Tag: microsoft
Secunia releases new version to check your software for updates
Secunia checks the software on your system for available updates. They just released version 2 of their Personal Software Inspector.
Microsoft releases another emergency update
Image via CrunchBase Last October, we shot out a heads-up regarding an out-of-band update from Microsoft. An out-of-band update is one that is released outside of the patch Tuesday update schedule, the well-known pattern Microsoft has established for releasing updates to its products on the second Tuesday of each month. Today, Microsoft has released another…
Internet Explorer 8 officially released
Image via Wikipedia Microsoft officially released Internet Explorer 8 yesterday.The first Internet Explorer to pass the Acid 2 test, a test to verify that a browser renders web pages correctly, it boasts improved speed, better security and a few new features. Unfortunately for Microsoft, pre-release versions of Opera and Safari are already bragging a perfect…
Windows 7 is a faster Vista
We got our hands on a copy of the public beta of Microsoft Windows 7, the planned successor to Windows Vista. From what we can see so far, it’s very fast on our test system, though we haven’t tested it with graphics drivers since our old video card isn’t supported. Hardware support is an issue…
Auction Podcast Episode 11 – Open source auctioneer
One of the reasons AuctioneerTech exists is to make life easier for everyone, including auctioneers. One of the ways this goal is accomplished is by reviewing software that performs a novel or important function. Most of the software covered is open source, and in this episode, we’re going to discuss open source software, explain why…