http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/-t1.htm Read past news stories. Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:14:27 GMT 10 http://i45.tinypic.com/28a5cmc.jpg http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/-t1.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/malwarebytes-anti-malware-146-released-t1937.htm DragonMaster Jay Version 1.46 (April 29th, 2010) 1. Improved database loading speed by approximately 15%. 2. Drastically improved performance of Website Blocking on Windows Vista and 7. 3. Fixed various scheduler compatibility issues on Windows 2000. 4. Fixed issue with quotations around paths passed to /logtofile and /logtofolder. 5. Fixed issue with detecting certain leftover traces of an infection. 6. Fixed issue with freeze when adding a shared printer on the network. Product Details: Malwarebytes' ... News Archive Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:14:27 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/malwarebytes-anti-malware-146-released-t1937.htm#5727 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/malwarebytes-anti-malware-146-released-t1937.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/hp-unveils-details-of-ipad-rival-slate-t1919.htm DragonMaster Jay AMID the hoopla over Apple's iPad, US computer giant Hewlett-Packard has released a video promoting an upcoming touchscreen tablet computer of its own. The HP Slate, which is to be available later this year, will deliver a "holistic mobile experience" allowing users to consume and create digital content on the go, HP said in a blog post. HP posted a 30-second video on YouTube touting the features of the device, which include browsing the web, playing games and viewing video and ... News Archive Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:48:25 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/hp-unveils-details-of-ipad-rival-slate-t1919.htm#5549 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/hp-unveils-details-of-ipad-rival-slate-t1919.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/ipad-proves-that-apple-wants-to-kill-flash-t1918.htm DragonMaster Jay For the iPhone's three generations, a common complaint among tech pundits at least is the lack of support for Adobe Flash video, the most widely used video playback technology on the Web. Apple CEO Steve Jobs intimated that the issue was Flash's poor performance -- badly written ActionScript code can, in fact, suck up resources faster than a tornado -- while many pundits (including me) suspected the reason had to be about maintaining control over video to favor Apple's paid iTunes offerings. I'm ... News Archive Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:46:50 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/ipad-proves-that-apple-wants-to-kill-flash-t1918.htm#5548 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/ipad-proves-that-apple-wants-to-kill-flash-t1918.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/microsoft-creates-office-plug-in-for-moodle-t1917.htm DragonMaster Jay Microsoft is releasing a free add-on that could make life easier for teachers, professors, and others who use the online educational system Moodle. The plug-in, which works with Office 2003 and Office 2007, allows users to save Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents directly to the open source online service. It also allows users to edit directly in Office a document saved on Moodle, which is widely used in colleges and at some K-12 schools as well. "We know that it's out there in force," ... News Archive Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:45:00 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/microsoft-creates-office-plug-in-for-moodle-t1917.htm#5547 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/microsoft-creates-office-plug-in-for-moodle-t1917.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/off-the-wire-microsoft-sues-datel-over-xbox-360-controllers-t1914.htm DragonMaster Jay
More: http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Xbox-360-Controllers-gamepads-Datel-360,news-6342.html]]> News Archive Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:13:30 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/off-the-wire-microsoft-sues-datel-over-xbox-360-controllers-t1914.htm#5538 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/off-the-wire-microsoft-sues-datel-over-xbox-360-controllers-t1914.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/off-the-wire-how-ipad-tablet-computers-will-be-a-game-changer-t1913.htm DragonMaster Jay The buzz about the iPad culminates Saturday when Apple's new tablet computer goes on sale and the public can answer the big question with their dollars: Is there a market for this kind of device? Starting at $499, the iPad is a touchscreen computer in a thin package. Instead of a mouse, users interact with the touchscreen by gliding and tapping with their fingers. A virtual keyboard appears on screen when a user needs to type, but users also can hook it up to the optional keyboard or to a ... News Archive Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:12:13 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/off-the-wire-how-ipad-tablet-computers-will-be-a-game-changer-t1913.htm#5537 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/off-the-wire-how-ipad-tablet-computers-will-be-a-game-changer-t1913.