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- Microsoft to ratchet IE8 security another notch in Beta 2
- Sometime in August, Microsoft plans to release Beta 2 of Internet Explorer 8. Yesterday, I spoke with Austin Wilson, Director of Windows Client Product Management at Microsoft, about some of the security-related changes due in this milestone, and got a preview of the changes announced today. Here are some details...
- Tags: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, ActiveX Control, Microsoft Corp., Beta, Site, Web Browser, IE8, Microsoft Windows, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Phishing, Web Browsers, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Spam And Phishing, Internet, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- Exploit code released for unpatched IE 7 vulnerability
- Exploit code released for unpatched IE 7 vulnerabilityYour picture looks like Google hacked MicrosoftGoogle pages enter unannounced.Can this happen if another window isn't open?or a tab?There has to be somebody looking at the doc model, right?So if one uses IE one window, one website at a time, is this safe?I...
- Tags: Web browsers, Construction, Microsoft Internet Explorer, exploit code, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
- Discussion threads 2008-06-30
- Exploit code released for unpatched IE 7 vulnerability
- Another day, another gaping hole affecting fully patched versions of Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser. According to a warning from US-CERT, proof-of-concept exploit code has been published for a new zero-day bug that can be used for a variety of malicious attacks against Windows users running IE 6,...
- Tags: Attacker, Vulnerability, Frame, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Domain, Exploit Code, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Page, Web Browsers, Internet, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-06-30
- Mozilla confirms Firefox 3.0 flaw, says risk minimal
- Mozilla confirms Firefox 3.0 flaw, says risk minimalMinimal?Last time I remember something public like this labeled "minimal", they changed it to "critical" pretty quickly.Careful!!! It's minor.....The FF fanboys will slit your throat for talking about a flaw in their pet browser. If it was IE7 that had the flaw there...
- Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, Mozilla Firefox, flaw, Firefox 3.0 flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Mozilla Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-06-19
- The day after Download Day
- The day after Download DayGot mine from Synapticso there must be uncounted ones out there.updates countedwere automatic updates from beta users counted as d/l ?Firefox 3.0 will help Firefox cross the 25% barrierThis was an unprecedented event in the history of software application.No software application has attained or achieved this...
- Tags: Web browsers, E-mail, Web browser, Mozilla Firefox, Download Day, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, security, Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-06-18
- (Firefox 3.0 a memory hog?)
- (Firefox 3.0 a memory hog?)What am I missing here?It looks [b]obvious[/b] to me that FF 3 uses much less memory than IE 7. So what is the question?ThanksAre you trying to make Firefox look bad? Check your sources!So, you show that Firefox is taking up ~159MB in image - http://content.zdnet.com/2347-12554_22-204465-204467.html?seq=2Yet,...
- Tags: Web browsers, memory hog, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Discussion threads 2008-06-04
- Firefox 3.0 a memory hog?
- This morning I came across an article on Neosmart claiming that Firefox 3.0 is, despite the best attempts of the Mozilla dev team, still a massive memory hog. We're sorry to have to break it to you, but if you thought it was too good to be true you...
- Tags: Result, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Memory, Web Browser, Web Browsers, Internet, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-06-04
- Firefox 3.0 RC 1 takes the lead on speed
- Firefox 3.0 RC 1 takes the lead on speedOpen Source Speed Demon!!I have been running Firefox 3 beta 5 and have been amazed at how much faster it is than either Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox 2. I am a long time Google mail user and I am pleasantly...
- Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Firefox 3.0 RC-1
- Discussion threads 2008-05-18
- Aviv Raff drops an 0-day for IE 7.0 and 8.0b on XP
- Aviv Raff drops an 0-day for IE 7.0 and 8.0b on XPVista is NOT affected because UAC and IE7's protected modeVista is NOT affected because there're UAC and IE7's protected mode.Yet another reason to use Vista!Actually...Aviv Raff states on his blog that it is affected for Information disclosure, but that's...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Aviv Raff, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Discussion threads 2008-05-15
- Aviv Raff drops an 0-day for IE 7.0 and 8.0b on XP
- I've been busy all day and just haven't been able to get to it until now, but Aviv Raff is a seriously bad man. I follow his blog religiously as he always has some cool stuff going on and a lot of it tends to be thought provoking for other...
