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Patch Tuesday February 2012 Microsoft’s Valentine

February 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment

This month’s Microsoft Patch Tuesday happened to be Valentine’s Day.

Microsoft had some important updates (they are all important but some are a bit more critical than others) but they were not alone. Adobe has an update. Java has an update. Finally, some important news if you have a smartphone or an iPad – which it seems nearly everyone does nowadays. *Update – while writing this post I discovered Adobe has release an update for Adobe Flash. This may be more important to update than [Read more...]

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Patch Tuesday January 2012

January 10, 2012 By

The first Microsoft Patch Tuesday of 2012

I have lots of news for this month’s Patch Tuesday.

Microsoft has patches today and also released some out of band about a week ago. Did you get them? Adobe is releasing patches today also. Finally, I also will have a bit of an update coming right here at Online IT Guide. [Read more...]

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Patch Tuesday December 2011

December 14, 2011 By

December’s Microsoft Patch Tuesday has some important updates.

This month’s updates are important if you use Windows.  :-D

Window Update

This is what Window Update looks like in the start menu

More specifically, it’s important if you view text on web pages or on emails. This Patch Tuesday is important if you use any Chinese language on your computer. It is important if you use Internet Explorer. It is important if you use Microsoft Office. It is important if you have an Apple computer and have Microsoft Office on it.

What? Microsoft Patch Tuesday important if you have a Mac? Yep.

There’s more too.

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Patch Tuesday November 2011 – Microsoft Adobe and Apple

November 8, 2011 By

While this month’s Microsoft Patch Tuesday itself is not large, there are some updates from Apple and Adobe released today also.

So, something for nearly everyone to update this November. Also, there is a major vulnerability that is not yet patched – I’ll save that for last. [Read more...]

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Windows Patch Tuesday October 2011

October 11, 2011 By

It’s Microsoft Patch Tuesday again.

There’s also been quite a lot of updates over the last month that were released out of schedule. So, what’s up for this month? Again, Apple users will have some downloading too. [Read more...]

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How To Add The Google RSS Extension For Google Chrome

September 19, 2011 By

How to add the Google RSS Extension to Google Chrome.

In a recent post, I pointed out how convenient RSS feeds can be and how they can save you time.

A big orange RSS feed icon

This is an RSS Feed Icon Click to Subscribe

I’ve also pointed out that I believe the safest browser to use when surfing the Internet is Google Chrome. Many new browsers, including Google Chrome, seem to be dropping a feature that was really nice to have for RSS feeds. At one time, all the browsers would show the orange RSS icon in the address field whenever you were on a web page that had an RSS subscription available. Now, most (including Chrome) do not or don’t have it activated by default.

Fortunately, Google has an extension to add this feature to Google Chrome.

This post will show you how to add this to your Google Chrome installation. With this extension, you’ll [Read more...]

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Patch Tuesday September 2011 – Important News

September 13, 2011 By

It’s Microsoft Patch Tuesday for September 2011

The big news this month is not Microsoft’s official monthly patch release. In fact, during the last couple weeks, Windows has not been the main source of security problems. At least not directly. The internet security problems of the last few weeks seem to affect everyone. Linux and Mac OS Lion have had some potentially more serious problems this time. Most browsers have been updated as well recently. Adobe will have an update soon too. Still [Read more...]

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Installing The Google Chrome Browser in Windows 7

August 15, 2011 By

How to install Google Chrome in Windows 7.

I’ve talked a lot about using Google Chrome and why you should. Despite the fact that it is both the safest and fastest browser available, I still find people who have not installed Google Chrome on their computers. I often find this out while fixing the computer for malware.

Chrome is awsome

The only explanation I can think of for these people not using Google Chrome is they are not sure how to install Chrome. So here is how to install Google Chrome. All you really need is [Read more...]

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Patch Tuesday August 2011 and the Lion Roars In A Flash

August 11, 2011 By

Yep, it’s that Microsoft patch time of the month again.

This month in addition to Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday there is a surprise update for some Adobe products. Also a new malware targeting new Mac OS Lion users recently appeared.

What does Microsoft have this month for updates? [Read more...]

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USB Flash Drives – Are They Any Use Now?

August 8, 2011 By

Many people, myself included, have been using USB drives for the last few years.

Are USB drives still useful?

Why would you want one? Should you use them at all? Have other devices or methods replaced their usefulness. Probably most importantly, are they safe to use? I’ll try to help you figure out if a USB drive is something you will find useful.

A cartoon about USB flash drives

Are USB Flashdrives Still Useful?

What is [Read more...]

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