Updates 2014-04-08
It's Patch Tuesday! Today is the day that Microsoft officially ends all support for Windows XP. If your hardware is capable, consider upgrading to Windows 7. If not, get a new computer. In either case,...
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It's Patch Tuesday! Or should I say, it's Heartbleed Fix Day!? Over the last month, the world has made quite the news out of a popular open source security library, OpenSSL. SSL is the underlying...
View ArticleUpdates 2014-06-10
Hi, Folks! It's Patch Tuesday! Microsoft, Apple, nVidia, Adobe, Mozilla and more this month. Continue reading →
View ArticleUpdates 2014-08-27
Hi, Folks! It's not Patch Tuesday! But just the same, there were a few security updates released in the last couple days that you need to install... Continue reading →
View ArticleUpdates 2014-11-11
Happy Veteran's Day. Thank you to those who served. It's Patch Tuesday! Not a whole lot to do today. Mostly the usual suspects, with a few less popular apps as well. Let's get started. Continue reading →
View ArticleUpdates 2015-03-10
It's Patch Tuesday! Moderate load today. The typical computer should see roughly 300mb in updates. Let's get started. Continue reading →
View ArticleUpdates 2015-04-14
It's Patch Tuesday! Relatively light load today. The typical computer should see roughly 150mb in updates, though Mac and iOS devices can expect roughly 1.3gb in updates. Let's get started. Continue...
View ArticleUpdates 2015-05-19
It's not Patch Tuesday, but there were several updates released this week that need to be addressed. The typical computer should require approximately 60mb of updates. Let's get started. Continue...
View ArticleUpdates 2015-06-23
It's not Patch Tuesday, but Adobe, Google and Microsoft (and others) released updates today. The typical computer should require approximately 60mb of updates. Let's get started. Continue reading →
View ArticleUpdates 2015-08-11
It's Patch Tuesday! The typical computer should see roughly 250mb in updates today. Let's get started. Continue reading →
View ArticleUpdates 2015-11-10
It's Patch Tuesday! The typical computer should see roughly 350mb in updates today spread across dozens of updates. Let's get started. Continue reading →
View ArticleUpdates 2016-03-08
It's Patch Tuesday. Lots of small security updates out today. The typical computer should see roughly 120mb in updates today. Let's get started. Continue reading →
View ArticleUpdates 2016-08-09
It's Patch Tuesday. Windows 10 Anniversary Edition was released this week. Don't install it. There are many reports of stability problems after an upgrade. Be patient, they'll fix it. The typical...
View ArticleUpdates 2016-09-13
Hi, Folks! It's Patch Tuesday. The typical computer should see roughly 1500mb in updates today. It's a big one. Let's get started. Continue reading →
View ArticleUpdates 2016-10-11
Hi, Folks! It's Patch Tuesday. The typical computer should see roughly 1.5gb in updates today. It's another big one. This month marks the beginning of a new Microsoft update policy of packaging updates...
View ArticleUpdates 2016-12-13
Hi, Folks! It’s Patch Tuesday. The typical computer should see roughly 1.6gb in updates today. The new MS update engine will help if you’re using the peer-to-peer features on *local* networks, or it...
View ArticleUpdates 2016-12-13
Hi, Folks! It’s Patch Tuesday. The typical computer should see roughly 1.6gb in updates today. The new MS update engine will help if you’re using the peer-to-peer features on *local* networks, or it...
View ArticleUpdates 2017-03-14
Hi, Folks! It's Patch Tuesday. This month brings the Vault 7 data dump, which exposed the machinations of a state-sponsored hacking organization with access to functional exploits for over a thousand...
View ArticleUpdates 2017-05-09
Hi, Folks! It's Patch Tuesday. This month brings some downright scary news in the security world. Intel announced they made a "minor coding error" in their Enterprise CPUs which allows unauthenticated...
View ArticleUpdates 2017-07-11
It's Patch Tuesday. It's pretty quiet this month: no major ransomware events and no major new infection vectors. I hate to say it, but it feels like it's the calm before the storm. The typical computer...
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