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- News to know: Windows 7; Google Dashboard; Driving while texting; Steve Jobs; Droid
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are "fantastic" Dana Blankenhorn: What the Google Privacy Dashboard can...
- Tags: Steve Jobs, Google Inc., Web, Dana Blankenhorn, Verizon Communications Inc., Mary Jo Foley, Dashboard, Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Channel Management, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing
- Blog posts 2009-11-06
- Windows 7's default UAC bypassed by 8 out of 10 malware samples
- RE: Windows 7's default UAC bypassed by 8 out of 10 malware samplesyawnWho can I trust *now*....Even Ed Bott said '7' was more secure!The Windows Infect Season is not over yet.. Nothing's changed.... That people even USE Windows these days is quite remarkable.... It must be the power of habit...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, malware, UAC, Microsoft Windows 7
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- Windows 7's default UAC bypassed by 8 out of 10 malware samples
- 8 out of 10 malware samples tested on Windows 7 with default UAC user access control settings don't trigger a warning. by Dancho Danchev
- Tags: Malware, Microsoft Windows 7, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-11-05
- 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...
- Tags: Operating systems, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, MSE, antivirus, operating system, malware, Linux Distro, Microsoft Windows
- 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...
- Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, UNIX, Linux, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, JavaScript, NoScript, Microsoft Corp., Web browser
- 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...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP
- 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...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Halloween, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow
- 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 -...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, UAC, Microsoft Windows Vista, favorite Windows 7, 64-bit, Microsoft Windows
- 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....
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- 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...
- Tags: User Account Control, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, security, Windows 7. UAC, Vista, Elinor Mills CNET News
- 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...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, impressive upgrade, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2009-10-21
- Microsoft exposes Firefox users to drive-by malware downloads
- is this a part of - framework assistantI am using Firefox 3.5.3 and it has".net framework assistant 1.0" disabled,claiming that is not compatible with thisversion of the browser.what makes this different from the ?Windows Presentation Foundation"that was not disabled until i did it my self ?is one or both the...
- Tags: Web browsers, Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, Linux Distro, Mozilla Firefox, Web browser, Google Chrome, plug-in, malware, Google Inc., security, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-16
- Five steps before moving to Windows 7
- I found this part disturbing.[i] Gartner estimated that it will cost US$339 to US$510 per user to move from Windows Vista to Windows 7, and US$1,035 to US$1,930 per user to move from Windows XP to Windows 7.[/i]Unless that includes more than just the OS. A site license should cost...
- Tags: Operating systems, Linux, Whole Thing, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2009-10-16
- The single biggest reason why Windows 7 won't be another Vista
- 100% of Vista drivers have worked so farWhen something didn't have a Windows 7 driver, I used the Vista driver and it worked just fine.I agree 100% with your blog Ed, Windows 7 is being released into a totally different environment than Vista was released into.That, and I think people...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-10-09
- 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
- Port Remote Desktop 1.7 (Windows)
- Features include: Control-Alt-Delete and UAC support, logon and fast user switching, video or TV tuner input streams, multiple monitor support, AES-128 encryption, drag-drop file/folder transfers, built-in relay server, simultaneous connections, 3D engine for special effects, IP blocking/logging, DPI support, right-click explorer remote file retrieves, and zoom modes. Allows multiple...
- Tags: PC, Remote Desktop, Microsoft Windows, Repix, Servers, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-10-08
- XP to Vista? No, if it ain't broken, don't upgrade it
- XP is not broke,Vista new improved or fixed anything.Message has been deleted.I will have to agree with Zack on this one..MS of course wants to convince you that you need an upgrade so Stevey's stock goes up. MS controls the OEM's like a over bearing husband. I will conclude that...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Well XP, UAC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2
- Discussion threads 2009-09-29
- PBS.org hacked, serving malware cocktail
- They must be running linux.yes, they are running LinuxSurprise, Linux is not immune...However, to be fair this hack was likely through some application layer vulnerability, not a Linux exploit, unless the admin is really inept. Most likely a SQL injection attack.Linux nor Windows are really hackable when set up as...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, malware, Linux, Foxit Reader, PBS
- Discussion threads 2009-09-18
- Temporarily disable User Account Control prompts in Vista
- In this edition of the Windows Vista and Windows 7 Report, Greg Shultz explains a technique that will allow you to temporarily disable UAC during those times when you know that you will be performing operations that generate a lot of UAC prompts and then re-enable UAC when you are...
- Tags: User Account Control, Greg Shultz, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software
- Download resources 2009-09-15
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