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October
2005
Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 2 is out. Included: numerous bug fixes; previous Office updates; improvements in spam filtering; a new phishing detection tool for Outlook.
Separately, be sure to check for the latest update for junk mail filtering. These come out monthly.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/872976
If you have switched to Microsoft update from windows update (see last month’s newsletter), the service pack and junk mail filter updates will be installed as part of the automatic update process.
Some people have reported problems with Microsoft update:
http://www.askwoody.com/newscomments.php?newsid=237&PHPSESSID=5e14f75ddde1504d5e5341fb5842ede1
And problems with Office SP2, particularly if it cannot find the original installation files:
http://www.askwoody.com/newscomments.php?newsid=235
Dual Core processors are taking off faster than I expected. Nearly all the machines in local stores are now dual core media center computers. Dual core laptops will be out in January. Intel and AMD are both going to Dual Core for servers.
http://www.eweek.com/category2/0,1874,1829837,00.asp
Recent anti-spyware reviews recommend F-Secure, Sunbelt counterspy, and Trend Micro Anti-Spyware for corporate deployments. Sunbelt Counterspy leads for personal use. Microsoft anti-spyware got good ratings but does not catch some known spyware because the spyware products offer a license agreement before installing – they want to support end user license agreements.
The new Treo smart phone will be based on Windows Mobile 5.0 OS, not the Palm OS. It will be available through Verizon early next year. It will support EV-DO high speed data transfer. http://www.pcworld.com/resource/article/0,aid,122716,pg,1,RSS,RSS,00.asp
How to get a person on the phone – guide to bypassing the menu for many banks, credit card, travel, and tech support companies: https://www.quickbase.com/db/bam6rdiey?a=q&qid=5
We will be conducting another free seminar on Computer Security for the Small Business Development Center on November 29 (Tuesday) from 12-2. Location TBA.
Tim Torian
Torian, Group, Inc.
http://www.toriangroup.com