Oct 12, 2010 | IE, Microsoft, Office, security, updates, Vista, Windows7, WinXP
Your computer will restart tonight. Close your programs, save your open files, leave the computer running. Your computer will restart in the middle of the night. (If it doesn’t seem to have restarted, look for the update icon by the clock and see if it’s waiting for...
Oct 6, 2010 | Adobe, security, updates
Adobe had to release major updates for Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader last night, to fix vulnerabilities that are being exploited out in the wild. The new updated versions are 9.4 and 8.2.5. The last month has not been good for Adobe. Some major Acrobat/Reader...
Oct 4, 2010 | Apple, Google, mobile, phone, remote, security, web_services
Verizon has introduced a new service that anyone with an Android phone should set up right away. It significantly enhances the security of the phone and adds some important features to make the phone easier to use. Oh, and it’s likely to be free for most of you....
Sep 27, 2010 | security, software
I occasionally say critical things about Norton security products. I guess that’s because I occasionally run into computers that seem happier when I remove the Norton security products. In fact, now that I come to think about it, every computer seems happier when I...
Sep 26, 2010 | security, web_services
LastPass has moved to my short list of essential utilities. If you’re not familiar with it, go read my original article about the concept behind the program, then go to the LastPass web site and watch some of the videos explaining how the service works. The design of...
