For those of you having Apple’s QuickTime media player on your computer, you may want to upgrade to the latest Quicktime version 7.1.5 that fixes 8 security flaws affecting Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista and Mac OS X users.

The vulnerabilities are considered highly critical due to the security risk level in code attacks. One of the flaws allows an attacker to gain control of a computer through the QuickTime player. Apple confirmed it with a product advisory which explains the flaws.

Latest product download [Quicktime 7.1.5]

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We don’t need to tell you that Microsoft Vista launched yesterday (and is now available for download) unless you have been in seclusion the past couple of days (or should I say months).

Here are some memorable video feeds in case you missed the official worldwide launch in New York from Steve Balmer and Bill Gates. The third feed is a Bill Gates interview on the Daily Show (with Jon Stewart), the day before the release. Seems like Bill Gates always wears the same color sweater and pants. He must have thousands of those or a wash-and-wear guy. The “Wow” starts now …

Microsoft released a download called Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor 1.0. This download will determine whether your PC is good enough, ready to be upgraded to Windows Vista. It also gives you the available Vista editions and features based on the computer check. Download size is 6.5 mb.

System Requirements:

* Supported Operating Systems: Windows XP Service Pack 2
* A minimum of .NET Framework 1.1 and MSXML 4.0

Official download page [Microsoft]

Linux has been around for many years now, however it has always remained a operating system not widely used by the normal consumer base, however, used most likely by network administrators who want to secure their network or stabilize their server. This is basically what Linux has been seen as for the past few years, however that may change very soon.

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