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Microsoft Has OEMs Adding Defender & One Care To PCs

Microsoft appears to be on a mission to have more OEMs to add Windows Defender and also Windows Live One Care to their new systems. Microsoft is telling its partners that by adding these protections to new computers, users will have a more enjoyable experience. Microsoft is also trying to point out that these protections [...]

Spybot-S&D 1.6 has arrived

For those of you who use Spybot Search and Destroy, a new version is now available for download. Version 1.6 includes many improvements and fixes some compatibility issues. The author describes the improvements as:
Time for an update! To keep up with the latest threats, and solve some issues and feature requests users had, we’re proud [...]

Ubuntu Linux To Be Sold At Best Buy For $19.95

Ubuntu Linux [Canonical]  has decided to offer a boxed retail version for folks who can not or do not wish to download the freebie version. In a statement from Canonical it mentions that the boxed version will come with a manual and also 60 days of support. The announcement also states:
The aim is to provide [...]

I Downloaded Firefox 3 Just To Be A Part Of History

So today was the big day. The day when Firefox 3 final became available to the masses. The day the Mozilla team was hoping to set a world record for downloads. Which is kind of strange. It has been stated there is no current download record, so I guess their intent was to make this [...]

Firefox 3 Looking At A Possible RC2

It seems that the folks over at Mozilla are thinking about another release candidate or adding another beta version, prior to the final release. Seems that not is well with version 3 and the team has some concerns that need to be addressed. On there site it is stated:
Hi Folks,

The QA team is still doing [...]

Windows 7 - Why Microsoft Is Not Saying Anything

Over at ZD-Net they are having a meeting of the minds trying to figure out why Microsoft is being silent about the next version of Windows dubbed 7, as in Windows 7. There is also some discussion that testers and those in the groove are being left out as well. But one could conclude that [...]

Is Photoshop Too Much For You? Try Elements Instead

Adobe Photoshop is recognized as being the cream of the crop when it comes to professional software. With a price tag of about $650 or so, depending on the versions and where you purchase the software, the ‘professional’ designation is well deserved. But for most consumers, Photoshop is over kill and often for some, difficult [...]

Force Extensions To Work With Firefox 3 Beta

I received this from reader Bones referencing the forcing of extensions to work in Beta versions of Firefox. Bones said:
Regarding the extensions not working, you can force them to work by using an extension called Nightly Tester Tools from here.
I installed the latest of Firefox 3 and had to use this tool to force them [...]

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