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/off-the-wire-google-not-blocked-in-china-still-faces-risks-t1912.htm DragonMaster Jay Ten days after Google snubbed Chinese government censors by moving its search engine there to Hong Kong, its Web search service remains unblocked in China. But the move could yet cost Google substantial business, and already offering services to Chinese users from outside of the country has proved an imperfect counter to government censorship. "I'm not surprised that it hasn't been blocked," said Duncan Clark, chairman of technology consultancy BDA. "Both sides probably don't ... News Archive Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:07:57 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/off-the-wire-google-not-blocked-in-china-still-faces-risks-t1912.htm#5536 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/off-the-wire-google-not-blocked-in-china-still-faces-risks-t1912.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/mozilla-releases-firefox-363-t1911.htm DragonMaster Jay Firefox 3.6.3 fixes a critical security issue that could potentially allow remote code execution See: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=555109 A memory corruption flaw leading to code execution was reported by security researcher Nils of MWR InfoSecurity during the 2010 Pwn2Own contest sponsored by TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative. By moving DOM nodes between documents Nils found a case where the moved node incorrectly retained its old scope. If garbage collection could be triggered ... News Archive Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:00:06 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/mozilla-releases-firefox-363-t1911.htm#5535 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/mozilla-releases-firefox-363-t1911.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/google-says-no-to-china-but-dhl-says-yes-to-castro-t1894.htm DragonMaster Jay A couple of years ago I went to the DHL office in Miramar to send some family videos to friends in Spain. The clerk looked at me as if I were trying to send a molecule of oxygen to another galaxy. Without even touching the Mini DV cassette, she told me that the Havana branch only accepted VHS. I thought it was a question of size, but the explanation she gave was even more surprising, "It's just that our machines to view the content only read the large cassettes." When I tried to insist, ... News Archive Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:52:42 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/google-says-no-to-china-but-dhl-says-yes-to-castro-t1894.htm#5480 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/google-says-no-to-china-but-dhl-says-yes-to-castro-t1894.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/facebook-proposes-changes-to-its-terms-and-policies-t1893.htm DragonMaster Jay Facebook members have until midnight U.S. Pacific Time on April 3 to make comments to the proposed changes to the company's Privacy Policy and Statement of Rights and Responsibilities in this page. "Not all of these products have been finalized and many aren't yet built at all. However, we've definitely identified some interesting opportunities to improve the way you share and connect with the people and things in your life," wrote Michael Richter , Facebook's deputy general counsel, ... News Archive Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:51:06 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/facebook-proposes-changes-to-its-terms-and-policies-t1893.htm#5479 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/facebook-proposes-changes-to-its-terms-and-policies-t1893.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/facebook-myspace-and-bebo-children-ignoring-age-limits-t1892.htm DragonMaster Jay A quarter of UK internet users aged eight to 12 had profiles on Facebook, Bebo or MySpace last year, research has found, although the lowest minimum age set on any of the sites is 13. Ofcom's annual Children's Media Literacy Audit for 2009 also had bad news for the music industry, finding that 44% of children between 12 and 15 thought downloading shared copies of films and music for free should not be illegal. Among parents of those eight- to 12-year-olds who had social networking profiles, ... News Archive Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:49:30 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/facebook-myspace-and-bebo-children-ignoring-age-limits-t1892.htm#5478 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/facebook-myspace-and-bebo-children-ignoring-age-limits-t1892.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/the-google-china-plot-thickens-t1891.htm DragonMaster Jay It's been just two days since I last wrote about the Google-China soap (not soup) opera, and yet it feels like weeks, so much has happened in the interim. To wit: Earlier this week, Google's U.S. corporate site suddenly displayed in Chinese. (A "bug," Google called it. Yeah, right.) On Wednesday, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook traffic was suddenly redirected to Chinese servers, allowing international Netizens a rare glimpse of how the Great Firewall operates. Some unknown parties ... News Archive Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:44:53 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/the-google-china-plot-thickens-t1891.htm#5477 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/the-google-china-plot-thickens-t1891.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/microsoft-phasing-out-memory-units-and-120gb-hard-drive-t1890.htm DragonMaster Jay BRIEF: Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb has confirmed the inevitable to Joystiq: Xbox 360 Memory Units and the 120GB hard drive are being phased out. Acknowledging what's been in the stars since February, the Xbox spokesman stated that "the channel is being drained" of the storage options. The same goes for Memory Units, which, after today's official announcement of USB support, makes the MU even less useful. Story: http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/26/microsoft-phasing-out-memory-units-and-120gb-hard-drive/ News Archive Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:43:56 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/microsoft-phasing-out-memory-units-and-120gb-hard-drive-t1890.htm#5476 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/microsoft-phasing-out-memory-units-and-120gb-hard-drive-t1890.