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MS-DEFCON 2:
Patch reliability is unclear. Unless you have an immediate, pressing need to install a specific patch, don't do it.
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MS-DEFCON 2: Make sure auto updates are turned off
Posted on July 13th, 2011 at 07:42 6 commentsIt’s Black Tuesday again.
Time to make sure all of your computers have Microsoft (or Windows) automatic update turned off.
Let’s see how this month’s drama plays out: four bulletins, only one of which is critical, and MS says it’ll be difficult cracking that one.
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Mozilla Releases Firefox 5.0 While Google Releases Chrome 13 Beta
Posted on June 23rd, 2011 at 09:27 23 commentsMozilla has recently released the final edition of Firefox 5.0.
Read all of Firefox 5.0’s new features here.
Meanwhile, Google has released Chrome 13 into their Beta Channel last week. One of the features of Chrome 13 that has been long requested for three years since Chrome 1.0 came out is Print Preview (yes, Print Preview has finally arrived for Chrome).
Read more about Chrome 13 beta on this Google Chrome blog page.
UPDATE: It seems that Mozilla’s “rapid release” process to recent Firefox versions has come under criticism as written in this recent PC World article:
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/230868/firefox_strategy_is_a_recipe_for_failure.htmlUPDATE 2: Read this Ars Technica article titled “Firefox update policy: the enterprise is wrong, not Mozilla” at this page:
http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2011/06/firefox-update-policy-the-enterprise-is-wrong-not-mozilla.ars -
Just For Laughs: “The Other Dvorak Keyboard”
Posted on June 22nd, 2011 at 21:40 1 comment
The Other Dvorak's Keyboard
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Adobe Releases New Security Updates for Flash Player, Shockwave Player and Adobe Reader & Acrobat
Posted on June 20th, 2011 at 23:59 3 commentsEarly last week, Adobe released new security updates for Flash Player, Shockwave Player and Adobe Reader & Acrobat.
Obtain the latest Flash Player security updates from Adobe Security Bulletin APSB11-18. For the latest Shockwave Player security updates, read bulletin APSB11-17. And for Adobe Reader (all versions including Reader X) & Acrobat, see bulletin APSB11-16.
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Calling for a superhero
Posted on March 22nd, 2011 at 21:51 2 comments
This one's for calling Batman. When we want the I.T. guy, we use one shaped like a pizza.
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Season’s Greetings
Posted on December 29th, 2010 at 13:38 1 comment
Beware of Geeks bearing *.GIFs
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“All A-Twitter” a limerick for AskWoody.com
Posted on October 28th, 2010 at 18:58 No comments
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Cartoon: WinXP menus versus Win7 menus
Posted on October 23rd, 2010 at 16:43 7 comments
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