Ted's Radio WeblogMission: Interoperable. Competition breeds Innovation. Monopolies breed stagnation. Working Well with Others is Good.FireFox and Thunderbird security updates...- December 21, 2006 Security is a process and not a feature. One of the easier tasks is keeping up with updates. FireFox (2.0 and 1.5) and Thunderbird each have security updates coming. They should automatically notice the new versions and offer to update it, but you may need to force it manually if you've somehow disabled updates, or you are working with an older (pre-auto-update) version.http://radio.weblogs.com/0117767/2006/12/21.html#a2197 Skype worm: click here if you're foolish...- December 19, 2006 SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green reports "Skype 'worm' whinnies..., (Tue, Dec 19th). It appears that the possible Skype "worm" that we reported on yesterday is actually more of a Trojan Horse..."One more time: an attachment, whether it shows up in email, IM, Skype, floppy disk, USB tab or in the transporter room, is from an untrusted source until you can confirm what it is, where it comes from, why its here and whether you should click on it. There are no trusted sources. "Click here..http://radio.weblogs.com/0117767/2006/12/19.html#a2196 Spam surging in volume again; what's behind it- December 18, 2006 Perhaps it's not your imagination. Over at eWeek, Larry Selzer asks "Who's Behind the Spam Surge". "As I discussed several weeks ago, everyone's seen that there has been a massive surge in spam over the last couple of months. More researchers are weighing in on what's behind it."http://radio.weblogs.com/0117767/2006/12/18.html#a2195 Vista Zero-Day exploit for sale- December 18, 2006 Slashdot posting: Vista Zero-Day Exploit For Sale. Snakepit Bit writes "Underground hackers are hawking a zero-day exploit for Windows Vista at $50,000 a pop, according to computer security researchers at Trend Micro."I wouldn't pay for it. I hear if you wait a while, it'll show up on your Vista machines, free.http://radio.weblogs.com/0117767/2006/12/18.html#a2194 It's all about ... choice- December 17, 2006 LXer points to a page with logos of 352 Linux distributions. So little time, so many possibilities.Choice is good, and choice is bad. Edubuntu, for example is a distribution designed specifically for young children, with approachable games, education and entertainment. TrixBox is a distribution focused on small- and medium-sized business phone management (PBX). So how can choice be bad David Pogue reviews Vista in last Thursday's New York Times. Vista will be available in 5 different versions,..http://radio.weblogs.com/0117767/2006/12/17.html#a2193 Eben Moglen keynote from Plone 2006 conference- December 16, 2006 On the way back from a client this week, I got to listen to an audiocast of Eben Moglen's keynote speech from the Plone conference. Darned if I can find the link that brought me to the MP3, but there's a video and audio link here. Mr. Moglen is Chief Counsel for the Free Software Foundation among several other notable tasks, and has some remarkable and far-ranging insights into the importance of Free Software. Worth a listen.http://radio.weblogs.com/0117767/2006/12/16.html#a2192 Skype announces long-distance plans for 2007- December 13, 2006 Over at Ars Technica, Ken Fisher writes, "Skype unveils yearly long distance package. Skype's promotional free long distance deal was time-limited from the start. What happens when the two-double-o-seven arrives" "Now Skype hopes to turn those users into paying customers, as the company has now announced its intention to sell long distance packages for a yearly rate. When the free long distance hangs up on Near Year's Day, Skype will begin a month-long promotion: $14.95 for one year of long...http://radio.weblogs.com/0117767/2006/12/13.html#a2191 |