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- News to know: Google Apps; Vista UAC; Microsoft Echoes; Comcast; Dell
- Notable headlines: Garett Rogers: Google App Engine pricing a disappointment Ed Bott: Dear Microsoft: Please get UAC right this time Sunbelt Blog: Microsoft: What we got here is a failure to communicate Larry Dignan: Dell delivers: Is a...
- Blog posts 2008-05-30
- News to know: Microhoo; Taming Vista UAC; iPhone; Google; CIO Sessions
- Notable headlines: Ed Bott: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 2: Taming UAC. Images: Taming Vista's User Account Control right Larry Dignan: Microhoo: Wall Street gets antsy Mary Jo Foley: XP SP3 delayed by glitch New test releases...
- Blog posts 2008-04-30
- 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...
- Discussion threads 2007-03-19
- Should Apple be making fun of Vista UAC?
- Windows Vista UAC User Account Control has an additional security feature called Secure Desktop that hardens the UAC privilege escalation prompt, but some people seem to be upset with this feature because they say it's annoying. Apple has even gone as far as making a new TV commercial out...
- Blog posts 2007-03-19
- BeyondTrust makes standard user usable in Windows
- Its a well known fact that almost all IT organizations run their client Windows (typically 2000 or XP) computers in full administrative mode which violates the fundamental security model of least privilege. The simple reason for this is that running Windows 2000 and XP in standard user mode is...
- Blog posts 2007-03-08
- What the UAC 'hole' is really about
- Fellow blogger Ryan Naraine had a blog "Hacker, Microsoft duke it out over Vista design flaw" where he reported on a disagreement between elite researcher Joanna Rutkowska (Singapore-based Coseinc) and elite programmer Mark Russinovich formerly Sysinternals and acquired by Microsoft. Ive spoken with both of these people and...
- Blog posts 2007-02-14
- Hacker flags 'very severe hole' in Vista UAC design
- Hacker flags 'very severe hole' in Vista UAC designThere are plenty of programs that don't need installationI just copied a 10 GBs of Counter Strike and played it without an install or ever triggering UAC. I downloaded uTorrent the best BitTorrent client and it ran without needing a UAC...
- Discussion threads 2007-02-13
- Cancel or Allow? Good poke at Vista UAC
- Cancel or Allow? Good poke at Vista UACBritish Apple AdsThe new series of Apple ads for the UK market are also worth a watch. http://www.apple.com/uk/getamac/ads/Ya think that's funnyIt's even funnier if you've played Doom. UAC is Union Aerospace Corporation, a huge greedy multinational conglomerate that owns the demon-infested research bases...
- Discussion threads 2007-02-06
- Cancel or Allow? Good poke at Vista UAC
- The latest "get a Mac" ad from Apple is pretty amusing. In it, PC is accompanied by a security agent who interrupts everything he says describing what hes saying and asking for permission to proceed. If youve used Vista you get it. UAC is continually popping up asking whether...
- Blog posts 2007-02-06
- Missing the true impact of Vista UAC
- Missing the true impact of Vista UACCouldn't handle it George?"This means that Mozilla Firefox which has had a significant history of exploits could be programmed to run in protected mode in Windows Vista."Significant...So what's IE? A plethora of exploits?UAC Similarities to sudo su su sudioUAC is akin to the 'sudo'...
- Discussion threads 2006-07-05
- Missing the true impact of Vista UAC
- There were plenty of stories last week about Microsoft's plea to not turn off Vista's UAC security feature and plenty of criticism that UAC is dead before Vista even arrives. Not only is this foolish because UAC is still being refined, but it's missing the bigger picture of how...
- Blog posts 2006-07-05
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- Which antivirus is best at removing malware?
- Run a Linux distro or a MacIt is funny, when you 'weld' a web_browserinto an operating system and viruses/worms/malware/trojans and spyware come in from outside sources it is amazing how insecureit makes an Operating System.Say what you will, Linux distro's power theInternet with Bind dns, dhcp, routers/switchesand they do not...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- Firefox hit by multiple drive-by download flaws
- Thank god I am still using 3.0.xxxI still don't understand why the need to make all things software larger and more featured. Also I will never understand why people rush to use the latest larger, bloated package...Bigger is always better......that's why we're fat! =DIE still more secure than FF...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-28
- Ding Dong, The Vista's DEAD!
- Vista is still alive here..."Vista definitely improved"Vista-preinstalled SP1/SP2 Just Works, so I have no immediate plans to upgrade to Windows 7. Right now, I don't want to tempt fate.I don't see why people get all emo over Vista's UAC. It doesn't bother me.Yes, everyone says that Windows 7 is better...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-24
- Ding Dong, The Vista's DEAD!
- This Halloween, let's all celebrate what we're really feeling: The Wicked Vista is DEAD! In the United States, we've got a bunch of frivolous holidays. I've always regarded Halloween as a particularly frivolous holiday, one in which we encourage our...
- Blog posts 2009-10-24
- My 7 favorite Windows 7 features
- I must say ...... your impressive list, just isn't that impressive to me.#1 - Performance boost -- subjective#2 - More restrained UAC -- more duck tape#3 - 64-bit becomes the new default -- had 64 bit for years now#4 - Improved troubleshooting tools -- no comment, biting my tongue#5 -...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- My 7 favorite Windows 7 features
- Today Windows 7 hits the GA or general availability milestone. That means that you'll be able to pick up a PC with the OS pre-installed on it, or pick up a disc from your favorite virtual or bricks-and-mortar outlet. To celebrate, here are my top 7 favorite Windows 7 features....
- Blog posts 2009-10-22
- Windows 7 security default worries experts
- Corporate IT departments should be pleased with new security measures in Windows 7, but consumers are still at risk of getting hit by malware despite changes in the UAC feature. Corporate IT departments should be pleased with new security measures in Windows 7, but consumers are still at risk...
- News items 2009-10-22
- Windows 7: An impressive upgrade
- Windows 7 review:Windows 7 review: 'New' OS is just Vista with small changesPerformance enhancements"We have already determined that W7 won't make your computer run any faster. And if you are upgrading from XP, it might run slightly slower, just as with Vista. ......But it's not really anything new. We hate...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-21
- EnhanceMyVista Pro 2.9 (Windows)
- An easy to use yet advanced enhancing, optimizing and tweaking tool for Windows Vista. With a clean and simple interface it brings you an all-in-one set of powerful and neatly classified tools, settings and tweaks: Process Manager, Disk and Registry Cleaners, Defragmenter, HDD SMART monitor, UAC, e-mail, and many other...
- Software downloads 2009-10-21
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