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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

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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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

News to know: Office Web Apps; Palm; AMD-Intel; Andreessen; Win7 for students

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. Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft Office Web Apps go to testers: Ten things to know Zack Whittaker: Office 2010 for...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Hewlett-Packard Co., Palm Inc., Web Application, Andrew Nusca, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software

Blog posts 2009-09-18

Joltid vs. Skype: Is there a workaround?

The legal tussle between Skype and its co-founders is getting ugly, but eBay may have some other technical options at its disposal to undermine the case. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Skype Technologies S.A., Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-17

Are you suffering from BlackBerry Tour trackball problems?

Yes!Yes, after 6 weeks of use my Verizon Tour trackball is virtually useless for side to side movement. Playing with the horizontal sensitivity helps a little, but not much...Mine works great!I couldn't be happier! This is my fifth BlackBerry model, and it is by far the best BlackBerry...

Tags: Trackball, Verizon Communications Inc., RIM BlackBerry

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

HP Business Inkjet 2800dtn

Rubbish printer, poor reliability, print quality and supportWe are a small engineering business, and have a number of large format printers. The HP 2800dtn is by far the worst printer we have ever experienced. It was purchased to replace the our canon BIJ2300 after 3 years of service. What a...

Tags: Printers, inkjet printer, printer, stock, Hewlett-Packard Co., canon

Discussion threads 2009-09-10

Microsoft confirms SMB2 vulnerability, warns of code execution risk

Feel free to delete this Ryan.ThanksIsn't it about time we stop playing nice andfind these people who create such an endless stream of blank and do a bit of Vlad the Impaler on them? Catch em... give them a fair trial (I want to be certain we publicly impale...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), SECURITY, Microsoft Corp., SMB2, Microsoft Windows Vista, vulnerability, beta

Discussion threads 2009-09-09

WordPress blogs at risk from worm

Upgrade speed2.8.4 has been out for about a month. If you haven't upgraded by now, you're asking for it. My upgrade window for security updates is 24 hours. Easy for us geeks to say, but most end users don't know or care what version they're on - they leave this...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Channel management, SECURITY, Wordpress, Wordpress Blogs, Joomla, blog

Discussion threads 2009-09-08

Snow Leopard Compatibility: Some sound I/O utilities broken

Snow Leopard: we'll kill you with a thousand papercutsWhy you guys put up with all of this is simply beyond me. Must be the Stockholm Syndrome.because it's a computer.sometimes upgrading the OS on any system breaks stuff. then it gets fixed and we all move on.The only way...We're coping with...

Tags: Snow Leopard, I/O, Finale

Discussion threads 2009-09-03