What will Firefox and Chrome bring to Windows 8 Metro?

Far as I can tell, the rules don’t preclude some very interesting possibilities…

InfoWorld Tech Watch.

Microsoft patches Windows 8 Consumer Preview

There have been eight patches so far. Only one’s a security patch.

If you’re running Win8 Consumer Preview (you’ll know if you are), go ahead and install them.

InfoWorld Tech Watch.

Windows 8 fails the “Dad test”

I found this positively fascinating. Chris Pirillo comes up with yet another eye-opening post.

InfoWorld Tech Watch.

MS-DEFCON 2: Make sure you have automatic updates turned off

Microsoft released a bumper crop of Black Tuesday patches.

At this point, if you don’t use Remote Desktop, there’s nothing particularly interesting. If you have a Windows Server and you use Remote Desktop, you should look at MS12-020, per this SANS advisory.

Hang in there. Let’s see how this bunch shakes out.

I’m moving us up to MS-DEFCON 2: Patch reliability is unclear. Unless you have an immediate, pressing need to install a specific patch, don’t do it.