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Internet Explorer Unspecified Code Execution Vulnerability 4 89 (3/11/2010 7:52:31 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy TITLE: Internet Explorer Unspecified Code Execution Vulnerability SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA38860 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/38860/ DESCRIPTION: A vulnerability has been reported i... Wintrolls

Last rites for Microsoft's loathed browser IE6 6 23 (2/28/2010 8:42:53 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy "Mark your diaries for 4 March because in Denver the funeral arrangements are well underway for the planned passing that day of Internet Explorer 6, commonly referred to as IE6. Current IE logoFew however w... Wintrolls

New PC to encourage older users 3 14 (11/11/2009 4:41:15 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy || A new computer aimed at people aged over 60 who are unfamiliar || with PCs and the internet has been unveiled. || || The simplified desktop - called SimplicITy - has just six || buttons directing users to ... Wintrolls

Ununtu 9.10 - first impressions 31 7 (10/31/2009 4:43:05 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy I've been running it in a VM for a couple of days. Haven't come across a single problem so far. Installed lots of packages (including kde and using it as my desktop) and not a hiccup. Compiled some stuff (don... Wintrolls

Windows 7: How to upgrade your computer 1 10 (10/23/2009 3:23:59 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Another good laugh from the beeb: || I then did a back-up, and for safety's sake also used the Easy || Transfer Tool to do a full copy. I've got plenty of files on my PC, || pictures, music... some 150GB in ... Wintrolls

Here's a good laugh 8 17 (10/23/2009 3:20:37 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Microsoft boss answers viewers Difficult to upgrade from XP due to security reasons. :-) ... Wintrolls

[OT] Sign up for our free in-home wireless broadband service 2 11 (10/6/2009 8:26:09 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy http://www.google.com/tisp/ ... Wintrolls

Billy Connolly - Bill Gates & Computers 3 10 (9/19/2009 11:51:31 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB6ywgF990s&NR=1 ... Wintrolls

Microsoft's XP Freez eOut 7 10 (9/19/2009 8:32:00 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Microsoft's XP freeze out to users: no upgrade to Windows 7, only Vista need apply Keen to forget the PR nightmare that was Vista, Microsoft may have committed yet another blunder: Windows XP users will not... Wintrolls

Time for Microsoft Windows PC's to be blocked from Internet Access 52 20 (8/7/2009 12:47:10 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Following the recent DDOS attacks against twitter, facebook and google from Microsoft Windows botnets isn't it time for Windows to be blocked from any Internet access? Microsoft Windows botnets also spew billio... Wintrolls

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Windows machines can never be safe 1 17 (3/15/2010 12:58:59 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy http://www.infoworld.com/d/security-central/ugly-truth-security-vendors- cant-solve-many-threats-410 The ugly truth is that even fully patched, with up-to-date antivirus installed Windows machines still can b... fritz959 (2)

Linux victim comes to his senses: "quite frankly it's garbage" 14 8 (2/10/2010 3:17:54 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy http://forum.mandriva.com/viewtopic.php?t=116473&highlight=freeze Microsoft is doomed. ... nospam11 (18352)

[News] [Rival] Microsoft AstroTurf Agency Gets $22,000,000 Million (Visible Technologies) 29 7 (1/14/2010 4:08:05 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 For the unaware, Visible Technologies is former Microsoft employees with Microsoft capital. Visible Technologies offers services to Microsoft, such as gagging crit... newsgroups3 (80328)

NNTP & Web Newsgroup Access - 12 Months For $12 3 9 (1/6/2010 12:15:10 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy FYI, Newsguy.Com's newsgroup special: "Purchase a 6-month newsgroup account for $12 and get an extra 6 months of service free. That's 12 months of text & binary newsgroup access for only $12 ($1 month). Acc... gabriel624 (1)

Christmas: Why Linux is Better for Music (Ghost of Flatfish Past) 152 27 (12/17/2009 1:34:35 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy We are now entering into the holiday of cheer. Linux has shown itself to be a worthy operating system for many mission critical server and stable desktop environment tasks. Music is an area Linux shines. ... High

Thank You Roy Schestowitz. 38 34 (12/9/2009 6:35:15 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Thank you Mr. Schestowitz for the wonderful information you are posting wrt Linux. It's because of your tireless efforts at spreading the Linux message that I discovered Linux in the first place. I was consi... Paul

[News] Smarter OOM Killer Enters Linux Kernel Space 30 8 (11/22/2009 10:42:44 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Toward a smarter OOM killer ,----[ Quote ] | The Linux memory management code does its | best to ensure that memory will always be | available when some part of... newsgroups3 (80328)

[News] Mandriva 2010.0 with KDE4 is Perfect 27 13 (11/18/2009 12:25:09 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Mandriva 2010.0: Quite Possibly The Best KDE Distro This Year ,----[ Quote ] | Conclusion | Normally I like to provide the good and the | bad about every operati... newsgroups3 (80328)

Are Microsoft to blame for "hidden" malware costs and will Windows 7 make any difference? 70 13 (11/16/2009 10:49:43 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy A couple of stories have hit the headlines this year concerning the huge cost that some UK Local Governments incurred when dealing with malware attack on their Windows machines. If you missed them, Manchester ... nessuno7491 (872)

Top 500 supers - rise of the Linux quad-cores 25 9 (11/16/2009 5:55:33 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy The fall edition of the list was announced this morning at the SC09 supercomputing trade show in Portland, Oregon. The single biggest transition in the list is the move to quad-core - and in some notable cases... nessuno7491 (872)