The latest security update from Microsoft will patch a bug in Windows that has existed for 17 years. It first appeared in Windows NT 3.1 and has been incorporated into most versions of Windows since then. The security update will also fix 25 other holes, five of which are critical. The bug was discovered by a Google Security Researcher and the old bug involves with a utility that allows newer versions of Windows to run programs that date from the DOS era. He was able to exploit the same utility in Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and 2008 as well as Windows Vista and Windows 7.
Microsoft also has recently released a patch for a vulnerability in Internet Explorer that is thought to have led to the attacks on Google in China. Well, it’s about time they do something right. They should force auto-update on all old Internet Explorer.
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4 months, 2 weeks ago in
Software.
Tags: 7, 9.10, boot, c2d, faster, identical, karmic, koala, laptops, microsoft, seven, test, Ubuntu, windows, Youtube.
This video on Youtube demonstrates the boot performance of Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) against the boot performance of Microsoft Windows 7. The test has been run on two laptops, one powered by Ubuntu 9.10, other by Windows 7. Both laptops are identical except for processor in Windows machine it is Intel C2D 7250 whereas Ubuntu is C2D 7100.
Continue reading ‘Windows 7 vs. Ubuntu 9.10 Boot Time’
Rather then give them a thumbs up. I think he actually saying “Nice Try”. lol… 
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5 months, 3 weeks ago in
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Tags: 7, adware, down, download, interface, login, microsoft, patch, shut, spyware, themes, upgrade, vista, windows, xp, xpize.
Just because you’re still using Windows XP, doesn’t mean you need to miss out on the polished graphics of newer Windows versions. XP’s appearance was a big step up from the Windows 98 and 2000, but compared to the windows Vista and Windows 7 it’s lost a bit of luster.
XPize is a utility program for Windows XP (both 32-bit and 64-bit) and Windows Server 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit) that replaces most of the bits in Windows that didn’t match XP’s style with bits that do. The software contains no spyware or adware and it is also easily uninstallable. XPize does not replace any files, system or otherwise. Instead it “patches” the files by replacing the old resources inside the files.
XPize comes pre-bundled with several alternative XP themes and allows you to not only change the main theme and enjoy newer icons, but it also allows you to do some deeper tweaking like easily swapping out the login and shut down menus.
Download the latest version from XPize. Via LifeHacker
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Tags: 21, 32-bit, 64-bit, 7, can, chris, engineer, GB, hernandez, hours, microsoft, programs, Software, take, upgrade, users, windows.
Chris Hernandez, a Microsoft Software Engineer, posted data on his blog tracking the time for both a 32-bit and 64-bit install for 3 different kinds of hardware and 3 different kinds of users. Most of the install times are totally reasonable but the Super User took the longest times.
The Super User has 650GB of data and 40 programs to be transferred, and apparently that in itself disqualifies it from testing with low-end hardware. But a 32-bit installation of this scenario on mid-end hardware has a listed time of 1220 minutes, or just over 20 hours. Even the best case scenario with the Super User is looking very slow, estimated at 8 hours.
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