You may have seen an increasing number of articles about IPv6 in the past year. IPv6 is an Internet Protocol that has been designed as the successor of the currently used IPv4 protocol. IPv4 has been in use since the 80s and it is quickly coming to its limits. The main problem with it is [...]
Get More Space For Tabs In Internet Explorer 9
The latest beta of Internet Explorer 9 displays open websites in tabs on the right side of the address bar. The browser ui has been designed this way to maximize the space available for web pages in the browser. This is especially useful if a low resolution monitor is used. Combining the address bar and [...]
Microsoft: Windows 7 SP1 RTM Ready, IE9 RC Modifications
Windows 7 News is reporting that Microsoft has compiled the Windows 7 Service Pack 1 RTM release. The build number of that release is 7601.17514.101119-1850 which means that it has already been compiled last year. The build appears to have passed the quality control and is now on road to become the Windows 7 Service [...]
Google, Facebook and Yahoo Ready IPv6 Test
The first global test of the IPv6 net addressing system will take place on June 8th, and Google, Facebook, Akamai and Yahoo will all be taking part, according to a report by the BBC. It’s been widely reported that the Internet is rapidly running out of addresses using the existing addressing system, IPv4. The estimate [...]
Interesting: Adobe Plans To Integrate Flash Cookie Cleaning In Browsers
One of the main problems with flash cookies, or local shared objects (LSOs), is that they are harder to clean than regular cookies. For regular cookies the browser offers all the means to edit and delete them. That’s supported by all major browsers for a very long time. Local Shared Objects on the other hand [...]
Shields Up, Test Your Firewall Online
The firewall is used to control incoming and outgoing traffic. Many users believe that simply installing a firewall is enough to protect their computer from malicious attacks but that does not have to be the case. An improperly configured firewall can do more damage than harm, or at least leave some attack vectors open that [...]
Switch To High Contrast Themes In Windows
The visual conditions can sometimes be that bad that you can barely read anything on the monitor. That’s for instance the case if you are working with your laptop in broad sunlight outside. Microsoft has built-in a high contrast mode that has been specifically designed for those situations. Users of Windows XP and newer Microsoft [...]
Opera Download Media Bar Extension
The inclusion of an extension engine in Opera 11 has opened new possibilities for developers and users of the web browser. Users can now make use of extensions to aid them in tasks and activities on the Internet. Download Media Bar is an unobtrusive extension that can be used to download media from supported websites. [...]
Has Tech-Companies Intellectual Property Gone Too Far?
Sony have announced that they’re suing the hackers who uncovered the security codes for the PlayStation 3, that the console uses to determine that software is genuine. This means that anybody who has access to this code can use it in non-approved (and even pirated), software to get that to run happily on the console. Microsoft are [...]