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/us-cert-us-tax-season-phishing-scams-and-malware-campaigns-t1889.htm DragonMaster Jay Due to the upcoming tax deadline, US-CERT reminds users to remain cautious when receiving unsolicited email that could be part of a potential phishing scam or malware campaign. These phishing scams and malware campaigns may include the following: information that refers to a tax refund, warnings about unreported or under-reported income, offers to assist in filing for a refund, or details about fake e-file websites. These messages, which appear to be from the IRS, may ask users to submit personal ... News Archive Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:37:52 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/us-cert-us-tax-season-phishing-scams-and-malware-campaigns-t1889.htm#5475 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/us-cert-us-tax-season-phishing-scams-and-malware-campaigns-t1889.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/bing-maps-now-let-you-scan-the-nighttime-sky-t1883.htm DragonMaster Jay Bing has updated its map service to include the night time sky. If you have ever looked up and wondered what the stars name you were looking at or wanted to find the Big Dipper, Bing has the solution for you. The application is called WWT (WorldWide Telescope) and provides a real time look of the sky from any point in the world. “The WorldWide Telescope application allows you to view most of the features available in the Silverlight client right in Bing Maps. Yes, the WWT provides real ... News Archive Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:28:00 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/bing-maps-now-let-you-scan-the-nighttime-sky-t1883.htm#5299 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/bing-maps-now-let-you-scan-the-nighttime-sky-t1883.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/it-s-love-affair-with-windows-xp-ending-says-us-survey-t1882.htm DragonMaster Jay Businesses are finally prying their hands from Windows XP as they warm to Windows 7, a research company said today. "Over the years, IT has had a real love affair with XP," said Diane Hagglund, a senior analyst at Dimensional Research and the author of a poll that surveyed over 900 IT professionals in January. "It was just a great OS. It just worked for them. But that feeling is going away." According to Hagglund, 60% of those polled said that they were more concerned ... News Archive Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:54:20 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/it-s-love-affair-with-windows-xp-ending-says-us-survey-t1882.htm#5298 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/it-s-love-affair-with-windows-xp-ending-says-us-survey-t1882.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/microsoft-readies-xbox-360-slim-t1881.htm DragonMaster Jay A leaked image of a motherboard carrying elements of Xbox 360 mainboard along with at least one chip used in the video game console can possibly point to a new version of Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 with smaller and slimmer design. The mainboard, which photo has been published in a Chinese forum A9VG and then republished by a number of other web-sites (1, 2), carries connectors that are used on the Xbox 360 game system, in addition to the Microsoft-branded I/O controller. The mainboard seems ... News Archive Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:50:03 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/microsoft-readies-xbox-360-slim-t1881.htm#5297 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/microsoft-readies-xbox-360-slim-t1881.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/email-scam-facebook-reset-password-confirmation-your-support-t1878.htm DragonMaster Jay This is the message received a short time ago, supposedly from Facebook. However, this is an email scam, to distribute malware. Email: This sample returned these results: Supposed email sender: support[at]facebook.com Actual email sender (random): peroxidedov8[at]cloud.me[/url] IP address: 118.130.110.244 Attachment is known malware: https://www.virustotal.com/analisis/af6abaa7d0a29cdd4cf2680771d6d87e22d190a6a293572910ab89bd0653b322-1260408612 Warning: Do not open this email, ... News Archive Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:22:21 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/email-scam-facebook-reset-password-confirmation-your-support-t1878.htm#5284 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/email-scam-facebook-reset-password-confirmation-your-support-t1878.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/windows-phone-7-series-gets-fully-exposed-at-mix2010-t1875.htm DragonMaster Jay Microsoft really wowed the tech industry when it unveiled Window Phone 7 Series earlier this year. Apple's iPhone has been a dominate mainstay in the smartphone market since its introduction in 2007 -- and there have been many competitors that have come to market since then -- but Microsoft is really looking to turn heads with its visuals-heavy Windows Phone 7 Series platform. Although phones based on the new platform won't be available until Q4 of 2010, Microsoft today gave potential customers ... News Archive Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:43:27 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/windows-phone-7-series-gets-fully-exposed-at-mix2010-t1875.htm#5257 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/windows-phone-7-series-gets-fully-exposed-at-mix2010-t1875.