- Tags: HTML, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Blog, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Aviv Raff, Blogging, Web Browsers, Internet, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- Integrate Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 2.0 and Windows Media Player 11 with XP SP3 slipstream ISO
- Integrate Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 2.0 and Windows Media Player 11 with XP SP3 slipstream ISOHow do I.......slipstream Netscape Navigator, WinAmp, and XP SP3 into Microsoft Bob? ;-)
- Tags: Web browsers, Digital music, ISO standards, Digital media, Process improvement, XP SP3, Windows Media Player 11, Mozilla Firefox 2.0, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Media Player, ISO, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Windows Media, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Int
- Discussion threads 2008-05-12
- Integrate Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 2.0 and Windows Media Player 11 with XP SP3 slipstream ISO
- OK, I just knew that posting a how-to looking at the XP SP3 slipstream process was going to generate a number of questions, but I hadn't expected anywhere near as many as I've had. Skimming through the list, I've shortlisted the top four questions peppering my inbox....
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Media Player, Mozilla Firefox, Windows Media, Slipstream, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, ISO, Mozilla Firefox 2.0, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows XP, Iso standards, Microsoft Windows, Process Improvement, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Software, Quality, Business Operations, Internet, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- Creating an XP SP3 slipstreamed ISO file
- Creating an XP SP3 slipstreamed ISO fileDoh!Now you tell me! ;)[url=http://formortals.com/Home/tabid/36/EntryID/37/Default.aspx]George Ou[/url] over at [url=http://formortals.com]Technology for Mortals[/url] was spinning his wheels for a while but ultimately prevailed.You better do this since SP3 won't install on a fresh install of XPShoot! Windows XP SP3 will not install on a pre-SP1 machine...
- Tags: ISO, XP SP3, nLite, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Adrian
- Discussion threads 2008-05-12
- Adding Quintura in IE7 (Images: Life without Google: Quintura a nice alternative)
- Adding Quintura in IE7 (Images: Life without Google: Quintura a nice alternative)a similar presentation as in florkhttp://www.literature-map.com/machiavelli.html
- Tags: Quintura, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-04-30
- Microsoft XP SP3 on track to RTM on April 21
- Microsoft XP SP3 on track to RTM on April 21Will IE7 have to be reinstalled?[i]...and doesn’t include Internet Explorer 7 (it comes with IE 6, like the original XP did).[/i]So, will IE6 from SP3 overwrite IE7, thus requiring a re-insall of IE7?Inquiring minds wanna know. MGPMS isn't that dumbIf...
- Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, SP3, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-04-20
- Report: Mozilla enterprise browser share hits 18 percent
- Report: Mozilla enterprise browser share hits 18 percentUmm>>>I use IE 7 more than I do Firefox 2.0 — primarily because the many Microsoft sites I visit daily as part of my job, not too surprisingly, look and work better in IE than they do in Firefox.
- Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer 6
- Discussion threads 2008-03-31
- Report: Mozilla enterprise browser share hits 18 percent
- On the same day that Mozilla is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of its Mozilla source code release, Forrester Research analysts have released a new study that shows that Firefox's market share among business users has doubled in the past year, and is now at 18 percent. Forrester...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Forrester Research Inc., IE 8 Beta 2, Web Browsers, Internet, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-03-31
- Getting tired of the browser-go-round
- Getting tired of the browser-go-roundIf it does not work in Firefox, I don't visit.Truer words were never spoken. We the paying public control what we do with our money and where we shop.Yessss ........ you got 'er. I use FF or I don't go there!!!If it does not...
- Tags: Web browsers, browser-go-round, Mozilla Firefox, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
- Discussion threads 2008-03-16
- Will IE 8 break the Web?
- Will IE 8 break the Web?It's an opportunity for the money puppetswho write IE only sites to re-screw their customers and charge hundreds to add appropriate headers to their sites.RE: Will IE 8 break the Web?I think they originally didn't want to "break the web" because it would make IE...
- Tags: Web browsers, Channel management, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web, IE 8, IE8, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-03-12
- Firefox 3 Beta 4 is 5x faster than IE7, 3x faster than FF2
- Firefox 3 Beta 4 is 5x faster than IE7, 3x faster than FF2nightly build of Opera is already faster...than your reported speed of Opera. Not faster than FF3 beta 4 though... I wonder if the Opera developers are worried.Adobe donated a new javascript engine to FirefoxSo apparently these new numbers...
- Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 3 Beta 4, Firefox 3, Firefox 3 Beta, FF2
- Discussion threads 2008-03-10
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