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Did Google Just Increase The Font Size Of Google Search?

It is not often that Google changes something on the front-end of Google Search. The only element that the Google developers change regularly is the logo that adds a little bit of change to the search engine every other day or so. Changes to the rest of the front-end on the other hand are rare [...]

Author: , Thursday September 10, 2009
Categories: Google, Search Engines, The Web

New Security Vulnerability Affects Windows Operating Systems

Microsoft yesterday released a security advisory that described a new security vulnerability affecting several Microsoft operating systems. The article, which was posted only a few hours after the release of security patches for this month’s patch-day affects the Microsoft Server Message Block (SMB) implementation. The operating systems that are affected by the new vulnerability are [...]

Author: , Wednesday September 9, 2009
Categories: Security, Windows

Stock Market Software Aiquant Simple Downloader

Following stock market prices is one important aspect of trading in the stock market. Sure, you might have a financial advisor that is doing the heavy lifting and keeping track of everything but it usually dos not hurt to be informed as well. One of the most popular financial portals on the Internet is Yahoo [...]

Author: , Wednesday September 9, 2009
Categories: Software, Windows

Firefox 3.5.3

The Mozilla Firefox have already started spreading the latest Firefox version with the version number of 3.5.3 to the official mirror servers. This usually means that the next Firefox update is imminent which would go along well with the official schedule which suggests a release tomorrow. The beta release notes which are currently publicly available [...]

Author: , Wednesday September 9, 2009
Categories: Browsing, Firefox

Install Internet Explorer on Linux with IEs4Linux

Believe it or not, there is sometimes a need to have Internet Explorer available. Some web designers like to be able to to test their sites with all possible browsers. Some websites are poorly designed and will only function properly in Internet Explorer. So many designers (and users) need to have this browser available. If [...]

Author: , Wednesday September 9, 2009
Categories: Advice, Internet Explorer, Linux, Open Source, Software, The Web, Tutorials Basic

Digital Camera Codec Pack For Windows

Microsoft introduced the Windows Imaging Component (WIC) in their Windows Vista operating system. WIC will also be included in Windows 7 and likely in future operating systems as well. The Windows Imaging Component makes it easier for third parties to create codecs that tightly integrated in the operating system including support for displaying thumbnails in [...]

Author: , Wednesday September 9, 2009
Categories: Software, Windows

How To Create A Spotify Account From Anywhere

Spotify has been in the news lately and it is likely that the music streaming service will become highly popular once they open registration for users in additional countries of the world. The service is currently limited to streaming music to a few countries including the United Kingdom, Sweden or France. Only users from the [...]

Author: , Wednesday September 9, 2009
Categories: Music and Video, Tutorials Basic

Look Up Local Time, Date And Weather Of Any Place In The World

Looking up information like the local time, local date or local weather can be helpful in certain circumstances. Maybe you are planning a trip to another location and want to make sure to be prepared, maybe you do not want to miss the important video conference with that other company from China (or another country) [...]

Author: , Wednesday September 9, 2009
Categories: Online Services, The Web

Microsoft Security Patches September 2009

Microsoft has released the security patches for September 2009 which fix browser and web based attacks in various Microsoft programs and operating systems. All security patches have a critical or important security rating and are users who work with these software programs or operating systems should update them as soon as possible to protect their [...]

Author: , Wednesday September 9, 2009
Categories: Security, Software, Windows

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