As much as we’d like to bash Microsoft, or whatever software vendor is affected by exploits, the truth is that user behavior also contributes to the poor security on some machines. Jeff Atwood details his own experience with a PC that was infected because he surfed 1 website with an old version of IE6. I […]
Sandy passed along Clinton Forbe’s amusing preview of Windows Vista. The more of these I read, the more I come to the conclusion that Vista is a huge horsepower hog that misses doing the little things right and focuses on making stuff look pointlessly pretty. If you have a few applications open then expect to
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You might think that apple is poking fun at windows in this latest Mac advertisement, but you’d be fooling yourself. But judging by the comments in Very Severe Hole" in Vista UAC Design, its really a documentary, not an ad. What’s the giant security hole – oh yeah – any installer automatically runs with administrator
News to make any Firefox fan sleep a little easier at night. While Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) is being installed more widely, its replacing installations of IE6. That in and of itself shouldn’t be that surprising. However, the forced upgrade to IE7 hasn’t eaten into the Firefox share at all. In the US, that share
IE7 more prevalent, overall IE share of browsers is down. Read More »
Of course, you know I’m going to tell you to install Firefox 2.0 once its released, and I don’t have a windows XP machine so no trying out the newly released IE7. By the way, did you see that security vulnerabilities were already found for IE7, less than 24 hours after its release? I’m using
Scott Rosenberg draws an interesting parallel between Microsoft’s attempt to rewrite Windows, and the Bush administration’s foray into Iraq. Of course, the two aren’t morally equivalent, but its a good intellectual excercise with more than a shred of validity. Then he says, “It wasn’t executed.” Note the passive voice, correct for it: “We didn’t execute
If you’re using Internet Explorer, or are forced to use it at work, you should seriously consider switching browsers until Microsoft deems it time to release a patch to the latest Internet Explorer security hole. This one is pretty serious as it does not require any action on the user’s part beyond visiting a compromised
Scott Berkun, who designed and worked on the development of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer versions 1 to 5, explains why he switched to Firefox. He has great praise for the design team, particularly those who have kept the browser focused on appealing to the mainstream user. “Firefox feels to me like what IE 6.0 should have
I report, you decide. Now, in my book, bringing down the US Custom’s office isn’t a sign that your security strategy is “working”. According to Forrester, the fact that this wasn’t as bad as the last windows worm shows “Shows That Microsoft’s Security Strategy Is Working“. But Windows remains the battleground for worm writers, and
It seems Microsoft is trying to stem the tide of users ditching the security hazard that is Internet Explorer for Mozilla Firefox. They just announced that Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 Beta Due This Summer. Why wait until this summer for a preview version of their next browser when you can get Firefox today? Not to