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Patch Tuesday heads-up: 9 bulletins, 5 critical

Patch Tuesday heads-up: 9 bulletins, 5 criticalI'm sorry, don't you mean..."Microsoft Warns of Critical Vulnerabilities?"RE: Patch Tuesday heads-up: 9 bulletins, 5 criticalI am sure that all these patches, after all the patches last month, the month before, etc. are for XP only.We have been assured repeatedly on this forum that...

Tags: Operating systems, Construction, Patches, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Patch Tuesday heads-up, heads-up, Patch Tuesday, critical vulnerability, OSX, Microsoft Windows, Linux, window, Microsoft Corp., patch management

Discussion threads 2009-08-06

Patch Tuesday heads-up: Critical Windows, IE fixes coming

Patch Tuesday heads-up: Critical Windows, IE fixes comingOnly 4 bulletins for VistaPlease pay attention to the versions, don't generalize, newer Windows versions have less vulnerabilities: on June 2009 Microsoft will release 7 bulletins for XP and only 4 bulletins for Vista ===> yet another reason to use VistaBut one of...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), SECURITY, Patches, Microsoft Windows Vista, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-04

Heads-up: Critical Adobe Flash Player patch coming

Heads-up: Critical Adobe Flash Player patch comingFlash Player VersionThe latest version of the Flash Player isn't 10.0.22.87? I'd be interested in hearing if I'll still need to keep an eye our for a patch for Flash 10.Flash Player 10 is affectedThis patch covers a total of five vulnerabilities and affects...

Tags: Patches, SECURITY, Flash Player 10, Macromedia Flash Player, Heads-up, Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Systems Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-02-24

MS Patch Tuesday heads-up: 8 critical bulletins

MS Patch Tuesday heads-up: 8 critical bulletinsInstead of patch Tuesday......it should be called 'Patch whenever we feel like it'. With the billions that they have made off of the Windows OS you would think things would be patched as soon as found. Not M$. Thank God...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Web browsers, Microsoft Windows, Patches, Patch Tuesday, MS Patch Tuesday heads-up, critical bulletin, MS Patch Tuesday, MS patch, heads-up, Microsoft Corp., bulletin

Discussion threads 2008-12-05

Additional Resources

Enterprise 2.0 - the non-debate

If I'd paid the full whack $2,495 to attend the Enterprise 2.0 conference I'd be demanding at least a partial refund. It seems the 'Enterprise 2.0 - what a crock' debate was less than a damp squib and more like a feeble whimper. Here's the back story: ...

Tags: Enterprise 2.0, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-11-05

FCC unanimously approves next steps toward Net Neutrality

The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously today to move forward on a process - expected to take 120 days - that could lead to Net Neutrality regulations.  The vote came after the two dissenters on the commission - Republicans Robert McDowell and Meredith Attwell Baker - went on the record...

Tags: FCC, Net Neutrality, Federal Government, Government, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-22

PR Google Wave: When opportunity meets overkill

Common Sense and Good MannersJennifer ? just as desktop publishing made it easy to produce really bad newsletters, social media enables lazy or inept PR people to pollute ?In? boxes and social sites. Technology evolves and methods change, but common sense and good manners never go out of style. Peter...

Tags: Enthusiastic Employee, POM Wonderful, public relations, Google Inc., social media

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

Copenhagen may not see any real agreement on greenhouse gases

That's the conclusion of Britain's lead environmental official. He thinks the barriers to reaching agreement on how to pay for reduction of emissions is too high a hurdle to overcome in less than fifty days. The British Prime Minister already tried scolding fellow heads of state. That got...

Tags: Alternative Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Agreement, Copenhagen, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-10-20

Art of the software deal can get messy

Software buyers and vendors are increasingly butting heads amid a budget squeeze and increasingly aggressive sales tactics, according to Gartner. In a series of presentations at the Gartner IT Symposium in Orlando, analysts walked buyers through a few negotiating tactics with the likes of SAP, Microsoft, Oracle,...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Gartner Inc., Customer, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., Negotiation, Software Audit, Software-as-a-service Pricing, Tools & Techniques, Linux, Free Trade, Sales Strategy, Management, Operating Systems, Software, Finance, Sales, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-20

Energy measurement to go: Onset intros portable energy logging system

that suits your style and is also comfortable to carry. Tips to find the perfect ladies evening dress Finding the most appropriate ladies evening dress can be tedious and time consuming at times. Obviously, you want to have a dress that turns many heads toward your grace...

