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Microsoft entered the free anti-virus utility arena today with the release of Microsoft Security Essentials: Microsoft Security Essentials provides real-time protection for your home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. Microsoft Security Essentials is a free* download from Microsoft that is simple to install, easy to use, and always kept up . . . → Read More: Trying out Microsoft Security Essentials. It appears the folks at Electronic Arts are doing everything they can to ensure I never purchase one of their PC games again. Word over on the official support forums for Command and Conquer says that the upcoming Red Alert 3, a sequel to my all-time favorite RTS, will use a slightly more lenient SecuROM . . . → Read More: “Red Alert 3” will also have SecuROM DRM. Stardock is one of the few game publishers out there that seem to understand their market. Their games generally don’t have any DRM systems mucking up your system or other forms of copyright protection and yet they tend to sell pretty well despite the fact that they’re pirated just as much as any other title. . . . → Read More: Stardock proposes a “Gamer’s Bill of Rights” at PAX. While Microsoft is trying to brush up Windows Vista’s image with some marketing stunts, they’re also considering what the future should bring as multi-core processors and ubiquitous access to broadband become more common. One of the concepts that’s been generating a lot of interest of late is Cloud Computing where instead of buying software packages . . . → Read More: Will Midori be Microsoft’s post-Windows OS of the future? If you’re a Firefox web browser fan then you’ll be happy to hear that the release of Firefox 3 will happen next Tuesday: After more than 34 months of active development, and with the contributions of thousands, we’re proud to announce that we’re ready. It is our expectation to ship Firefox 3 this upcoming Tuesday, . . . → Read More: Firefox 3 will be unleashed on June 17th. OK this is going to seem a bit odd, but I’ve been asked if I can track down someone who wrote an entry about the WinFixer 2005 Malware over at the B.I.S.S. Forums circa September of 2005 who posted it under the user name “Setsune.” In case you’re wondering why I’ve been asked if I . . . → Read More: Trying to track down “Setsune” who once wrote about WinFixer 2005. The folks over at ArsTechnica.com have a summary of IBM’s latest annual report on the state of security and malware threats which you should read: Annual IBM security report paints worrisome picture for 2008 – ArsTechnica.com IBM Internet Security System’s X-Force has released its annual report (PDF) on malware trends and statistics from last year. . . . → Read More: IBM Internet Security System’s X-Force annual report is out. The first service pack for Windows Vista has been finalized and is headed to the CD presses for distribution. It’ll also be available as a Windows Update download sometime in mid-march according to Wired.com: Windows Vista Service Pack 1 has been released to manufacturing, Microsoft says, pegging the software update to a public roll-out in . . . → Read More: Windows Vista SP1 released to manufacturing, available in March. The folks at Six Apart, makers of very popular Movable Type blogging package, . . . → Read More: Six Apart has released Movable Type Open Source. Or, as it’s more commonly known, Internet Explorer 8. Alas, not much in the way of details, in fact no real details at all, but at least they’ve confirmed they’re working on it and it’ll be even more standards compliant than IE 7 was. Which really shouldn’t be that hard. Just as he was the . . . → Read More: MS announces IE Desktop Online Web Browser Live Professional Ultimate Edition for the Internet. |
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