Free Software Foundation urges OEMs to say no to mandatory Windows 8 UEFI cage
The Free Software Foundation is asking OEMs to give users a choice on Microsoft anti-Linux Windows 8’s United Extensive Firmware security “feature.”
Quarantine Control Add-On enhances email security software.
As Microsoft Outlook add-on for Norman Email Protection, Direct Quarantine relieves IT administrators from day-to-day quarantine management. Users can access quarantined email messages in real-time while maintaining full security protection and use Outlook functions, such as built-in search tool, to locate specific emails. Users receive full view of messages in text or HTML, including ...
Linux Foundation wades into Windows 8 secure boot controversy
The Linux Foundation today released technical guidance to PC makers on how to implement secure UEFI without locking Linux or other free software off of new Windows 8 machines. The guidance included a subtle tisk-tisk at Microsoft's Steven Sinofsky for suggesting that PC owners won't want to mess with control of their hardware and would happily concede that to operating system makers and hardware ...
Free Software Foundation petitions against Windows 8 secure boot
The controversy over Microsoft's required use of a new secure boot specification continues to grow. The Free Software Foundation has stepped in, asking the public to sign a petition against Secure Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) if the PC manufacturer doesn't let the PC owner turn it off or install software on their machines such as wiping out Windows 8 in favor of Linux. Read more
How to Optimize Your Windows PC for Free
Here's how to use Windows utilities and a few free programs to improve your PC's performance.
