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How to update Microsoft Office with version history

Most Important thing for safely and stably using software is to use latest version. To upgrade a product needs decent cost including technical supporting power, but at least the update of maintenance version is needed. Office is one of very important software for writing a document, various calculation, making a presentation, and so on. By updating latest version, various troubles may be solved. [How to update] * In case of Windows version, please access to http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate  (Microsoft Update). About Macintosh version, please see the following explanation. Click “Check for Updates” in the “Help” menu after one of Word/Excel/PowerPoint is started up. * In case of using company or university network,...Read More

WP DS FAQ Plus plugin for WordPress 1.0.13 Released

  WP DS FAQ Plus is the expand of WP DS FAQ Plugin. The plugin bases on WP DS FAQ 1.3.3. This version is added and improved about the following big changes. Latest FAQ list (Added “latest” option in Shortcode) Corresponding to TIMEZONE * About the detail information, please see “FAQ setting menu” in WordPress “Settings” menu. * This plugin includes the fixed some issues (Quotation and Security, such as SQL Injection and CSRF. ) , Japanese translation, improvement of interface, and SSL Admin setting. – WP DS FAQ Plus plugin site  (1.0.13 published on 14th September, 2011) 14th September, 2011: Chief of Information processing office: Kitani.  

Easy Countermeasure to computer virus for the external media like USB memory / HDD

Dear all. As Information processing office has already announced at many times, there are many computer viruses around our activities. At least, Computer virus has been detected once two days. Please check again whether “Autorun.inf” folder is in the top of your internal and external media or not. If there is not it, please create “Autorun.inf” folder. About the detail information, please see “”. * The main aim is not to prevent the infection. By this countermeasure, even if the external media is infected with computer virus, the automatic infection will be prevented when you insert it to the PC. 12th September, 2011: Chief of Information Processing Office: Kitani.

(Critical issue) Correspondence for Illegal SSL Certificates

Users. Information Processing Office already informed about this issue at . However, I think that the influence area is very large scale, so in case of famous web browsers and e-mail softwares, I summarized below about the measure. There are two approaches three steps for solving this issue. [Step 1]: OS WindowsXP Access to Microsoft Update, and select “Custom” button. Click “Software, Optional” in the left side menu. And Select  “Update of Root Certificates” and Install it in “Review and install updates”.* If there is not “Update of Root Certificates”, Internet Explorer uses latest version of Root Certificates. Windows Vista/7の場合 Access to Microsoft Update. If “Check for Updates” button is displayed, please click...Read More

(Critical issue) Firefox 6.0.2 and Thunderbird 6.0.2 Released

This version was released on September 6th, 2011. This is very critical issue. Removed trust exceptions for certificates issue by Staat der Nederlanden In March  incident case,  the illegal public SSL certificates by hacker are created is influencing to many famous information services, such as Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo Mail, Skype, and so on. In this time, according to some news, it seems many SSL certificates were abused.  Therefore, the influence area may widely expand.  About the detail information, please see CNET news.  If you use old browser like IE6 / 7 in WindowsXP, you had better consider to upgrade new version (IE8). Then, if you use WindowsXP, please update to the latest...Read More

Expanding the capacity of CSEAS E-mail box

Users. I’m sorry that the notice is delated. Since July 2011, CSEAS e-mail box had been expanded (7GB –> 25GB). Now, you can store an e-mail message until 25GB in your mailbox. Then, the capacity for sending and receiving one e-mail message is 25MB. Of course,  in case of sending, you need to consider the capacity of destination server. 9th September, 2011 Chief of Information Processing Office.  

Demise of some Google services like Google Desktop

Users. This decision was published in Official Google Blog on September 2, 2011. By  the decision, I think that Google Desktop user will be influenced most among their uses. Google Desktop will be revoked on September 14, 2011. Since September 14, you won’t be able to download Google Desktop or to get any supports. Therefore, the time when users have to consider about the service instead of Google Desktop  if  users want to continue to use the function will come in near future. In case of focusing on the desktop search function in an OS, Windows has “Windows Desktop Search” (From Vista) and MacOSX has “Spotlight” (from MacOS 10.4). Of...Read More

Firefox 6.0.1 and Thunderbird 6.0.1 Released

Firefox 6 and Thunderbird 6 were released on August 16, 2011. This version was released on August 30, 2011. In this time, a critical issue was fixed. Revoked the root certificate for DigNotar due to fraudulent SSL certificate issuance (witten by Firefox 6.0.1 Release Notes and Thunderbird 6.0.1 Release Notes) If SSL certificate is abused, the authenticity of sites handling private information, such as an online shopping site and a password locked site, will become impaired. Well, Firefox 6.0.1 will be automatically updated by Firefox 6.0. Concretely,  if your comparatively new web browser accesses to an unproved site by public SSL certificate in the Internet, the browser will display  warning message....Read More

Adobe Flash Player 10.3.183.7 Released

Users The fixed version of Adobe Flash Player was released because of corresponding to the issue related to the animation (Not  the critical security vulnerabilities). About the detail information, please see .Recently, the release interval of some web browser like Google Chrome and Firefox has become very short. Therefore, I feel that the release interval of Adobe Flash Player has been being hastened  more and more.At any rate, Adobe Flash Player has been frequently updating, so I  strongly recommend to access to the following version check site. If you use not only Internet Explorer but also other web browsers, please check  2 browsers of Internet Explorer and one of other web...Read More

WP DS FAQ Plus plugin for WordPress 1.0.12-1 Released

WP DS FAQ Plus is the expand of WP DS FAQ plugin. The plugin bases on WP DS FAQ 1.3.3. This is the fixed version from 1.0.11.  The casus is the javascript function miss in “Add Category” button. I’m sorry for your inconvenience. It is the trouble that cannot add new category. * This plugin includes the fixed some issues (Quotation and Security, such as SQL Injection and CSRF. ) , Japanese translation, improvement of interface, and SSL Admin setting. – WP DS FAQ Plus plugin site  (1.0.12-1 published on 30th August, 2011) 30th August, 2011: Chief of Information processing office: Kitani.