"the very significant number of users" and "many (most) of us" - you have no evidence for these statements. It is a fact that most users are saying...
Another grammar faux pas is the improper use of "you". When sitting down down in a restaurant, for example, I get cringe when the waitress...
And NOW, folks, for Canonical's next trick...
Kubuntu is late.
Here's a pencil. Draw your own conclusions.
cf.:...
@kevinmchapman. The discussion here reflects the very significant number of users who really do like the traditional menu system and who wish to...
Er, no... It is an efficient means of finding the application/file/setting you need in one place. The icons are a simply a fallback for when you...
Isn't the provision of a text based search an admission by the developers that the mass of icons approach does not work? I don't need to use a...
"Unity and GNOME 3 both abandon the old text-based cascading menus in favour of a graphical icon-driven system."
Point truly missed. Both use a...
whs001 - Thank you, I'm glad you liked the article.
I absolutely agree with you on your first point. I should perhaps have made it clearer that...
If we allow corporate interest to dictate the way our government circumvents due process against foreign entities then we should accept the same...
I totally dislike pirating of works, I fear that artists will be deterred from creating works if they think that they are going to get ripped off....
How dare film makers, artists or anybody that invests in creativity stop us pirating their works for free. I want to be able to walk into my local...
@GrueMaster. I prefer horses for courses rather than one size fits all. I, and I suspect most other computer users, do not really wish to have...
The product that scares me every time I have to use it is the Office 2007 version of Excel.
The first bug that I found was applying the median...
Nice review and very informative. One thing I'd like to add (in reply to whs001's 1st question), the main reason to have the same interface from...
I'be been using Mint 12 since the RC came out, and I am far more happy with the Cinnamon, the Mate, and, yes (with extensions), theGnome 3...
Excellent article. One small correction, though--although a fresh installation of Linux Mint 12 will, indeed, provide the user with a version of...
In related news, the ISPs club together to get the members of the Home Affairs Select Committee (ya goofed on that part, ZDNet UK) copies of "The...
In related news, the ISPs club together to get the members of the Home Affairs Select Committee (ya goofed on that part, ZDNet UK) copies of "The...
For Gnome 2 die-hards, it is possible to add icons to the bottom panel (or top top panel, if you prefer) which provide the exact Gnome 2...
Your comments would seem pretty naive and immature. Your 'solution' appears to be, "gee, let's all just give in to the hackers and give them...
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Microsoft has delivered a lighter patch Tuesday this month, issuing three critical patches and three important patches. Windows 7 users can put their feet up this morning as none of the patches affect the new platform, dubbed by Microsoft as the most secure system that they have shipped. However, the majority of businesses are still in the planning stages of migrating to Windows 7, leaving most IT departments with their hands full. Four of the six new patches are replacements for previously released patches.
Specific information is as follows:
▪ MS09-63 resolves a vulnerability in the Web Services on Devices Application Programming Interface (WSDAPI) on the Windows operating system. Listed as critical, it impacts Microsoft Vista and Windows 2008 platforms and requires a restart.
▪ MS09-064 resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000 License Logging Server. Listed as critical, it directly impacts Windows 2000 and requires a restart.
▪ MS09-065 resolves several vulnerabilities in the Windows kernel and replaces the previously released bulletin MS09-025. Listed as critical, it impacts all platforms except Windows 7 and requires a restart.
▪ MS09-066 resolves a vulnerability in Active Directory and replaces the previously released bulletin MS09-018. Listed as important, it impacts all platforms except for Vista and Windows 7 and requires a restart.
▪ MS09-067 resolves several vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel and replaces the previously released bulletin MS09-021. Listed as important, it impacts both Windows PC and Mac implementations of Microsoft Office and may require a restart.
▪ MS09-068 resolves a vulnerability that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Word file and replaces the previously released bulletin MS09-027. Listed as important, it impacts both Windows PC and Mac implementations of Microsoft Office and may require a restart.
Along with Microsoft’s round of patches, businesses need to handle extra workload, as Apple’s release its 10.6.2 update last night. The Apple patches are a not so subtle reminder that patching is no longer just a Microsoft only issue. The Apple 10.6.2 update addresses 43 specific issues related directly to 54 CVE cataloged security issues, 22 of which potentially allow a bad guy to execute arbitrary code and yes, some remotely.
Other vendor software security issues that are important to note include a bug discovered in Linux that gives untrusted users root access. Red Hat has patches available for versions 4 and 5 of RHEL and MRG. Another recently discovered SSL flaw, which aids in facilitating a man-in-the-middle attack, is expected to bring a large number of patches in the near term from multiple vendors.