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Monthly Archives: March 2019
Windows 7: Details about notification update KB4493132
[German]Within this blog post I've collected some more details about EOL notification update KB4493132 for Windows 7 SP1. Who gets it? When will there be the first notification and what does it look like? There are answers for these questions … Continue reading
Windows Virtual Desktop: Public Preview available
[German]Last week Microsoft released a public preview of the Windows Virtual Desktop. This allows to virtualize Windows 7 for mobile workplaces. Microsoft provides Extended Security Updates (ESU) for Windows 7 SP1 until 2023 free of charge for this platform.
Windows Calc Source-Code: A Nightmare …
Windows Calc app is located on billions of computers, because it is sipped with Windows. Recently the source code of the program was released as Open Source on GitHub. Some people have inspected the program code, and came to the … Continue reading
Some Nokia 7 Plus devices sends data to China Mobile
A nasty story about Nokia: Owners of som eNokia 7 Plus phones has had their activation data sent to the mobile network operator China Mobile. Also switching the device on, transfers data.
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...
Microsoft System Center 2019 released
Another small addendum: Microsoft released the System Center 2019 on March 14, 2019. Previously, System Center 2019 had been in a private preview by customers of the Windows Server Technical Adoption Program (TAP) since December 2018.
Thunderbird 60.6.0
On March 19, 2019, Mozilla's developers have released the email client Thunderbird version 60.6.0. This is a maintenance update which fixes a bug in the calendar. Here is some information about it. The changes can be found in the release … Continue reading
Firefox 66.0.1 and 60.6.1esr released
Mozilla's developers released version 66.0.1 of the Firefox browser for Windows, Linux and macOS on March 22, 2019. At the same time Firefox 60.6.1esr was released. Each update is a maintenance update.
Firefox 66: Rollout stopped because of MS PowerPoint issue
[German]It is reported, that Mozilla had to stop the rollout of the newly released Firefox 66 browser. The reason is an incompatibility with Microsoft PowerPoint Online.
Windows 10: Insider Preview 18362 (19H1) in Slow Ring
Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18362 in the Slow Ring. The announcement was made in the Windows Blog, where also the bugs fixed in this build are listed. There are no new features in this build, but some … Continue reading
ETH Lausanne and IBM discovers SmoTherSpectre hardware vulnerability
[German]here is a new vulnerability, called SmoTherSpectre, in computer hardware that was discovered by researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Lausanne together with security researchers from IBM.