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- Groklaw suggests Microsoft sue, do over authentication
- Are you in any way trying to legitimize patent trolling?You are well aware that what Microsoft is doing is what we all used to call patent trolling aren't you?My guess...Nothing will happen... this is just MS trying to protect UAC and runas from paten lawsuits.Besides MS would be idiot... well...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, authentication, Groklaw, patent, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-13
- New Adobe PDF flaw under attack; Patch coming Tuesday
- Note to all Knuckleheads....The vulnerability affects Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.1.3 and earlier versions on Windows, Macintosh and UNIXWhy announce at all? Just fix the thingI'm getting really tired of any company that gives the ostensibly obligatory "We're on that!" and then it's some time before the fix comes. These...
- Tags: Operating systems, SECURITY, Microsoft Windows, Windows IS, Adobe PDF flaw, flaw, Adobe PDF, operating system, Adobe Systems Inc., attack
- Discussion threads 2009-10-09
- Should "Standard User" be the default in Windows 7?
- Should "Standard User" be the default in Windows 7?Nopeit's one more example of how MS and usability are mutually exclusive. OS X has been able to implement credential checks effectively.Oh, and just to forestall the inevitable strawman about OS X now being a swiss cheese OS, the purpose of credentials...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, UAC, standard user, admin account, Microsoft Windows 7, security
- Discussion threads 2009-06-11
- RunAs Professional 3.6.0.4 (Windows)
- RunAs Professional is a substitute for Microsoft's command runas. If you use RunAs Professional you can start an application with other Credentials without log off and log on. Because Nero does not run very properly without administrative rights you can build a crypted file with RunAs Professional in which all...
- Tags: Password, Nero, Microsoft Windows, RunAs Professional, Help Desk, Call Centers, Tools & Techniques, It Operations, Management
- Software downloads 2009-02-18
- Windows 7 chiefs: We messed up
- Windows 7 chiefs: We messed upIt certainly would be nice if they were aseasily moved by the idea that many hold about the gutting of the start menu, and the forced install procedures. Instead of treating people as though they are becoming more sophisticated and knowledgeable, Microsoft is treating the...
- Tags: Operating systems, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 chief, UAC, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-02-05
- Windows security rendered useless? Uh, not exactly
- Windows security rendered useless? Uh, not exactlyOh no!!Another Bott post!!!! I glad there is no more nonsense comparison between two different things.Um, Ed ...... I know you read the paper because I sent you the PDF, but it seems you failed to notice a few things.You accuse me of "alarming...
- Tags: Web browsers, Defense-in-Depth, exploitation, Microsoft Windows, memory corruption vulnerability, Web browser, security
- Discussion threads 2008-08-11
- Browser memory usage - the good, the bad, and the down right ugly!
- Browser memory usage - the good, the bad, and the down right ugly!Just for fun: could you add Epiphany, Konqueror and Dillo?It would be fun to have the lightweight browsers Epiphany, Konqueror and Dillo into this comparison. Just for the heck of it.... :-)Greeting, Pjotr.are these raw figuresOr is...
- Tags: Browser memory usage, memory, memory usage, Mozilla Firefox, Opera Software ASA, Web browser
- Discussion threads 2008-06-05
- Runas Special 2.8 (Windows)
- Runas plus password plus encryption = RunasSpc. RunasSpc start applications with other credentials than the logged-on user. The login information for the application like username and password are read from an encrypted file. Security patches, software updates, programs and each other software-package can be installed by the user themselves without...
- Tags: Password, Hessing, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2008-04-09
- 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
- Remembering Windows XP's early days
- Remembering Windows XP's early daysgood onenice one...goes for all Vista basher...hope infoworld guy read this...Important DifferencesOne difference today is that XP was allowed to mature for over 6 years. During that time, the OS largely became "good enough", people became comfortable, and did not miss the "upgrade treadmill". ...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, operating system, Remembering Windows XP, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-02-25
- Could Windows 7 be the best Windows yet?
