Firefox 59.0.2 released

Mozilla[German]Mozilla has surprisingly released Firefox 59.0.1 on March 16, 2018. Now (March 26, 2018) a maintenance update to version 59.0.2 has been released.

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Is FlashPeak Inc. shipping Slimjet browser with a backdoor?

Slimjet[German]Is the Slimjet browser (a Google Chrome clone) moving towards Mozilla? Or does the developer moves to ship potentially unwanted software or even a backdoor? Within this blog post I address a a very strange observation some blog readers are observed.

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VMware: Updates for ESX-Server

Windows UpdateJust a not for administrators who are responsible for VMware ESX servers. Thcompany released various updates. Among other things, microcode updates to close the Spectre/Meltdown vulnerabilities are included.

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Thunderbird 52.7.0

[German]Mozilla's developers have released version 52.7.0 of Thunderbird email client. This is a maintenance update designed to fix some bugs in Thunderbird and closes a critical vulnerabilities.

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Artificial intelligence will lead to massive job cuts

The article has moved to my German blog, sorry, I posted it on the wrong site.

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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 ...


How to empty Kyocera FS-1030D waste toner box?

Kyocera FS-1030D[German]Today a short article from the 'Do it yourself/fix it' department. I'm using a Kyocera FS-1030D laser printer since years (low printing costs, duplex and Postscript support). But that printer had been 'on strike' for a while, and a few days ago, that thing went into malfunction. All LEDs was flashed, printing was no longer possible. The waste toner container was full. But how to empty that thing?

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Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+ has touchscreen issues

[German]Samsung's flagships Galaxy S9 and S9+ has just hit the market. But there are already reports from device owners complaining about touch screen dead spot issues. The touch screens of the affected devices do not react at certain points. Samsung is investigating the whole thing right now.

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Windows 7: Preview Rollup Update KB4088881 (03/23/2018)

Windows Update[German]Microsoft released Preview Rollup Update KB4088881 for Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 on March 23, 2018. Here is some information about the update and the answer whether you should install the update or not.

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Internet Explorer Update KB4096040 (March 23, 2018)

[German]Microsoft released on March 23, 2018 security update KB4096040 for Internet Explorer, which replaces KB4089187 was released on March 13, 2018. This update fixes an IE 11 startup problem under Windows 7 SP1. The update is classified as critical.

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Acer, MyWinLocker and ‘Explorer has stopped working’

[German]Today a short troubleshooting article for owners of Acer notebooks who are suddenly confronted with the error message 'Explorer stop working' during file operations.

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