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Microsoft offers ‘fix-it’ workaround for Internet Explorer Zero Day Exploit

Ryan Naraine at his ZDNet blog has an article about Microsoft’s ‘Fix-It’ workaround for the Zero Day Internet Explorer Exploit. Microsoft did not fix this with the ‘Patch Tuesday’ updates despite the...

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Bye, Bye, Facebook, Bye, Bye

***NOTICE*** BYE, BYE, FACEBOOK, BYE, BYE This notice is to my friends and family on Facebook After this weekend (only to give friends and family a chance to know what happened, I will be deactivating...

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Facebook account deactivated today

Well, today is the day. As much as I love Facebook, and enjoy the ability to keep in contact with family and friends easily, I have deactivated my account today in protest of their stance on privacy...

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Race Conditions aka TOCTOU and now KHOBE

There is a ‘supposedly new’ threat on the horizon for Windows XP users, and more so on multi-core systems called KHOBE (Kernel HOok Bypassing Engine). Although this is a threat, it is not a new threat...

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New Mac Malware – Is Mac no longer safer?

Update: 5/25/2011 – Updates to this posting from Computerworld and USAToday and Apple themselves in the form of a Support document to help users to remove the malware, and promise to provide a tool...

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Newest MacDefender installs without password

Newest MacDefender scareware installs without a password (Computerworld) Criminals ‘give Apple the finger,’ says security researcher, by releasing new version just hours after Apple warned of fake AV...

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A wave out to all my Google+ friends

And other Google+ users who might soon be wondering where I went… EDIT 9/6/2011: In the comments, I continue to add articles. I hope to have this be a pretty inclusive list of articles on this issue....

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Bye Bye Google Plus

Some of you may have noticed I have removed my Google Plus account today. Others may think good riddance to another person who doesn’t get it. But nothing could be further from the truth. I was one of...

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Microsoft restores transfer rights for retail Office 2013 copies

Microsoft restores transfer rights for retail Office 2013 copies – ZDNET – Ed Bott As part of its shift to a subscription model, Microsoft introduced a controversial “no transfer” restriction with...

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