Archive for June, 2008
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
XP Gets A Reprieve – Sort Of
For weeks, I have been asking you to sign the petition to save Windows XP. Microsoft was due to stop most sales of XP on June 30. If you signed the petition here http://weblog.infoworld.com/save-xp/ congratulations. It worked, more or less.
Microsoft has announced that it will continue to make XP available on [...]
No Comments » - Posted in News by Syd Tash
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
A Serious Safari/Windows Flaw is Found
Back on May 15, a bug was found in Apple’s Safari browser for Windows. Microsoft is now warning that the flaw is worse than first thought. If this bug is exploited on a computer that has an unpatched Internet Explorer (IE) bug, the attacker could run his software on the victim’s computer. [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Security by Syd Tash
Monday, June 2nd, 2008
Law Students Sue Facebook
A group of law students at the University of Ottawa in Canada has filed a complaint against the popular social networking site Facebook. They allege that there are significant shortcomings in Facebook’s privacy policy and practices, and that they are contrary to Canadian law. In their complaint to the federal Privacy Commissioner, the [...]
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Sunday, June 1st, 2008
Four Easy Steps for Safe Surfing
Properly protecting your home computer when online is absolutely essential these days. Fortunately, it is not that complicated. However, it takes a bit of time and effort to set everything up. After that, it will only take a few minutes a day to keep you, your computer and your private information [...]
