Do you use Google Gmail? Is so, you can now change the default Gmail display theme to one of many new variations. Changing the theme from the default allows you to customize the look and feel of your Gmail account.
For novelty value, some themes even change their look depending on if it’s day or night or even differing weather conditions. This is controlled by the location you set when you select the theme.
Changing themes is very simple. Just click a thumbnail on the themes tab the settings page, then save your settings.
Google is rolling out these new theme over the next few days to all their servers. It you don’t see the themes tab on your settings tab just yet, it wont be long.
Here are a few screen shots of some of the new themes.
Posted in: Gmail, Google, News.
Tagged: Google
Here is the list of security updates that Microsoft released in November 2008.
Please ensure to patch your software as required.
Here are the new security updates:
- MS08-068 – addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows (KB 957097)
- MS08-069 – addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows (KB 955218)
Go to the Microsoft site for further information.
Posted in: Security, Tech Tips.
Tagged: Internet Explorer · Security Updates
U.S. based hosting company McColo has had its internet connectivity cut off. Security experts around the globe allege that McColo Corp from San Jose, California has of recent times been responsible for providing hosting space and internet connectivity for more than half of the global junk email which gets sent out daily.
Brian Krebs from the Washington Post wrote articles detailing that McColo has been allowing their web servers to be used for various types of illegal activities. These activities include the sending of billions of daily junk emails and hosting the command and control of huge botnets. These botnet control servers connect to compromised zombie computers and instruct them to send out billions of daily junk emails and deploy malware.
McColo’s upstream providers were Global Crossing and Hurricane Electric, however, “were” is the key word. Upon being presented with evidence showing the types of activities that McColo was participating in, these two providers severed the connection thereby disabling the ability of spammers.
This “disconnection” of McColo’s servers instantly showed a massive decline in spam levels globally. Likely this is only a temporary decline as the spammers will move on to other hosts, but at least the next few days or weeks we can all enjoy this decrease in spam.
Here are the links to Brian Krebs original posts.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2008/11/major_source_of_online_scams_a.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/12/AR2008111200658.html?nav=hcmoduletmv
Posted in: News, Security.
Tagged: Spam
Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex was released October 30 for free download.
Click here to discover the Ubuntu 8.10 Features.
The 700Mb ISO is available to download from www.ubuntu.com or if you prefer, there are VMware Virtual Appliances to download from www.vmware.com.
VMware Virtual Appliances are a great way to try an alternative operating system like Ubuntu Linux without the installation difficulties. And all from within Windows. You simply download and install the free VMware player along with a VMware Virtual Appliance. Then run it like a normal application.
Posted in: Linux, News.
Tagged: Linux · Ubuntu
Here is the list of security updates that Microsoft released in October 2008.
Please ensure to patch your software as required.
Here are the new security updates:
- MS08-056 – addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Office (KB 957699)
- MS08-057 – addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Office (KB 956416)
- MS08-058 – addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer (KB 956390)
- MS08-059 – addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Host Integration Server (KB 956695)
- MS08-060 – addresses a vulnerability in Active Directory (KB 957280)
- MS08-061 – addresses a vulnerability in Windows Kernel (KB 954211)
- MS08-062 – addresses a vulnerability in Windows Internet Printing Service (KB 953155)
- MS08-063 – addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows (KB 957095)
- MS08-064 – addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows (KB 956841)
- MS08-065 – addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000 (KB 951071)
- MS08-066 – addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows (KB 956803)
Go to the Microsoft site for further information.
Posted in: Security, Tech Tips.
Tagged: Internet Explorer · Security Updates
Here is the list of security updates that Microsoft released in September 2008.
Please ensure to patch your software as required.
Here are the new security updates:
- MS08-052 – addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, .Net Framework, Visual Studio, Visual FoxPro, Microsoft Works, Microsoft SQL, Microsoft Forefront, and Microsoft Digital Image Suite (KB 954593)
- MS08-053 – addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows (Windows Media Encoder) (KB 954156)
- MS08-054 – addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player (KB 954154)
- MS08-055 – addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Office (KB 955047)
Go to the Microsoft site for further information.
Posted in: Security, Tech Tips.
Tagged: Internet Explorer · Security Updates
Google has entered the browser war by releasing an internet browser which they have called Chrome. Google’s Chrome browser will compete directly with industry leaders Microsoft (Internet Explorer) and Mozilla (Firefox).
Currently only available for Windows users, but Google are looking to release a Mac version in the future.
Download your copy today.
Posted in: Google, News.
Tagged: Browser
Here is the list of security updates that Microsoft released in August 2008.
Please ensure to patch your software as required.
Here are the new security updates:
- MS08-041 – addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Access (KB 955617)
- MS08-042 – addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Word (KB 955048)
- MS08-043 – addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Excel (KB 954066)
- MS08-044 – addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Office (KB 924090)
- MS08-045 – addresses a vulnerability in Internet Explorer (KB 953838)
- MS08-046 – addresses a vulnerability in Windows (KB 952954)
- MS08-047 – addresses a vulnerability in Windows (KB 953733)
- MS08-048 – addresses a vulnerability in Outlook Express (KB 951066)
- MS08-049 – addresses a vulnerability in Windows (KB 950974)
- MS08-050 – addresses a vulnerability in Windows Messenger (KB 955702)
- MS08-051 – addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint (KB 949785)
Go to the Microsoft site for further information.
Posted in: Security, Tech Tips.
Tagged: Internet Explorer · Security Updates
Here is the list of security updates that Microsoft released in July 2008.
Please ensure to patch your software as required.
Here are the new security updates:
- MS08-037 – addresses a vulnerability in DNS (Windows)(KB 953230)
- MS08-038 – addresses vulnerabilities in Windows (KB 950582)
- MS08-039 – addresses vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server (KB 953747)
- MS08-040 – addresses vulnerabilities in SQL, WYukon, and WMSDE (Windows)(KB 941203)
Go to the Microsoft site for further information.
Posted in: Security, Tech Tips.
Tagged: Internet Explorer · Security Updates
Here is the list of security updates that Microsoft released in June 2008.
Please ensure to patch your software as required.
Here are the new security updates:
- MS08-030 – addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows (KB 951376)
- MS08-031 – addresses a vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer (KB 950759)
- MS08-032 – addresses a vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows (KB 950760)
- MS08-033 – addresses a vulnerabilities in DirectX (KB 951698)
- MS08-034 – addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows (KB 948745)
- MS08-035 – addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows (KB 953235)
- MS08-036 – addresses a vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows (KB 950762)
Go to the Microsoft site for further information.
Posted in: Security, Tech Tips.
Tagged: Internet Explorer · Security Updates
