Archive for May, 2008
Friday, May 30th, 2008
An Update for You Mac Users
Apple has just released a bunch of patches for Mac OS X. It includes dozens of code improvements and security fixes. Most importantly, it repairs the most serious of the three flaws in iCal that were found recently. iCal is Apple’s calendar program. One major new feature is included. iPhone users are now able to [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Updates by Syd Tash
Thursday, May 29th, 2008
Download Day and Windows 7 are Coming!
Mozilla is getting ready to release Firefox 3, perhaps as early as mid-June. It is asking users to pledge to download it on the day it is released, so it can set a Guinness World Record for the most software downloads in a single day. The company is also trying to drum up excitement, asking [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in News by Syd Tash
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Adobe Flash Player, and a Yahoo Lawsuit
Security company Symantec says it has found a bug in Adobe’s widely used Flash Player software. We use this program to view animated Web pages. The flaw is in the newer version 9.0.124.0 and the older 9.0.115.0. Hackers and criminals are already exploiting the flaw to run their code on unsuspecting computers, or in effect, [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Alerts by Syd Tash
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
Yet More Windows XP SP3 Problems
Reports are appearing around the Internet that Windows XP Service Pack 3 is causing false positives from various security applications. Anti-spyware and anti-virus programs are turning up keyloggers, trojans, etc. on systems updated with SP3, where in fact no malware exists. Spyware Doctor from PC Tools is one of the problem anti-malware programs. A patch [...]
5 Comments » - Posted in Updates by Syd Tash
Monday, May 26th, 2008
China Disaster Relief … Carefully!
File this under the “It had to happen” category. You have no doubt heard of that devastating earthquake in China on May 12. Or the recent cyclone in Myanmar. You may want to help with the relief efforts (good for you!) But beware of the rising tide of scam emails on this subject. The hackers [...]