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/google-product-manager-admits-minor-flaws-in-google-buzz-t1873.htm DragonMaster Jay Apparently the too generous and outward way to social network, is not to let too much privacy info about users to be shown on the streams. In the South by Southwest Interactive conference in Austin, Texas, a Google Product Manager said that there was a misstep by Google to come out with Buzz. Keynote speaker Danah Boyd, a social media researcher with Microsoft, said "There’s a big difference between publicly available data and publicized data. I worry about this publication process, ... News Archive Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:04:28 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/google-product-manager-admits-minor-flaws-in-google-buzz-t1873.htm#5251 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/google-product-manager-admits-minor-flaws-in-google-buzz-t1873.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/youtube-facebook-biggest-work-distractions-survey-t1861.htm Gryphon IT was meant to make things easier, but the internet is proving to be more of a hindrance than a help in the workplace. New research shows almost three-quarters of Australian workers say "watching YouTube" is the most common online activity at work. More than 70 per cent shop for gifts and gadgets at the office when they should be working, while two-thirds are buying concert tickets. The survey from Dynamic Business Magazine also shows more than a third of Australians spend ... News Archive Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:58 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/youtube-facebook-biggest-work-distractions-survey-t1861.htm#5189 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/youtube-facebook-biggest-work-distractions-survey-t1861.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/google-adds-biking-directions-to-maps-t1860.htm Gryphon On The Official Google Blog, Google has announced the addition of biking directions to Google Maps. The directions work hand in hand with the bike trail data that Google has put together for the US. A lot of work has gone into creating a vast database of available biking routes. Google has teamed up with the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy to compile over 12,000 miles of trails. More: http://www.neowin.net/news/google-adds-biking-directions-to-maps News Archive Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:56:58 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/google-adds-biking-directions-to-maps-t1860.htm#5188 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/google-adds-biking-directions-to-maps-t1860.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/microsoft-to-advertise-bing-in-the-uk-with-the-simpsons-t1859.htm Gryphon Ever since Microsoft launched its updated search/decision engine, Bing, it has been relentless with the advertising, which has certainly been paying off for the Redmond-based software colossus. The website now has a respectable market share of 9.7%, growing steadily with every month that goes by, though that certainly won't stop Microsoft getting the word out to an increasing number of customers. As reported by The Telegraph, Microsoft will now be sponsoring The Simpsons on Channel 4 in the UK ... News Archive Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:52:18 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/microsoft-to-advertise-bing-in-the-uk-with-the-simpsons-t1859.htm#5187 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/microsoft-to-advertise-bing-in-the-uk-with-the-simpsons-t1859.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/ps3-to-outsell-xbox-360-wii-in-lifetime-sales-says-analyst-t1852.htm Gryphon A research firm this week said Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 will outsell Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 and Nintendo Co.’s Wii in lifetime sales. The Strategy Analytics Connected Home Devices firm this week predicted the PS3 will hold lifetime sales of 127 million units compared to 103 million for Wii. The firm said buyers will continue to see demand years after the Xbox 360 and Wii are replaced. It did not estimate lifetime sales for the Xbox 360, which currently holds as the No. 2 ... News Archive Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:28:40 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/ps3-to-outsell-xbox-360-wii-in-lifetime-sales-says-analyst-t1852.htm#5101 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/ps3-to-outsell-xbox-360-wii-in-lifetime-sales-says-analyst-t1852.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/apple-rolls-out-tv-ad-for-ipad-t1851.htm Gryphon It's lights, camera, and almost "action" for Apple's iPad tablet. During Sunday night's Academy Awards ceremony Apple trotted its iPad down the Hollywood red carpet (so to speak) launching a television advertising campaign. According to reports Steve Jobs himself joined the roster of stars attending Sunday night's event in person. According to the commercial Apple's iPad device will launch on April 3rd. Pre-orders for the iPad will start on March 12th for the Wi-Fi only version in ... News Archive Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:24:21 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/apple-rolls-out-tv-ad-for-ipad-t1851.htm#5100 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/apple-rolls-out-tv-ad-for-ipad-t1851.