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Microsoft Ices Windows XP SP1

As of October 11, 2006, Microsoft will no longer support Windows XP SP1 and SP1a with security updates, although the day before it issued patches for multiple vulnerabilities affecting the operating system, 2 of which were judged “critical.”

Under Microsoft’s current lifecycle policy, it promises to support Service Packs with security updates for 12-24 months after the release of a succeeding Service Pack. Windows XP as a whole will age out of support only after two years have passed from the time Windows Vista is officially released.

Windows XP SP2, the free-of-charge update first issued in 2004, can be downloaded from the Microsoft Web site.

MAME32 version 0.109 Now Available

Heads up for the people who come to download MAME from my site, you can now download the latest version of MAME32 version 0.109 from my MAME page.

In other MAME news, the XMAME (Unix) development team is going through some changes, so hopefully they’ll get an updated version out soon.

According to a report, it’s going to take some time and effort to get xmame and xmess working again because of a big video rewrite.

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Mozilla Releases Firefox 1.5.0.7

Get FirefoxMozilla updated its Firefox browser earlier today to patch 7 vulnerabilities which included at least 4 marked “critical” by the Mountain View, California open-source developer.

The other 3 are minor improvements to product stability.

Firefox 1.5.0.7 is a security update that is part of Mozilla’s ongoing program to provide a safe Internet experience for their customers.

Mozilla recommends that all Firefox users upgrade to this latest version, so if you use Firefox, which you should be, go grab the latest update.

Visit the Official Firefox download page for more information.

Microsoft to Show Vista At Hacker Conference

Microsoft plans to detail the security features of its upcoming Windows Vista operating system at the Hack In The Box Hacker Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia September 18-21, 2006. The Hack In The Box conference will host two speakers from Microsoft.

Microsoft's Dave Tamasi and Douglas MacIver

The first, Dave Tamasi, a lead security program manager at Microsoft, will give a presentation on security engineering in Vista. The talk will include a discussion about features suggested by hackers and other security-conscious members of the computing community, in addition to security improvements made on Vista.

The second speaker, Douglas MacIver, a penetration engineer at Microsoft, will review Vista’s BitLocker Drive Encryption and the company’s analysis of threats and attempts to penetrate the security feature.

Speaking of security and hacking, remember today is Microsoft Patch Tuesday, so go grab your updates. Depending on what you have installed on your Windows box, you will be downloading 7 to 9 critical updates for various Windows Operating Systems and also various Microsoft Office products.