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- Is Vista UAP getting a bum rap?
- Is Vista UAP getting a bum rap?UACThe most common type of malware for Windows these days are bad advices:- Turn off firewall, it slows down computer too much- HOWTO: Disable [System Restore/System file Protection/etc.]- Don't install SP2- Etc.UAP is a nice and innovative technology and it is very flexible:- You can work as with XP...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows Vista, Vista UAP, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-05-08
- Is Vista UAP getting a bum rap?
- With Windows Vista Beta nearing "feature complete" status, Paul Thurrott wrote this damning article slamming Microsoft Windows Vista for "broken promises" and its new UAP User Account Protection mechanism as a "sad, sad joke". A number of other Microsoft critics including Bruce Schneier have piled on the...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, UAP, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Blog posts 2006-05-08
- Vista UAP security feature fails one scenario
- Vista UAP security feature fails one scenarioUSB should be funI imagine that the wonders of USB storage devices should be a real hoot. After all, does the unpriveleged user get blocked from accessing the camera? If not, a camera is just another storage device and [b]awaaaaaaaaaay we GO![/b]Your...
- Tags: Network technology, NETWORKING, security, Routing, Vista UAP, USB, camera, Vista UAP security feature, IP address, IP, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2005-09-21
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- Viruses promise heartbreak on Valentine's Day
- Viruses promise heartbreak on Valentine's DayShouldn't be a problemright? I mean Microsoft just issued a bunch of patches so all is well! ]:)Nothing to see here! Move along! Nothing to see here, another non-event! ]:)Get a Mac.No Viruses.Affects Vista?I'd like to know what vulnerability it is using to get around...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, virus, e-mail, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2007-02-14
- What if Jim Allchin is right about no AV on Vista?
- What if Jim Allchin is right about no AV on Vista?"Shocked"?George: You should read my post before trying to paraphrase it incorrectly.I was not shocked that Allchin would allow his son to run Vista without antivirus. I was shocked at the shoddy, ridiculous crop of stories that resulted from the...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Cyberthreats, Linux, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, ssh connection, What-if Jim Allchin, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2006-11-14
- Is four Mac OS launches in 5 years really a good thing?
- Is four Mac OS launches in 5 years really a good thing?I would be willing to bet against that oneI think it's a safe bet MS will not be able to turn around another OS within 3 years.FUDSo many things...XP boots in 30 seconds? I'm still laughing over that one....
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., service pack, operating system, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-07-06
- On the hunt for Vista bugs
- On the hunt for Vista bugsImprove performanceThe performance is still bad on a one year old machine. If that doesn't improve I won't be considering Vista unless I'm buying a new machine.20+ million lines of codeI hope your 'search' methods are advanced enough. Somehow I don't think so . ....
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Cyberthreats, No_Ax, performance, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., hunt
- Discussion threads 2006-05-30
- Windows Vista beta 2 released
- Windows Vista beta 2 releasedWindows Vista beta 2 releasedWhat's it matter? The antitrust cases by EU and S. Korea, the lawsuits by Symantec are all going to push the release out past 2007....Guess XP's gonna be around for the long haul.vista is just copy of OSX and LinuxI have...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, vista, Windows Vista Beta 2, Windows Vista Beta, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Linux, UAC, OSX
- Discussion threads 2006-05-23
- Windows Vista beta 2 released
- Yesterday, Windows Vista beta 2 (build 5384.4) was released to reviewers at the Vista Reviewer's preview gathering in Seattle Washington near Microsoft's corporate headquarters in Redmond. The event was attended by at least a hundred journalists from all over the world -- the vast majority of them were international...
- Tags: UAC, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Blog posts 2006-05-23
- Microsoft DEP kills Microsoft LiveMeeting
- When I posted "Why can't MS LiveMeeting stay alive?" this morning, I got an email from a Microsoft spokesperson 5 hours later and a technical support call soon followed. As it turns out, Microsoft Windows XP SP2 DEP protection kills Microsoft LiveMeeting 2003 and 2005. The solution was...
