Security researchers have given Microsoft more work to do as it
prepares an upcoming Internet Explorer security fix. Today, they
disclosed a critical vulnerability in Microsofts
browserthe third flaw to be disclosed in the past week. This
bug is rated critical because it could allow an attacker to seize
control of a victims machine, according to UK-based Computer
Terrorism, which posted an advisory on the flaw. The problem
relates to the way that IE processes information using the
createTextRange() method. By presenting the browser with specially
crafted code, attackers could corrupt the systems memory and
trick it into running unauthorized software. Read More
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Question:
Windows
says it's "Dangerously Low on System Resources"
Answer: The symptoms of low
System Resources include slow performance, error messages when
starting programs, application windows not updating properly,
applications hanging, and the entire system crashing. The fix, at
least as far as we lowly users are concerned, is to restart
Windows. When Windows is restarted, the System Resources are
cleared, and everything returns to normal. Read More
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A small calendar and event reminder that unobtrusively sits on
your desktop and is ready to use any time. No taskbar button, no
system tray icon, the calendar is transparent so its not an
eyesore and consumes very little memory (less than 600KB idle).
Enter as many daily or regular events as you like. Float your mouse
over a day to see all events for the day. Shows a short list of
upcoming events below the calendar. Fonts, colours and tooltips are
customisable so it blends in with your desktop colour and font
schemes. Events may be colour coded for quick identification. First
day of the week is customisable. Scales as small or as big you
want. Please note: this application will only work on Windows
2K/XP.
You dont need to purchase expensive computer memory in order
to speed up your PC - download Cacheman instead! The Cacheman
utility is designed to improve the performance of your computer by
optimizing the disk cache, memory and a number of other settings.
Cacheman prevents frequent paging to the hard disk caused by poor
memory management, so you get improved performance, faster system
reaction time and greater stability. Wizards and predefined
profiles make it suitable for novices and yet it is also powerful
and versatile enough for the more experienced user. Cacheman also
corrects generic problems on systems with more than 512MB of
RAM
LinkChecker does just what the name
implies; it checks links. It will check webpage links at a glance
with simple color coding. Ditch those massive listings of bad links
that provide no context and add LinkChecker to your arsenal of web
development tools today. For all the Web site designers out there
you need LinkChecker as well. It is an excellent addition to any
webmasters tool belt. If you want to download it and try it
out for yourself, you can do so at the Mozilla Update Web site You
will also need Python 2.4 available here
FTP Scheduler
is the ultimate automated download utility for Microsoft®
Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP. Use it every time you need to download
files at different times of day. Some of the features of FTP
Scheduler: Automated scheduled downloads from FTP servers, Manual
mode, Passive mode * and ? wildcards support, Date/time wildcard
support, Logging of transactions, Automatic start of
schedule,