Yesterday’s monthly patch day was a big one, with 17 patches fixing a total of 64 security issues in Microsoft products. Affected applications include Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer. If you look closer you notice that nine of the 17 patches have a maximum severity rating of critical, the highest possible rating. The [...]
Dropbox Insecure?
The article Dropbox authentication: insecure by design by Derek Newton got quite the press in the past week or so. So what exactly did he find out to come to this conclusion? Dropbox creates a config.db file in the main application data folder, a SQLite database file that can be edited with programs that can [...]
Must Microsoft Offer a Direct Upgrade Path from XP to Windows 8?
Microsoft came under heavy fire with the launch of Windows 7 for not offering a direct migration path from XP. The older operating system, which is now ten years old, is something Microsoft and many other technology firms are keen to move users away from because of its inherent problems with security. There were perfectly legitimate [...]
Configure hidden preferences in Claws Mail with Clawsker
I have been using Claws Mail for quite some time (I’ve covered Claws Mail here on Ghacks quite a bit.) What I like about Claws Mail, over nearly every other email client, is that it’s incredibly configurable. If you can think of a configuration option, it’s probably there. In fact, some might say Claws Mail is [...]
Get the First Preview Build of IE10 Today!
Nope, this isn’t a belated April fool, with Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser only just out of the door and not even delivered to many users yet through Windows Update, the first platform preview of their next version, IE10 is already available to grab at the Microsoft IE Test Drive website. The first demonstration of the [...]
Goodbye Download Squad
I sometimes cannot believe the decisions that major Internet companies make. The latest company to join the ranks is AOL with the decision to close down the Download Squad technology blog. Download Squad was one of the two blogs that I followed closely ever since I started running my own tech news site, the other [...]
Disguising True Crypt Volumes In MP4 Videos
I have reviewed TCHunt yesterday, a free program to scan a computer system for unmounted True Crypt containers. The program can be used to prove the existence of an encrypted container on a one of the connected storage devices. What it cannot do is to decrypt the data, but proof of existence of an encrypted [...]
Gameokratie, My German Games Blog
I love playing games. Started when I was very young in the arcades, got my Atari 2600 then followed by the C-64, then Commodore Amiga and finally the PC. Lots of entertainment systems as well, was more of a Sega dude back in the days but have all three major systems right now in my [...]
Firefox SEO Extension, Swoosty SEO Tools
SEO, or Search Engine Optimization, has become a huge part of a webmaster’s day to day work. Not of all webmasters, as it is quite possible to outsource SEO to companies. But if you are a starting webmaster, or on a tight budget, you do not have much choice but to do most of the [...]