Tags: Gender and diversity, dress, formal dress

Discussion threads 2009-10-17

Double slash in Web addresses 'a bit of a mistake'

With current browsers it is irrelevant.I just openned a second tab, typed in zdnet.com and VIOLA - I am here!Does anyone type in anything other than the name?Who uses http:// in a URL these days?RE: Double slash in Web addresses 'a bit of a mistake'the http:// seldom, but if I'm...

Tags: Channel management, Web browsers, Viola, Web

Discussion threads 2009-10-14

Saluting SAP & Oracle Communities

Oracle & the D/B that wasn'tMy salute to Oracle is the middle finger flip off.I had the misfortune to be obliged to use the worst, least stable, most authoritarian, user antagonistic system ever -- Oracle's $50,000,000 digital boat anchor, custom kluged for Danka Copiers, St Petersburg FL & TorontoNaturally the...

Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, Microsoft Excel, SAP AG, Oracle Corp., Danka, sales

Discussion threads 2009-10-14

Did Yahoo provide Iran with names of 200,000 users?

disgracefulthis is certainly one of the more irresponsible actions on behalf of a corporation in modern times. Why is it that these media centric .com's .. grouping in Google noting some of their more recent activity seem to lack the controls, privacy and humanitarian fibre that their more traditional bricks...

Tags: Government, Blogging, Yahoo! brand, Yahoo! Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-09

Myths that Every Child Should Know 1.0 (Windows)

Among every people and in every language there are found stories, superstitions, traditions, phrases, which are not to be explained by the thoughts or ideas or beliefs of people now living; and the same stories, superstitions, phrases, are found among people as far apart as those of Norway and Australia....

Tags: Story, TopSoftwareStore, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-01

Melon 2.2.1.37 (Windows)

Melon is a simple yet powerful notes-taking/task-making utility for Windows that resides in your system tray while not in use. Melon is ideal for heads-down computer users who want their information accessible and searchable, be it Web sites, research notes, or whatever, without having to fumble through their computer looking...

Tags: Computer, Melon, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Tools & Techniques, Web Site Development, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Internet

Software downloads 2009-09-29

Analysts: We still expect a Verizon Pre next year

Analysts today are shaking their heads at a report by TheStreet.com that basically said Verizon had decided against a launch of the Palm Pre next year. One analyst, Deutsche Bank's Jonathon Goldberg, went so far as to call it "off-base." Simply, Palm yesterday reiterated its full year...

Tags: Palm Inc., Analyst, Verizon Communications Inc., Palm Pre, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-25

Hot air balloons rise from United Nations

Hot air balloons of the "trial balloon" type in the verrrry political world of climate change diplomacy. The heads of state from the world's two biggest air polluters--China and U.S.--made strong statements about global warming. They are clearly not in favor of it. Meanwhile, the head of...

Tags: U.S., China, Japan, Global Warming, U.N., Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-09-22

Nyko Action Pak (Wii)

When we first laid eyes on the Nintendo Wii's controller, visions of light gun games danced in our heads. The unique design of the Wii remote surely lends itself to such a genre, but when played in practice, it isn't necessarily a satisfying experience in its own right. Since...

Tags: Games, Nintendo Wii, Wand, Wii Remote, pistol

Product reviews 2009-09-17

Nutty Numbers 1.0 (Windows)

This game teaches number calculation including addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. It starts from the very beginning with counting on using objects. It progresses to introducing the concepts of subtraction, multiplication and division and then teaching automatic number facts. Using this approach your child learns the answers to simple sums...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Neurogames, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-09-15

HP Business Inkjet 2800dtn

Rubbish printer, poor reliability, print quality and supportWe are a small engineering business, and have a number of large format printers. The HP 2800dtn is by far the worst printer we have ever experienced. It was purchased to replace the our canon BIJ2300 after 3 years of service. What a...

Tags: Printers, inkjet printer, printer, stock, Hewlett-Packard Co., canon

Discussion threads 2009-09-10