Friday, 6. January 2006, 05:23:59
Microsoft Releases WMF Patch Early
Yesterday Microsoft released a patch which fixes the WMF vulnerability. This vulnerability affects all applications that display graphics in the Windows operating system. Such applications include Office, Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Opera.
Microsoft originally planned to release the update on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2006, as part of its regular monthly release of security bulletins. In our opinion the early release is due to the seriousness of the threat.
If you use Automatic Updates you will receive the update automatically and do not need to take any additional actions. You can also manually download and deploy the update by visiting Microsoft Update or Windows Update. You can get more information at Microsoft's Security At Home Web site.
CERT Alert
Women are catching up to men in most measures of online life
The Pew Internet Project has recently released a new report on how men
and women use the Internet. You can find the full report at:
http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/171/report_display.asp
The percentage of women using the internet still lags slightly behind
the percentage of men. Women under 30 and black women outpace their male
peers. However, older women trail dramatically behind older men.
*68% of men are internet users, compared with 66% of women. Because they
make up more of the population, the total number of women online is now
slightly larger than the number of men.
*86% of women ages 18-29 are online, compared with 80% of men that age.
*34% of men age 65 and older are online, compared with 21% of women that
age.
*60% of black women are online, compared with 50% of black men.
Did You Know? Atlanta has it's own search engine.
It's a site for shopping for businesses and professional services in the Atlanta metro area. The site, Kudzu.com, allows users to review businesses so that you can read other's experiences. It also lists the search results by distance from your address.
Kudzu.com is a venture owned and operated by Cox Search LLC, a subsidiary of Atlanta's Cox Enterprises. If you go to the site you'll see that Cox has it's own Kona coffee. Cewl.
Q U O T E :
"I hear they're coming out with a robot that will cook hamburgers, too. Let's spread that rumor — there's nothing they can't do."
-- Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates commenting on Google's first CES keynote address.
Bill Gates Keynote address - Live Coverage (Engadget)
Watch the keynote
Happy New Day,
Ron
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