Protect Yourself Against Conficker in 3 Simple Steps

April 1st is here, and early indications are that the much-ballyhooed Conficker worm is more bark than bite. Aside from a modest increase in junk mail that may be completely unrelated, users have yet to report any rise in infection or other adverse effects. Regardless, there is a drop-dead simple process you can use to [...]

Preparing Your System for Windows Vista SP2

Earlier this month, Microsoft delivered the first release candidate of Windows Vista SP2, meaning that the final, public edition of the update will be posted for download soon. The new release features some sweeping improvements, including Windows Search 4.0, native Blu-Ray recording capabilities, easier Wi-Fi configuration and more.
Unfortunately, many users are likely to encounter [...]

Google Chrome 1.0.154.53 Gets Vista Fixes, Speed Boost

Google has released Chrome 1.0.154.53, the latest edition of its Web browser. The new version, though minor in number, includes some significant fixes for Windows Vista users, including:

Fix for a problem setting Google Chrome as the default browser on Windows Vista
Fix for a problem in which blank entries can appear in the address bar’s list [...]