2007 December

Make sure your system is up to date and that you have the latest protections in place.

AVG anti-virus: 12/22/07
Norton anti-virus: 12/19/07
McAfee anti-virus: 12/19/07
Lavasoft Ad-Aware: 12/21/07
Spybot Search and Destroy: 12/19/07
Microsoft Windows Defender: 12/19/07
Nod32: 12/21/07

Updates as of December 23, 2007 6:00am CDT.
Tags: avg, norton, mcafee, lavasoft, spybot, defender, nod32

Every once in awhile the good guys win, and this recent court decision proves it. The tale goes that an anonymous blogger was using a Google blog to post some unflattering remarks about the actions of a township, in which the town was conducting what amounts to a witch hunt after a former city attorney. […]

A company by the name of AIT [Advanced Technologies, Inc.] is claiming that 2,000 plus Dell OptiPlex systems that they purchased, have failed. The company further alleges in their lawsuit against Dell, that the company suffered data loss, loss of clients and other damages when these systems began to fail. The computers were purchased between […]

Most of you are aware that the FTC has approved the deal in which Google is to acquire Double-Click which provides ad services.  According to the Google press release:
In its clearance opinion released today, the FTC explicitly rejected any current or potential competition concerns.  Google and DoubleClick are complementary businesses and do not compete with […]

I was reading an article by Craig Zarley who wrote a piece in the Var Business magazine, December 2007 edition, in which he described the 10 reasons HP has been successful. What struck me as odd was his #8 reason. “Makes products that don’t burst into flames.” He explains that HP dodged the laptop battery […]

In a David vs Goliath scene, the tables have been turned. It is Goliath [Apple] that seems to have won this round. Or has it? Since the terms of the settlement may not be known, it is up in the air exactly what has happened. What is known is that Nick Ciarelli has closed down […]

In last nights paper there was an article about the threat of those who engage in Cyber Stalking and how best to deal with this new type of online crime. Though much of what was discussed was about new laws and how they should be enforced, the main problem currently confronting law enforcement, is the […]

For those living in the UK, Microsoft is giving away a demo Xbox 360, but hurry. Contest ends on the 20th at 19:00 hours your time. Contest rules are:
The usual legal bits are below:
TechNet - XMAS Free Prize Draw Terms and Conditions:
1. ELIGIBILITY: This promotion is open to any person resident in the UK who […]

Windows XP SP3 RC is ready for public download from the link below. Please remember this is still in the testing stages so be careful.
Microsoft site is here.
 Humor
An office technician got a call from a user. The user told the tech that her computer was not working. She described the problem and the […]

Just a quick note:
I downloaded Firefox 3 beta 2 this morning and have been using it all day. So far it does appear that it is in fact using less memory. Fingers crossed!
Hats off to the Mozilla team for all of your work.
I look forward to the final release.

Tags: mozilla, firefox, beta, memory, […]