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/micrsoft-working-with-games-for-multiple-platforms-t1850.htm Gryphon Some games like "Bejeweled 2" already seem right at home on your console, computer and mobile device, and Microsoft now has plans to extend saved games across all three platforms, at least if you plan on running three Microsoft operating systems. During a recent keynote presentation at TechEd Middle East in Dubai, Microsoft's Eric Rudder showcased a concept that extend access to a single game across Windows Phone 7, the Xbox 360, and Windows 7. "It remembers what level I'm ... News Archive Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:11:42 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/micrsoft-working-with-games-for-multiple-platforms-t1850.htm#5098 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/micrsoft-working-with-games-for-multiple-platforms-t1850.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/microsoft-will-do-html5-in-internet-explorer-9-t1832.htm Techknow_Ryan Internet Explorer 9 may get a beta release with a heavy HTML5 emphasis at Microsoft's MIX 2010 developer conference in mid-March, according to escaped details. Hinting that IE9 will have comprehensive support for HTML5 is a scheduled briefing at MIX 2010 titled "HTML5 Now: The Future of Web Markup Today." Opera Software’s Molly Holzschlag will present the party and has said to expect Microsoft to bring browser storage and other HTML5 features. Another session will focus on scalable ... News Archive Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:14:37 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/microsoft-will-do-html5-in-internet-explorer-9-t1832.htm#4964 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/microsoft-will-do-html5-in-internet-explorer-9-t1832.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/stunning-new-discovery-skin-being-used-as-an-input-device-t1831.htm Techknow_Ryan Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon researchers are discovering ways to make skin an input device for technology. These bio-acoustic sensors and projecting arm-bands are expected to be used as the input devices, in hopes of getting an advantage in technology. According to the NPR, the projectors beam images onto...your forearm — when you tap on them, ripples run through your skin and bones. Sensors pick up on these waves, and convey those commands to your MP3 player or other device. News Archive Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:55:34 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/stunning-new-discovery-skin-being-used-as-an-input-device-t1831.htm#4963 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/stunning-new-discovery-skin-being-used-as-an-input-device-t1831.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/briefly-microsoft-sees-gradual-recovery-in-sales-and-stunning-windows-7-sales-t1830.htm Techknow_Ryan Microsoft is still seeing a lot of interest in its Windows 7 computer software launched last year and a new budget cycle will help a gradual recovery in business spending, its chief operating officer said. "We have a lot of interest in the Windows 7 refresh," Kevin Turner told an audience at the London School of Economics on Wednesday. "There's lots of momentum around that." Turner said Microsoft expects 300 million PCs to be sold this year. That should be a boost to ... News Archive Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:49:49 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/briefly-microsoft-sees-gradual-recovery-in-sales-and-stunning-windows-7-sales-t1830.htm#4962 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/briefly-microsoft-sees-gradual-recovery-in-sales-and-stunning-windows-7-sales-t1830.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/microsoft-again-pushes-patch-linked-to-windows-blue-screens-t1823.htm DragonMaster Jay Microsoft today said it had restarted distribution of a security update that had crippled some Windows PCs last month with reboot problems and Blue Screen of Death error screens. The update, dubbed MS10-015, originally shipped on Feb. 9, but was pulled from Windows Updates' automatic update two days later after complaints flooded Microsoft's support forum from users whose machines refused to restart after they had installed the patch. The affected PCs shuddered to a stop at the blue screen ... News Archive Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:38:45 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/microsoft-again-pushes-patch-linked-to-windows-blue-screens-t1823.htm#4900 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/microsoft-again-pushes-patch-linked-to-windows-blue-screens-t1823.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/microsoft-investigating-new-ie-browser-vulnerability-t1822.htm DragonMaster Jay Microsoft’s security response team is investigating reports of a potentially dangerous code execution vulnerability in its flagship Internet Explorer browser. The company warned that an attacker could host a maliciously crafted web page and run arbitrary code if they could convince a user to visit the web page and then get them to press the F1 key in response to a pop up dialog box. Microsoft’s Jerry Bryant said the company is not aware of any attacks related to this vulnerability. “We ... News Archive Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:36:09 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/microsoft-investigating-new-ie-browser-vulnerability-t1822.htm#4899 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/microsoft-investigating-new-ie-browser-vulnerability-t1822.