Yea! Not to be cruel - I preferred Netscape back in the IE4/Netscape 4 days, even though Netscape 4 crashed - a LOT. But - Netscape has been consistently slow to patch its security flaws since version 6 was released. I believe that the quicker release of security updates for Firefox, Mozilla, [...]
Microsoft has released a new version of Internet Explorer 7 that “addresses customer feedback by removing the Windows Genuine Advantage check”. FINALLY! It makes the internet safer for all of us if the hacked versions of Windows can install IE7 too. Download it here.
How many of you forget to log out of a web page after leaving it? If you’re logged in to something, ALWAYS log out - don’t just close the window or tab. Not logging out could leave you vulnerable to identity theft. And webmasters: PLEASE make sure there is a logout [...]
There’s a new button on the Google Maps page titled Traffic. When you click on it, coloured lines are displayed on the arterial streets on the map to indicate traffic speed. From the help file:
What do the colors represent on the traffic data?
If available in your area, real-time traffic conditions will be displayed [...]
Here’s a free application that is “Internet filtering and [a] control solution for the home. K9 puts YOU in control of the Internet so you can protect your kids.” I have no experience with this software - but members of a technician’s mailing list I’m subscribed to liked it.
Not in Canada? Pity!
Early adopters of Windows Vista are getting three months of free Wi-Fi access from hot-spot operator The Cloud.
“(Microsoft) chose us because of the extensive network coverage we have in the U.K., which is numerically far greater than some of the other Wi-Fi operators here,” a representative of The Cloud told ZDNet [...]
I was lucky enough to hear Woz’s talk at Gnomedex 2004 (AKA Gnomedex 4 - Geeks Gone Wild). The inventor of the PC has a lot of interesting stories, including some about the practical jokes he loves to play. Here’s what TechNet Radio has to say about the interview:
January 30, 2007
An Interview [...]
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