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Microsoft ships one-click 'workaround' for critical SMB2 flaw

With exploit code in circulation and facing a race against time to fix the SMB v2 vulnerability haunting Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, Microsoft has shipped a one-click "fix-it" workaround to help users avoid malicious hacker attacks. by Ryan Naraine

Tags: Workaround, Flaw, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Smb/Sme, Hacking, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-09-18

Images: David Karp's Vista annoyances

In latest book, author chronicles the things in newest version of Windows that irk him--and some workarounds. by CNET News.com

Tags: Annoyance, Workaround, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2007-12-13

Adobe confirms PDF backdoor, offers unsupported workaround

Adobe has fessed up to a dangerous code execution vulnerability affecting software programs installed on millions of Windows machines. The flaw, publicly disclosed more than three weeks ago, could allow hackers to use rigged PDF files to take control of Window XP computers with Internet Explorer 7...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Workaround, Adobe PDF, Adobe Acrobat, Bug, Microsoft Windows, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2007-10-07

Blogger offers Windows antipiracy tool workaround

Workaround for Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications lets users temporarily disable the antipiracy tool. A blogger has offered a workaround for Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications, giving users another way to temporarily disable the antipiracy tool. The Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications tool is designed to inform users whether...

Tags: Workaround, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Antipiracy, Microsoft Windows, Tool, Blogger, Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications Tool, Piracy, Productivity, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Dawn Kawamoto, Software

News items 2006-04-28

DVDRegion 1.5 (Mac)

Allows you to change the region of RPC1 DVD Drives. All the needed docs are bundled with the sit archive Now, has a simple workaround for OS X, until I find something for the program

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Workaround, Apple Mac OS X, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Hardware

Software downloads 2001-10-04

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Ballmer: Windows 7 sales on a roll

Oh boy... this should be a fun Talkback... ntntyeap...for sure we'll be hearing what everyone has already said "ad nauseum".BallSack is a MoronPlain and Simple.I'm sure Win7 sales are decent. After all, it's hard to get an OS-less computer.....It is easy enough to get linuxpre-installed.Or buy a MacHowever,...

Tags: Sales strategy, Operating systems, Mac sale, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Linux, sales, Steve Ballmer, Windows 7 sale, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2009-11-20

Microsoft bracing for malware attacks from embedded fonts

Not too worried here......Been using group policy for a long time with font downloads always being disabled for all users on my network. I am patching no doubt, but much less concerned knowing I have always had this blocked. I'm coveredno windoze , no threat.Again with the fear...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, font, Microsoft Windows, malware attack, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, malware, Windows7, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-12

Shop at the Windows Marketplace for Mobile from your desktop browser

Apple was NOT the first, not by far[i]Every mobile operating system now has their own on device application store, thanks to the initiative of Apple with the iPhone and the App Store.[/i]Handango InHand was there a year and a half before Apple even allowed applications on their phone.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handango[i]Handango InHand, available...

Tags: Memory, Flash memory, Advertising & Promotion, Mobile operating systems, Web browsers, Operating systems, desktop browser, Web browser, Microsoft Windows, desktop, Handango, Handango InHand, Apple Inc., SD card, mobile

Discussion threads 2009-11-12

Seven great (and free!) applications for Windows 7

You added Windows 7 to the title for page hits...Any tech enthusiast worth their salt has long known about all these apps. Nah ... ... for page hits I'd have added XP ... bigger user base ... User base yes but Windows 7is what everyone is interested in reading...

Tags: Operating systems, Ubuntu 9.10, Linux Distro, Paint.net, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, 7-zip

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

LogMeister 3.0.6 (Windows)

LogMeister is a powerful solution to centrally monitor and analyze virtually any log your systems and applications can generate including Event Logs, text logs and RSS. It will alert you to critical events throughout your network, facilitate central archiving of log data and assist with analysis and meeting audit requirements....

