January 28, 2009
The European Commission has sent a Statement of Objectives to Microsoft, concerning Internet Explorer in the Windows Operating System. Because Microsoft is tying its web browser with Windows, they abuse their dominant position in the software industry. Customers should be able to choose the web browser of their choice.
November 11, 2008
A recent update in the virus definitions of AVG causes a critical file, user32.dll, to be detected as a virus. As a result, the affected computers running Windows XP keep rebooting right before the log-on screen appears.
AVG recommends affected users to boot into Safe Mode, restore the user32.dll file from the Windows CD, or from a website and temporarily remove AVG until an update addresses the issue.
November 11, 2008
Microsoft has released a patch that addresses an bug with the e-mail feature of Windows Mobile 6.1, causing an error message when sending e-mail messages. This problem is caused by the Alternate SMTP server feature. When there’s no server specified, it then tries to connect to a nameless server.
September 25, 2008
There is some new information out detailing Windows 7, as well as a date for a conference where Microsoft give out some pre-beta of 7. There is also a blog for the development of windows 7, and right now, most of the focus seems to be around the taskbar. On a more interesting note, Microsoft will not be bundling any e-mail, photo, or movie making programs, and instead will offer a free Windows Live download. I’m pretty much a huge fan of that, as i have yet to use outlook, and never really used Microsoft Picture viewer ether, and i don’t make movies..Yes, so, pretty much anticlimactic, but what can you do.
September 18, 2008
A reader of the magazine PC Pro has found some cracking software, confidential files of ASUS employees and the source code of various ASUS applications on the recovery DVDs of Windows Vista.
September 13, 2008
It appears that Apple has re-released iTunes 8 for Windows, after Vista users where complaining about continuously getting a Blue Screen Of Death after installing iTunes 8.
People who want to install the fixed version of iTunes 8, are advised to uninstall any other versions of iTunes 8 before attempting to install the new version .
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