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Category Archives: Software
Confluence Security Advisory 2022-07-20
[German]Confluence released Security Advisory 2022-07-20 on July 20, and updated it today. The security advisory addresses Confluence accounts with hardcoded credentials created by Questions for Confluence. This affects the Confluence app for Confluence Server and Confluence Data Center.
Solution for access/performance issues with an Access database using an ODBC driver
[German]There are users who still access Access databases with older applications via ODBC drivers. Sometimes, when switching to newer hardware/Windows versions, access and especially performance problems occur – the database accesses are slow. A blog reader emailed me with such … Continue reading
ChromeOS Flex is ready
[German]Google has announced this week that its "Chrome OS Flex" operating system for PCs and Macs is ready and released it broadly for the said devices. The OS is meant to promote sustainability by allowing existing devices to be upgraded … Continue reading
WordPress: Vulnerability in Kaswara Modern WPBakery Page Builder under attack
ordPress users who have Kaswara Modern WPBakery Page Builder in use should act quickly. Older versions contain vulnerability CVE-2021-24284 , which allows WordPress installation takeover. The vulnerability is under attack. Details can be found at Bleeping Computer in this article.
WordPress 6.0.1 released
As of July 12, 2022, the developers have released WordPress 6.0.1. This is a maintenance update that contains 31 bug fixes. Details about the fixes can be found in the release notes.
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 ...
Office macro blockade: suspension is only temporary
[German]Microsoft has explained itself regarding the deactivation of VBA macros in Office applications. The fact that the disabling of the macros has been withdrawn is only a temporary measure. At some point in the future, VBA macros in Office applications … Continue reading
Thunderbird 102.0.2
[German]The developers of Thunderbird have released another update of the email client on July 12, 2022. This should fix a number of bugs and is already the second bug fix update within a few days for the recently released 102 … Continue reading
Sandboxie fork with version 1.0.22 Final – new features in the Plus version
[German]David Xanatos informed me back in June 2022 that he had completed an update for Sandboxie in version v1.0.22 / 5.55.22 and released it on Githib. Thus, this version is so "really final", as he put it. There is also … Continue reading
PowerToys 0.60 released
[German]Microsoft has released version 0.6 of its free PowerToys for Windows 10 and Windows 11 on July 7, 2022. I haven't reported about these tools and the weekly water levels here on the blog for a while, especially since the … Continue reading
Thunderbird 102.0.1
[German]In addition to Firefox developers providing updates to the Firefox browser, a new version of the Thunderbird email client has also been released as of July 5, 2022. Thanks to the reader for pointing this out.