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Security news roundup: Oracle announces bonanza of patches for 41 holes, older WordPress blog succumb en masse
Here's a collection of recent security vulnerabilities, alerts, and news, which covers the release of patches by Oracle for 41 security vulnerabilities, a new patched version of rsync, a warning that older insecure WordPress blogs are becoming a vector for the propagation of spam, and news that some spam filtering...
Tags: Oracle Corp., Version, Blog, Patch Management, Wordpress, Updates, Patches, Blogging, Security, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Enterprise Software, Databases, Internet, Spam And Phishing, Software, Data Management, Paul Mah
Blog posts 2008-04-14
SlashDock (dmg)
SlashDock is a simple Mac OS X dock-based application that fetches and updates headlines for the lastest postings on slashdot. Updates are obtained every 30 minutes, if new articles are available, the dock icon will flash with an image representing the article 'topic'. Selecting an article from the dockling menu...
Tags: Article, Open End Software, SlashDock, Updates, RDF, Apple Mac OS X, XML, Apple Mac OS, RSS, Operating Systems, Internet, Software, Software/Web Development, Web Development
Software downloads 2007-11-23
Microsoft Windows Update for Windows 98 and ME
Up until recently, I could go to the windows update area and check to see if there were any updates for my browser ver. 6. Now I still use good ole Windows 98 and ME for my OS. I've tried using Windows XP home edition and Professional and I don't...
Tags: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 98, Winston Belisle, windows, updates, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Update
Discussion threads 2007-02-27
Remotely start Windows updates
Our GPO lets windows automatically download updates, but gives the user the choice to install them. Does anyone know of a way that I can activate the install without physically touching the box or using RDP? What triggers windows to run the install process?Thanks,Casey
Tags: joeyturnstile@..., windows, software, updates, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Update
Discussion threads 2007-02-21
Update Now to Validate your Windows...................... or else?
How many have been checking your Update Logs there are several different titles for these and seen the escalating number of changes "slipping through" onto your systems?The amount of “security updates” appearing has risen rapidly over the last few months prior to the release of Vista using both IE7 and...
Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, SentryWatch
Discussion threads 2007-02-01
Slow access to share drive after updating Window 200 Pro
I just completed updating a users 2000 Pro laptop with 51 updates (sheesh!). He is now having very slow access to a share drive, often taking three minutes to access what it normally took less than 5 seconds befor the updates.Any thoughts?
Tags: sbacheler@..., slow file sharing, windows, networking, updates, windows 2000 pro, window
Discussion threads 2007-01-31
RyanVM Integrator error
I have tried numerous times to integrate the post SP2 updates. I get the same error message every timeError:No entries*.ini Found, exiting Any suggestions? I've used 2 versions of XP and 2 versions of the integrator and I still can't complete the process.
Tags: dmmarco@...
Discussion threads 2007-01-24
Create a bootable WinXP CD slipstreamed with SP2 and hotfixes
Does this solution sound like the answer to your patch update nightmares? Or do you take a different approach to make sure your new WinXP installs include all the current updates?
Tags: CD, JodyGilbert, louis nel, Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2, slipstream, sp2, updates, windows, windows xp
Discussion threads 2007-01-17
windows updates folders
I have a windows 2000 server cluster and windows updates folders are selfcreating in external scsi hd instead of local hd.Windows temp var is set=c:winnttemp¿why is happening this?
Tags: cluster, pablof@..., server, updates, window, windows, windows 2000 server
Discussion threads 2006-12-15
Ok I am getting
Tired of all the problems with XP. I built a new system, 3.6 Ghz Cpu, Two Ghz memory and all the exras like two IDE drives, two sata drives ect. The system ran great after each install, I installed office 2003, Adobe writer 2000, Adobe Illistrator, paint shop pro. And...
Tags: zlito@...
Discussion threads 2006-07-31
General slow downs and XP
I consider myself an expert in MS software and trouble shooting problems with it. I use alot of non MS programs and other things. I just built a 3.6 Ghz system with 2 Gig memory An Nvidia 256 mem video card and way too much hard drive space. My problem...
