by wwarren | Aug 22, 2009 | Microsoft, Windows, Windows 7
It’s more a subscription but it still has some good benefits. I am currently downloading the 32 bit and 64 bit versions of Windows 7. I know from the beta and RC that performance is higher. I am anxious to see how it does now that it has been released.
by wwarren | Aug 15, 2009 | Hardware, Microsoft, Open Source, Security, Vista, Windows, Windows 7
HCS and Gen’s Place » Blog Archive » Looking Deeply Into the Mess That is Windows Vista. This needs to be refreshed as well as moved to this blog. This paper was written 3 years ago and detailed the various drm infestations inside of Vista. Wile some of the...
by wwarren | Aug 12, 2009 | Open Source, Security
Symantec, 11 others, fail Virus Bulletin’s August 2009 test (Updated) – Ars Technica. Some of these are the BIG BOYS in the market…:)
by wwarren | Aug 12, 2009 | Microsoft, Office, Open Source
Judge: Microsoft can’t sell Word anymore. I highly doubt this one will hold up on appeal but I’ll keep an eye on it to see what happens.
by wwarren | Aug 12, 2009 | Microsoft, Vista, Windows
Disable User Account Control (UAC) the Easy Way on Windows Vista :: the How-To Geek. That’s right. Kill UAC. things like slow network performance, the annoying popups and other arcane bugs go away. Now if you do not run your computer properly then this leads...
by wwarren | Aug 11, 2009 | Open Source
oh boy. Get your mouse clickers ready and update Windows as this is a nasty bunch of updates. More than half of the patches are of the type that allow remote system takeover and most of the takeover udpates are in…..Drun Roll...
by wwarren | Aug 2, 2009 | Hardware, Open Source
Windows 7, new laptop designs to converge | Nanotech – The Circuits Blog – CNET News. This should be interesting. In October Windows 7 launches and many hardware vendors are looking to unveil new hardware.
by wwarren | Aug 2, 2009 | Security
Black Hat ® Technical Security Conference: USA 2009 // Archives. This is a huge annual security conference by folks who know a ton more about security than i do..:)
by wwarren | Aug 2, 2009 | Apple, Security
DailyTech – Another Major Mac Computer Security Flaw Discovered. And of course it’s another remote takeover vulnerability. I just posted about how Apple’s arrogance is biting them in the rear.
by wwarren | Aug 2, 2009 | Apple, Open Source, Security
Digital Society » Blog Archive » Apple keyboards hacked and possessed. BSD IS more secure than windows by default but no operating system is immune to stupid implementation. Exposing root or writing applications to run as root but not tell the operator are examples...
