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Firefox 2 Users Will Get No More Security Updates

From the Washington Post Security Fix Blog: Firefox 2 Users Will Get No More Security Updates

Put simply: If you want to keep using Firefox safely, you're going to need to upgrade to Firefox 3. The latest version of the popular browser received mixed reviews on its release, but Mozilla appears to have done a good job ironing out the kinks since then. Most notably, Firefox 3 consumes far less system memory than older releases.

Are you running Firefox 2, or (gasp!) some Firefox 1.x version of the browser? Not sure? Click "Help" and "About Mozilla Firefox" to find out. Firefox 3 is available here.

Update for Java Software

From the Washington Post Security Fix Blog: Would You Like an Update With Your Java?

Sun Microsystems has released a security update to its Java software. Since cyber criminals have a history of targeting Java vulnerabilities, and because at least 800 million computer users have some version of Java installed, it's probably time for most readers to update this program.

Not sure whether you have Java or the latest version installed? Check out this link.