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/opera-1050-released-worlds-fastest-browser-t1821.htm DragonMaster Jay Today Opera released Opera 10.50, claiming it to be the worlds fastest browser for Windows computers. Opera 10.50 includes a new sleek, refined design, including private browsing, so users can surf anonymously. Opera’s new menu button replaces the traditional way users are used to seeing toolbars, by stacking all the contents in a neat and organized drop down menu. Aero Glass has been enabled for Windows Vista / 7 users, allowing them to take full advantage of the clean, transparent borders. ... News Archive Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:34:16 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/opera-1050-released-worlds-fastest-browser-t1821.htm#4898 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/opera-1050-released-worlds-fastest-browser-t1821.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/10-reasons-why-google-is-supplanting-microsoft-as-a-legal-target-t1818.htm Gryphon Since the 1990s, Microsoft has been the world's legal bombing range. After Windows gained popularity and applications such as Internet Explorer were bundled with the operating system, government regulators, technology pundits and folks who closely follow the industry claimed Microsoft needed to be taken down before it was too late. For years, the company battled it out to maintain its standing as a dominant player in the market. It was a long battle, but aside from some prolonged sniping ... News Archive Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:44:54 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/10-reasons-why-google-is-supplanting-microsoft-as-a-legal-target-t1818.htm#4851 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/10-reasons-why-google-is-supplanting-microsoft-as-a-legal-target-t1818.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/microsoft-sees-phones-as-graphic-tablets-t1817.htm Gryphon According to a Microsoft (MSFT) patent application from August 2008, made public today, the company sees touch-screen cell phones as potential graphics tablets for computers. That raises the question of how mobile devices will work in computing: as adjuncts to desktops and laptops or as replacements. For those who might not have used them, graphics tablets are touch-sensitive devices, like the touch pads on many laptops. They let you more easily draw and paint, often with a stylus, than is ... News Archive Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:43:24 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/microsoft-sees-phones-as-graphic-tablets-t1817.htm#4850 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/microsoft-sees-phones-as-graphic-tablets-t1817.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/microsoft-wins-court-approval-to-topple-botnet-report-t1816.htm Gryphon A federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia, granted a request by Microsoft to deactivate 277 Internet domains, which the software maker said is linked to a "botnet," the paper said. A botnet is an army of infected computers that hackers can control from a central machine. The company aims to secretly sever communications channels to the botnet before its operators can re-establish links to the network, the paper said. Microsoft on Monday filed a suit that targets a botnet identified ... News Archive Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:41:33 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/microsoft-wins-court-approval-to-topple-botnet-report-t1816.htm#4848 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/microsoft-wins-court-approval-to-topple-botnet-report-t1816.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/not-the-real-virustotalcom-t1815.htm DragonMaster Jay VirusTotal.com [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VirusTotal.com ] is a brilliant site that helps both public and researchers alike determine if an executable file they have is potentially malicious or not. Julio Canto (of VirusTotal fame) has noticed that somebody decided to cash in on the good name of the site. Read more: http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/not-real-virustotalcom.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SunbeltBlog+%28Sunbelt+BLOG%29 BUT: ... News Archive Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:36:56 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/not-the-real-virustotalcom-t1815.htm#4847 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/not-the-real-virustotalcom-t1815.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/eu-says-google-must-remove-street-view-images-after-6-months-t1814.htm Gryphon The European Union (EU) has issued a devastating blow to Google saying that they must delete Street View images after 6 months; Google’s policy had been that it deletes or updates the photos every 12 months. According to computerworld.com,“Google holds Street View images for a year but the EU's Article 29 Data Protection Working Party has said the search engine must cut this in half, as 12 months is a ‘disproportionate’ length of time.” The EU sites concerns about data privacy ... News Archive Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:11:40 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/eu-says-google-must-remove-street-view-images-after-6-months-t1814.htm#4843 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/eu-says-google-must-remove-street-view-images-after-6-months-t1814.