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February 2012 Microsoft Patch Tuesday Security Bulletin Advance Notice Released

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Patch Tuesday is next week and according to the advance noticed that was released earlier today there are nine bulletins to be addressed which includes four labeled Critical and five listed as Important.

According to the notice the following Microsoft software will be updated:

Microsoft Windows

Windows XP with SP3 Windows XP . . .

Read More: February 2012 Microsoft Patch Tuesday Security Bulletin Advance Notice Released

Microsoft Security Response Center Releases January 2012 Advance Notification

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This month’s advance notification bulletin has been released in preparation for next week’s Patch Tuesday and according to the MSRC it will include seven bulletins which will take care of eight issues in the following Microsoft software:

Windows XP SP3 Windows XP x64 with SP2 Windows Vista x86 and x64 with SP2 . . .

Read More: Microsoft Security Response Center Releases January 2012 Advance Notification

Out of Band Security Update for Vulnerability in ASP.NET Being Released Today

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Late last night the Microsoft Security Response Center sent out notification that they would be releasing an out of band update for the recently revealed vulnerability in ASP.NET that was discussed in Security Advisory 2659883.

The bulletin has a severity rating of Critical and addresses a publicly disclosed vulnerability in ASP.NET that . . .

Read More: Out of Band Security Update for Vulnerability in ASP.NET Being Released Today

Fever Pitched Episode 4: This Weeks Hottest Stories for 14 December 2011

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Welcome to Episode 4 of Fever Pitched a summary of the top three stories from my Fever RSS Aggregator over the past week.

107.4 Degrees – My Xbox Live. In what was a shock for many people Microsoft released an app for iOS devices like the iPhone and iPad so gamers . . .

Read More: Fever Pitched Episode 4: This Weeks Hottest Stories for 14 December 2011

Advance Noticed Given for December 2011 Patch Tuesday Updates

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For the last time this year, the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) has provided the advance notice concerning next weeks Patch Tuesday security related updates for Microsoft software.

The updates for next week are spread across 14 different bulletins and have three updates that are labeled Critical and 11 marked Important.  The . . .

Read More: Advance Noticed Given for December 2011 Patch Tuesday Updates

Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 29

Welcome to Episode 29 of the Observed Tech PODCAST. We are coming at you one day later than normal because of the NAS Jacksonville Airshow which I worked for three days and then I had jury duty yesterday. After catching up I just could not get the show recorded so you have it now for your listening pleasure. I started the show off talking about today being Patch Tuesday for your Windows based clients and server systems. So after you fire up Windows Update you can continue to listen to the show where we talk about Andy Rooney’s death; pinning the Control Panel icon to your taskbar for quick access in Windows 8; possibility of Windows 8 becoming a base OS for Microsoft’s consumer products; 2005 YU55 Asteroid passed by Earth while recording the show; Google+ Pages launch; Amazon Prime users borrowing Kindle books now; Netflix on the new Nook Color; watching for Confirm Your Account scams; DuQu Security Advisory and workaround solution and fix; Spotify for Windows Phone 7 Hands on; relaxed hardware requirements for Windows Phone 7 devices; ChevronWP7 Unlock Tool for Windows Phone 7; AP Guidelines for Journalists and RT’s; Twitter features for Top News, Top People and Activity tabs; Commodore 64 Revived by Intel; share your printer on the Internet; hard drive prices going up due to flooding in Thailand; United and Continental adding Wi-Fi to flights next year; speed of USB 3.0 compared to USB 2.0; Wi-Fi Do’s and Don’ts; Samsung Focus S review; tips for creating great content; and our first appearance in the PC Pitstop newsletter. As usual we wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com. . . .

Read More: Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 29