Here is a bit of an update following from my post yesterday. Microsoft are set to release a security update out of sync with its usual monthly security updates.
Microsoft’s general manager of Microsoft’s trustworthy computing security group George Stathakopoulos made the following comments
“Given the significant level of attention this issue has generated, confusion about what customers can do to protect themselves and the escalating threat environment Microsoft will release a security update out-of-band for this vulnerability.
We take the decision to go out-of-band very seriously given the impact to customers, but we believe releasing an update is the right decision at this time.
We continue to recommend customers update to Internet Explorer 8 to benefit from the improved security protection it offers.”
This is good news to many who must have been concerned.
Typical. Both the French and German governments issue warnings about the security flaw(s) in Internet Explorer and they both advise to switch to another browser. Instead the UK government is advising people to visit this site. Wonderful. It begs the question why? Will people panic? I doubt it.
Microsoft haven’t been keeping quiet either, which is nice to see. They are admitting the recent email account hacking of human rights activists in China was through weaknesses in Internet Explorer. Microsoft are advising that users upgrade to Internet Explorer 8, which is believed to be the least susceptible to attack.
Cliff Evans, head of Security and Privacy at Microsoft UK has issued the following statement
“The quantity of exploits which have occurred been minimal and very targeted. The general public do not need to worry and we have not yet had a case in the UK”
I can only imagine Microsoft will release security updates in the coming days in an effort to combat the latest security exploit.
Think I’ll stick to Firefox thank you very much.
Here is something a bit different from me. Hope you enjoy this wonderfully slow song.
Its been a busy weekend. I went shopping on Saturday for some new shoes. As busy as that really 
I also went into Coventry to a couple of night clubs in the evening. Think I ended up in Jumping Jacks. Oh dear 
I got back home at some point around 3:30am this morning. Good job I don’t have work or anything today. I think my day will be pretty uneventful. Just doing the usual housework and things. I might watch a film, but no idea what yet. I suppose I should also pop onto irc to catch up with people from the ubuntu beginners team. 
Hmm, speaking of teams its seems I have been accepted into ubuntu beginners answers team. I don’t recall applying, slightly worrying. Haha. I can’t quite recall what that teams objectives are, or how they are different from say the unanswered posts team on ubuntu forums. Time for a bit of research
Tomorrow will see me back to work. I think its going to be a busy few days with one thing and another. I have got to finish off a couple of javascript files. Should be easy enough to do so not really worried. I suppose then it will be a continuation of some action-script stuff I was doing on Wednesday / Thursday last week. Boring! Hehe.
Socially next week I don’t have anything planned. I want to stay in all week for a change. Just stay at home and put my feet up so to speak. Might get in some good tea drinking too.
Tonight is also the Masters Final between Mark Selby and Ronnie O’sullivan. So far its been a great spectacle. Lots of tension and quality play. A real joy to watch
And people wonder why I am closed…
Found this song by the Manchester band. Somewhat calming.
This blog has a new look. Why? Because I felt like a change.
The blog I think is better than ever with its darker more sophisticated looks! Oh by the way, Louise Brooks is the woman in the photograph in case you were wondering. Sophisticated, elegant, widely regarded beautiful and of course very much a showgirl
“The time has come,” the Walrus said,
“To talk of many things:
Of shoes–and ships–and sealing-wax–
Of cabbages–and kings–
And why the sea is boiling hot–
And whether pigs have wings.”
Yes, I am going to start testing Lucid. KABOOM Well in a virtual machine at any rate, not stable enough yet to commit to a full installation. See how it goes.
I’ll probably post later once I get the current iso and have it running (or not)
Monday again, wonder what kind of week it is going to be…
Well this morning I am supposed to be having a meeting at 10:30 with some clients. That should take me all the way up to lunch. For most this would be perhaps a good thing, for me its not. I do not mind meetings but anything over an h0ur is excessive.
Tuesday should be a better day at work. Going to start on a new online magazine for a new client. Doing something new is always a good thing. Looking forward to it. Going to try and build in some new features. Development is fun! Should keep me busy for the remainder of the week.
Going into Birmingham on Saturday, its one of my friends birthday. Should be interesting. No idea where we are going or what exactly we are going to do. I agreed to come last week but have heard nothing since. I guess I should call around and find out what exactly is happening. Wouldn’t want to be left behind. Laugh out loud.
The Ubuntu Beginners Team has undergone some radical changes in the past week. A bit of a channel move around. Basically we have elected to close the team social channel due to several problems with members not following the Code of Conduct on IRC. I don’t know if this is long term or not, but certainly is the current state of the team channel structure. Quite a bit of internal team politics too, this needs to be resolved. Thankfully the council is working on the political problems the team is experiencing.
I have also been on the search again for music. Namely the type of music I enjoyed in my youth but played by new bands. Sadly as the saying goes “All my heroes died”. Or at least now sound terrible. 
Got another one by Sinead. Hauntingly beautiful
