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Microsoft's biggest lemon - Windows Home Server

Microsoft's biggest lemon - Windows Home ServerI was thinking of buying this until this article.At home we have 2 PC's and 3 laptops. I have a NAS drive for common storage, and a tiny print server to share the printer.I was thinking of getting WHS purely because it is a...

Tags: Printers, Servers, Operating systems, data corruption bug, server, lemon, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Windows Home, printer, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-03-11

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Firefox, Chrome get quick fixes

Mozilla and Google have released new Firefox and Chrome browsers to fix bugs. The new Firefox patches one critical bug across Windows, Mac and Linux platforms. For Windows, Mac, and Linux, Mozilla Firefox 3.5.5 fixes three bugs: one critical bug across all platforms, and then one lower priority one...

Tags: Google Inc., Apple Macintosh, Mozilla Firefox, Bug, Web Browsers, Microsoft Windows, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, security, Chrome, Firefox, Seth Rosenblatt CNET News

News items 2009-11-06

Ubuntu 9.10 = easiest, cheapest upgrade ever

Worst OS ever! You should read what Dana Blankhorn had to say about your beloved linux! I'll give you a hint, its not good. I can't believe they would release a distro with known harddrive bugs. I'm going to laugh at you when you lose all your data due...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, UNIX, Ubuntu, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-10-29

Apple patches iPhone SMS flaw

Apple has plugged an SMS flaw that would enable an attacker to take complete control over an iPhone. Researchers Charlie Miller and Collin Mulliner said at the Black Hat security conference that an attacker could use the SMS exploit to make calls, swipe data and send text...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Flaw, Apple Inc., SMS, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-31

Adobe 'zero-day' flaw is eight months old

The current zero-day attacks against Adobe Flash Player are not quite zero-day after all.   According to new information, Adobe's security response team knew about the vulnerability since December 31, 2008 see image below but it was misdiagnosed as a "data loss corruption" issue. When word of the...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Flaw, Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-07-24

Active@ File Recovery 7.5.1 (Windows)

Active@ File Recovery for Windows is an effective data recovery software tool. New version is powered by Active@ DiskScan technology to recover files that have been accidentally deleted, formatted or otherwise lost. Active@ File Recovery can recover files from all types of flash media that have been lost due to...

Tags: Active Data Recovery Software, Data Recovery, Recovery, Media, Battery, Engineering, Microsoft Windows, Storage Management, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Operating Systems, Software, Storage, Hardware, Management, Enterprise Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2009-06-23

Firefox 3.0.11 fixes 67 bugs including bookmark corruption

The latest update to Firefox addresses 67 bugs and enhancements, according to Mozilla. 23 bugs were marked as "critical" or higher. (Coincidentally this was the same number addressed by the 3.0.9 update in April.) Nine potential security vulnerabilities were patched including 1 marked as "high" and 4...

Tags: Mozilla Firefox, MFSA, Web Browsers, Linux, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2009-06-15

One week with my Palm Pre-cious reveals the good and bad

One week with my Palm Pre-cious reveals the good and badWaiting for the apple haters to jump on pre...like they did to the iphone.I've read a lot of Pre reviews and everyone agrees; useless keyboard, no auto correction or completion, inconsistent interface, and poor battery life.The apple haters jumped all...

Tags: Keyboards, Engineering, Pre, Apple iPhone, Palm Pre-cious, Palm Inc., battery, apple hater, keyboard

Discussion threads 2009-06-12

Google plugs 'high risk' WebKit holes in Chrome

Google has shipped a Chrome browser update to fix two serious security issues in WebKit. According to Google Chrome program manager Mark Larson, the most serious of the two flaws could allow hackers to execute harmful code in the browser's sandbox.  It is rated "high severity."...

Tags: Google Inc., Attacker, Web Browser, Google Chrome, Sandbox, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-06-11

Mozilla plugs 7 security holes in Firefox

Mozilla's flagship Firefox 3 browser has undergone another security makeover to fix at least 7 documented security vulnerabilities that expose users to malicious hacker attacks. The Firefox 3.0.6 upgrade patches at least two critical Firefox flaws that may lead to arbitrary code execution attacks and another "high...

Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Attacker, Vulnerability, JavaScript, Severity, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Firefox 2 Release, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-02-04

Stellar Phoenix Photo Recovery 3.2 (Windows)

Stellar Phoenix Photo Recovery Software is designed to recover corrupted lost, deleted digital pictures/ images on removable media. Stellar Phoenix Photo Recovery software is the most powerful photo recovery software that can recover all the lost photos in case of an accidental deletion, interrupted writing operation or corrupted storage media....

Tags: Software, Recovery, Storage Media, Phoenix Technologies, Microsoft Windows, Photograph, Camera, Stellar Phoenix Photo Recovery Software, Tools & Techniques, Management

Software downloads 2008-11-23

iPhone update kills 12 security bugs

Apple has released iPhone OS 2.2 with patches for 12 documented security flaws, some very serious. The vulnerabilities covered by the patch which also affect iPod Touch could allow remote code execution, information theft, software crashes and weakened encryption settings. The skinny on this...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Security, Issue, SMS, Arbitrary Code Execution, Security Bug, Application Termination, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-11-21

NetSpring Data Recovery 3.7.2 (Windows)

NetSpring Data Recovery is powerful data recovery software that allows you to quickly and easily recover deleted files emptied from the Windows Recycle Bin, or lost due to the format or corruption of a hard drive, virus or trojan infection, unexpected system shutdown or software failure. This data recovery program...

Tags: Data Recovery, Trojan Horse, Netspring, NetSpring Data Recovery, Storage Management, Microsoft Windows, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Databases, Viruses And Worms, Security, Storage, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2008-08-27

Registry Defragmenter & Compactor 1.5 (Windows)

The Windows Registry grows as data is added to it, but it never shrinks when data is removed. A bloated registry with a lot of empty space in it can slow down the boot time as well as performance as whole. Registry Defragmenter & Compactor will rebuild and re-index your...

Tags: Registry, Microsoft Windows, Defragmenter, AceLogiX

Software downloads 2008-08-12

Apple ships (long overdue) iPhone security patches

Finally, after months of waiting, iPhone users finally get security fixes for a batch of known software vulnerabilities. The latest iPhone 2.0 and iPod Touch 2.0 update patches at least 13 documented vulnerabilities, including several code execution holes in the Safari mobile Web browser. The...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Safari, JavaScript, Apple Inc., Web Site, Arbitrary Code Execution, Application Termination, Memory Corruption, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-07-11

PR-Tracker 6.0 (Windows)

PR-Tracker helps manage software development projects by tracking software bugs with problem reports. PR-Tracker records problem reports in a network database that supports simultaneous access by multiple users. Features classification, assignment, sorting, searching, reporting, access control, user permissions, attachments and e-mail notification. Supports easy configuration of data collection and workflow...

Tags: Problem Report, PR-Tracker Web Client, E-mail, Microsoft Windows, Tools & Techniques, Software Development, Online Communications, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2008-06-19

Windows Home Server gets a big bug fix (and much more)

That noise you just heard from outside Seattle was a collective sigh of relief, as Microsoft announced that it has released a public beta version of Power Pack 1 for Windows Home Server. It’s more than a service pack, with at least two significant new features (client support for x64-based Windows machines and...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Home Server, Microsoft Windows, Backups, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2008-06-09

Mozilla: Firefox 3 is not buggy but RC2 may be necessary

Mozilla: Firefox 3 is not buggy but RC2 may be necessaryFirefox 3 very stableFirefox 3 is extremely stable. The only problem I have had is viewing Yahoo mail. For some strange reason Yahoo mail likes to resiize to a smaller font and window size. I am constantly having...

Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Corp., database, RC2

Discussion threads 2008-05-27

Microsoft cuts backup from Windows Home Server PowerPack

Microsoft won't be delivering database backup as one of the new features promised for the first "PowerPack" update for Windows Home Server when it ships later this year. The independent "We Got Served" Home Server blog acknowledged the feature cut in a May 9 entry. According to...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Home Server, Server, Microsoft Corp., Backups, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-05-15

More on the Vista DVD playback issue

More on the Vista DVD playback issueDid you tryreading your dvd with a software that does not support DRM of any form and does not rely on windows infrastructure, like VLC ?DId you try other DRM compatible software, like PowerDVD or the like ?To me this sound like a poor...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Digital rights management (DRM), Consumer electronics, Microsoft Windows Vista, DVD, Vista DVD playback issue, playback issue, Vista DVD, digital-rights management, HDCP

Discussion threads 2008-05-15