May 17, 2007
Microsoft, McAfee, Symantec charge cards repeatedly
These days, most antivirus and other security products come with a subscription to update your virus definitions. Signing up usually means forced automatic subscription renewal, in which your credit card is charged every year, and it's not easy to opt out — but I'll show you how. Read more »
What code signing is and isn't good for 
As I explained in my May 10 article, driver-signing requirements for the 64-bit version of Vista have slowed down developers, but not hackers. Readers wrote in, pointing out further complications, while cautioning that the practice of driver signing itself is still useful. Read more »
Practice your bunny-surgery skills online
If you've ever wanted be a surgeon, you've probably realized that your first attempts should be on something safe — for example, on a stuffed bunny. Now, you can do just that, without ever hurting the bunny! This Flash-based game is a demonstration of the services offered 10mg Interactive of Amsterdam. It lets you resuscitate a dead bunny, then shave and operate, saving its life — if you can. But, you may find surgery is harder than you thought. Even virtual surgery! Play the game Read more »
The reality of Microsoft's signed-drivers policy
Vista's 64-bit signed-driver debacle leads one reader to despair of Microsoft ever learning. Will customer protests of Redmond's approach lead the situation to be improved, or is this a case in which a mistake is set in stone? Read more »
Windows Home Server looks like a winner
As a card-carrying member of the 'Association of Windows Victims,' I never believe Microsoft's hype about software that's still sitting in the hopper. But I've been playing with the beta version of Windows Home Server for quite a while, and even though the final product isn't due out until the end of the year, I'm impressed. Read more »
Microsoft launches new security products
I attended Microsoft's ForeFront and Systems Center launch event on May 2 for the Redmond company's new security and management products. As you know, I work for a company that sells products in these areas, and I'm not performing a review, but I do want to present to you some of the information I gathered. Read more »