Archive for March, 2010
Friday Fun: Play MineSweeper in Google Chrome
Are you addicted to MineSweeper and love to play it when taking a break from work? Now you can add that mine sweeping goodness to Google Chrome with the Chrome MineSweeper extension. Find Those Mines! Once the extension has been installed simply click on the “Toolbar Button” to access the game (opens in a new [...]
27Mar2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Make Your Coworker’s Day in Ubuntu
It can be difficult to express your appreciation for your coworkers in person – what if they take it the wrong way, or think you’re fishing for a compliment of your own? If you use Ubuntu in your office, here’s a quick way to show your appreciation while avoiding the social pitfalls of face-to-face communication. [...]
27Mar2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Stream Music and Video Over the Internet with Windows Media Player 12
A new feature in Windows Media Player 12, which is included with Windows 7, is being able to stream media over the web to other Windows 7 computers. Today we will take a look at how to set it up and what you need to begin. Note: You will need to perform this process on [...]
27Mar2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Add a Search Box to the Drop-Down Tab List in Firefox
Do you have a lot of tabs open no matter what time of day it is and find sorting through the tabs list frustrating? Then get control back with the List All Tabs Menu extension for Firefox. Before If you have a large number of tabs open using the “Tab List Menu” can start to [...]
26Mar2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Add SiteAdvisor to Google Chrome
With the continued increase in malware knowing when a website is trouble can save you from a painful experience. If you are looking to add a bit more security to your Chromium-based Browser then join us as we look at the SiteAdvisor for Chrome extension. SiteAdvisor for Chrome in Action Once you have installed the [...]
26Mar2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Watch Netflix Instant Movies in Boxee
Boxee is multi-platform Media PC application with a host of media applications. One of which is the popular Movie service, Netflix. Today we’ll show you how to get setup to watch Netflix Instant streaming video in Boxee. Note: Nexflix requires Microsoft Silverlight which unfortunately means Boxee users running Linux out of luck. What You’ll Need [...]
26Mar2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Customize Your Icons in Windows 7 and Vista
Want to change out the icons on your desktop and more? Personalizing your icons is a great way to make your PC uniquely yours, and today we show you how to customize your Windows icons. Change the icon for Computer, Recycle Bin, Network, and your User folder Right-click on the desktop, and select Personalize. Now, [...]
26Mar2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Move Firefox’s Tab Bar to the Top
Would you prefer to have Firefox’s Tab Bar located at the top of the browser instead of its’ default location? See how easy it is to move the Tab Bar back and forth between the top and current positions “flip switch style” with the Tabs On Top extension. Note: Tabs On Top extension supports multi-row [...]
26Mar2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
USN-918-1: Samba vulnerability
Referenced CVEs: CVE-2010-0926 Description: =========================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-918-1 March 24, 2010 samba vulnerability CVE-2010-0926 =========================================================== A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 9.10 This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The problem can be corrected by [...]
24Mar2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
USN-917-1: Puppet vulnerabilities
Referenced CVEs: CVE-2009-3564, CVE-2010-0156 Description: =========================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-917-1 March 24, 2010 puppet vulnerabilities CVE-2009-3564, CVE-2010-0156 =========================================================== A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 9.10 This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: [...]
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