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New Mousepad column: Net Neutrality Jan. 29

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 02:43:51 -0400

The 164th edition of the online computer column The Mousepad tells you about Net Neutrality, the ideal on which the Internet is based in this fourth of four Mousepad columns about issues covered at the Chebucto Community Net-Dalhousie Student Union-hosted Internet Town Hall meeting. The Mousepad is published every two weeks in the Bedford-Sackville Weekly News, Dartmouth-Cole Harbour Weekly News and the Halifax West-Clayton Park Weekly News.

Chebucto News page updated: Jan. 26

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:34:54 -0400

The Chebucto Community Net news page has been refreshed with new and updated stories. Top story: Results of the public Internet Town Hall, the only meeting of its kind in Atlantic Canada.

Emergency Internet Explorer update: Jan. 21

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:30:32 -0400

Microsoft has issued an emergency security patch for all supported versions of the Internet Explorer web browser Thursday, January 21st available on the Windows Update site and through Windows Update automatic downloads (if enabled). All versions of the Internet Explorer web browser are vulnerable. A user's computer can be taken over by simply opening a malicious web page using Internet Explorer.

Mozilla Firefox 3.6 update: Jan. 21

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:30:39 -0400

Mozilla has released a program update with new features to version 3.6 of its popular Open Source web browser Firefox. This new version of Firefox is available for Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Macintosh OS X 10.4 or better and Linux.

Mozilla Thunderbird update to 3.0.1: Jan. 20

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:59:32 -0400

The free Open Source email client Mozilla Thunderbird has released a security and program upgrade to version 3.0.1.

Adobe Shockwave critical security patch! Jan. 20

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:51:01 -0400

Adobe's Shockwave Player has been updated with a critical security patch that fixes multiple actively exploited vulnerabilities in the popular media program. IMPORTANT: The old version of Adobe Shockwave needs to be uninstalled through Control Panel and the computer rebooted before installing this update.

Apple OS X Security Updates: Jan. 19

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:01:48 -0400

Apple has released security updates to Mac OS X.

Adobe Reader/Acrobat critical security patch! Jan. 13

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:29:01 -0400

A zero day flaw in all current versions of Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat is being actively exploited. This new patch updates these programs to fix this critical vulnerability.

Java Update: Sun Java 6u18 released: Jan. 13

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:24:22 -0400

Sun Java 6 Update 18 released. For best results Uninstall all previous versions of Java and reboot before installing this release. Most users should download the Java Runtime Environment (JRE).

Jan Windows Security Updates: Jan. 12

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:51:39 -0400

Microsoft has released a number of critical security updates for Microsoft Windows. Windows Update supports Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2000, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008. The Microsoft Windows Update site requires the Internet Explorer web browser.

Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.2 suite update: Jan. 12

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:23:16 -0400

Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.2 security updates the Mozilla Suite web browser and email all-in-one program. With browser based on Firefox and email client based on Thunderbird, SeaMonkey also features a built-in WYSIWYG HTML editor and IRC client.

Winamp update to version 5.57: Dec. 17

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:19:43 -0400

Media player program Winamp has released version 5.57.

Critical Adobe Flash security update: Dec. 8

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:59:10 -0400

Adobe Flash has updated with critical security and bugfixes to version 10.0.42.34. Users are *strongly* advised to update their web browser Adobe Flash plugin to the new version. Earlier versions of Adobe Flash on Windows, Macintosh and Linux are vulnerable to attack.

Opera browser upgrades to version 10.10: Dec. 4

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:14:03 -0400

The free Opera web browser has upgraded to version 10.10.

Apple Safari 4.0.4 security update: Dec. 4

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:41:08 -0400

Apple has released a security update to its Safari web browser. Safari runs on Windows platforms as well as on Macintosh OS X.

Apple QuickTime security update: Nov. 18

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:04:31 -0400

Apple has released a security update for its QuickTime media player software to version 7.6.5.

Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala out: Oct. 29

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:58:08 -0300

New Linux Operating System Ubuntu has released version 9.10 Karmic Koala. Ubuntu is one of the most popular distributions of the free Open Source Linux OS.

Windows 7 released: Oct. 22

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:15:39 -0300

Microsoft has released Windows 7, its newest Operating System for personal computers. With both 64-bit and 32-bit versions, this new Operating System best supports new hardware.

Mozilla Firefox Plugin Update Check: Oct. 14

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:47:39 -0300

Mozilla has set up a Plugin Update Check website so users can easily see what Mozilla Firefox web browser plugins need updates. Web browser plugins are frequently not updated by users and represent a critical security hazard.

Skype program update to 4.1.0.179: Oct. 12

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:28:34 -0300

The popular voice over IP software Skype has been updated to version 4.1.0.179.

New Microsoft Free Anti-Virus: Sept. 29

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:10:48 -0300

Microsoft has released a new free anti-virus program for Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7: Microsoft Security Essentials. Providing excellent real-time anti-virus protection with a very well designed simple user interface, Microsoft Security Essentials is the security solution most home users have been waiting for. Requires genuine Windows.

OpenOffice.org 3.1.1 released: Sept. 8

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:08:12 -0300

The free Open Source office software suite OpenOffice.org has been updated. Current version is 3.1.1.

Windows XP, 2000 critical patch May 29

Fri, 29 May 2009 10:26:01 -0300

Microsoft has released a patch for a critical vulnerability affecting Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 enabling a website hosting a specially crafted malicious Quicktime video to take control of the computer. Windows Vista and Windows 7 beta are not affected by this issue. The Microsoft site features an automatic workaround fix which requires Internet Explorer and manual instructions are also available. This vulnerability is being actively exploited at this time according to Microsoft.

Windows Vista Service Pack 2 out: May 26

Tue, 26 May 2009 15:47:48 -0300

Microsoft has released Windows Vista Service Pack 2. This update to the Windows Vista operating system is available as a free-standing download and through Windows Update. Windows Vista Service Pack 2 may have trouble installing on computers with multiple boot partitions or notebooks with recovery partitions.

Chebucto Wireless website online! June 23

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:46:53 -0300

The website for Chebucto Wireless is now online. Chebucto Wireless is the highspeed community-run Internet access offered by the Chebucto Community Net in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Chebucto Wireless project page updated: June 9

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:26:37 -0300

The Chebucto Wireless project page has been updated with the latest news.

Windows XP Service Pack 3 released: Apr. 29

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:07:48 -0300

Microsoft has released Windows XP Service Pack 3. This final service pack update to the Windows XP operating system is available as a free-standing download and through Windows Update. Windows XP Service Pack 3 is not recommended for retail operations using Microsoft's Dynamics Retail Management System.

Chebucto Secure Mail Settings

Mon, 18 Jul 2005 03:53:08 -0300

Chebucto Community Net now offers secure encrypted mail access.

Chebucto Community Net home page

Fri, 24 Jun 1994 09:00:01 -0300

Home page of the Chebucto Community Net, a non-profit federally registered charity based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.