Jun 10, 2009 | Adobe, Apple, Microsoft, security
I wonder sometimes if the relentless onslaughts by the bad guys will ever be beaten back so we can use our tools in peace. This group of news items caught my eye today in an email newsletter – yeah, it was a busy day, but this is the interesting updates for just one...
Jun 7, 2009 | Adobe, Apple, backup, IE, Microsoft, security, Vista, WinXP
Here’s an updated list of ways to be safe and secure with your computer. Install updates from Microsoft promptly. Look in the lower right corner for the gold shield (WinXP) or update icon (Vista). Install updates to Acrobat, Flash, Java, and Quicktime promptly. Each...
May 31, 2009 | Adobe, security, software
Adobe Acrobat has been the target for some very nasty attacks by the bad guys this year. In March, all versions of Acrobat got a major update to close a hole that theoretically allowed a computer to be possessed just by hovering over a link to an evil PDF file. It was...
Apr 13, 2009 | Adobe, Microsoft, Office, security, Vista, WinXP
Microsoft will release security updates on Tuesday night for Windows and Office, following its normal monthly schedule. Your computer will restart tonight. You should be installing the updates for Windows and other Microsoft products when they’re released. Take...
Mar 19, 2009 | Adobe, security
Adobe has now released all of the updates to fix the security vulnerability reported last month. Here’s my original post about the need for these fixes. On my systems I had to open Acrobat/Acrobat Reader manually and click on Help / Check For Updates. Apparently...
Mar 18, 2009 | Adobe, file_sharing, Outlook, web_services
Adobe’s online service Acrobat.com has been available for almost a year as a place to store files and collaborate. I wrote some notes about it last summer. Now Adobe has introduced a plugin for Outlook that gives you a new reason to look into it. If you use Outlook...
