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...Thursday, Jan. 12, 2006 Though last week's launch of Google Video grabbed the headlines, the simultaneously announced Google Pack collection of software may be of more immediate value to computer users. Windows XP users, that is. Google Pack is intended to supplement the software that ships with a PC, providing it with a bit more security and ease of use. If that sounds like a slap in Microsoft's face, well then, maybe...
...Assuming your computer already comes with WordPad, for working on Microsoft Word files without running Word-and assuming, as Google would, that you use some Internet-based e-mail program such as Gmail-this might very well be the last software you install on your PC. It's not as complete as Apple's iLife suite-for one thing, there's no video editor-but for most people it's satisfactory. The only additions I would make to the Pack would be iTunes, the best music manager period, as well as QuickTime, which is often a download away when...
GOOGLING VIDEO Apple's got iTunes, and now Google has a video store. The cost of content varies: CSI rerUns are $1.99, and NBA games are $3.95. For now, most network programming is protected and viewable only on a PC. Everything else can be seen on an iPod or a Sony...
...Microsoft's Dec. 28 security advisory recommends trying several ways to keep your PC safe. Under the heading "Suggested Actions," the advisory gives step-by-step instructions for disabling the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer...
...Attackers can take control of a Windows PC by luring users to visit websites where their browser automatically downloads specially coded image files. The tainted files are saved in the Windows Metafile (WMF) format, but can be labeled as seemingly harmless JPEG and GIF files, the most common type of images found in webpages and e-mails. Researchers say attackers use the entry point to install hidden programs that can launch pop-up ads or steal passwords and other sensitive information...