Gizmo’s Support Alert Newsletter
This newsletter is one of my “Must Read” newsletters. It offers free programs, news, info, all the stuff you need to keep you up-to-date with your computer. For instance:
3.4 Serious Flaw in Yahoo Messenger
A critical buffer overflow flaw was discovered in the popular Yahoo Messenger instant messaging product. The flaw could allow a hostile website to take full control of a vulnerable PC. The flaw affects all versions of Messenger from 5.5.0 through to 8.0.0. All users should upgrade immediately to version 8.1.0.401 available from here [1].
[1] http://messenger.yahoo.com/
Or this:
1.3 Free Web Based Applications
In recent issues I’ve mentioned how web based application may one day replace some of the programs currently running on your PC. Here’s a list of just some of the products and services available.
http://tinyurl.com/2dztm8 (cogniview.com)
I even subscribe to the premium edition, but there’s a free version that’s just as good, it just doesn’t give you ALL the goodies. For $10/year, it’s worth it.
Regarding Yahoo Mess, I’m running the 9.0 Beta, anything on that you know about? THX.
Not a dag blasted thing. lol
Well it must be ok or it would have said so. I really don’t like the beta 9 much, it has weird skins, and it makes a funny noise whenever I open an IM window, so I suppose I could go back somehow?
You can turn off noises in the preferences of Yahoo IM. As for going back, I’m sure it’s possible, though I’ve never done it.
You have to delete it altogether and then download the version you want. I think I might have done that actually, now that I thought about it more.