Day: August 11, 2006

The Department of Homeland Security wants you! (To install your Windows’ security patches, that is!)

Official warning on Windows bugs

“In particular it warned about one bug fixed in the latest batch of security updates that, if exploited, could put a PC under the control of an attacker. Microsoft’s recent update fixed 23 flaws found in Windows software. Many of these bugs are known to malicious hackers and some are already actively exploited on the net.” (Emphasis mine.)

So do your patriotic duty… run Windows Update! If only Windows wasn’t as full of holes as swiss cheese! Yeesh!

A study in Switzerland seems to indicate that most folks only call about four people on their cellphones. Regularly, for me, that sounds about right… maybe even a little high! (I know, I don’t get out much!) I know that I am not a teenager, or even a “twenty-something,” but I just don’t get the “implanted-in-the-ear cellphone” deal! And, surely, if you go to supper with someone, shouldn’t you be talking to them… not someone on a cellphone? But… I guess I curmudgeon! Anyway, the article says that since we have “regular” home phones, and now cell phones, and e-mail… how do we use all these communications tools?

How About an E-mail On That?

“Are people ‘specializing’ their use of different communication channels? For example, do mobile-phone, fixed-line, and e-mail users differentiate their usage of those tools in terms of content, communication partners, and habits? Are new channels affecting how existing channels are used?”

The official, final release of Freespire to 1.0 status is here! With little, or no fanfare, the release went from release candidate, to final version! I installed it, and I am impressed… give it a shot!