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Microsoft has just released a warning that the new Windows 8.1 Update may keep some computers from scanning Windows Update for more patches. Just in case you haven't installed it yet
Like. I. just. did.
Thanks guys.
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So - taken together with this earlier news[^] means we're damned if we do, damned if we don't?
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That post came after this one. So it would be 'later' unless you have a wrong URL.
EDIT: I think you meant this one[^].
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
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Pretty much, yeah. Although I'm assuming they'll have it fixed within 5 weeks.
TTFN - Kent
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I've just installed 8.1 and can run Windows Update fine. There is a new update to install already.
What is broken is the links to the KB articles detailing the patches.
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Good news, maybe they've fixed it already. Thanks for letting us know.
TTFN - Kent
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NeverJustHere wrote: I've just installed 8.1 ...
But is that the wonderfully named "Windows 8.1 Update 1", or just plain "Windows 8.1"?
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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I did mean Windows 8.1 Update 1.
Agree - stupid names. All for trying to keep phone/tablet/desktop the same. Why not just move them all to 8.2?
Oh, and when installing the update, there is no need for M$ to put a link to their store on my taskbar. First thing that was removed. Otherwise, they don't seem to have stuffed too much up.
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If your company wants to write a smartphone or tablet application, it should consider these do-it-yourself options notable for their simplicity. Just in case the boss says, "We need a mobile app by EOW"
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After the release of Windows XP in 2001 and for a few years that followed, Internet Explorer 6 was the biggest, most important browser in the world. And for longer, it has been the buggy browser that's overstayed its welcome. "Nah, it's just pining for the fjords"
Sorry, I know we overuse that sketch, but I couldn't help myself.
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What? I thought Navigator was. 
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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Personally I would have put Safari on the podium, but then someone whispered, "Quirks mode" into my ear. 
TTFN - Kent
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When it was first released it was my favourite browser.  Not that there were many options then. Netscape and Opera, which may still have been ad-free or paid at that time.
Kevin
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"Failure to install this Update will prevent Windows Update from patching your system with any future updates starting with updates released in May 2014," said Michael Hildebrand of Microsoft in a Monday blog. That should pique interest in Windows 8.1
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Lovely.
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Notice that this is only if you are already on Windows 8.1. It doesn't apply to windows 8.
It's still rather nasty though, as this move was unexpected. I know MS will do this kind of thing after a while but usually they give you some breathing space. It could cause problems for businesses who might just have migrated to 8.1 and completed all their testing. Now they'll have to repeat for Win 8.1 Update!
Kevin
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It’s not too far-fetched to believe that a billion people have viewed the “Bliss” image that defines the desktop view of Windows XP, the seminal OS that Microsoft is retiring Tuesday. But you’d barely notice the real-world “Bliss” scene if you stepped out of your car and gazed at it today. Goodbye XP, it's been a slice.
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Very strange really, they chose a 800x600 image that looks bad even on 1024x768. Why they didnt use a better quality photo is beyond me.
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At the XP rollout they called it the "Teletubby screen".
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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The Heartbleed Bug is a serious vulnerability in the popular OpenSSL cryptographic software library. This weakness allows stealing the information protected, under normal conditions, by the SSL/TLS encryption used to secure the Internet. SSL/TLS provides communication security and privacy over the Internet for applications such as web, email, instant messaging (IM) and some virtual private networks (VPNs).
Sounds like the hearts of a lot security responsibles are bleeding!
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ugh. What a world class pain in the ass THIS is going to be for the next couple/few months.
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Indeed, this one was quite serious. Apparently lot of big names, including sites from Alexa's top 10 were (and some still are) vulnerable.
The situation didn't spare CodeProject - some of our subsystems were vulnerable, but over past few hours we have already upgraded them.
This is still unofficial, as we need to double and triple check all the servers and submodules, but so far all modules which we've reviewed are patched.
modified 8-Apr-14 12:55pm.
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Ruh roh Raggy. This bug is actually pretty terrifying.
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 I hope you find every lingering unpatched version in your systems
But still a pretty scary bug... considering that basically the whole traffic to OpenSSL could have been compromised for years... I guess the NSA and the like were pretty grateful for that bug 
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One serious consequence is that private keys may have leaked - it is worth considering re-registering for those, as otherwise you're potentially leaving user data exposed.
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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