Adobe Releases Security Update

Adobe is expected to release an out-of-band security update today to address a problem with its popular Reader software. The exploit allows an attacker to corrupt a PC's memory by delivering a PDF with a specially-crafted Truetype font. Now...how quickly can you deliver this important patch to all of your desktops? If you had ZENworks Patch Management, this kind of news would make you yawn. You would simply login to your console, highlight the patch, setup the deployment and then go home to … [Read more...]

Dump Windows for Linux, says PCWorld

Interesting article from PC World (!) giving 10 reasons why you should dump Windows for Linux. Although I agree on pretty much all of the points, and we here at Adaris work mainly with Linux-based solutions, I don't like the "either/or" approach to building a network; it's not "either" Windows "or" Linux. It should be "best-of-breed". In other words, select the best platform for the job. That way, you get the best of both worlds (for those of you with teenage daughters, I apologize for … [Read more...]

Thinking about Trust…

Summer is a great time to enjoy new experiences, and this summer I did something that I've wanted to try for a l-o-n-g time: I went skydiving! Needless to say, most people think it's crazy and senseless to jump out of a perfectly functioning aircraft. Yet for those of us who enjoy these thrill-seeking moments, jumping out of a plane at 13,500ft and plummeting to Earth for nearly a minute at 200kmh (125mph) is an absolutely amazing feeling! As you can see in the picture, they don't exactly … [Read more...]