- Could Windows 7 be the best Windows yet?Of course it COULDBut that's not an interesting question. Because MS will do what they want to do, and speculating about what they will or will not do is a futile effort.The real question is whether it WILL be the best Windows yet....
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-01-22
- Emco RunAs Professional 1.1.3.360 (Windows)
- EMCO RunAs Professional empowers network administrators to run different applications with different access levels on different nodes of a LAN. Users can select the machines that they want to process and then they can specify what programs they want to run along with the access level with which they want...
- Tags: Network, Microsoft Windows, Machine, EMCO, EMCO RunAs Professional, Networking, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- Software downloads 2007-11-16
- ADVrunas 2.3 (Windows)
- ADVrunas is a program specially created to make the job of system administrators and advanced users easier. It is a substitute for Windows RunAs and overcomes many of its limitations. In a few clicks, you will be able to start applications as a limited user without administrative rights or with...
- Tags: Console, ADVtools, ADVrunas, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2007-10-04
- Internet Explorer 8.0: The silence is deafening
- Internet Explorer 8.0: The silence is deafeningLet the sound of crickets ring! NTNTIE7... LOLMicrosoft should just buy Opera and be done with it. Also, why CSS 2.1 and no 3? Heck how about an up-to-date JavaScript engine?IE7...The Silence Is DeafeningIn my place it doesn't exist..long live Firefox.Holding On to IE6I...
- Tags: Web browsers, SVG, MSFT stock, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer 8.0, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, silence, Mozilla Firefox
- Discussion threads 2007-09-28
- Should Apple be making fun of Vista UAC?
- Should Apple be making fun of Vista UAC?Microsoft Partner: Vista less secure than XPOK, George, here's someone who knows what they be talkin' 'bout:[url=http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Microsoft_partner_Vista_less_secure_than_XP/0,130061733,339274261,00.htm]fyi[/url]KaperskyClueless CriticsIt amazes me, reading comments and other articles, just how many people miss the point of UAC.Missed hypocrisy?Maybe you missed the point of George's article, which...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Vista UAC, UAC, Microsoft Windows Vista, password, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X
- Discussion threads 2007-03-19
- Video: Why administrative accounts are actually Limited User Accounts in Vista
- Video: Why administrative accounts are actually Limited User Accounts in VistaI love that function of Windows VistaI love the function of Windows Vista where it asks for permission before it runs any Administrator program or lets something install in an administrator account.It's wonderfully designed, because it only comes up once...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, video, UAC, root-class privilege, Microsoft Windows Vista, malware, user application, operating system, admin account
- Discussion threads 2007-03-13
- Steel RunAs 1 (Windows)
- Steel Run-As helps you in executing audit commands or any kind of application which runs properly when run only with administrator privileges without having to give the user full rights to his machine. Steel Run-As lets you give access to the user to run that application with administrator credentials without...
- Tags: SteelSonic, Microsoft Windows, Financial Accounting, Operating Systems, Software, Finance
- Software downloads 2007-03-02
- WakeMeUp! 1.8.5.34 (Windows)
- WakeMeUp! is an advanced alarm clock that can resume your PC from any Stand By mode (S1 or S3) at specified date/time. It can give alarms without being started or if there're no users logged on. It handles unlimited number of alarms from multiple users of PC and allows flexible...
- Tags: Alarm, Highspheres.com, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Digital Music, Digital Media, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics
- Software downloads 2007-02-15
- Rewriting Vista history
- Rewriting Vista historyVista Vista Vista.....after using the RTM for a month here is what I think of it.1. UAC isn't annoying this WILL vary from person to person but I am a power user and do more than most I might get a UAC prompt once a week and its...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Gawd, Aero, Hindsight, Microsoft Windows Vista, UAC, Mary Jo
- Discussion threads 2007-01-23
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