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This is an interesting article i bumped infront of my PC while reading my daily tech updates. In short, you and i, in no condition whatsoever, should compromise security, even if the security comes from a giant software company. Microsoft is a baby in the … “Microsoft’s own antivirus fails to secure Vista”
Read MoreIssue summaryThere’s a security bug with Microsoft Office. Those using Microsoft Office products like Office 2000, XP, 2003 (2004-MAC) are advised to see the workaround below. The vulnerability cannot be exploited on Office 2007 or on Works 2004, 2005, or 2006. Please read and be … “Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution”
Read MoreSo, you love GoogleMap dont ya? Great! Me too, but i am not much fan of using the fat application that comes with it, so if you are as “lean”, then check out www.wikimapia.com. It’s an awsome combination of Wiki+GoogleEarth, just by using your browser, … “GoogleMaps Minus GoogleApps”
Read MoreREADYBOOST ACTIVATION You’ve probably not heard of it, or do not know how it works, i didn’t until about 3 months back, read this article from http://blogs.msdn.com/tomarcher/archive/2006/06/02/615199.aspx In human as possible, it makes it possible to put read-info-caches into drives outside the Operating System’s (OS) … “Vista’s ReadyBoost”
Read MoreIs Internet Explorer gonna’ throw up? Looks all green… So you were browsing, ump, say https://www.verisign.com and suddenly your browser address bar turned green, should i 1. Panic, close browser and format my computer2. Read the certificate information on that address bar. If you choose … “IE 7 Turns Green”
Read MoreLets face it, documentation is a pain, wish you had a tool to do it all without installing a huge piece of software on every machine you need to inventorize? Well, try SIW. My clients do not mind if i do screen captures and documenting … “Documentation Made Easy!”
Read MoreSo, is Vista worth the security investment-upgrade? Apparently NOT. I agree, the answer is not really. Read this CNET article talks more about that. http://news.com.com/Experts+Dont+buy+Vista+for+the+security/2100-1016-6154448.html?part=dht&tag=nl.e703. To put things in perspective, if you give fully armoured tank to a monkey, he’ll still walk out naked to … ““EXPERTS” view on Vista”
Read MoreHmm, recently, there was an outbreak at our client, interestingly, there wasn’t any procedures brought up by our clients or ourselves, so i took a little time to write this. Hopefully some find it useful. Its a bits and pieces of various guides out there, … “Virus Incident Management (draft-v-0.1)”
Read MoreSomething interesting i found while playing around with ISA 2004 (might even work with other versions too). If you got a backup and forgotten the password, simple. Install ISA Create a backup of that server in a file and remember the password Open the backup … “Lost your ISA Backup Password?”
Read MoreIf you run Microsoft Word 2000 there’s a security bug but there’s no real fix to it right now. So in short, do not open or save Word files that you receive from un-trusted sources or that you receive unexpectedly from trusted sources. Or Ensure … “Microsoft Security Advisory (932114) – Vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2000 Could Allow Remote Code Execution”
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