- Tags: data execution prevention
- Blog posts 2006-05-11
- Why the computer can't be as simple as a TV
- Why the computer can't be as simple as a TVI can't believe itPaul writes:"My position is that I'm defending Joe User. [b]Ou's position, apparently, is that he's defending Microsoft[/b]."Is it really true? I can't believe it;-)You are both rightWhat might be nice, is if Vista could recognize when an application...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Word processors, computer, TV, desktop, Adobe Acrobat, Paul
- Discussion threads 2006-05-09
- Why the computer can't be as simple as a TV
- When I wrote "Is Vista getting a bum rap?" Paul Thurrott wrote this response in his blog. While I'm not completely disagreeing with it, I feel the need to rebut some of what Thurrott says.Outside of Microsoft, there is a closet industry of pundits whose job it is to...
- Tags: Paul, desktop, computer
- Blog posts 2006-05-09
- How Microsoft can save User Account Control
- How Microsoft can save User Account ControlThe need to change perceptions[i]One thing is clear: Microsoft has to deal decisively with the perception that UAC imposes an unacceptable tradeoff between performance and security. In its current incarnation, too many people are likely to dismiss it completely, and if that happens, everyone...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, card, User Account Control, UAC, Microsoft Corp., security
- Discussion threads 2006-05-08
- How Microsoft can save User Account Control
- For years, Windows users have been allowed to essentially ignore the responsibilities of security while having to deal with the consequences of insecurity. Windows XP has always had the requisite security infrastructure, including a secure file system and the ability to create limited accounts that are difficult to exploit. But...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, UAC completely.That&rsquo, s
- Blog posts 2006-05-08
- A fresh look at Vista's User Account Control
- A fresh look at Vista's User Account ControlVista UAC= *nix sudo?Ed, as I was reading this blog, that thought kept coming up in my mind. The underlying principles and use are the same, so can I say UAC was "inspired" by sudo? Don't get me wrong, I like UAC since...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, User Account Protection, Microsoft Windows Vista, User Account Control, UAC, Paul Thurrott, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-05-01
- Vista takes a serious stab at malware
- Vista takes a serious stab at malwareDoesn't change the market placeNo matter what the current cituation is for Windows XP (which can be locked down fairly well with hardware enforced DEP which the Mac doesn't have and locking down the browser), it will not change the market place or shift...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, SuSE, malware, Linux, civilization
- Discussion threads 2006-03-22
- Vista takes a serious stab at malware
- There has been a lot of news and debate on the topic of Windows Vista and its effectiveness on spyware. Suzi Turner asked in her blog: Will Windows Vista make spyware a thing of the past? I have a problem with this particular question in the way...
- Tags: malware, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows
- Blog posts 2006-03-22
- Microsoft Vista conference call notes
- Yesterday was my first conference call with Microsoft since finally installing Vista. In fact, since first installing Vista, I've reinstalled it about four times. As my testing continues and new builds are released, we'll continue to do these calls in order to get whatever questions I have...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, User Access Protection
- Blog posts 2005-09-23
- Firefox woes spread to Linux
- Firefox woes spread to LinuxSo the "premier security" browser and OS combo have fallen again` and your screwed.Nice.Surely this tops anything that IE has been accused of in the past. Add a backtick into the URL, and run shell commands. I can't think of any holes in IE that were...
- Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, Linux, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw
- Discussion threads 2005-09-22
- Firefox woes spread to Linux
- When I saw all the headlines this week about a new Symantec report contradicting popular perception that Firefox was the secure alternative to Microsoft Internet Explorer, the timing couldn't have been better. Just three days earlier, I wrote this blog about Firefox surpassing Microsoft Internet Explorer in monthly vulnerabilities...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox
- Blog posts 2005-09-22
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