I re-installed VLC on Fedora 13 today. It works!
Category: Software
Browser choices launch via Windows in the European Union
As part of the settlement Microsoft lost in the European Union, Microsoft is now required to provide a Windows update that offers computer users in the European Union choices for web browsers. I encountered the site early this morning while browsing the web and found it to be utterly amusing. If you would like to… Continue reading Browser choices launch via Windows in the European Union
WebDAV and Windows XP Pro x64
They seem to have MAJOR compatibility issues. I have attempted to use WebDAV to connect with OfficeLive web servers. Using Windows XP Pro x64 with the latest service pack and Windows updates installed, I have had no success. Windows XP Pro x64 is the fastest Microsoft operating system available. This taints my love of… Continue reading WebDAV and Windows XP Pro x64
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Reviews There are many new hardware and software reviews for your perusal. I have also modified the navigation menu to improve ease of use. As always I welcome my readers comments. Spam comments will never be published.
Recent software security updates.
Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.3 Adobe Flash 10.42.34 Frefox 3.6 for Windows Firefox 3.5.6-1 for Fedora Java 6.0 update 18 Microsoft IIS stack overflow issues Microsoft Internet exploder exploits Microsoft video codecs VMware video codec Wordpress 2.9.1
Howto: Secure passwords
An article published in the New York Times January 22, 2010, written by Ashlee Vance, indicates that far too many people use simple passwords. There is an easy solution for this issue. Roboform2GO can be installed on a USB flash drive. It can store the URL and passwords for 10 websites for free, and unlimited websites… Continue reading Howto: Secure passwords
GRUB2. Well 1.96 …. Something like that.
Yesterday I installed Kubuntu 9.10. The process was fairly straight forward and painless. Then I went to my /boot/grub folder, searching for menu.lst to update with all the proper partitions. Much to my surprise there was not a menu.lst in sight. Kubuntu 9.10 uses GRUB2 not GRUB legacy. Especially when you want ext4 partitions that… Continue reading GRUB2. Well 1.96 …. Something like that.
Recent UPDATES
There is a new security update for Adobe Acrobat Reader. There is a new version of Adobe Flash Plugin for security. All operating systems. – 10r32 There is a new version of WordPress for security. 2.8.3 There is a new release of Firefox for security – 3.5.2 New Kernel for F11. 2.6.29.6-217.2.3.fc11.x86_64 An entire rollover… Continue reading Recent UPDATES
Microsoft Office 2010 Why?
There is a lot of hype today in the Press about Microsoft Office 2010 and all the bells and whistles related. Why wait for Microsoft to offer a solution when OpenOffice.org is available NOW? OpenOffice.org is available for every common operating system there is: Windows, Linux and Mac Microsoft Office is just for Windows and… Continue reading Microsoft Office 2010 Why?
Reasons Fedora may be of interest.
1. Security. You will not need to worry about 20 new viruses, worms, trojans or malware programs every day for Fedora. There are very few of these to worry about with Linux. 2. Price. Free for the Download. You do not have to pay for Fedora, EVER. Visit Fedora’s Site. This is also true for… Continue reading Reasons Fedora may be of interest.