Published 10/24/2008
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Time to patch Windows again, ASAP --If you use a Windows computer connected to a network, a newly discovered bug makes it possible for a bad guy to wreak havoc on the computer without your doing anything.
Two more iGoogle alternatives for custom start pages --The new Symbaloo home-page helper and Yahoo's not-so-new Delicious bookmark manager give you different ways to access your favorite Web resources.
All MySQL's children --MySQL is being eaten away from within and without by former and current employees, perhaps calling for a way to protect itself: commercial extensions.
Survey: Obama is Google; McCain is AOL; and Palin is, um, Google --The 2008 Presidential Image Power Brands List suggests great similarities between Barack Obama and Sarah Palin.
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