September 6, 2007
Unpatched software abounds on user systems
Readers of the Aug. 16 issue of Windows Secrets took our advice and used the Secunia Software Inspector service in droves. The results show that — even though our readers are more tech-savvy than the average computer user — thousands of you apparently still use computers with unpatched software. Read more »
How to fix problems Software Inspector finds
In the Aug. 16 issue, I pointed out that the Secunia Software Inspector may find multiple versions of unpatched products on your system. Older programs and Web sites may need the older versions of run-time software. But the old run-time code represents a security risk. Read more »
Danish engineers find low-tech speed limit fix
Making motorists stay within the speed limit is a problem in every country. But not every nation brings the same level of creative problem-solving to the issue as Denmark. With 70% of motorists going over the speed limit, traffic engineers decided that something had to be done Read more »
Sony renews rootkit debate with USB drives 
The Sony Corporation seems bound and determined to install copy-protection software, including rootkits, no matter how many different products it has to use. Read on to find out about Sony software that you may have paid for, but you don't really want. Read more »
MS server error marks PCs as 'nongenuine'
Windows Genuine Advantage: now more genuinely annoying for genuine users of Vista. A software failure at Microsoft over the weekend falsely branded thousands of legitimate users' PCs as "nongenuine" and restricted some capabilities. Read more »