http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/ Chebucto Community Net in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 133 96 https://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Icons/ccn_main.gif http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/ en-ca office@chebucto.ns.ca (Andrew D. Wright) office@chebucto.ns.ca (Andrew D. Wright) 60 44.637158-63.593236 http://www.apple.com//support/downloads/ Apple has released OS X Lion 10.7.3 with stability, security and compatability updates. They have also released security updates to OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8. ]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:21:48 -0300 http://www.mozilla.org/projects/seamonkey/ Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.7 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.]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:17:16 -0300 http://getfirefox.com Mozilla has updated with many bugfixes to version 10.0 of its popular Open Source web browser Firefox. Firefox 10 also features some new rendering features for advanced application and website design and some interface tweaks. Firefox 10 now claims to lessen compatibility problems with add-ons when Firefox upgrades versions. Firefox is available for Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Macintosh OS X 10.5 or better and Linux. ]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:35:39 -0300 http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/ The free Open Source email client Mozilla Thunderbird has released an update to version 10.0. Thunderbird 10 contains improved search functionality as well as improvements to email drafting. ]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:29:32 -0300 http://www.opera.com/ The free Opera web browser has upgraded to version 11.61. This update fixes a number of bugs. ]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:26:33 -0300 http://www.libreoffice.org/ The Document Foundation has released Libre Office 3.4.5, fixing a number of user-reported bugs. Libre Office is a free Open Source office productivity suite for Windows, Macintosh and Linux. A rebranded fork of OpenOffice.org, Libre Office provides full Open Document Format compatibility and is distributed with several major Linux distributions by default instead of OpenOffice.org. ]]> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:58:39 -0300 http://get.adobe.com/reader/ Adobe has released a critical security patch for Version 10 of Acrobat/Reader, now patched to 10.1.2. Version 9 has been patched to version 9.5.0. Version 8 support ended November 3, 2011. ]]> Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:15:01 -0300 http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ Microsoft has released a number of critical security updates for Microsoft Windows. Windows Update supports Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows XP Service Pack 3, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008. For Windows XP, the Microsoft Windows Update site requires the Internet Explorer web browser.]]> Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:50:03 -0300 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html Oracle Java 7u2 released. This update to version 7 features updated program compatibilities and a warning system if a program attempts to use any insecure earlier versions of Java still installed on a system. For best results uninstall all previous versions of Java and reboot before installing. Most users should download the Java Runtime Environment (JRE). ]]> Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:10:22 -0300 http://www.apple.com/safari/download Apple has released an update to its Safari web browser now including native PDF reader. Safari runs on Windows platforms as well as on Macintosh OS X.]]> Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:46:08 -0300 http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer Adobe Flash has updated to version 11.1.102.55, fixing a dozen critical security vulnerabilities. Flash 11 features 3D accelerated graphics and new 64-bit Operating System and browser support. ]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:21:39 -0400 http://get.adobe.com/shockwave/ Adobe's Shockwave Player has been updated. Current version is 11.6.3.633. ]]> Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:05:01 -0400 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2639658 Microsoft has released an emergency security fix for the Duqu malware, now out in the wild and capable of taking over Windows computers. Windows users should apply this fix as soon as possible. Microsoft's regularly scheduled updates for Windows will be this coming Tuesday, Nov. 8th but fixing this issue was felt urgent enough not to wait until then. ]]> Thu, 03 Nov 2011 22:40:01 -0300 http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/ Apple has released a security update for its QuickTime media player software to version 7.7.1. This security update fixes a number of vulnerabilities in previous versions of Quicktime on Windows. ]]> Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:17:31 -0300 http://www.skype.com/download/skype/windows/ The popular voice over IP software Skype has been updated. Skype is now owned and operated by Microsoft. ]]> Fri, 14 Oct 2011 07:06:34 -0300 http://www.ubuntu.com/ The Linux Operating System Ubuntu has released version 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot featuring a refined Unity desktop, Ubuntu One software distribution and Libre Office. Ubuntu is one of the most popular distributions of the free Open Source Linux Operating System. ]]> Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:10:12 -0300 http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/news The Chebucto Community Net news page has been refreshed with new and updated stories. Top story: Chebucto turns 17 with pix from the party.]]> Wed, 13 Jul 2011 19:01:54 -0300 http://norman.com/security_center/security_center_archive/2011/rtlo_unicode_hole/en Windows 7 and Windows Vista computers can be fooled into hiding the true name of a file using a bug in Unicode that allows filenames or pieces of filenames to be reversed. So for example a file can appear to be called bobexe.txt, an innocent text file, but has the real filename bobtxt.exe, which Windows will then open and run as an executable file. Read link for more information. Short version is do not trust displayed filenames to open or not open a file. ]]> Fri, 13 May 2011 17:40:01 -0300 http://www.twitter.com/ChebuctoCommNet Chebucto Community Net is now on Twitter. Look here for breaking news, announcements and bulletins from your community net. ]]> Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:23:08 -0300 http://www.microsoft.com/oem/en/downloads/pages/windows_7_sp1.aspx Microsoft has released Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. This update is available through Windows Update or as a separate download and contains past security fixes and some new features. ]]> Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:57:48 -0400 http://www.openoffice.org/ The free Open Source office software suite OpenOffice.org has been updated. Current version is 3.3.0.]]> Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:48:12 -0400 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2501696 Microsoft has released a workaround Fixit patch for a recently discovered vulnerability which affects all current versions of Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability affects users of Microsoft Internet Explorer and allows a malicious website to run programs on the user computer. Other web browsers are not vulnerable to this vulnerability and Microsoft reports this vulnerability is not currently being actively exploited. ]]> Fri, 28 Jan 2011 22:12:01 -0400 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=e1605e70-9649-4a87-8532-33d813687a7f Microsoft has released a new free anti-virus program for Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7: Microsoft Security Essentials 2. 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. ]]> Mon, 20 Dec 2010 03:10:48 -0400 http://beacon.chebucto.ns.ca/Mousepad/ 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.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 02:43:51 -0400 https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/ 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. ]]> Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:47:39 -0300 http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/ Use this Adobe Flash website to check the version of Flash used in your web browser. ]]> Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:57:39 -0300 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a4dd31d5-f907-4406-9012-a5c3199ea2b3 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.]]> Tue, 26 May 2009 15:47:48 -0300 http://www.chebuctowireless.ca/ 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.]]> Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:46:53 -0300 http://wifi.chebucto.net The Chebucto Wireless project page has been updated with the latest news.]]> Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:26:37 -0300 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5B33B5A8-5E76-401F-BE08-1E1555D4F3D4 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.]]> Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:07:48 -0300 http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/PPP/securemail.shtml Chebucto Community Net now offers secure encrypted mail access.]]> Mon, 18 Jul 2005 03:53:08 -0300 http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/ Home page of the Chebucto Community Net, a non-profit federally registered charity based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.]]> Fri, 24 Jun 1994 09:00:01 -0300