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Tech News from August 16 to August 24, 2005

Zotob Worm Targets Windows XP
Microsoft admits that more users may be vulnerable to the highly-publicized worm. PCWorld.com - Latest News Stories 8/24/05 3:34 PM

IM worm speaks your language
New pest targeting users of MSN Messenger looks at a system's settings, then sends its message in one of 10 languages. CNET News.com 8/24/05 12:22 PM Security

Serious IE Flaw Found
Unpatched bug affects Microsoft Office, Visual Studio users. PCWorld.com - Latest News Stories 8/24/05 3:34 PM

Inside Track v24n15
The stories about the rollout of Longhorn are getting weirder by the minute.
PC Mag: John C. Dvorak 8/24/05 3:34 PM

A Decade Later: Windows 95 Keeps Going … and Going
Microsoft's own worst enemy for Windows Vista is the kinds of users who are still running Windows 95. What, if anything, might convince these die-hards to upgrade?
MS Watch--Mary Jo Foley 8/24/05 3:34 PM

From Melissa to Zotob: 10 Years of Windows Worms
A look back at some of the biggest security attacks against Microsoft's flagship operating system since the launch of Windows 95 a decade ago.
eWEEK Technology News 8/24/05 3:34 PM

CFH Returns to USA in one week!
Well it doesn't look like anyone else is going to announce it so I'll confirm what most of you have already guessed. If you check your Tivo or Yahoo! TV listings you'll notice that Call for Help is back on the schedule at G4.
G4 has purchased the show for air in the US. I will continue to fly to Toronto to produce it, and we're not changing a thing. In fact, as those of you who have been watching it know, it's really more like the Screen Savers of old than Call for Help used to be, especially now that Kevin Rose has agreed to appear on the show twice a week. We'll get Patrick up to Toronto, too, I promise.
Starting August 29 CFH will be on G4 weekdays at 11a Eastern/8a Pacific and weekends at 6 and 7a Eastern. If enough of you watch I'm sure we'll be able to move to a better spot in the schedule. G4 has also purchased the last four months of programs so there will be lots of great stuff from many of your TechTV favorites including Kevin, Alex Lindsay, Steve Gibson, Mr. Excel Bill Jelen, Dick DeBartolo, and of course my Canadian cohort, Amber, Andy, Mike, and Sean.
this WEEK in TECH - your first podcast of the week is the last word in tech 8/22/05 3:34 PM
Apple offers iMac G5 Repair Extension Program for Video and Power Issues
Apple has announced the iMac G5 Repair Extension Program for Video and Power Issues, which applies to first generation iMac G5 computers that have video or power-related issues as a result of a…
MacFixIt 8/19/05 9:20 AM Late-Breakers

Apple fixes broken OS X patch
Issues new security update to replace one that disabled support for 64-bit applications in the operating system.
CNET Friday August 19, 2005 11:08AM PDT

Security Update 2005-007 v.1.1 (#4): Instructions for getting the update off your Mac; Safari, Mail.app issues; more
Instructions for getting Security Update 2005-007 off your Mac Several users have experienced such critical issues with Security Update 2005-007 that they wish to revert to a system state…
MacFixIt 8/19/05 8:30 AM Late-Breakers

Apple releases Security Update 2005-007 v1.1, fixes 64-bit bug
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MacFixIt 8/18/05 8:05 AM Late-Breakers

Week in review: Worm wallops Windows
A new worm initially thought to be pretty harmless ended up mutating into a series of worms that could shut down Windows PCs, leading some to believe that a war among hackers was to blame.
CNET Friday August 19, 2005 08:12AM PDT