Lessons in Troubleshooting

What do you do when your PC decides it won’t accept your new OS? This article details the process of determining where the problem is and how to fix it.

Posted on: April 13, 2010 9:00 am

Microsoft to Patch Unhackable Windows 7 Bug

While Microsoft says the bug can’t be exploited, they’re going to patch it anyway. The patch is part of Bulletin 7 which targets Win2000, WinXP, and Windows Server 2003.

Posted on: April 13, 2010 9:00 am

The dirt locker: Dirty duty on the front lines of IT

There are dirty jobs, where you crawl under desks to fix cables only to meet rodents and spiders, then there are dirty jobs where you have to baby-sit the systems and keep an eye out for unintentional sabotage. This article profiles seven jobs you might not want.

Posted on: April 12, 2010 9:00 am

Bogus UPS spam wrecks Windows XP

A Trojan downloader called "tactilol"’ is arriving either as a Zipped attachment or as a Facebook update. Once installed it resists removal by killing the operating system.

Posted on: April 12, 2010 9:00 am

Delimiter launches Aussie tech ‘Wikipedia’

Wikipedia apparently has a Northern Hemisphere bias. Now, for those in the Southern Hemisphere, Delimiter has started Delimiter Wiki.

Posted on: April 12, 2010 9:00 am

Visual Studio 2010 – your chunky new friend dissected

Visual Studio 2010 and .Net Framework 4 contain a number of new features, not all of which have been mentioned by Microsoft. This article discusses some of what you can expect.

Posted on: April 12, 2010 9:00 am

My Faster PC Version 5.3 Boasts Browser Control

If your browser has gotten sluggish due to too many add-ons, the My Faster PC 5.3 utility can help speed it up again. It also has tools to diagnose and repair hidden errors.

Posted on: April 9, 2010 9:00 am

Microsoft to repair 25 flaws in Windows, Office and Exchange

Patch Tuesday is next week. Microsoft is planning to patch 25 vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, and Exchange.

Posted on: April 9, 2010 9:00 am

With IE9, Microsoft Is Betting on the Power of Chips, HTML5

Internet Explorer 9 will not be supported on WinXP. Otherwise, if you have the right hardware, IE9 promises to be quick.

Posted on: April 9, 2010 9:00 am

Lawsuit Says McAfee Plays Loose With Customer Data

McAfee is a respected name in security software. But. They’ve been hit with a class-action lawsuit because of deceptive advertising.

Posted on: April 9, 2010 9:00 am