Computer Issues

Apple Ships 41 Patches for Leopard and Tiger
The company corrects several high-risk issues that Apple warns can lead to "unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution."
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QuickBooks update creates havoc for Mac Users
A QuickBooks updater bug is causing complete loss of some users' Desktop folders and gigs of data.
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Unpatched Google Toolbar Flaw Presents ID Theft Risk
A hacker finds a way to use a booby-trapped Web page to trick Google Toolbar users into adding malicious buttons to the browser.
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The 12 days of Spammers.
Joe Wilcox: Symantec's "12 Days of Christmas Spam Song" is a totally gratuitous marketing, but we just love viral stuff like this. Joe Wilcox: Symantec's "12 Days of Christmas Spam Song" is a totally gratuitous marketing, but we just love viral stuff like this.
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15 Biggest Tech Disappointments of 2007

From on-demand video services that were overly demanding, to underwhelming operating-system updates, 2007 was full of disappointments. We surveyed the landscape and polled some old friends to come up with the 15 products, companies, and industries that left the most sour taste in our mouths. From last to first, here's our list of the year's biggest losers. Read them and weep.

Netscape Death is Long Overdue, Good for Security

Ryan Naraine: America Online's decision to put Netscape to sleep has triggered sadness and nostalgia. I have a one-word reaction: Yay!
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Don't be Misled by these 10 Vista Myths.

Windows expert Deb Shinder debunks some of the misconceptions she's been hearing, from exaggerated cost and hardware requirements to feature limitations and compatibility issues. READ MORE >>