May 31, 2008 | IE, security
When I’m online with Internet Explorer, I frequently see this warning before a page is displayed: Some security measures – like Vista’s UAC – are momentary pauses for a second thought about whether you truly initiated some action on purpose....
May 30, 2008 | IE, security
Adobe Flash Player is installed as an add-on to Internet Explorer on almost everyone’s computer. It’s become the ubiquitous way to display online videos from YouTube and all the other sites streaming video. Now there’s another security flaw that has...
May 7, 2008 | IE, remote, SBS, Vista, WinXP
If you work in a business run by Microsoft Small Business Server, you probably know about Remote Web Workplace, one of the best things Microsoft has created in the last few years. With just a few clicks, an SBS user can bring up the company’s RWW web site and...
Mar 19, 2008 | Apple, computers, IE, software
A client asked me about an update window that had popped up so I sat down in front of “Apple Updates” and stared at the three programs listed – “updates” to iTunes, QuickTime, and Safari. I’m as burned out as anybody on the unending...
Mar 13, 2008 | computers, Google, IE, Microsoft, software, Vista
My office computer is a powerful Dell tower, with an Nvidia video card and too much software. I choose software carefully, but I use a lot of programs and there is an alarming number of icons down by the clock. I am constantly installing new software,...
