Archive for November, 2008
Make sure Windows patches are up to date
A security vulnerability in Windows that was patched last month in an update that was not part of the regular monthly routine is coming under increasing attack. Be sure you have applied the patches. Computerworld reports:
Security researchers at Microsoft Corp. late yesterday warned of a significant increase in exploits of a Windows bug that the [...]
Avoiding tech jargon
In his New York Times blog David Pogue writes about Tech Terms to Avoid:
Why tech writers use so much jargon, I don’t know. Maybe it’s self-aggrandizement; they want to lord their knowledge over everybody else. Maybe it’s laziness; they can’t be bothered to fish for a plain-English word. Maybe it’s just habit; they spend all [...]
Foxit PDF reader updated
I have often mentioned the free Foxit reader for PDF files as preferable to Adobe’s bloated software. It has been updated to version 3.0. Some details are given at Lifehacker. You can download it at this link or do an update from the Help menu of a previous version.
