Another warning from Microsoft

Although it's getting to be routine, Microsoft has once again said in this article: "people who use its operating system software must patch their computers yet again, or their PC's will be vulnerable to attacks that could cede control to hackers." They call the flaw "critical" which is the highest level of vulnerability. I guess it's time to drift on over to their Web site and grab the patch.

Any time you are planning to make a change to your computer such as this or when installing some new piece of software, it's a good idea to set a System Restore point. This article explains a bit more about that process, but the gist of it is the same as the lesson learned by Hansel and Gretel, "you need to make sure you can get back out when you go into the unknown." There are a number of other links at that location that can help you learn more about the system restore utility, if you aren't familiar with it already.
- posted by Perry @ 6:34 AM