from displaying content with security certificate errors.

There’s a Show content button with an x next to it.

Apple WWDC 2013

The Apple World Wide Developer Conference is going on now. Products discussed, some new:

• New mobile operating system
• iOS 7
• Mac OS upgrade
• Mavericks
• New MacBook Air laptops
• Mac Pro workstation overhaul

Media Coverage

TechCrunch

Live From Apple’s WWDC 2013 Keynote

PC Magazine

Apple’s WWDC Reveals: What They’re Saying

CNET

Apple WWDC 2013 live blog

Wall Street Journal

Live Recap: Apple’s WWDC Keynote

 

The My Music section of XBOX Music on Windows 8.0

Music app tile on the Windows 8 Start screen. Live tile is off.

There’s an interesting command I discovered several weeks ago that exposed an even more interesting and previously unused feature of the [XBOX] Music app on Windows 8. In this post, all the screenshots were taken either with the print screen key [Prt Scn] or the Start + S combo [OneNote required] to get those tight lasso shots like this next photo below.

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There’s this little hyphen icon in the lower right portion of the screen in the Music app:

Mouse pointer needs to be moved to this portion of the screen to activate and display

The my music section of the Music app on Windows 8.0

Arranged by Genre

Date added is default

The arranged by drop down box in-line with the little carrot pointing downward

This is the easiest, best way to get that same record store style experience. Especially with the new touch devices. Even on a non-touch PC like my Dell it’s a nice feature. In some cases, preferable to the built-in search that you get in all metro or modern apps in Windows 8. You just type and the search kicks in. When finished typing you just hit enter. You also get that same integrated search functionality from the Start screen and you can choose which app to use to search from. For example, the Bing app.

Bing app in Windows 8