IE8: Another Application Compatibility Platform
Blog It does not take long to work through the IE 8 release notes, the accumulated IE8 support documentation and with a little help from friends who have deployed IE8 to highlight some of the potential security and compatibility issues including;
[October 12, 2009, 11:18]
Zero cost recovery - part 2: Removing malware
Blog F-Secure, Panda Security and Trend Micro offer free web based scanners, the latter two can be bit temperamental but are worth persevering with. The former two demand ActiveX on IE. To root out rootkits (I am so so sorry) The trial version of F...
[December 5, 2008, 19:03]
VISTA dead in the water.
Blog So, anyone using vista, and IE, happily roaming around thinking they are safe, because they have been told this is the most secure version of windows ever had better be thinking where they go from here.
[August 10, 2008, 9:45]
Last weeks lesson: IE only web sites are a very bad thing.
Blog I believe Firefox is not only a better implemented browser, it is more secure, which to be fair to Microsoft is in part, (but only in part) because IE is the juicer criminal target due a greater market share.
[January 7, 2009, 7:03]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Microsoft's latest IE patch is patchy. The syntax lets you include username and password in a URL, so http://fred:bloggs@bionichamster.com -- which isn't very secure, but it's a powerful way to give non-technical users limited access to resources.
[February 6, 2004, 15:10]
These are a few of my favourite things...
Blog The Gimp: Photoshop® for the masses (as in a few hundred quid cheaper ie Free). KeePassX: Do you want to keep your passwords secure and in one place? And all free, of course. Gnome Do: Miraculous quick app starter, a la QuickSilver.
[December 29, 2008, 10:48]
Deploying education desktops - made easier
Blog It fetches the latest package updates, and can even email a hashed version of the newly-created system password, in a secure way, to a designated address, say the school IT manager's. Using this USB installer system, a non-techie teacher can build...
[February 12, 2009, 9:18]