Tags: Audit, Monitoring, Microsoft Windows, Technology Lighthouse, LogMeister, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Financial Accounting, Finance

Software downloads 2009-11-10

EventMeister 3.0.6 (Windows)

EventMeister is a powerful solution to centrally monitor and analyze Windows Event Logs. It will alert you to security issues and other critical events throughout your network, facilitate central archiving of log data and assist with analysis and meeting audit requirements. As EventMeister is a centralized monitoring solution there is...

Tags: Audit, Monitoring, Technology Lighthouse, EventMeister, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows, Financial Accounting, Operating Systems, Software, Finance

Software downloads 2009-11-10

Clean install with Windows 7 upgrade media? Get the facts!

Unbelievable"Last week I complained about Microsoft?s shoddy documentation of how its upgrade procedures are supposed to work. I?m delighted to report that I got a tremendous and immediate response from within Microsoft, offering assistance in my testing and also promising to clean up and expand their documentation."So what exactly did...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, product key, acccount, clean install, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Windows 7 in action: do more with the taskbar and Jump Lists

Have you tried pinning a recycle bin to the taskbar?In Vista and XP I wound up using a convoluted method of creating a special toolbar just for the recycle bin. But you can only do functions like emptying the bin by right clicking, and you have to take care to...

Tags: Apple Mac OS, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Apple Inc., taskbar, dock, Xerox Corp., Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-05

The Android-Cyanogen kerfluffle

In the end this was an open source dispute, handled by open source developers in an open source way. Let's find a workaround. Let's find a way to get along. There ain't no one here but us chickens. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-09-29

DBConvert for Firebird and MS SQL 1.0 (Windows)

DBConvert for Firebird and MS SQL is a database migration tool which performs two-way conversion from Firebird databases to MS SQL server and from MS SQL to Firebird. The tool is also applicable for MS SQL database migration to another MS SQL database and is quite adept at copying a...

Tags: SQL, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., DMSoft Technologies, Firebird, Programming Languages, Databases, Storage, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-09-29

BBC Radio Widget 4.11 (Mac)

Listen to all 59 of the BBC's national, regional and local radio streams, right on your Dashboard. Includes comprehensive live schedule information, Flash streaming option (option-click the "i" button) and even a RealPlayer workaround so you only lose a couple of seconds audio when leaving Dashboard. This widget is...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, British Broadcasting Corp., Radio, Dashboard, Phantom Gorilla, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-09-29

i4i vs. Microsoft appeal heard; Trash talk ensues

i Just hope taht MS will have it in the jaw big time For once a little guy could give the knock-out to MS would be a joy ....Would be so niceWould love to see this one almost bankrupt Microsoft.Would love it even more if the next one wipes them...

Tags: OpenOffice, Custom XML, Microsoft Corp., I4i

Discussion threads 2009-09-23

News to know: Microsoft; Google; Dell; Robo-pills; Android;

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. Ed Bott: A close-up look at the new Office Web Apps Gallery: Office Web Apps Technical Preview ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Office, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Photograph, Smart Phones, Federal Government, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Government, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-21

Joltid vs. Skype: Is there a workaround?

As long as a certain preferred stock..holder continues to own holding in ebay; I could care less if they crashed and burned and took Skype with them.Sorry, but an enemy is an enemy, and this one deserves to be run over in the street in my opinion. Not that I'd...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Databases, Skype Technologies S.A., Joltid

Discussion threads 2009-09-20

Microsoft ships one-click 'workaround' for critical SMB2 flaw

Maybe I'm not finding it...but does this affect 64-bit operating systems?All of our systems here are running 64-bit operating systems, including our servers.Yes, 64-bit Vista & 2008 are affectedLink to Microsoft Security Advisory here:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/975497.mspxGotta give credit to MSIt's great they offer this automated work-around install feature, but I doubt many...

Tags: 64-bit, Construction, Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, SMB2, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-18