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/new-fake-antivirus-security-essentials-2010-results-in-immediate-attention-t1813.htm DragonMaster Jay Microsoft is warning users about one of the new fake antivirus products named "Security Essentials 2010," which is nearly identical to the naming of the company's flagship free anti-malware product. Here is what this new antivirus rogue looks like: The fake program uses a trojan (commonly known as Trojan.FakeAlert or Trojan.FakeAV) to display fake alerts to the user, and occasionally pop up and say legitimate programs are infected. The core file that runs the GUI can be ... News Archive Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:10:21 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/new-fake-antivirus-security-essentials-2010-results-in-immediate-attention-t1813.htm#4842 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/new-fake-antivirus-security-essentials-2010-results-in-immediate-attention-t1813.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/xerox-sues-google-yahoo-t1806.htm Gryphon Xerox has set its sights on search giants Google and Yahoo! after filing suits against the companies alleging patent infringement. As reported over on ARN, the company - which pioneered many of the technologies used in modern computing in its famous Palo Alto Research Centre - is accusing Google and Yahoo of infringing US Patent No. 6,778,979 and 6,236,994, on a system for automatically generating queries for an information retrieval system and a method and apparatus for the management of ... News Archive Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:30:16 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/xerox-sues-google-yahoo-t1806.htm#4803 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/xerox-sues-google-yahoo-t1806.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/youtube-will-kill-internet-explorer-6-support-on-march-13-updated-t1805.htm Gryphon [Last year, we reported that YouTube (Google) would begin dropping support for IE 6.] Today, more evidence of that move has been made apparent as YouTube will no longer support IE 6 after March 13th. Ars Technica, whose readers must still use IE 6, has taken a screen shot showing the warning as posted on YouTube that clearly shows that they will be dropping support for IE 6. The move is a big step forward towards the removal of support for IE 6 as the outdated browser has been a thorn ... News Archive Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:18:44 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/youtube-will-kill-internet-explorer-6-support-on-march-13-updated-t1805.htm#4802 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/youtube-will-kill-internet-explorer-6-support-on-march-13-updated-t1805.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/sprint-rolling-out-4g-to-at-least-8-major-markets-in-2010-t1804.htm Gryphon Sprint's 4G WiMAX network has gotten nothing but good reviews since they showed off their Overdrive 4G/3G portable router at CES. Since then, news has come in that the number three wireless carrier in the United States would launch several 4G enabled handsets before the end of the year, with at least one this summer. The big problem with releasing 4G devices is the lack of markets available to take advantage of it. Currently, Sprint's WiMAX network is only available in 27 markets--most of ... News Archive Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:06:00 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/sprint-rolling-out-4g-to-at-least-8-major-markets-in-2010-t1804.htm#4801 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/sprint-rolling-out-4g-to-at-least-8-major-markets-in-2010-t1804.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/windows-7-piracy-check-update-goes-live-t1803.htm Gryphon Earlier this month Neowin reported that Microsoft would be rolling out a new piracy check update for Windows 7. The update is said to check for 70 known activation exploits by checking the local PC. Upon realizing that a copy of Windows is not genuine, the program will change the user's desktop to black, leave a watermark showing that it's not a legal copy, and bug the user with notifications. According to Engadget, the update is finally beginning to make its way to people's computers. The ... News Archive Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:58:38 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/windows-7-piracy-check-update-goes-live-t1803.htm#4800 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/windows-7-piracy-check-update-goes-live-t1803.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/is-microsoft-trying-to-buy-blackberry-t1799.htm Gryphon While Microsoft is still basking in the glow of the announcement of their new Windows Phone 7 software, the company isn't just hoping to wedge its way into the mobile market by selling a platform for other people to put on non-Microsoft hardware. According to a new report, Microsoft is in the market for an existing smartphone company to jump start their efforts. Among the prime targets, say analysts, are Nokia or RIM (Research In Motion), makers of the popular BlackBerry PDAs. "It's ... News Archive Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:55:46 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/is-microsoft-trying-to-buy-blackberry-t1799.htm#4770 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/is-microsoft-trying-to-buy-blackberry-t1799.