Microsoft has a released a Critical Security update for Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003 (for Windows Vista and Server 2008, it's rated Important). Microsoft is advising Windows users to apply the update immediately.

The vulnerability can allow a malicious remote user to gain access to your computer.

There is a major security update for Flash Player that you need to install if you haven't done so already. Flash Player is vulnerable to a nasty Clickjacking issue that is affecting all browsers. Adobe is categorizing the vulnerability as critical and advising all users to update promptly.

Read more about the warning and download the updated version of Flash by visiting the Flash Player update bulletin page.

In Outlook Express, the Account Settings are the settings used to retrieve your email from your ISP or other provider (like Gmail). Backing up these settings and saving them will help you avoid the hassle of having to go through the Internet Connection Wizard to add your emails to Outlook Express.

Exporting your settings to a backup location is a simple task and well worth the effort, especially if you're like me and have many email accounts.

Electronic mail (email) is the preferred form of communication today. How stressful would it be if you lost all your emails? Fortunately, backing up your emails in Outlook Express is easy.

Outlook Express stores each folder (inbox, outbox, sent mail, etc) in separate DBX files. In order to back-up all email folders (recommended), all you need to do is make a copy of the entire Outlook Express folder…