Aug 15, 2012 | Adobe, laptops, Lenovo, Microsoft, OneDrive, SBS, software, updates, web_services, Windows Live, Windows8
The pace is picking up as we head into full-blown techno-craziness this fall. WINDOWS 8 This morning the shipping version of Windows 8 became available to Microsoft TechNet and MSDN subscribers. The download site generated error messages for an hour or so under the...
May 10, 2012 | Adobe, updates
It was another busy week for updating your computers. Microsoft released updates for Windows, Office, Silverlight and .NET Framework on its regular monthly schedule. Adobe was forced to issue an emergency update for Flash after the bad guys began actively exploiting...
Mar 15, 2012 | Microsoft, SBS, security, updates, Vista, Windows7, WinXP
On Patch Tuesday, Microsoft delivered a small number of fairly unimportant updates – and one security patch that is being pushed with unusual urgency. Your individual computers are installing this automatically. If your computer restarted this week, you’re up to...
Dec 15, 2011 | Office, updates, Vista, Windows7, WinXP
Microsoft released a particularly large crop of patches and updates on Tuesday. Your computer probably restarted on Tuesday or Wednesday night. If you’re a subscriber to the Bruceb Remote Management service, your computer is also installing additional Microsoft...
Oct 11, 2011 | Adobe, bruceb, Facebook, humor, IE, security, updates
Keeping your computer up to date with patches has become the most important element of being secure online. New studies show that fully patched systems have significantly more protection against malware spread by poisoned web sites and the other forms of viruses and...
Sep 13, 2011 | Adobe, Office, updates, Vista, Windows7, WinXP
Microsoft will deliver five run-of-the-mill security updates for Windows and Office tonight, in the regular monthly Patch Tuesday release. There’s more information about this month’s updates in Microsoft’s security bulletin here. Close programs and save any work in...