Tags: zlito@..., windows, xp, updates, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP
Discussion threads 2006-07-30
$NTUNINSTALL folders taking up space
I've passed on a suggestion to Microsoft Support about the proliferation of the $NTUNINSTALL... folders located in C:Windows. At last count, I have 130 plus and they are in the way. I know that some may be deleted but it takes knowledge of which can be SAFELY deleted, something which...
Tags: $NtUninstall, $ntuninstall folders, windows, updates, fadbel, Greg Shultz
Discussion threads 2006-07-27
Watching a slow motion train wreck......again.
Watching a slow motion train wreck......again.Since Win 3.0 I've watched MS come out wit v3.1,Win 95, Win 98 and 98se, 2000, ME, and now we have XP. Each version was supposed to fix the bugs in the last version and offer improved features in the new. Now, as a MS...
Tags: operating system, new versions flawed, updates, windoze, Jack-M, windows, Microsoft Corp.
Discussion threads 2006-07-27
Right. I am back. Whats been happening?
Right. I am back. Whats been happening?Hello World.Whats new? I havent got my duck yet. Who all are new to TRI? Did Mambo finally enter the gutter of his own free will? Whats new with the impure brigade? GG, did Dawg get us tickets yet?Update me please ....... I feel...
Tags: WHATS, finally back, missed so much, updates, stargazerr, off-topic, duck, Dawg, Tri
Discussion threads 2006-07-27
System slow downs and internet explorer
I built a new system, 3.6 GHz CPU, 2 Gig memory, FSB is fast but I don’t remember how fast, NVIDIA with 128 Mb memory, two 500 Gig IDE drives and one 250 gig Sata drive. I have XP pro, SP2 with all updates that was a mistake. I was...
Tags: performance, Internet, slow boot up, windows, xp, security, updates, upgrades, video, zlito@..., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, video card
Discussion threads 2006-07-20
Microsoft releases five critical security bulletins for July
More of the samePlease read the thread started titled "Are we beta testers for MS". I am really sick of Microsoft using me as a guinea pig while Bill Gates is considered by some as a great humanitarian. Since he first bought DOS, and called it MS-DOS, for peanuts and...
Tags: Microsoft Corp., windows, security, updates, beta testers, ms takes advantage, Microsoft Windows, Jack-M, Linux
Discussion threads 2006-07-19
Ok I have had it
Who I contact at Techrepublic about posting and using pictures. I have set up six small companys with MS and their updates, I just sold a small compaqny on MS small busness server 2003, 30 or more emplyees with XP Pro and ether Websence or ZoneAlarm as protection. With the...
Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Firewalls, Viruses and worms, zlito@...
Discussion threads 2006-07-16
Are we beta testers for Microsoft?
Are we beta testers for Microsoft?Over the years (since Win 3.0) I've had to patch, make security and other updates in order for my MS products to be usable. The email list below I got this morning is #1)shocking, #2) very time consuming and my time is worth money) and...
Tags: vulnerability, security, Security Update, This IS, beta testers, ms takes advantage, windows, updates, Jack-M, elevation, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, security vulnerability
Discussion threads 2006-07-14
Improving "My Updates"
I like the My Updates page, and think it is cool to look over.My complant is a simple one. Do not include ALL the newsletters I subscribe to, as that ends up taking most of the history.For the 90 history, it goes ALL the way back to 7/12/06 ...
Tags: newsletter, Updates, my updates, newsletters, history, jdclyde, improvement, spell checker, checker, feedback, jd-quick (formerly clyde)
Discussion threads 2006-07-14
Keeping your Windows XP desktop clutter free
Keeping your Windows XP desktop clutter freearticle rootchaitudak;sOk, the advertising should not interfer withreading the article. not that I would edit my registry for this anyway. Keeping your desktop clean is not difficult. YOu can create toolbars that autohide for different applications if you want. You can also create special...
Tags: desktop, e.t.c., windows, security, updates, chaitu_kittu19@..., hardware, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP
Discussion threads 2006-07-05


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