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• Why is it so hard to push good .NET patches?

  Posted on July 5, 2011 at 18:36 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  Hard to imagine what patching Windows 8 will be like, if MS can’t even get .NET 3.0 patched correctly.

  InfoWorld Tech Watch.

  Windows Patches/Security .NET patches, Windows 8

• Internet Explorer market share down

  Posted on July 2, 2011 at 09:21 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  But guess which browser is picking up the slack?

  Besides Chrome, of course.

  Interesting numbers at InfoWorld Tech Watch.

  Other Internet Explorer

• Another Android manufacturer caves to Microsoft patent pressure

  Posted on June 30, 2011 at 06:26 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  Microsoft really is trying to get a stampede going.

  Smart lawyers.

  InfoWorld Tech Watch.

  Microsoft News Android, Microsoft patent, stampede

• Office 365 vs Google Apps: the InfoWorld review

  Posted on June 28, 2011 at 22:04 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  Yes, it’s like comparing Apples and oranges, but plenty of individuals and companies are looking at both.

  The results may surprise you…

  Other

• How to fix online banking website problems with IE 9

  Posted on June 27, 2011 at 21:40 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  Fascinating suggestion from SB:

  Most online banking website problems can be fixed with this:

  IE9 Tools | Internet Options [ALT+T+O] | Advanced | Do not save encrypted pages to disk <=uncheck/disable this option

  Anybody having IE9 problems with banking sites? Does it work?

   

  Windows News banking sites, Internet Explorer 9

• Windows 7 Sleep mode problem with IE9 and Skype 5

  Posted on June 20, 2011 at 21:54 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  If you have both IE9 and Skype 5 running on a Windows 7 PC, you may have problems with going into sleep or hibernate mode. Apparently your PC may hang for an extended period of time and then Bluescreen.

  Ends up there’s a previously unreported conflict between Win7, IE 9 and Skype 5. Details on the Microsoft Answers forum.

  Solution? Uninstall IE 9 and re-install IE 8, or uninstall Skype 5 and re-install Skype 4.

  Thanks to SB for the heads-up!

  Windows Patches/Security Hibernate problems, Internet Explorer 9, Skype 5, sleep problems, Windows 7

• PayPal persists in sending phishing-friendly emails

  Posted on June 20, 2011 at 21:38 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  I’m just fed up with PayPal’s email spamming techniques.

  Somebody there should get a clue.

  InfoWorld Tech Watch.

  Other Clueless, PayPal

• MS11-050 being exploited – don’t use Internet Explorer!

  Posted on June 18, 2011 at 06:52 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  Gregg Keizer at Computerworld reports that Symantec has seen targeted attacks in the wild that go after the hole just plugged this week by Microsoft’s MS11-050 security bulletin.

  The hole affects IE 6, 7 and 8 – which is significant because IE 8 is widely thought to be relatively impervious to exploits. (I said “relatively”, yes?)

  Anyway, you have four choices: Install IE 9 (which I’ve been recommending for months now); install MS11-050 [typo fixed – sorry – WL], which is another monster Internet Explorer patch; disable JavaScript; or use any browser other than IE (which I’ve been recommending for many years, eh?).

  Windows Patches/Security Internet Explorer, June 2011 Black Tuesday, use-after-free
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