Category Archives: Software

No Teams chat on Android since September 2023

[German]Microsoft offers its Microsoft Teams client both on the desktop and for mobile devices. The MS Teams client on Android has the shortcoming that it does not support chats. A reader pointed this out to me by email. I'll post … Continue reading

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New Outlook app: Microsoft's statement on transferred credentials and content

[German]After it became public knowing, that the new Outlook app transmits access data for mail accounts (credentials and content) to Microsoft,  Redmond has now explained the issue to German news site heise and made some statements. Tenor: If you use … Continue reading

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Thunderbird 115.4.3

[German]The developers of Thunderbird have released another update of the email client to version 115.4.3 on November 16, 2023. It is an update that fixes some bugs and contains some new features.

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Exchange Server security updates (November 14, 2023)

[German]Microsoft has released security updates for Exchange Server 2016 and Exchange Server 2019 on November 14, 2023. These security updates close vulnerabilities in this software. The updates should be installed on the systems promptly to close the vulnerabilities in question.

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (November 14, 2023)

[German]On November 14, 2023, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office – and for other products. The security updates eliminate 57 vulnerabilities (CVEs), three of which are 0-day vulnerabilities that are already being exploited. Below is … 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 ...


Windows: cURL 8.4.0 update coming on November 14, 2023 patch day

[German]There is a vulnerability in the cURL library and tool in older versions, which was closed by the project on October 11, 2023 with version 8.4.0. Microsoft delivers cURL with Windows, but has not yet updated this version. My understanding … Continue reading

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QNAP warns of vulnerabilities CVE-2023-23368, CVE-2023-23369 in QTS

[German]Catching up from last week – the NAS manufacturer QNAP has published a security warning for its QTS operating system for NAS stations. The critical vulnerability CVE-2023-23368 (CVSS Index 9.8) allows remote execution of commands in older QTS versions. Another … Continue reading

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Beware: New Outlook app transfers access data to Microsoft

[German]I'm picking up on an (actually old) topic here in the blog, which is becoming virulent again with the new Outlook app introduced by Microsoft. The new Outlook app transfers all (actually secret) access data for mail accounts to Microsoft … Continue reading

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Edge 119.0.2151.58 / 118.0.2088.102

[German]On November 9, 2023, Microsoft released both an update of the Chrome browser in the Extended Stable to 118.0.2088.102 and an update to Edge 119.0.2151.58. Thanks to the reader for the tip. Here is some information about the update.

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WordPress 6.4 update destroys (some) responsive themes on mobile devices – a quick fix

[German]With the update to WordPress 6.4 on November 7, 2023, the display of (some) responsive themes on mobile devices was broken. This also affected my blogs. In my estimation, a bug fix will only come with WordPress 6.4.3. However, there … Continue reading

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