Category Archives: Software

Exchange Server: Active Sync client has connect/sync issues

Posted on 2018-10-18 by guenni

[German]Microsoft addresses synchronization issues with Active Sync in connection with Exchange server environments in a recent KB article. Here is some information that might be helpful for Exchange administrators.

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Oracle Critical Patch Update October 16, 2018

Posted on 2018-10-17 by guenni

[German]Oracle has released a number of critical updates for its products as of October 16, 2018. Here is an overview of these updates.

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Visual Studio 2015 Update 3: Security Advice

Posted on 2018-10-05 by guenni

Microsoft has replaced the old update KB4456688 with the new security update KB4463110 for Visual Studio 2015 Update 3. Users of VS 2015 should install the new update.

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Warning against Intel Extreme Tuning Utility (XTU) V6.4.1.23

Posted on 2018-10-04 by guenni

[German]Intel offers the free Intel Extreme Tuning Utility (XTU) for tuning its CPUs. However, the tool is as night mare in terms of security and you should keep your hands off it. Here's a quick look under the hood to … Continue reading →

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Thunderbird 60.2.1 released

Posted on 2018-10-03 by guenni

Mozilla's developers have updated the email program Thunderbird to version 60.2.1. This is a maintenance update which fixes some problems in the email client.

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Security update for Foxit PDF Reader

Posted on 2018-10-02 by guenni

[German]In addition to a security update for Adobe's PDF tools (see Adobe Acrobat Security Update (October 2018)), Foxit also released a security update for it's PDF reader.

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YouTube Mini Player in Desktop Browser available

Posted on 2018-10-01 by guenni

[German]Short information for users of the platform YouTube. YouTube started to release the mini-player to a broader user base, and it even works in Microsoft Edge. I have tested this feature briefly, here some information and impressions to the topic.

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Skype Classic: Support ends on November 1st 2018

Posted on 2018-09-28 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has announced the end of support for Skype Classic (Skype Client 7.x) for November 1st 2018 and recommends users to update to Skype 8.x and later immediately.

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Windows (Update) drops error 0xE06D7363

Posted on 2018-09-21 by guenni

[German]Windows 10, but also older Windows versions and applications occasionally report an error code 0xE06D7363 and abort the operation. The blog post tries to provide some background information about this error.

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Security update: GhostScript 9.25 (2018-09-13)

Posted on 2018-09-19 by guenni

[German]Just a brief information for users of GhostScript software (often used in software to display or create PDF files). The developers have already released a security update to GhostScript 9.25 on September 13, 2018, which closes vulnerabilities. An update is … Continue reading →

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