Adobe has release a critical update for Adobe Flash.
This update is both bad news and it comes with some good news.
First the bad news. [Read more...]
Patch Tuesday February 2012 Microsoft’s Valentine
February 15, 2012 By
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...]
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. 
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.
[Read more...]
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...]
Patch Tuesday June 2011
June 15, 2011 By
Yep, it’s time for Microsoft’s official monthly release of updates and patches to protect your computer from malware.
However, there are some updates that may be more important than the Windows update. Adobe also released updates to several products and as these updates are needed to stop some current malware on the internet infecting computers, I’ll be covering those first. But wait! There’s still more to cover this month too!
Let’s look at what Adobe has for us first. [Read more...]
Patch Tuesday April 2011
April 13, 2011 By
For Patch Tuesday April 2011 Microsoft seems to be making another record breaking attempt at releasing a large number of patches.
Also, there is yet another Adobe Flash exploit out that is already in use (a 0-day exploit). First, the Microsoft updates:
This is what Window Update looks like in the start menu
This is what Window Update looks like in the start menu
This month Microsoft has 17 bulletins covering 64 vulnerabilites.
That’s a lot! On Windows XP, I have seen up to [Read more...]
Patch Tuesday March 2011
March 10, 2011 By
It’s that time of month again – time to update your computer, that is.
What does Microsoft have for Patch Tuesday March 2011?
Compared to some of the last few patches, this month’s release of fixes by Microsoft is fairly small. Just 3-4 updates for XP with a few more in Windows 7. For those running Windows 7 there may be an extra surprise in the updates this month. [Read more...]
Patch Tuesday November 2010 and Adobe Updates
November 9, 2010 By
Wow! Another month went by so fast. This time news from Microsoft and Adobe.
After last months record setting number of updates, Microsoft does not [Read more...]
Patch Tuesday October 2010
October 12, 2010 By
This is probably a record setting month for updates and for more than just Microsoft!
Yes, it’s already time for Microsoft’s monthly release of patches.
This month Microsoft has a record setting 16 bulletins. These fix a total of about 49 vulnerabilities. [Read more...]
