Is Google facing a record E.U. Fine by End of August 2017?

There is a rumor that European antitrust officials are preparing a record fine against Google. Margrethe Vestager, the European Union's competition chief, is reported 'in the final stages of ruling on the case'.

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Outlook issues after June 2017 security updates

After Microsoft's June 13, 2017 security updates KB3203467 und KB3191898 users of Outlook 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016 are observing several issues. Outlook can't open  RTF attachments after installing these security updates. Microsoft has now released a document addressing some of those issues. Further details may be read within my blog post Office/Outlook und Windows Patchday issues.

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Google brings Backup and Sync for Google Drive

Google just announced an update for Backup and Sync to save and sync local files from PC or Mac to Google Drive.

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Vivaldi browser Version 1.10: allows Start Page personalization

Vivaldi, the most customizable browser for power users, debuts features that make browsing more personal than ever before. Version 1.10, released today, lets users decide how they want their Start Pages to look, feel and perform. Another addition is the ability to dock Developer Tools.

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Office/Outlook und Windows Patchday issues

Windows Update[German]Microsoft has released a couple of security updates for Windows and Office on patchday June 13, 2017. It seems, that some updates are causing serious functional degradation in Outlook, Internet Explorer, or fails to install. Here's a collection of issues.

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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 ...


Microsoft plans to deactivate SMBv1 in Windows 10 V1709

Microsoft intends to retire the old SMBv1 network protocol from Fall 2017 for security reasons on Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016. Here are a few details.

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Microsoft June 13, 2017 Patchday – further updates

Windows Update[German]On June 13, 2017 Microsoft has released a couple of other security updates beside security fixes for Windows 7 up to Windows 10. There are Flash-Updates, a cumulative Internet Explorer security update and also critical security uupdates for Windows Vista and Windows 8.  

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Office Security Updates (June 13, 2017)

Windows Update[German]Microsoft has issues a couple of security updates for Microsoft Office 2003 up to 2016 and SharePoint Server on June 13, 2017. Here are an overview.

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Security update KB4024323 for Windows XP/ Server 2003

Windows Update[German]Microsoft has also released five critical security updates for Windows XP/ Server 2003 and Windows XP embedded on June 13, 2017.  [Article has been rewritten and extended after initial release.}

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Patchday June 2017: Updates for Windows 7/8.1

Windows UpdateMicrosoft has released a couple of security updates for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 and for the corresponding Server versions on June 13, 2017. Here are a few details

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