Monthly Archives: October 2008

I tried to post this yesterday, but ran into some minor computer problems.  So here goes today. So, you’re looking for a new computer but want one that’s more environmentally friendly.  How do you go about finding one?  Well, there are a lot of places to look (like Consumer Reports), […]

Yes that’s been said over and over.  Anywhere that you look for tips on how to conserve energy, lower your monthly bills, or save the environment will have this as one of their tips. The Energy Star rating is good, but it doesn’t go far enough.  I’ve seen reports where […]

My next series of topics will be about “Green Computing” or environmentally friendly computing. While most people are aware of the “Energy Star” rating system for their computers and other appliances, I’m going to delve into other aspects of the Green Computing concept.  I may also delve into some of […]

  SecuriTeam Blogs » Microsoft Windows RPC Vulnerability MS08-067 (CVE-2008-4250) FAQ – October 2008 SecuriTeam has a post up that clears up a lot of the questions about the emergency patch released on Thursday.  Why you should update, what active worms are exploiting this, and information about files that may […]

I was talking with a friend of mine on Messenger this afternoon, and the comment was made that people don’t like to have to relearn something after having spent the last 3 to 5 years learning it already.  We were referring to the changes between Windows Vista and XP, but […]

  Microsoft Releases Emergency Patch For Windows Vulnerability — Windows Security — InformationWeek Dire warnings or a load of bull? Now, before anyone says anything.  I firmly believe that the dire warnings are probably more accurate.  But, there are people out there who are going to choose between those two […]

If you haven’t done so already, check Windows Update and Microsoft Update for patches.   They released an “Out of band” patch for Windows Server Services, and Windows Defender. This affects all supported versions of Windows, although for Vista and Server 2008, it’s listed as “Important” where it’s “Critical” for Windows […]

The last couple of days I’ve been discussing firewalls and comparisons of firewalls.  But, if you don’t have any idea what a firewall really is, then it’s all Greek to you.  Kind of like how medicine is Greek to me (because I don’t know anything about it).  Hopefully I’ll be […]

There are two main classes of firewalls.  These are Personal and Enterprise.  Typically the Personal classes will consist of software-based firewalls, and the Enterprise class will be hardware-based or part of an Enterprise (or Professional) Security Suite.  The tip that I mentioned in Sunday’s post refers to a Wikipedia article […]