From the response we’ve had from Microsoft Vista users, it’s clear that there’s a lot of PC readers here. To that audience, we’d like to make sure you’re aware of a ‘Critical’ security update released by Microsoft yesterday.

As part of their regularly scheduled software update, they bundled 6 patched. 3 of them are rated ‘Critical’ by Microsoft - meaning you really should make sure they are installed on your system where applicable.

Of the 3, the one getting most of the noise is an Excel patch that targets a vulnerability in the company’s spreadsheet program that could let hackers break into a PC if its user opened a tainted spreadsheet.

It’s important you contact your System Administrator if you are in a supported situation or follow the instructions if you’re solo to make sure you’re protected by this patch.

Also packaged in this bundle:

• Microsoft also addressed holes in its .NET Framework, the library of computer code that is part of Windows Vista and versions of Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003.
• Microsoft addressed a security vulnerability in Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003.

While you’re at the site, remember you can sign up to have these periodic updates automatically pushed to your system - which is the easiest and smartest approach.

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“Hi, I’m a Mac.” “Hi, I’m A PC.” We’ve all seen the commercials, we’ve all heard the debate, Apple vs. Windows, yada yada yada. What about all you folks that run the other software?

No worries Linux users, all is not lost if you’re running a Linux laptop…you too can enjoy all the sweet benefits of a MoGo Mouse on the road. The process is a little more work than pairing it to a Mac of a PC, but then again, if you’re running Linux, you’re probably ok with things requiring a little more smarts. Lucky for you, I found a walkthrough that makes it even easier than you might think!

That said, here’s how to get your MoGo Mouse paired with your computer, it’s not as bad as it sounds:

“First, find the Bluetooth address of the mouse with the hcitool command:

% hcitool scan

 Scanning …


        AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF       MoGo Mouse BT

Then tell the Linux HID daemon to connect to that Bluetooth device and use it as a mouse:

% sudo hidd –connect=AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF

If your GNOME Bluetooth setup is configured correctly you’ll be asked to enter the mouse’s PIN and then you’ll be connected.

For convenience I’ve set up a GNOME application launcher to run the following command so that I don’t have to connect the mouse from the terminal every time I want to use it:

gksu –message=”Enter your password to authorise the connection to the MoGo mouse”  

    “hidd –connect=AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF”

I’m not going to lie, I really don’t have a clue what any of that said, but if you’re a Linux user, I’m guessing you do! Enjoy!

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