So Internet Explorer has been the media's main victim this past week. With stories about how it is completely unsecure.Of course having a vulnerability isn't a good thing, but why is this getting so much attention, especially considering it's not ev… more »

So the BBC have been putting up a few articles on Windows 7, it is after all released on Thursday. But they've also made a few mistakes, usually when comparing it to Windows Vista.What I'll cover here is the Gadget platform. If you recall in Window… more »

With it looking like Windows 7 is just days away from being completed.  I thought it might be an idea to go over the applications and features that are absent from Windows 7, a lot of stuff is missing, and it will no doubt surprise people how much s… more »

Tom Gromak wrote up a post detailing his experiences with Windows 7.  However, almost everything he mentions positive of it, is present in Windows Vista, which he seems to dismiss out of hand. Windows 7 is everything Vista was not: Sleek, styli… more »

The 5th Security Intelligence Report has been released this covers January to June 2008. The full report can be downloaded here. Here's a quick look at it: First up we see the percentage of browser exploits on Windows XP vs Windows Vista. We ca… more »

Question: These UAC prompts are annoying, can I get rid of them somehow? Answer: Disable UAC. WRONG. If any so called "expert" gives you this advice, ignore it. If you don't like the prompts you should put UAC into silent mode, it should nev… more »