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Category Archives: Software
Google Chrome Version 110.0.5481.77/.78
[German]Short addendum, I have not gotten to it yet. Google has already released updates of the Google Chrome browser 110 in the stable channel for Mac, Linux and Windows until February 7, 2023. Thanks to Robert for the hint.
Thunderbird 102.7.2
[German]The developers of Thunderbird have released another update of the email client to version 102.7.2 on February 7, 2023. It is a bug-fix update, which should fix some problems. Just updated the client on my end.
Study proves economic damage from Microsoft's product bundling
[German]It's an explosive study that came to my attention last week. Microsoft's product bundling is causing economic damage because the licensing rules for Microsoft software restrict competition – to the detriment of customers and the general public. That's because when … Continue reading
Free Microsoft Teams (classic) to be discontinued, data backup required by April 12, 2023
[German]Microsoft has announced, that the free offer of Microsoft Teams (classic) will be terminated. Companies should switch to the paid Microsoft Teams Essentials subscription. However, there is still a free option to use Microsoft Teams. But those who have been … Continue reading
Can antivirus software protect Windows 11 from ransomware? (Jan. 2023)
[German]This is an exciting question that many users are certainly asking themselves: Can current antivirus software actually protect Windows 11 against current ransomware? AV-TEST GmbH wanted to find out and unleashed a series of known ransomware samples on Windows 11 … Continue reading
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 ...
New Jabra headset issues (e.g. Engage 75) with MS Teams (Jan./Feb. 2023).
[German]Another note for administrators and users of Jabra headsets (e.g. Jabra Engage 75) who use them in a corporate environment with Microsoft Teams. After there were already problems in connection with Microsoft Teams in December 2022, which were fixed via … Continue reading
Thunderbird 102.7.1
[German]The developers of Thunderbird have released another update of the email client to version 102.7.1 on February 1, 2023. It is a bug-fix update, which is supposed to fix some problems. In addition, a vulnerability that was rated as high … Continue reading
Firefox 109.0.1 released
[German]Mozilla developers have released versions 109.0 .1 of the Firefox browser on January 31, 2023. It is a bugfix update that is supposed to fix some minor issues.
.NET out-of-band update fixes XPS rendering issue in documents (Jan. 31, 2023)
[German]Microsoft has surprisingly released an unscheduled out-of-band update for .NET Framework on January 31, 2023. This should fix problems with XPS documents, which were caused by security updates from December 2022 in .NET Framework – I had reported in the … Continue reading
QNAP warns about vulnerability CVE-2022-27596 in QTS 5.0.1 and QuTS hero h5.0.1
[German]NAS manufacturer QNAP has issued a security warning for its QNAP products. There is a critical vulnerability CVE-2022-27596 in the QTS 5.0.1 and QuTS hero h5.0.1 software that allows malicious code injection into the firmware. The critical vulnerability has been … Continue reading