Many have wondered if Microsoft used the same desktop Windows Kernel on the Windows Phone 8. The answer is yes as indicated by this tweeted photo of the error screen: Microsoft says ‘normally’ users should never see this error and therefore don’t have … Continue reading
Looks like Oracle is going to be paying out some overtime to its developers who worked over the weekend to get Java 7 Update 11 released. This emergency update patches the latest (announced January 10th) vulnerability CVE-2013-0422 as well as CVE-2012-3174 from June 2012. They have … Continue reading
Looks like Oracle is going to be paying out some overtime to its developers who worked over the weekend to get Java 7 Update 11 released. This emergency update patches the latest (announced January 10th) vulnerability CVE-2013-0422 as well as CVE-2012-3174 from June 2012. They have … Continue reading
Java Release 7 Update 11 (released January 13, 2026) fixes this issue. More info here. US Department of Homeland Security is advising computer uses to temporarily disable their browsers’ Java Plugin(s). This comes after after Thursday’s advisory concerning vulnerabilities in the current Java 7 Release 10 plugin. Experts believe … Continue reading
One of my favorite add-ons for Firefox is Copy Link Text (or CoLT). I like this add-on as it allows you to copy the link text, the link location or both (as an HTML, Wiki, BB Code or other link … Continue reading
Looks like 2013 is going to be the year tablets really start taking off. There has been a lot of tablet news this week which is likely because of The Consumer Electronics Shows (CES) this week in Las Vegas. All links … Continue reading
So it was reported on January 9th that Microsoft had sold 60 million Windows 8 licenses. While at first that may sound impressive, especially given the lack luster reports on the sales and response of Windows 8 it really isn’t. They key word in this … Continue reading
Just Released January 8th Firefox 18 Firefox for Android 18 Firefox 17.0.2esr January 10th Firefox 19 Beta (19.0b1) January 11th Firefox 20 Aurora (20.0a2) Coming Soon February 19th Firefox 19 Firefox for Android 19 Firefox 17.0.3 ESR Firefox 20 Beta … Continue reading
Normally, I don’t re-post from my Firefox Blog, but these browsers plugin vulnerabilities affect other browsers (such as Chrome & Safari) besides Firefox. Dangerous vulnerability in latest Java version Version: Java 7 Update 10 Issue: Can be used for Cyber attacks (even … Continue reading
*Developmental Build* Firefox 19 Beta (desktop only) was made available for testing on Thursday, January 10th. A new feature introduced with Firefox 19 is a native PDF viewer which eliminates the need for third-party plugins for a smoother and more secure browsing experience. The timing … Continue reading
