Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Microsoft Patches 10 Critical IE Flaws

Microsoft Patches 10 Critical IE Flaws

Published: April 12, 2006
by Alex Woodie, itjungle.com

Ten critical flaws in Microsoft's Internet Explorer were patched with a cumulative security update issued by the vendor yesterday, and users of all versions of Windows are being asked to load the updates immediately, as attacks for some of the flaws are currently underway. In addition to the multifaceted IE update, the software giant issued four other patches for a variety of flaws, which ranged in severity from moderate to critical. Read the entire article.

Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Microsoft next OS, Vista, take a look

Take a look at over 60 screen shots of Windows Vista... it is due out early 2007(ish).

From techrepublic.com, here are the screenshots.

Monday, April 03, 2006

Free Wi-Fi Hotspots in DC

It's time to post this list again - especially with the incomplete listing in the Sunday Washington Post article (although there are some listed for MD and VA in the article)...

---Below is a list of free Wi-Fi hotspots in DC. There are many more added in DC all the time. Use this list as a starter.

Asylum - 2471 18th Street NW
Busboys & Poets - 2021 14th St, NW - (202) 387-POET
Columbia Heights Coffee - 3416 11th St. NW - (202) 986-0079
Cravings - 1110 U St. NW - 202.797.8584
Crumbs & Coffee - 1737 Columbia Rd (Adams Morgan) NW - 202.232.1733
cyberSTOP Cafe - 1513 17th St. NW - 202-667-3338
Domku - 821 Upshur St, NW (Petworth) - 202-722-7475
Dupont Circle - the circle
Federal Communications Commission Offices - Twelfth Street, Courtyard and Eight Floor Levels - 445 12th St. SW
Five Guys Famous Burgers & Fries - 1335 Wisconsin Ave, NW (Georgetown) - 202.337.0400
Health Bar - 1612 U St. NW - 202-588-9255
Hotel Helix - 1430 Rhode Island Ave, NW - 202-462-9001
Juice Zone - 1990 I St., NW
Leftbank - 2424 18th St, NW - 202-464-2100
Les Halles - 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Maranon's Cafe/Bar and Lounge - 3521 14th Street N.W. - 202-726-0767
Mocha Hut - 1301 U St., NW
murky coffee - capitol hill - 660 Pennsylvania Ave SE - 202-546-5228
Omni Shoreham Hotel - 2500 Calvert St NW - 202-234-0700
Open Park Project - provides coverage in front of the Supreme Court, the Library of Congress and the Capitol Visitors' Center site
Politics & Prose Bookstore Cafe - 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW - 202.364.1919
Quizno's Subs - 1300 L St. NW
R & B Coffee House - 1359 H St. NE
School Without Walls - 2130 G Street, N.W.
Singapore Bistro, Sushi Bar and Lounge - 1134 19th Street, NW - 202-659-2660
Soho Tea & Coffee - free for customers - 2150 P St and 22nd St NW - 202.463.7646
Sparky's Espresso Cafe - 1720 14th Street, NW- (202) 332-9334
Steam Coffee Shop - 1700 R St. NW - 202-745-0134
The Bread Line - 1751 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW - 202-822-8900
The Love Cafe (coffeeshop) - at the corner of 15th and U Sts NW
Tryst Coffeehouse Bar & Lounge - 2459 18th Street NW - 202 232-5500
Warehouse Cafe and Theater - 1021 7th Street NW - 202-783-3933
Wonderland Ballroom -1101 Kenyon St, NW (Columbia Heights) - 202-232-5263

--Editted with most pulled from http://www.wififreespot.com/dc.html

Enjoy!