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Microsoft delivers two patches for three vulnerabilities; Plugs Vista hole

Microsoft delivers two patches for three vulnerabilities; Plugs Vista holeVista Patch Worked Great!It converted my PC back to Windows XP...Thank you Microsoft! ;).I knew there was something shifty about that sidebarYup, if I said it once, I said it a thousand times. If there's something that's just fine the...

Tags: Patches, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), SECURITY, Ubuntu, Plugs Vista, patch management, Microsoft Delivers, vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., Plugs Vista hole, patch, Microsoft Windows XP, PC

Discussion threads 2008-01-08

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Microsoft finally earns a passing grade (barely) for WGA

Microsoft launched its Windows Genuine Advantage WGA anti-piracy program in early summer 2006. Its first year was, to put it charitably, a disaster. An epic fail. A big fat F on the year's report card. Things didn't get much better in 2007, either, as a server failure and other outages...

Tags: Report, Activation, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Windows Vista, Product Key, Microsoft Corp., Forum, Product ID Number, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2008-09-04

Critical WMP, MS Office bugs on Patch Tuesday swat list

Microsoft today announced plans to ship four security bulletins next Tuesday (September 9, 2008) to cover worm holes affecting Windows users. All four bulletins in September's Patch Tuesday will be rated "critical," Microsoft's highest severity rating.  A "critical" rating is used to rate a vulnerability that can...

Tags: Windows Media, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-09-04

Linux netbook buyers are cheap and plentiful

Linux is taking advantage of the netbook trend and disillusion with Windows Vista approaching Bush-like proportions. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Laptop Computer, Netbook, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Microsoft Windows, Software, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-09-04

Blog Icons for Vista (zip)

Give your blog or forum a brand-new look with Blog Icons for Vista. The set contains more than 70 slick, professionally crafted icons drawn in the modern Vista style. Blog Icons for Vista carefully preserve look and feel of the original Vista icons, and are designed to look and feel...

Tags: Blog, Microsoft Windows Vista, Aha-soft, Blogging, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Internet, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software

Software downloads 2008-09-04

TechTool (exe)

Tech Tool is a lightweight tool for Techs to get simple information about a users computer. It is a standalone EXE, so you don't have to install it. Just download and run it. It produces a log that is easy to post to a forum for a user. It is...

Tags: CPU, Tool, CPU Powers, Productivity, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

Software downloads 2008-09-04

Microsoft's Google Docs competitor to go final by year-end

Microsoft's Google Docs competitor to go final by year-endMicrosoft's Google Docs competitor to go final by year-endIf Google wasn't already crapping their pants about IE8 and the web then this should give them more than enough reason to fill their shorts. A final product that is released, not some...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Word, Word processors, Channel management, Microsoft Office, Branding, Microsoft Corp., Google Docs Competitor, Google Inc., Google Docs

Discussion threads 2008-09-03

Chrome's EULA is a cut 'n' paste showstopper

Chrome's EULA is a cut 'n' paste showstopperHave you ever read MS EULA? In short...We can go into your machine and do what ever we want.If this is the case with the browser....how are they using your data in their cloud?Chrome's EULA is a cut 'n' paste showstopperI looked...

Tags: Web browsers, EULA, Google Inc., Chrome EULA, TOS

Discussion threads 2008-09-03

Windows 7: Can Microsoft get boot time to under 15 seconds?

Windows 7: Can Microsoft get boot time to under 15 seconds?Where has this been?Oh, hello, MS, is that you? Did you remember that little OS side-project that you've had going on for a couple decades now? I'm so glad to see a renewed interest, please stick around to...

Tags: Operating systems, Boot-time, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-09-03

DoS vulnerability hits Google's Chrome, crashes with all tabs

DoS vulnerability hits Google's Chrome, crashes with all tabsChrome will have security problems, and they will NOT all of a sudden gainshare. That said, the Google brand is very powerful, and people use it every day to search, and there will be lest resistance to trying Chrome than there was...

Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, Google Chrome, Chrome, DoS vulnerability, Google Inc., DOS, vulnerability

Discussion threads 2008-09-03

iPhone's remote deletions may help crooks cover tracks

Certain features of increasingly widespread enterprise smartphones may aid criminals in hiding incriminating evidence, says the UK's Serious Fraud Office. Criminals can remotely destroy incriminating evidence by exploiting security features on the Apple iPhone, a leading digital-forensics expert has warned. The head of the UK's Serious...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Team, Mobile, Unit, Encryption, Keith Foggon, PC Architecture, Team Management, Smart Phones, Productivity, Advertising & Promotion, Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Nick Heath silicon.com, fraud, iPhone, security, Apple

News items 2008-09-03

Xplorer2 Lite (exe)

Xplorer2 Lite is a free version of xplorer2, a tabbed dual-pane windows explorer replacement with integrated quick previewer. Compared to the professional version it lacks customizability and the search command. Version 1.7.1.4 includes Vista symbolic links, improved Web folder and virtual folder performance, and includes optional search toolbar for Internet...

Tags: Performance, ZavaraKatranemia, Xplorer2 Lite, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management

Software downloads 2008-09-03

IntelliGolf Eagle (zip)

Use this golf software to automate golf scoring, wagering, and shot tracking on the course with your Windows Mobile-based Smartphone Standard or Professional edition. View shot distances with GPS accuracy using industry-leading GPS receivers and smartphones. Upload results to the included Windows desktop software to approximate your handicap, view performance...

Tags: Handicap, Karrier Communications, Microsoft Windows, GPS, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-09-03

What's Chrome for? Ain't it obvious?

What's Chrome for? Ain't it obvious?Really?"I think we all know what the answer is, but we’re afraid to say it — Google is taking an entry directly from the Microsoft playbook: Embrace and Extend."Really? By basing it on open source projects? ;-)Google is going after the platform, the same way...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing, Web browsers, Desktops, Chrome, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-09-02

Acer Aspire X1200-U1520A

The Acer Aspire X1200 line of minidesktops fits budget PC components inside a compact case and offers some features that let it act as a light home theater companion. Our $450 review model came with a dual-core AMD processor, 4GB of memory, and 64-bit Windows Vista, which make it...

Tags: Corporate communications, Semiconductors, TV & Home Theater, Network technology, Consumer electronics, Aspire X1200, Acer Inc., video, chip

Product reviews 2008-09-02

Security-wise, Google Chrome is (potentially very) Good

Security-wise, Google Chrome is potentially very GoodHeres Download Link.Actually you'd be impressed by Pogo browser from AT&T much more, yet heres link:http://www.google.com/chromeSigned:PHYSICIAN THOMAS STEWART VON DRASHEK M.D.The only problem there, Adam[i]away from desktop applications to everything being delivered as a service[/i].The major problem is that you sign away control of...

Tags: Web browsers, Google Chrome, Google Inc., security

Discussion threads 2008-09-02

(First look at Google Chrome)

First look at Google ChromeRE: First look at Google ChromeI guess I am an early installer of Google Chrome from South Africa, and all I get is the Aw! Snap message trying to get ZDNet and even South African sites like ananzi.co.za. I can't keep any web site...

Tags: Web browsers, PRODUCTIVITY, Google Inc., Google Chrome, First Look, Web browser

Discussion threads 2008-09-02

Google Chrome vulnerable to carpet-bombing flaw

Google's shiny new Web browser is vulnerable to a carpet-bombing vulnerability that could expose Windows users to malicious hacker attacks. Just hours after the release of Google Chrome, researcher Aviv Raff discovered that he could combine two vulnerabilities -- a flaw in Apple Safari WebKit and a...

Tags: Google Inc., Apple Safari, Web Browser, Flaw, Raff, Microsoft Windows, Web Browsers, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-09-02

First look at Google Chrome

First look at Google ChromeDownloaded and took a look at chromeAnd was immediately struck by just how much annoying advertising crap ZDNet puts on their site.Inadvertently? I vote on purpose.Inadvertently? I vote on purpose. I'd believe "inadvertently" if Chrome were released a month later - but a [b]day[/b] later? No,...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Google Chrome, First Look, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-09-02

Google Chrome is insanely fast ... faster than Firefox 3.0

Google Chrome is insanely fast ... faster than Firefox 3.0how about with Safari 3.x /4.x & OperaI would like to see comparison chart with with Safari 3/4 & operaRE: Google Chrome is insanely fast ... faster than Firefox 3.0Fast, yes, but without adblock or equivalent, too painful to use.Well,...

Tags: Web browsers, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-09-02