I am back in Tucson from my week-long stay in Vegas. Had a very good time with Elisa, and later, Susan, in spite of a cold and sinus infection. Still recovering from that, but improving daily. Happy to be home and getting back to normal. Here is today’s news:
Two security holes patched in Firefox 3.0.8
Mozilla published a critical security upgrade for Firefox Friday evening. Version 3.0.8 for Windows, Mac, and Linux fixes two security holes listed as "critical."
Conficker worm might originate in China
There's been a lot of fuss about theConficker worm. However, there is a $250,000 question: the origin of the virus. This is the amount Microsoft is putting up as a reward for any information leading to an arrest related to the case. Folks at BKIS, a Vietnamese security firm that makes the BKAV antivirus software, announced Monday that they found clues that the virus may have originated from China. Previously, there were rumors that it might have been from Russia or Europe.
Facebook changes to address user complaints
Facebook users haven't exactly been reticent about their dislike for Facebook's recent redesign. And Facebook staff want you to know they're listening.
Microsoft, NASA put universe back on the Web
Microsoft and NASA, announced plans to make planetary images and data available via the Internet. The two organizations will jointly develop the technology and infrastructure necessary to make NASA content--including high-resolution scientific images and data from Mars and the moon--explorable on Microsoft's online virtual telescope for exploring the universe, called WorldWide Telescope.
Convert your PDFs to MS Word
There are several well-regarded, free ways to take advantage of the Print function to transform just about any file to a PDF. PrimoPDF and doPDF sit at the top of the list, but what about reverse engineering that conversion? Converting in the other direction, from a PDF to a Microsoft Word-compatible format like DOC or RTF is trickier.
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