Firefox 4 introduces several controversial new features to the browser. I have already mentioned my opinion on the Panorama feature. Another feature that I’m not very fond of to say the least is the removal of the status bar, which was replaced with the add-on bar. The add-on bar has been designed as a place [...]
Collection of Recent Microsoft Security News
Yesterday was one of the largest patch days in Windows history, with 16 security bulletins and way of 40 different vulnerabilities patched. If you have not updated your version of Windows yet you should consider doing so immediately to protect it from exploits that target these new vulnerabilities. But that was not the only good [...]
Winstallinator, Install Windows 7 OEM Without Bloatware
Most PCs that ship with preinstalled versions of Windows 7 come with extra software installed. Many tech savvy users call those additional programs bloatware, as they often consist of trial versions and other software that is usually not needed or desired by the user. Some users remove those programs manually from the operating system, others [...]
Chrome Update Notifier, Receive Notifications Of Google Browser Updates
If you compare how Google Chrome and Firefox handle browser and extension updates, you may come to the conclusion that Firefox is more transparent than Google Chrome, as it displays update notifications prior to the update to the user. Chrome on the other hand updates automatically with no notification whatsoever prior or after the update. [...]
CinemaDrape, Focus On One Window At A Time
Computers are able to multi-task, which is great as it means that they can run different programs at the same time. Not all of the tasks are visible to the user, but it can happen that multiple are displayed on the screen at the same time. Say, you are working on an Excel spreadsheet, have [...]
Test Your Monitor For Stuck Or Dead Pixels With Injured Pixels
A defective pixel on a computer monitor can be really irritating to the user, depending on its position on the screen. These pixels are known as stuck, dead or hot pixels. They have in common that they do not display the color output correctly, which means that they display one color all the time. This [...]
Facebook Improves Security, One-Time Login, Remote Logout
So called one-time logins, single-use codes or temporary passwords seem to be one of the latest trends in web site security. Hotmail has been offering their single-use codes for some time now, allowing users to request a one-time password on the Hotmail login page that they receive on their mobile phone linked to the account. [...]
Windows Phone 7 Sync for Mac coming by end 2010
If you’re an Apple Mac or iMac user and have been looking longingly at Windows Phone 7 then, up until now you’ve probably been disappointed. While it’s not necessary to ever synchronise the phones with a computer, it’s still the best way to transfer files and your existing music collection to the devices. So the [...]
Java Security Update Released
Oracle has just released an update for their Java platform, that bumps the version of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and the Java Development Kit (JDK) to 1.6 Update 22. The Update release notes list the full external version as 1.6.0_22-b04, and the external version as 6u22. It lists a total of 16 different bugs [...]