How-To Geek

Security

Cybercriminals Use Android Malware to Create SMS...Experts Find : http://news.softpedia.com/news.....5911.shtml

Fake “Blocked Account” Facebook Notifications Hide...Scareware : http://news.softpedia.com/news.....5953.shtml

All Businesses That Process, Store or Transmit Payment...PCI Compliant : http://news.softpedia.com/news.....6083.shtml

Sweet Orange Exploit Kit Developers Boast...Capabilities : http://news.softpedia.com/news.....6097.shtml

Miscellaneous

Microsoft Confirms Buggy Patch Tuesday, Promises Fix : http://news.softpedia.com/news.....5850.shtml

Microsoft Explains Why It Killed Pinball After Windows XP : http://news.softpedia.com/news.....5849.shtml

Here’s What VLC for Windows 8 May Look Like : http://news.softpedia.com/news.....5847.shtml

Blast From the Past

A big evolutionary step for a mystifyingly arcane device : http://arstechnica.com/gadgets.....-go-color/

@ LF,

Microsoft didn't write the code for pinball it was third party according to : http://blogs.msdn.com/b/oldnew.....78851.aspx

"Microsoft Confirms Buggy Patch Tuesday, Promises Fix"

I'm one of those people who usually waits a couple of weeks before installing the "Patch Tuesday" updates - and still have yet to do so for the ones released earlier this month.

After reading the above article, I checked my available updates and discovered that the offending update - KB2753842 - is now unchecked by default, so if you have not already installed your December updates, you may notice that as well and take heed to leave it as is.