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And the pain of Automagical Updates

Posted on June 18, 2009 By Michael Kavka 1 Comment on And the pain of Automagical Updates

Before I get started let me say this, I believe in patching, and updating systems and software. It is essential to security fo a system. That being said, there is something to be said about forcing updated software by calling it a high priority update. Yep, I’m talking about IE8 yet again. Don’t get me…

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IE8 not being pushed? Only if you work in PR.

Posted on April 29, 2009April 29, 2009 By Michael Kavka No Comments on IE8 not being pushed? Only if you work in PR.

IE8, still not ready for everyone to use due to compatibility issues with many websites out there. Microsoft says, “We are not pushing IE8 out there yet.” Everyone breaths a sigh of relief. At least until today. If you run updates, you should take a close look at the high priority updates. Yeah the ones…

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