http://my.opera.com/community/forums/topic.dml?id=103038 “anybody have any experience ridding themselves of this malware?…it will not go away by using every spyware tool out there…driving me crazy with constant opening of tabs in Opera???…thanks” I don’t know how the machine was infected (via Opera? via IE? via something else?), and have no intention of drawing any conclusions, but I […]
And its about time too:http://www.opera.com/free/ “”We want to become the second-biggest browser. The number one (held by Microsoft’s Internet Explorer) is a little inaccessible,” Opera Software chief executive Jon von Tetzchner said. A lighter version of Opera has until now been available for free download on the internet, but with ad banners. “We’ve always stood […]
As many of you may know, I have been a Microsoft MVP specialising in Internet Explorer since October 1999. Some of you may expect my answer to my byline question to be “Internet Explorer is safest”. You’d be wrong. Symantec has released its Internet Security Threat Report for 2005. You can download a copy here:http://enterprisesecurity.symantec.com/content.cfm?articleid=1539 […]
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sharedaccess/default.mspx I worked with this product during the beta and must say that I was and am very impressed. If you have kids, or a shared computer, or run an internet cafe, or have a computer that is accessible to the public, you will find it a very powerful tool for protecting your computers, and […]
A friend has asked me to check out “Columba”, a java based email client available at http://columba.soundforge.net I must admit, my initial reaction was a shudder. As a rule I don’t like java based applications. I particularly remember when Novell rolled out ConsoleOne – a java based management client that was/is as slow as a […]
Its a *really* slow day here. I am installing Windows Vista 5219 to a Microsoft Virtual PC VM as we speak, but thanks to a bug that I am unable to fix Virtual Machine is running as slow as molasses – despite my laptop being a 1.2 Intel with over 800 Meg devoted to the […]
Bryan Starbuck, the Dev Lead for Outlook Express and all around nice guy, and survived being interviewed by Robert Scoble for Channel 9. Outlook Express will be renamed to Windows Mail in Windows Vista. The video interview includes shots of OE in Windows Vista in action – go check it out:http://channel9.msdn.com/showpost.aspx?postid=116711 Side note: Its quite […]
Back in March of this year I wrote a column entitled “Bug Busting: Getting Rid of Spyware”. In it I advise: “Some people recommend that System Restore be turned off and all Restore Points deleted before attempting spyware removal. DO NOT DO THIS. If something goes wrong (anything is possible) you will have no way […]
Did you know that there is a special utility available on MSDN that makes it easy to add RSS to your web site? Check it out here:RSS Tool for Frontpage 2003
There is a URL circulating that purports to fight back against phishing sites, being http://www.phishfighting.com/ Sunbelt reckons its “fun” to fight back:http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2005/09/sparring-with-phishers.html Here’s the deal. The sentiment is great, but the reality is not. Having “fun“ is of no practical use (although it may make you feel good). Many phishing sites are hosted on compromised […]