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Emergency Microsoft security bulletins coming this week
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Security

2009-07-26 19:45:09
Microsoft is preparing an out-of-cycle security update for release tomorrow, July 28 (US time).


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Microsoft proposes retrospective browser ballot
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Software

2009-07-26 18:33:26
Microsoft's proposal to provide European consumers with a browser ballot screen appears to fall in line with the European Commission's (EC's) position. The company also has a proposal aimed at settling the interoperability case.


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Critical vulnerability in widely used Adobe software
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Security

2009-07-23 17:57:56
A critical vulnerability has been discovered in Adobe Reader, Acrobat and Flash Player. The vulnerability is being actively exploited against Reader 9 on Windows.


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The Windows 7 RTM announcement that isn't - yet
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2009-07-22 00:07:09
Microsoft’s “Windows Team Blog” and one of its bloggers, Brandon LeBlanc have previously announced that Win 7 RTM will come in “late July”, but now there’s additional detail on exactly when different groups of people can officially get their hands on RTM code. Read on!


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It’s the Internet, Stupid.
Written By: David Heath
Section: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!

Category: All things technical

2009-07-19 08:51:30
Based on the Linux kernel, Google Chrome OS attempts to reposition Linux a long way from being a Windows competitor.


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Firefox 3.5: new vulnerability, new version
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump

Category: Apple and anything else

2009-07-17 01:58:36
Another vulnerability has been found in Firefox 3.5 that may allow the execution of arbitrary code - 'browse and you're owned' in Microsoft-speak.


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How did Atul Dwivedi hack the RAAF web site this week?
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news

Category: Security

2009-07-16 09:09:58
Indian techie, Atul Dwivedi, defaced the Royal Australian Air Force website this week, posting a message on the front page as a warning to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. How did he do it?


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Australian Linux users finally have tax return satisfaction
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery

Category: The Linux user and switcher blog

2009-07-15 20:00:29
As much as Linux users might desire to live in a world without Windows plans can be thwarted by a necessary piece of Windows-only software. This year the Australian Tax Office e-tax tax return system is no longer one of these.


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Patch Tuesday brings critical Windows updates - and more
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Security

2009-07-14 20:40:23
Microsoft has patched nine vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, Virtual PC and Virtual Server.


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Active exploits for Office ActiveX control
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Security

2009-07-13 20:52:07
Another ActiveX control is under attack. This time it is one installed alongside Office and several other Microsoft products.


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Beware of itsecure.microsoft.com
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Security

2009-07-10 02:58:54
Just because itsecure.microsoft.com sounds like an authentic Microsoft subdomain, that doesn't mean it is safe to visit.


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New MechWarrior game announced, MW4 code to be distributed free
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: New Products

2009-07-10 01:22:55
The stompy BattleTech fictional world is 25 years old, and the big mechs are getting all celebratory.  With good reason, contained herein is the debut trailer for Mechwarrior the video game being rebooted shortly, as well as news on the distribution of Mechwarrior 4 plus all expansions for free.


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Triple-critical Microsoft Patch Tuesday ahead
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Security

2009-07-09 18:36:20
Microsoft has told customers to expect three critical updates to Windows this month. One will fix a flaw that's being actively exploited, especially through Asian web sites.


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The necessity of a Google Linux operating system
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery

Category: The Linux user and switcher blog

2009-07-09 08:44:46
Search giant Google has announced the development of Chrome OS. This is a significant announcement and means good things for Linux.


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Safari 4.0.2 tweaked for security, compatibility and stability
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Software

2009-07-08 17:29:52
Apple has released a third version of Safari in just over a month.


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Riding the Net risks drive-by malware download attack
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news

Category: Security

2009-07-06 21:08:04
Drive-by download malware is still the most often downloaded nasty by Internet users, with vulnerabilities in Adobe and Microsoft products often the stalking horse of the trojans spreading infection around the Web.


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Norton 'Quorum' adds reputation to security software
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Security

2009-07-06 20:32:47
Beta releases of Symantec's Norton Internet Security 2010 and Norton AntiVirus 2010 introduce a reputation-based approach to malware detection and other features.


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Microsoft admits Windows XP is under attack!
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news

Category: Security

2009-07-06 18:03:40
A no-click vulnerability which impacts Windows XP users has been revealed by Microsoft which admits it is already being exploited in the wild.


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VirtualBox 3.0.0 adds guest SMP
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Software

2009-07-01 21:41:57
A major new release of Sun's VirtualBox virtualisation software provides three important new features.


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Firefox 3.5 released
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Open Source

2009-06-30 18:53:00
As promised, Firefox 3.5 was released on June 30, bringing a healthy performance boost and new features to the widely used open-source browser.


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