Five Reasons You Should Switch to IE9

March 13, 2011 · Posted in Techy News and Tips · Comments Off on Five Reasons You Should Switch to IE9 

Microsoft will be officially launched Internet Explorer 9 as of Monday, March 14. Whether you are using Internet Explorer 8, or you’re one of the dwindling stubborn few clinging to IE6, or even if you are using an alternative browser like Chrome or Firefox–here are some reasons you might want to start using IE9.

  • Pinned Sites
  • Enhanced Tabs
  • Download Manager
  • Tracking Protection
  • Hardware Acceleration

Read the details of the 5 Reasons in Tony Bradley article.

Microsoft delivers ‘big month’ of patches, quashes 22 bugs

February 8, 2011 · Posted in Techy News and Tips · Comments Off on Microsoft delivers ‘big month’ of patches, quashes 22 bugs 

Microsoft today issued 12 security updates that patched 22 bugs in Windows, Internet Explorer (IE), Office and its Internet server software.

An analyst suspected that one of the dozen updates was released to prevent hackers from exploiting Windows 7 in the Pwn2Own contest slated to start in four weeks. Read the Full Story.

Whatever your thoughts are on the reasons for the patches, you should always make sure your computer is up to date with the latest patches.