Microsoft is releasing an emergency security patch for Windows users on Thursday. It is rated critical for users of Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003. A critical flaw can be exploited read more » DiscussBury
"A bill that would see the White House take more involvement and control in leading US cybersecurity efforts has been tabled before Congress. The move follows recent criticism of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)." read more » DiscussBury
The Electrical Engineering department at the University of Washington is working on a project to allow the disabled to control a computer cursor with just their voice. read more » DiscussBury
At the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, the company's Justin Rattner talks to Emotiv Systems President Tan Le about new interface technologies that allow brain waves to be interpreted by a headset that then interacts accordingly with computer software. read more » DiscussBury
Christopher Krause writes, "The software component TX Text Control is now shipping with Office Open XML (DOCX) support. Documents can be created, modified and converted to the latest MS Word format." read more » DiscussBury
"Microsoft has issued a pre-patch security advisory to warn about 'active, targeted attacks' against an ActiveX control for the Snapshot Viewer for Microsoft Access." Basically, the attacker could construct a web page and the vulnerability could allow remote code execution, potentially allowing the attacker the same user rights as the logged-on user. The ActiveX control for the Snapshot Viewer for Microsoft Office Access 2000, Microsoft Office Access 2002, and Microsoft Office Access 2003 are all affected by this vulnerability. read more » DiscussBury
Jay Hathaway writes about a fascinating little blogging productivity tool called Zemanta that helps speed up the blogging process. read more » DiscussBury
Bruce Byfield takes the software community to task for loose version labeling causing consumer confusion about the maturity of a given software product. read more » DiscussBury
