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Patch Tuesday March 2012

March 16, 2012 By

Time for my review of this month’s release of updates from Microsoft and others.

This Patch Tuesday brings a fairly small number of updates from Microsoft and some updates from Apple.

As I wrote this post, the Internet Storm Center issued a Yellow Alert! This is rare and was done to stress the importance of this Windows Update. It is important that you update now and make sure your Windows computer is updated for the RDP vulnerability below.

While Microsoft’s release is fairly small it has one very important update. The Apple updates affect any users of Safari which might or might not include you even if you don’t have an Apple computer. [Read more...]

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Patch Tuesday May 2011 – More For Mac Than Windows

May 10, 2011 By

Well, it’s another Microsoft Patch Tuesday but lately there seems to be more happening involving malware for Mac users to worry about.

First Microsoft’s monthly update. [Read more...]

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Which Web Browser Is The Best?

December 13, 2010 By

What is the best Web browser?

With the browser being just about the most important program on your computer, you have many options to choose from.

Yet, many never move past using the browser installed by the Operating System by default. Should you look for another browser? There are several to choose from, which one is the best? Even more important, [Read more...]

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday May 2010 and Could There Be Malware Out For Macs?

May 11, 2010 By

Today is Patch Tuesday 2010

Microsoft released several updates today. If you’re not sure if your computer has done an automatic update already, make sure it does get updated. Some of the patches released by Microsoft are for vulnerabilities that already being attached.

However, also in the computer security warnings today are a warning about the Apple Safari browser. Today’s warnings for the Apple Safari browser were not limited to the Windows version. Could we be seeing the first real malware attack for the Mac? If you use a Mac or know someone who is always telling you how superior their Mac is to your PC, there is some news you really need to pay attention to. [Read more...]

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Important Updates For Mac and Windows

April 1, 2010 By

This week brings many important OS updates for the Mac and a critical update for IE.

A hacking contest last week may be partly to blame for a large number of security updates. This time, it’s not just Microsoft products that are needing a fix. In fact, all but one browser was demonstrated to have security problems. Are you using the only safe one? Or, are you risking it all with a browser that needs to be updated now? [Read more...]

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Important Browser Updates – Really Important If You Have An iPod

March 24, 2010 By

In the last few days, virtually every Web browser has been updated to fix exploits of some sort.

Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and Safari all have had updates. Some you may need to check for yourself. You may want to double check to be sure so your browsing is safe. CERT listed the Safari update as critical for last week’s summary as well as Firefox this week. [Read more...]

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