Nov 11, 2010 | Adobe, Microsoft, Office, security, updates
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday has come and gone this week with a very small number of patches for Office programs and nothing at all for Windows. Most of your computers restarted Tuesday night. You’re likely to also be seeing prompts this week to update Adobe Flash...
Oct 28, 2010 | Microsoft, Office, software, updates, Vista, Windows Live, Windows7
Previously: The Good And The Bad In Windows Live Essentials 2011 If you have Windows 7 or Vista, you might have seen the Windows Update icon down by the clock this week, alerting you to available updates. Opening Windows Update reveals an “Important Update” ready to...
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 7, 2010 | Adobe, Office, Outlook, software, updates
Adobe will release Acrobat 10 within the next few weeks. There are some good reasons to wait for it if you need Acrobat for a new computer. With luck it will cure a longstanding problem with Acrobat 9 and Microsoft Office 2010 – one of those weird things that...
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...
Aug 3, 2010 | Microsoft, security, updates, Vista, Windows7, WinXP
Microsoft released a patch yesterday that should be installed promptly on all Windows computers. Most of you will find that it was installed automatically on Monday night. If your computer restarted last night, you’re almost certainly fine – but be alert in case the...
