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- Major online ad site hacked, serving up exploit cocktail
- One more reason to use FirefoxUse Firefox with AdBlock Plus and a simple filter of *media-servers.net* and the problem is solved.I am not sure that they are "major" as I did not have a filter for them.AgreedYet, I bet the web hosts will STILL complain about it. RE: Major online...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, Confession, online advertising, Microsoft Windows, Ryan
- Discussion threads 2009-11-10
- Panda Internet Security 2009
- Panda continually reinvents itself. This year it got it right. Not only does the Internet Security suite look better, but it runs better, too, as evidenced by results from CNET Labs and third-party testing. The new interface is clearly a nod to Symantec Norton 360. Panda steps up the comparison...
- Tags: Firewalls, SECURITY, Network security, Web Content Control, Panda, Panda Internet Security, Panda Internet Security 2009
- Product reviews 2008-12-09
- Microsoft Releases Hyper-V
- I just received a message from Microsoft about the release of Hyper-V. It has some interesting details about platform support and availability. Here's what Microsoft had to say Tomorrow, June 26, Microsoft will reach a significant milestone for customers and partners with the release of...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Intel X86, Service Pack, Microsoft Corp., Virtual Machine, Hyper-V, VM, SMP, Microsoft Windows, Desktop Virtualization, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-06-26
- The purloined benchmark
- Last Wednesday I challenged Windows proponents to demonstrate a metric not based on market share which when fairly applied showed an advantage for Windows over Unix. Nobody took me up on it, but frequent contributor "ShadeTree" suggested that Windows would win with metrics based...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Performance, Memory, Server, Larry Pedigo, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-04-08
- Vista SP1 rolls up 551 bug fixes
- No wonder the Wow had so much trouble getting started. By Microsoft’s own count, Windows Vista Service Pack 1 rolls up 551 separate hotfixes, in addition to 23 security updates rated Important and already delivered via Windows Update. A handful of those hotfixes were previously released via Windows Update, but most were available only to...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Service Pack, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-02-11
- Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) Security Patch MS04-003 (64-bit) 2.8 (64-bit) (Windows)
- This is the security patch for Microsoft Data Access Components as described in the MS04-003: Security Update for Microsoft Data Access Components. A security issue has been identified in Microsoft Data Access Components version 2.8, that is described in this article. You can help protect your system by installing this...
- Tags: Security, 64-bit, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Data Access Components, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Software downloads 2007-09-04
- Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) Security Patch MS04-003 (32-bit) 1 (Windows)
- Microsoft Data Access Components MDAC Security Patch MS04-003 (32-bit) is the security patch for Microsoft Data Access Components as described in the MS04-003 : Security Update for Microsoft Data Access Components. A number of security issues have been identified in Microsoft Data Access Components versions 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, and 2.8...
- Tags: Security, 32-bit, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Data Access Components, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Software downloads 2007-08-24
- Firewall redux: Could a public, open software behavior registry squelch useless dialogs?
- In response to yesterday's Tech Shakedown of McAfee's personal firewall product for issuing a useless dialog -- one that asks me to allow or block some behavior but that doesn't give me any idea, clues, or hints as to which of those two options to pick -- one ZDNet reader...
- Tags: Web technology, Vista, Technology Shakedown, Software Infrastructure, Security, Personal Technology, IT Management, General
- Blog posts 2007-08-02
- AMD 690G versus Intel G965 PC shootout
- The integrated graphics market is one of the least glamorous platforms in desktop computing, but it is probably one of the most important since 90% of the PC market is dominated by integrated graphics. Not only is the chipset itself a valuable price to AMD and Intel, but the chipset...
- Tags: Vista, Intel, Energy efficiency, Processors, Servers, Desktop, Consumer electronics, Storage, Microsoft, Hardware, Fun Stuff, Apple, AMD
- Blog posts 2007-07-24
- Day 8 of the old coffee-in-the-keyboard trick
- Day 8 of the old coffee-in-the-keyboard trickHuh? A week seems resoanable to me.Yes, on site can fix many things but there are times a field tech simply lacks the tools/parts/space to fix something. Replacing a keyboard on a lappie is not something I would expect to be done...
- Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, Laptop Keyboard, Nothing, keyboard, laptop computer, Dell Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-07-09
- Build the biggest bang per dollar PCs: June 2007 Edition
- It's Father's day coming up and what better way to put a smile on Dad's face than a new computer. The timing couldn't be better with the arrival of the newest 3-Series motherboards from Intel and the somewhat new 690G AMD motherboards which I reviewed yesterday so it's time to build a new PC...
- Tags: Vista, Storage, Servers, Processors, Intel, Hardware, Fun Stuff, Energy efficiency, Desktop, Consumer electronics, AMD
- Blog posts 2007-06-13
- New Google Patent would use media keywords to trigger social network connections
- Published just this morning, a new Google Patent application entitled Social and Interactive Applications for Mass Media would trigger instant connections to user's social networks based on a type of audio recognition of key phrases the user encounters in broadcast or multimedia applications they are watching or listening to.By mapping...
- Tags: Google
- Blog posts 2007-06-07
- Software 2007: SAP's new code
- SAP co-founder and Chairman of the Supervisory Board gave a reprise of his "New Idea" Sapphire presentation at Software 2007. The presentation covers many concepts see below, which I wrote about in this post from SAPs Sapphire conference in Atlanta last month, that underly SAPs new code base, code-named...
- Tags: SAP, General
- Blog posts 2007-05-08
- Will Vista stall Net traffic?
- Will Vista stall Net traffic?JimWhat will clog the internet is not the IPV6 or IPV4 protocols, what will clog it is the continual connection to the mothership. So if anything that is the problem Microsoft Vista will introduce. I have seen it with WindowsXP (until you get most of the...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), NETWORKING, Domain names, Operating systems, windoze Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista, IPv6, Internet, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2006-09-06
- Are Microsoft's update servers broken?
- Update 14-Aug: I've posted a follow-up here with a few more details.On Tuesday, August 8, Microsoft released a total of 12 security updates for different versions of Windows, Office, and Internet Explorer. One, MS06–040, is a vulnerability in the Windows Server service and affects all versions of Windows XP. The...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Automatic Update
- Blog posts 2006-08-12
- Toshiba Satellite P105-S921
- • See the Toshiba Satellite P105-S921 slide showThough Toshiba has recently dominated the field of desktop-replacement media machines with its Qosmio line, the company's entries in the realm of gaming systems (most recently, the Satellite P35) have been less than stellar. But the latest Toshiba laptop aimed at gaming enthusiasts,...
- Tags: Games, Network technology, Notebooks, Toshiba Satellite, satellite, Toshiba Corp., game, Satellite P105, XPS M1710, Dell XPS, Satellite P105-S921
- Product reviews 2006-04-18
- Help needed on Sun POD design and cost
- I think 2006 will go down in history as a year of phenomenal change in IT: more dramatic and more through going than anything we've seen before. By the end of the year we'll probably have seen the end of Apple's Intel affair, IBM will have publicly committed to moving...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Deacon
- Blog posts 2006-01-03
- Top ten software trends for 2006
- For me, 2005 was the Year for Thinking Differently. Only a year ago such topics as SOA, ad-supported business services, and RSS seemed either at the fringe of collective thinking or only in the early stages of acceptance to the mainstream. ...
- Tags: Apple Mac OS X
- Blog posts 2005-12-16
- Unix business architecture example
- The key components of the Unix Business Architecture are: Minimal manpower, centralized processing, decentralized control Unix servers (Linux, Solaris,or BSD) Smart display desktops (e.g. Sun Ray) Playphones, Laptops, and/or custom hand helds for roaming use Network printing and other services Organizational support for Linux...
- Tags: Operating systems, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, telecommunications company, server, CPU, network, Unix
- Blog posts 2005-09-22
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