Archive for ‘May 24th, 2006’

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May24

Voting machine problems

by Michael Farnum on May 24th, 2006 at 6:57 pm
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Bravo to Mr. Schneier and Mr. McKeay on their posts (here and here) about the Diebold election machine security flaws. The Diebold guy says that no “evil and nefarious election officials” exist. Uhhh, yeah, right. Nice try. This one deserves another sheesh. Sheesh… Vet

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May24

Registry Hack (not a patch) for the Word vulnerability

by Michael Farnum on May 24th, 2006 at 6:45 pm
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As I noted in my previous post, I won’t use third-party patches. However, if I did, I would use an ACTUAL PATCH, not a registry hack. This article at DarkReading.com talks about a patch for the flaw. It is not a patch, it is a registry hack or tweak. It is essentially the same thing […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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May24

Monthly Microsoft Patch Debate

by Michael Farnum on May 24th, 2006 at 2:32 pm
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I just read this interview by ComputerWorld with Bret Arsenault, Microsoft Corp.’s chief security advisor. Though I have had some complaints about Microsoft’s release timings in the past, I think I agree for the most part with their current system. Sometimes a month is a long time to wait, but as long as the threat […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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May24

Google Calculator

by Michael Farnum on May 24th, 2006 at 8:21 am
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Type a math problem in Google (square root of 144 or something) and see what happens. I didn’t know about Google Calculator. I discovered it because I had a brain fart on how many weeks there were in a year (go ahead and laugh). So I typed in “how many weeks in a year” in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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