Microsoft has released the IE8 security patch.  You'll probably see it come in automatically tonight; surprise overnight reboot is what you'll experience probably.  I'd just be safe and do it now with Start->Windows Update and go through the prompts.  It's a fast update and does require a reboot.

Still don't forget to keep the anti virus software up to date.  If you don't have any get it.  AVG is a free option.

Since the move to the homegrown content management system this site has suffered. It worked but it wasn't right or the best by web standards. So I've moved to a system that should offer me better flexibility and less hassle of writing my own. If you've ever tried to write your own CMS you'd understand it's not easy.

So here I am again. I feel like this is Babylon 5 with the "Shadows" coming by every so often and knocking down the anthill. The SciFi geeks out there will get that reference. Except this time it's not really knocking anything down because I barely did anything before. Read more »