Monday, June 28, 2004

Windows XP update could cause support chaos. The major changes to Windows XP brought by Service Pack 2 (SP2) are bound to cause support headaches. Analysts, users, PC makers and Microsoft Corp. all expect a spike in help desk calls. [InfoWorld: Top News]

Well, isn't that nice.  From what I've seen of SP2, MSFT would do better to just call what it is: a new version of XP.  The changes go way beyond just patches and include a number of brand new features that are activated by default.  It is not your father's XP.


5:32:05 PM    

RealPlayer to land on Red Hat, Novell's Linux desktops. RealNetworks Inc. is moving to make its digital media player the default choice for Linux desktop systems, announcing Monday that Linux distributors Red Hat Inc. and Novell Inc. have both agreed to include versions of its player in their open source desktop software. [InfoWorld: Top News]
9:47:27 AM    

CERT Recommends Mozilla, Firefox 

CERT Recommends Mozilla, Firefox
Mozilla
Technology/IT
Security
The Internet
Posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday June 27, @12:15PM
from the so-do-i dept.
EvilStein writes "According to this article, "CERT recommends that Explorer users consider other browsers that are not affected by the attack, such as Mozilla, Mozilla Firefox, Netscape and Opera." Quite a statement from CERT - this is related to a fairly recent IIS or IE exploit that has already affected some high traffic web sites, such as the Kelley Blue Book website."

 [Slashdot]


8:42:31 AM    

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