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Apple delivers macOS Catalina
The company first unveiled the latest version of its desktop OS at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference in June. It arrived for all users on Monday.
Apple ships macOS Catalina; here's what you get
The latest version of Apple's desktop OS is available now.
As Patch Tuesday approaches, turn off Automatic Update temporarily and — especially — disengage IE
Tomorrow’s Patch Tuesday and, given all the havoc we’ve seen with the latest Windows patches, you need to get Automatic Update turned off for now. Based on a security report hidden behind a $690 Microsoft paywall, I also recommend...
Microsoft's plan to ignore Windows 10 1809 worked
Remember the problematic rollout of last year's fall update to Windows 10? Microsoft would just as soon forget it happened, and hopes users do, too.
Microsoft crowdsourced QA, and look what we got
The Windows Insiders program has signed up lots of people willing to check out pre-release versions of Windows for free. It’s pretty clear it’s not working.
Microsoft releases even more patches for the CVE-2019-1367 IE zero-day, and the bugs are having a field day
Ten days ago, Microsoft released a half-fast set of manual patches aimed at fending off a newly described and “Exploited” Internet Explorer zero-day. Bugs crawled out of the woodwork. Yesterday, Microsoft finally released a true...
It's time to rethink the Chrome OS upgrade standard
Google's handling of Chrome OS upgrades has long been an asset for the platform — but now, it's starting to become a liability.
Windows by the numbers: Windows 10 continues to cannibalize Windows 7
Windows 10's share of all PCs rose 1.4 percentage points in September as users continued to shift away from Windows 7 ahead of a January end-of-support deadline.
Time to install Microsoft's mainstream September patches – and avoid the dregs
This month’s lightning rod patch — the fix for the peek-a-boo Internet Explorer zero-day CVE-2019-1367 — still isn’t in any of the pushed updates. Unless you’re a Chicken Little acolyte, avoid it, but get the rest of the September...
How to use Voice Control in macOS Catalina
Here's an introductory guide to using your voice to control your Mac once you upgrade to the latest version of macOS.
Post-retirement Windows 7 patches: Not just for the big dogs now
Microsoft now says it will offer patches for the aging OS through early 2023 to any business that's willing to pay up.
Top web browsers 2019: Microsoft's browser share falls to record low
While Microsoft's browsers lost ground in September, Firefox managed another small gain. But the big winner continues to be Google's Chrome, which dominates the browser market.
Microsoft gives Windows 10 1903 the 'go' sign for business, four months after release
The business-ready milestone is designed to give enterprises confidence that 1903 is both stable and reliable and can be widely deployed.
Microsoft Patch Alert: Botched IE zero-day patch leaves cognoscenti fuming
September’s surprise zero-day patch for Internet Explorer hole CVE-2019-1367 – released, but not released, then pushed sporadically, but only in preview, and never explained – leads us straight to the bottom of the barrel once again.
13+ macOS Catalina enhancements you’ll want to use
Apple's latest Mac operating system is about to ship. Here's what you should know to get the most from macOS Catalina when it arrives.
Surprise! Windows 10 version 1903 declared 'ready for broad deployment'
With several known and well-documented bugs still cluttering things up, Microsoft late Thursday declared Win10 version 1903 as ready for business deployment. Hard to tell if it’s a declaration of stability, or a pre-1909-release...
Windows 10 November 2019 Update: Key enterprise features
What business users and IT admins should know about new features in the upcoming Windows 10 version 1909.
It's time to squirrel away a clean copy of Win10 version 1903
If you’re running any version of Windows other than version 1903, now’s an excellent time to store away a clean copy. It’s easy, free, and (depending on your internet speed) won’t take long. You never know when it’ll be useful.
Microsoft uses WSUS and Config Manager to lure more testers to Windows 10 betas
The company is offering up new ways for enterprises to test upcoming versions of Windows 10 before those updates go live.
What do we know about the big, scary, exploited, emergency-patched IE security hole CVE-2019-1367?
Short answer: nothing. Long answer: almost nothing. But we sure have a convoluted mess of a cleanup.
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