Dangerous Internet Explorer needs more patching, as ever...

Microsoft releases 5 security updates today while pretending they're "regular" and "routine" -- what's new?

CNet's News.Com explains the "critical" nature of
some of the fixes (while mixing up which patch does what) and points out one little known way a computer can become affected:

"Some of the vulnerabilities in Windows and IE could also be exploited using an HTML e-mail, which essentially is a Web page sent in an e-mail message."