In this morning's Washington Post, Brian Krebs reported on a Windows vulnerability that may affect the 90% of computers that run on Windows.

The article noted that Microsoft intends to release a patch for the vulnerability, discovered Tuesday, but had not said when that patch would be issued. In the meantime, the article recommended that users "ensure all Windows security patches are installed, avoid visiting unfamiliar Web sites, and refrain from clicking on links that arrive via e-mail or instant message."

The article also noted that users running Firefox, Opera or other browsers can still be at risk if they download an infected file. Linux and Mac users are not at risk.

Be careful what sites you visit, and be sure to set up your browser and e-mail client to avoid automatically downloading files.

After noticing a TV commercial for the 2006 Buick Lucerne, I Googled it to find out more. Intrigued because of similarities to my beloved Olds Auroras (past and present)I did find that some of the things that made Aurora remarkable were echoed in the new Buick (as noted in the article.)

The ante into the Aurora legacy was the first thing I checked. Yes there is an option for the 32-Valve V-8 Northstar that made Aurora famous as a race car and served as the prototype for Cadillac's Northstar engine in 1995. (Yes, I realize that a V-8 uses gas, and hope that the fact that the car often relaxes for days without use thanks to the miracle of modern Web technology partially mitigates my indulgence in a fast car.)

The Lucerne includes virtually the same luxury interior options for the most part, but the one thing that made the Aurora interior remarkable, the cockpit-style driver's side styling is missing. The dashboard looks like it was donated by a Century and grafted onto this shadow of Aurora.


Coming from a GM loyal family I've watched the developments from Detroit in recent years with measures of sadness and disappointment. When the company killed off the Olds brand, I felt personally betrayed. Having learned early on the natural progression of brand loyalty in the GM family, outgrown Buick and not ready to believe I had entered the Cadillac age, I became a demographic without a GM solution.

If Buick would modify the Lucerne to include the cockpit-style drivers side that made Aurora special, I might forgive GM for naming Aurora's ghost after Safeway Dairy products and take the Lucerne for a test drive...

Already beginning to live on after his death, The late comedian can be heard delivering his Eulogy bit in streaming audio, and can be seen in video clips and photo galleries from the New York Times site.

In today's news comes word that Yahoo! has acquited link sharing site Del.icio.us, a site which helps users share their favorite links Online.

This is another example of the growing popularity of sites which enable Web users to create, share and publish their own content.

Another such site, Squidoo, has quietly ended its beta testing period and is now open officially for users to use the "lenses" created by beta testers during the beta period, or to create new lenses.