Wednesday, August 11, 2004
Wednesday Tech News Blog
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| Tech News 8-11-04 More Mac Updates Apple users have two more updates available, one to update Java and another to update iSync. We have installed the updates on our Macs with G3 processors without experiencing any conflicts. Remember whenever you update you should also Repair Disk Permissions accessed through your Utilities folder. Get Rid of Browser Hijackers Leo Laporte, The Tech Guy on KFI and host of Call For Help fielded several calls this weekend from listeners that have become victims of browser hijacking. Leo has great advice to rid your computer of this frustrating PC problem at his web site along with the links to immunize your computer from future problems. Don’t Reuse a Password Reusing your password is convenient but not prudent; to learn why you shouldn’t reuse your favorite password, visit the Microsoft web site. CoolWebSearch Ain’t Cool If your PC has been infected by the CoolWebSearch virus, Spybot S&D and Ad-Aware may not remove it according to PC World. They are recommending CW Shredder v1.59.1 and the tool is available free courtesy of everyone’s buddy, Dutch student Merijn. US Bank Hoax Reported Sophos has added a new hoax to their list and this one claims to be from U.S. Bank account holder. The hoax e-mail states that “your U.S. Bank account” has been blocked “because we have been notified that your account may have been compromised by outside parties.” Visit our Sophos web page for the link to learn more about this scam. If you receive a letter of this type, it is a perfect time to let your fingers do the walking, across the dial pad of your telephone. DO NOT CLICK ON A LINK FROM A CORRESPONDENCE LIKE THIS. IT COULD LEAD TO HUGE PROBLEMS! Updates for Open Source Users Secunia issued warnings or update bulletins for the following open source systems: Gentoo Linux 1.x (1,2); Slackware (1,2,3) What is Open Source? What is open source? The University of California, Davis provides this definition: “Computer programs or operating systems for which the source code is publicly available are referred to as open-source software. Inherent in the open source philosophy is the freedom of a distributed community of programmers to modify and improve the code. The most widely known example of open-source software is the Linux operating system.” Other members of the open source community include Knoppix, KDE, Slackware and Gentoo Linux, Debain, and many more. 
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