Category Archives: Networking

Source code from some of Symantec’s products has been stolen by hackers from third parties working for Symantec. The exact products compromised are unknown but reports suggest that the products in question are Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) 11.0 and Symantec … Continue reading

Today sees Microsoft release the somewhat ‘long time coming’ service pack 2 release for Exchange 2010. There really isn’t much to shout about in this service pack but it does weigh in at a hefty 535MB so it certainly contains … Continue reading

On November the 15th 1971 – exactly 40 years ago today the magazine Electronic News ran an advert for a new kind of chip, a special chip that could perform different operations via the instructions it received. This chip was … Continue reading

Hyper-V has a feature I’m sure you may have read about or even seen in action called “snapshots”. Whilst it sounds obvious what these are, its not quite as obvious as it sounds and comes with some pitfalls that many … Continue reading

Amazon have released the new kindles.. the kindle whatever its called and the kindle fire. The kindle met with a mixed reception and i have to say myself.. when i first saw one i thought to myself ‘these guys are … Continue reading

Police forces in the UK are likely to get new powers that will allow them to suspend .uk internet domain names without having obtained a court order (assuming these domains are being used for an illegal activity). Nominet are behind … Continue reading

Oracle released yet another updated (still beta) version of VirtualBox yesterday. I have used this a few times and to be honest, for IT support purposes its a pretty handy tool to have around. Installs nice and easy and performs … Continue reading

The internet is, as ever, awash with rumours of the latest Windows 8 builds and what may be in them. Its pretty safe to say that much of the copy found on the net is simply speculation and rumour. However, … Continue reading

As usual malware continues to spread over the internet. The latest malware to perk some interest amongst the Anti malware and Anti Virus vendors is a little scam that fools users into applying a ‘Windows Update’, albeit a fake one … Continue reading

Microsoft have released a little standalone safety scanner for PC’s that might have been infected with malware. Its called ’Microsoft safety scanner’ – it can be found by searching for that term in google easily enough. Its an on demand … Continue reading