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Office zero-day bugs spoil Patch Tuesday

Office zero-day bugs spoil Patch TuesdayOffice zero-day bugs spoil Patch TuesdayThe user still needs to open the attachment once they get past the big warning screen saying it could be potentially harmful so that right there doesn't make this flaw all that feasible.Patches spoil every software makers repcause they didn't...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Patches, Spyware, adware & malware, WTF, Patch Tuesday, L.D., Office zero-day bug, zero-day bug, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2007-04-10

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PC moment for open source may lack profit

Having now been through more than one recession while covering technology (it's four by my count, although yours may vary) I have detected a pattern. Spending drops to near zero, and customers spend the time learning to get more value from what they already own. (During the...

Tags: PC, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-03-13

Microsoft Office Genuine Advantage

Microsoft Office Genuine Advantage They are both irrelevant... or should have been.Adrian was originally wanting to send a fax, which prompted him to find a fax template and WGA/OGA insisted that he needed to first recertify his Sharepoint and Project sw.So Adrian would have been better off using Open Office.Unless...

Tags: Microsoft Office Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-01-30

iPhone hits another security speedbump

iPhone hits another security speedbumpYet another mindless ZDNet blogYour article starts out: "Apple's ongoing struggles with poor security-related design choices have extended to the iPhone."It's nice to see that you've given up even pretending that you're objective. This is the stupidest, most mindless ZDNet statement yet - and that's saying...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Spam, Apple iPhone, security

Discussion threads 2008-10-06

Ballmer needn't fear the Mac...just yet

Ballmer needn't fear the Mac...just yetThe most important statement...."I've not seen any recent comparative studies about Mac v PC TCO"So basically you're just spouting a load of subjective opinion.RE: Ballmer needn't fear the Mac...just yetEat moar Apples.TCO analysis would have been usefulYou state that productivity counts, yet discount a business...

Tags: ROI/TCO, Desktops, Apple Macintosh, TCO, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2008-09-29

Apple's U.S. sales skyrocket in February

Apple's U.S. sales skyrocket in FebruaryEveryone is buying all the eltronics they can get their hands on before..the economy callapses and they cant get credit.And some new Macs are for iPhone DevelopemtThe iPhone SDK is now out in beta and 100,000 copies were downloaded in 4 days. If you...

Tags: Desktops, Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, iPhone SDK, Apple Inc., U.S. Sales

Discussion threads 2008-03-19

Vista SP1: The first reviews are in

Vista SP1: The first reviews are inOld story here , but where are the crucial facts ?I've read at other websites that Vista SP1 will fix over 960+ bugs in the Vista OS . Clearly this sends a signal that Vista has way more bugs than OS X , &...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, SP/1, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1

Discussion threads 2007-08-13

Is the Drobo 'storage robot' fact or myth?

Is the Drobo 'storage robot' fact or myth?Thanks, George!I've seen the "magic" ads myself and I wondered greatly how or if they did that. Looks like it's somwhat smoke and mirrors, but it still seems the ease and flexibility are good. One correction, though, is that when last...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Cyberthreats, RAID, robot, Drobo, ZFS, software, storage

Discussion threads 2007-05-25

MS Patch Tuesday: 5 bulletins coming, none for Office zero-days

Next weeks scheduled Patch Tuesday will include security fixes for multiple critical Windows vulnerabilities.In total, Microsoft plans to issue five bulletins, four affecting the Windows operating system. The highest maximum severity rating for the Windows bugs is "critical."The fifth bulletin will apply to the Microsoft Content Management Server. ...

Tags: Pen testing, Zero-day attacks, Windows Vista, Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Spyware and Adware, Spam and Phishing, Rootkits, Responsible disclosure, Patch Watch, Microsoft, Hackers, Exploit code, Data theft, Browsers

Blog posts 2007-04-05

Museum Email Archive 2.03 (Windows)

Museum Email Archive archives email and document history for fast, secure and easy retrieval. Museum Email Archive does full text indexing of emails, PDF, text, html, and MS Office documents. Can you afford not to have the information you need when you want it? Museum Email Archive saves you time....

Tags: Microsoft Windows, BroadGun Software, E-mail, Online Communications

Software downloads 2006-11-22

Libraries pull down the tower of knowledge

Libraries pull down the tower of knowledgewhat has writing writing code got to do with DRMWhy do you want to keep your cash in a safe vault. Are you saying that your cash in banks, financial institutions should not be protected. I guess lets open source all banks, financial institues...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Financial services, Strategy, Pamela, open source, financial, digital-rights management, Microsoft Corp., whim, knowledge

Discussion threads 2006-05-09

Microsoft security service to ship in June

Microsoft security service to ship in JuneMicrosoft security service to ship in JuneNow this is a product I think I'm going to like. Its like getting three products for the low price of one. Despite what certain people say on these talkbacks about Microsoft, I feel they are...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Symantec Corp., McAfee Inc., security, Microsoft security service, Microsoft Corp., Bill Gates

Discussion threads 2006-02-07

Microsoft courts midsize firms with server bundle

Microsoft courts midsize firms with server bundleDON"T BUY OUTDATED MICROSOFT BUNDLEHIs is another Microsoft way to monopolize software don't buy it!!!!Why should the Middle Class get a break HERE?"The midmarket was typically paying more than the segment above them and the segment below them."Careful, Billy, if Dubya finds out yer...

Tags: Scripting languages, Programming languages, Microsoft Corp., server

Discussion threads 2005-07-07

Policy Template Editor 2.0.2 (Windows)

Policy Template Editor eliminates the difficulty of creating and editing templates. With the use of graphical aids the Policy Template Editor will generate the complex policy template files for you automatically and without error. This makes the Policy Template Editor essential for the rollout and administration of Windows 9x, NT...

Tags: Advanced Toolware, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows NT, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2004-12-01

Riding the open standards wave to lower costs

Riding the open standards wave to lower costsOpen Standard ?Since when did Linux becomes an Open Standard ? I don't recall any standard body overseeing it. Last I heard, it is still up to Mr. Linus to decided WHAT goes into the final Kernal and what doesn't. ...

Tags: IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., open standard, standards

Discussion threads 2003-10-16