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Microsoft releases a patch and it’s not Tuesday? Take heed.

By now, we’ve been trained to know that the first Tuesday of every month is the debut of a new crop of patches from the folks in Redmond. But when a patch is released and it’s not a Tuesday, that’s a pretty good clue that the potential for very bad things is, well, very real.

posted by Joel Shore | Opinion | Channel | Security | 10/28/08 at 10:11 am | critical, Microsoft, patches, security, updates


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Patches -- proof that software is never finished

Patches are a fact of life. Staying up to date is important, even if you don't sell or support the product.

posted by Joel Shore | Opinion | Channel | Software | 07/21/08 at 3:19 pm | Joel Shore, Oracle, patch management, patches, updates


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