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French government also warns Internet Explorer users – Mozilla Links
Just like the German government did last week, the French government via the National Information Systems Security Agency (Agence nationale de la sécurité des systèmes d’information) has also issued an alert, recommending users to switch to another web browser regarding an Internet Explorer’s vulnerability that was exploited to hack Google servers in China. Here’s a [...]
Solid Color Backgrounds Cause 30 Second Login Delays | Windows 7 News
Well here’s something I bet you didn’t expect, apparently if you set your Windows 7 machine to have a solid color background, it will hang for 30 seconds before it actually loads. So if your into having a bleak and barren desktop with just a dull grey background, it may feel like time takes an [...]
Google threatens to hacker attack with withdrawal from China – Internet – krone.at
After repeated cyber-attacks on Gmail accounts by Chinese human rights activists, Google has announced on Tuesday evening in San Francisco to filter no longer in the future results of its search engine to meet the authorities of regulations in China. The Internet Group also threatened to cease its activities in the People’s Republic. “We have [...]
IE: Update for critical vulnerability announced – Browsers – derStandard.at> Web
Microsoft will offer an “out-of-cycle” security update – but it first had to be well balanced “Regrettably, we must note that one of our products has been used for criminal activities. Therefore we cooperate with Google, other partners in the software industry and international agencies to educate the facts, ” said Microsoft in a press [...]
German Government: Stop Using Internet Explorer
674ShareemailshareIn a statement issued today, the German Federal Office for Security in Information Technology known as BSI recommends that all Internet Explorer users switch to an alternative browser. They may resume using Explorer after a fix is issued by Microsoft for a critical vulnerability that has been implicated in the Chinese cyberattack against Google.If you [...]
Continuing the Fight Against Piracy – Genuine Windows Blog – The Windows Blog
Looking forward, Microsoft needs to continue its leadership in fighting piracy – for its own benefit and for the industry, but most importantly for customers. After closing out 2009 in December with a global Consumer Action Day, we kick off 2010 with our commitment to continue our fight against piracy, especially with Microsoft’s investment in [...]
Prevent Windows Asking for a Password on Wake Up from Sleep/Standby :: the How-To Geek
If you’ve configured Windows to automatically log you in rather than having to enter a password, you might find it annoying that you still need to enter a password when your PC comes out of sleep mode. Here’s the quick fix.Make Windows 7 Not Require a Password on WakeWindows 7 makes the whole thing a [...]
Microsoft Security Essentials Updater
Microsoft’s new and free security software Microsoft Security Essentials received some raving reviews since its first release as a beta version. The final version of the antivirus software program was released alongside Microsoft’s new operating system Windows 7. Microsoft Security Essentials is using Windows Update to update the virus definition files which can be problematic [...]
How to Run a Power Efficiency Report in Windows 7
Windows 7 has some pretty cool new features and one of those is the energy efficiency report. What’s that you ask? It basically lets you find out what is eating up all your battery power and analyze the efficiency of your computer. So how can you run this report? Well, first you need to make [...]
Autocomplete Me is a gallery of Google users’ bizarre searches
Google’s autocomplete feature for searches can be pretty useful when you’re looking for a common search term. Hey, neat! You don’t have to type the whole thing! Sometimes, though, Google’s suggestions take a turn for the hilarious or just plain weird. A site called Autocomplete Me collects some of the strangest ones for your amusement. [...]
Canonical working on an iTunes-like music store for Ubuntu?
One program people I know miss when they’ve tried to switch to Linux is iTunes. Like it or not, Apple’s desktop app has gained the reputation of being the place to buy music and video downloads. But iTunes on Linux? Fuhgettaboutit. That leaves an opportunity for someone in the Linux community to step up and [...]
Looking forward to Windows 8, what Microsoft missed in Windows 7, Part 5 | Windows 7 News
The problem with Windows 7 is that, in many areas, it was rushed. Microsoft did not take a holistic approach to developing the operating system, it’s features and it’s interface. I’ve spoken before about Libraries being an excellent example of this. You can add folders to libraries, even on Homegroup connected PCs, but why can’t [...]
Feds Crack Down On Gift Card Trickery – But your ISP cash back rebate card won’t be included… – dslreports.com
For many years now companies (including some of the biggest broadband ISPs) have been issuing gift cards instead of cash as rebates. Why? Companies can impose a number of restrictions on the cards that statistically reduce the amount of actual cash companies have to pay out. Many companies make it so the cards aren’t redeemable [...]
StopBadware.org – ISPs and the fight against bots
For the last several months, some of the folks at Comcast have been working on a draft IETF document to inform ISPs about the role they can play in remediating bots on their customers’ computers. This is a tricky challenge: on one hand, ISPs are in a great position to detect bot activity, notify their [...]
Advertising to appear in Windows 7 | Latest technology and web news | Web User
* Mon, 16 Nov 2009 Microsoft is to allow advertisers to reach out to Windows 7 users by utilising the Desktop of its latest operating system. Microsoft is to allow advertisers to push their products to users of Windows 7. A pilot scheme will run until 2010 and advertisers such as 20th Century Fox, Porsche [...]
Social networks commit themselves to more privacy – Internet – krone.at
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5 years of Firefox at hacks.mozilla.org
Firefox is five years old. We thought that we would celebrate that by talking about how the web has changed over the last five years and Firefox’s role in those changes. Where We’re At2009 has been an interesting year. We’re at a crossroads for the Internet. In the next 12 months or so we’re likely [...]
Clean Up Windows 7 Drive For Old Files
If your hard disk is cluttered and you are looking for a way to clean some files that are older than any specific date, how would you do it? There are two methods, one by using the default Windows Explorer search feature and the other is using 3rd party tools called Clean Drive and File [...]
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