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/twitter-and-facebook-usage-at-a-stunning-high-discover-it-t1798.htm Gryphon The average social-networking user around the world spent more than five and a half hours on sites like Facebook and Twitter in December, according to data released Monday by Nielsen. That marked an 82 percent jump from December 2008 when Tweeters and Facebookers surfed their favorite sites for around three hours the entire month. Among all sites and applications on the Net, social networks and blogs proved the most popular in December, followed by online games and instant messaging. Now boasting ... News Archive Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:42:21 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/twitter-and-facebook-usage-at-a-stunning-high-discover-it-t1798.htm#4764 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/twitter-and-facebook-usage-at-a-stunning-high-discover-it-t1798.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/security-of-virtualization-cloud-computing-divides-it-and-security-pros-t1797.htm Gryphon To explain such different perceptions about the security impact of virtualization and cloud computing, Matthew Steele, Symantec director of strategic technology, said the best way to understand these answers is to know that "if they had a real security background, they immediately got concerned. But if they care for IT operations, they were thinking about it from an IT optimization standpoint." And the middle-of-the-road responses -- it's all "more of less the same" -- tended ... News Archive Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:28:48 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/security-of-virtualization-cloud-computing-divides-it-and-security-pros-t1797.htm#4763 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/security-of-virtualization-cloud-computing-divides-it-and-security-pros-t1797.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/feds-can-search-and-seize-your-p2p-files-without-a-warrant-t1796.htm Gryphon In a ruling last week, authorities don’t need a search warrant to search and seize your peer-to-peer (P2P) files, says a Nevada court. In last weeks ruling of United States vs. Borowy (.PDF), where an FBI agent downloaded seven files, four of which contained child pornography, from the defendant, using LimeWire, according to wired.com. Borowy said he enabled a feature that disables sharing of his files, but for some reason, the FBI agent was able to access approximately 240 files. Four ... News Archive Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:23:57 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/feds-can-search-and-seize-your-p2p-files-without-a-warrant-t1796.htm#4762 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/feds-can-search-and-seize-your-p2p-files-without-a-warrant-t1796.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/microsoft-working-on-a-mobile-wireless-charging-pad-similar-to-powermat-t1795.htm Gryphon Microsoft is working on an inductive charging pad for portable devices according to a patent filed by Microsoft Asia. The patent, spotted by Microsoft MVP Manan Kakkar, reveals a charging pad device that uses inductive charging to "wirelessly" charge devices. Microsoft's implementation will include an accelerometer, OLED screen, ambient lights and Internet access (wired and wireless). According to the patent, devices can be placed on any side of the pad for charging. The device ... News Archive Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:20:30 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/microsoft-working-on-a-mobile-wireless-charging-pad-similar-to-powermat-t1795.htm#4761 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/microsoft-working-on-a-mobile-wireless-charging-pad-similar-to-powermat-t1795.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/nbc-creates-interactive-info-graphic-out-of-olympics-tweets-t1794.htm Gryphon Tags: NBC, Interactive, Graphic, Olympics, Winter, Twitter, tweets News Archive Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:18:03 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/nbc-creates-interactive-info-graphic-out-of-olympics-tweets-t1794.htm#4760 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/nbc-creates-interactive-info-graphic-out-of-olympics-tweets-t1794.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/paypal-to-become-a-way-to-pay-for-facebook-ads-t1781.htm Techknow_Ryan PayPal is extending its reach into Facebook. The companies said Thursday that advertisers on the world's largest online social network will be able to use eBay Inc.'s online payments business to buy ads. The service will roll out over the next couple of weeks. Using PayPal instead of credit cards, PayPal says, would make life easier for small international companies to buy ads on Facebook. More: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123854184 News Archive Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:04:54 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/paypal-to-become-a-way-to-pay-for-facebook-ads-t1781.htm#4633 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/paypal-to-become-a-way-to-pay-for-facebook-ads-t1781.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/yahoo-microsoft-get-approval-for-search-deal-t1780.htm Techknow_Ryan Antitrust regulators in the United States and Europe have approved the search and advertising partnership between Yahoo Inc. and Microsoft Corp. aimed at taking on market leader Google Inc., the companies said Thursday. Under the terms of the deal, Yahoo will be outsourcing its Internet search to Microsoft, which will provide the underlying technology and advertising. Yahoo said it expects to complete transitioning its search activities to Microsoft by the end of 2010, though some advertising ... News Archive Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:01:04 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/yahoo-microsoft-get-approval-for-search-deal-t1780.htm#4632 http://www.helpmyos.com/news-archive-f22/yahoo-microsoft-get-approval-for-search-deal-t1780.htm