To the surprise of System Administrators everywhere, Sun released a Java update today. Arriving only a week after Java 6 Update 19 was released, the update comes as a surprise to address an exploit found in Java by Tavis Ormandy, a researcher at Google. Apparently Ormandy managed to force Sun's hand as they had replied to his responsible disclosure of the exploit saying that … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2010
Using Group Policy to Deploy Adobe Acrobat 9.3.2
As I reported earlier, the patches for Adobe Acrobat 9.3.2 and Adobe Reader 9.3.2 (Note: There is no such thing as Adobe Acrobat Reader.) are now available for download. When Adobe Reader 9.3.1 came out I wrote an article GPO Deploying Adobe Reader 9.3.1 that documented the process to create an Administration Install Point that allows us to deploy the (then) latest Adobe … [Read more...]
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.3.2 Patches Available.
Patches for Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat have been released to address critical security issues and bring both applications up to 9.3.2. The final Security bulletin has not been posted yet and the security advisory is still in place, though it will be updated later. The updates are for both Windows and Macintosh systems. Of interest, Adobe will be activating their new … [Read more...]
Adding Languages to Windows Language Bar Through the Registry
I can only read and speak one language but for some reason I am frequently involved in adding more languages to the computers at work. I know how to add languages to Windows XP and yesterday I figured out how to do it solely through the Registry. I was working with a Mandatory Profile so I was able to just load the hive and make the changes but there's no reason this … [Read more...]
KwiClick – Firefox addon delivers a host of quick tasks right at your fingertips
I have a new guest post over at Freewaregenius that explains all the details about a Firefox add-on called KwiClick. KwiClick makes your browsing more efficient when you want to search any of many popular services for more information related to the topic you're currently reading on a webpage. Go read the Freewaregenius article for the rest of the details and ideas of how the … [Read more...]