Category Archives: Software

Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC 21.005.20048

[German]Adobe has released a security update for Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC to version 21.005.20048 on June 8, 2021. The release notes include download addresses for the Windows and macOS installers, as well as notes on what bug has been fixed. … Continue reading

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Thunderbird 78.11.0

[German]The developers of the Thunderbird email client have released Thunderbird 78.11.0 on June 1, 2021. It is a maintenance update for the 78 main version of the email client, which fixes various bugs.

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Outlook for Windows: Calendar improvements

Microsoft's Exchange team has just announced improvements for shared calendars in Outlook for Windows. These should dramatically improve reliability and synchronization latency for shared calendars and delegated calendars across all Outlook clients. The improvements have been available for some time … Continue reading

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Vulnerability CVE-2021-21985 in vSphere Client, patch it!

[German]VMware has issued an urgent security warning to users of vSphere. The vSphere Client (HTML5) contains a critical vulnerability CVE-2021-21985 that could allow remote code execution due to a lack of input validation in the Virtual SAN Health Check plug-in, … Continue reading

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iOS 14.6 and macOS 11.4 released

Apple has released updates to its iOS 14.6 and macOS 11.4 operating systems as of May 24, 2021. iOS 14.6 is available for iPhone 6s and newer, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and newer, iPad 5th generation and … Continue reading

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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 ...


WSUS Survey 2020: Where and how it will be used

[German]In enterprise environments, WSUS is frequently used under Windows Server for update management. But how do administrators use WSUS and what do they manage with it? I have the results of a survey from the end of 2020, which I … Continue reading

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Thunderbird 78.10.2

[German]The developers of the Thunderbird email client have released Thunderbird 78.10.2 on May 17, 2021. It is a maintenance update for the 78 major version of the email client that fixes several bugs and vulnerabilities.

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Microsoft Teams released, free for private use

Microsoft Teams (MS Teams) s a platform launched globally in 2017 that combines chat, (video) meetings, notes and attachments. The service is integrated into the Microsoft 365 suite with Microsoft Office and Skype/Skype for Business – and also into Office … Continue reading

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A new version of Windows 10 SetupDiag Tool

[German]Microsoft has updated a diagnostic tool called SetupDiag. SetupDiag is a standalone diagnostic tool that can be used to obtain details about why a Windows 10 upgrade was unsuccessful. I've introduced an older version within my blog post Windows 10: … Continue reading

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Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC 21.001.20155

[German]Adobe released a security update for Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC to version 21.001.20155 on May 11, 2021. The release notes provide download addresses for the Windows and macOS installers. Security bulletin APSB21-29 states that the update to the product is … Continue reading

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