Archive for January, 2007

Updating Firefox 2 manually using a MAR file when auto-update fails

Tags: ,

Remember that using anything but the latest version of your browser leaves you open to a whole bunch of vulnerabilities for which exploits are easily available. So going the extra mile to ensure that your browser is updated should be well worth the trouble. Mozilla recently released updates for Firefox. In some cases, Firefox may [...]

Continue reading » 12 Comments

BIOS / Firmware updates for your system components

Tags: ,

Most people know that there is something called a “BIOS” (Basic Input/Output System) on their system. Many know that the BIOS can be updated. Far fewer have actually tried updating their BIOS. The BIOS that most people think of by default is the chipset level BIOS / system BIOS. What many people don’t know is [...]

Continue reading » 4 Comments