Monthly Archives: February 2017

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Windows: Zero-Day vulnerability in gdi.dll

Posted on 2017-02-18 by guenni

[German]Security researchers from Google's Projekt Zero has published another zero day vulnerability in Windows that hasn't been patched Advertising

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Arch Linux Anywhere ISO 2.2.6 released

Posted on 2017-02-18 by guenni

Arch Linux is a leight weight Linux distribution for many purposes. The Arch Anywhere ISO contains an automated install script giving you the ability to install a fully custom Arch Linux system in minutes. Now Arch Linux Anywhere ISO 2.2.6 … Continue reading →

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Intel Bluetooth driver released via Windows Update (02/15/2017)?

Posted on 2017-02-17 by guenni

[German]Just a short question: I got a tip, that Microsoft has released a new Intel Bluetooth driver via Windows Update a few days ago. No more details are given. Advertising

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What’s happened with Microsoft’s February patchday?

Posted on 2017-02-16 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has stopped the release of all updates on February 2017 patchday (02/14/2017). There are now speculations, about the reason for that decision. Was a compromised Windows Update severs the reason for that? Advertising

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Windows Insider Programm for Business (#WIP4Biz) announced

Posted on 2017-02-15 by guenni

Windows Insider Program is well known and open to all (private users as well as business IT professionals). But Microsoft has announced now Windows Insider Program for Business "WIP for Business" (WIP4Biz). Advertising

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No Microsoft Patch-Tuesday so far

Posted on 2017-02-14 by guenni

Today we won't receive Updates from Microsoft. The regular Tuesday updates from Microsoft are delayed. Acording to this Technet post, Microsoft found a last minute bug, that was a show stopper. Advertising

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Firefox privacy settings – what to know

Posted on 2017-02-14 by guenni

Firefox browser is still popular and well used on desktop systems (Windows, Mac OS, Linux). And the browser provides a lot settings to customize it's behavior. One aspect is the question "how to customize Firefox privacy settings"? Advertising

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Video playback shows a vertical red/green line

Posted on 2017-02-13 by guenni

Some users are facing a strange problem during video playback in Windows Media Player 12, a vertical red line is showing on the screen. VLC users are seeing probably a green line. Here is why. Advertising

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Firefox Focus: The ‘Privacy Browser’ with build in user tracking

Posted on 2017-02-12 by guenni

[German]Mozilla Foundation started last November shipping Firefox Focus as a privacy browser for iOS devices. But behind the scenes, this iOS app comes with a third-party tracking framework, that sends user tracking data to a big data collecting company. And: … Continue reading →

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Microsoft’s obscure ‘Self Service for Mobile’ Office activation

Posted on 2017-02-12 by guenni

[German]Microsoft requires a product activation after installing. Users of Microsoft Office currently are facing trouble during telephone activation. After dealing with this issue, I came across another obscure behavior, Microsoft's 'Self Service for Mobile' solution to activate Microsoft Office via … Continue reading →

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