Google has just updated the Google Chrome Stable channel to version 11. This is a landmark considering that the stable branch of the browser is now sharing the “highest-browser-version-crown” with Opera Software’s Opera browser. More important than the version bump to 11 are the security updates that have been implemented in the browser. A total [...]
IpswDownloader, Download Apple Firmware
New Firmware often adds new functionality and improvement to devices. Firmware is recorded on computer chips and therefor an integral part of the device. The best known firmware is probably the bios of a computer’s motherboard. Apple releases regular firmware updates for their devices, which often add new functionality and improvements like a better performance [...]
Context Menu Image Saver, Speeds Up Image Downloading
The common way of saving images hosted on web pages in the Firefox Internet browser is to right-click each individual image, select Save Image As from the context menu and browse to a location in the opening file browser. There are extensions available to save multiple images at once. Capable extensions include Image Picker, Image [...]
Flash Cookie Cleaning Improved In Google Chrome
Google Chrome is the only web browser that offers a direct link to access the storage settings of Adobe Flash Player to delete local shared objects, commonly known as Flash cookies. It still means that you have to click on an extra link to open the settings before you can delete the additional objects in [...]
Why You Should Check Your Public Dropbox Folders
Here is a task for you. Go to Google, Bing or your preferred search engine, and enter the following search term into the search box at the top: site:http://www.dropbox.com/gallery/ What’s the result? Right, 25k of unprotected Dropbox photo galleries. You can click on any of the links to see the contents of the selected gallery [...]
Sony PSN Hack, What You Need To Know Right Now
Maybe you have heard that Sony has taken their Playstation Network (PSN) offline on April 20. It first was not clear why it was taken down, with many suspecting a DDOS attack to be the reason. Back then, Sony let everyone know that the services were taken offline because of external intrusion. No one knew [...]
WordPress 3.1.2 Released, Security Update
WordPress has just released a new version of the popular blogging platform. WordPress 3.1.2 is a security update which makes it a mandatory update for all self-hosted WordPress sites. The update “addresses a vulnerability that allowed Contributor-level users to improperly publish posts” notes Ryan Boren at the official WordPress blog. The WordPress developers suggest to [...]
Sumatra PDF Reader Updated, XPS File Support Added
The popular lightweight pdf reader Sumatra has been updated by its developers recently. Version 1.5 of the application now supports XPS documents (XML Paper Specification) and can therefor act as an alternative to the built-in XPS Viewer of Windows Vista and Windows 7. XPS is in many regards comparable to Adobe’s PDF format; The format [...]
Why no Operating System will Ever be Good Enough
The sheer volume of excitement about Windows 8 has taken me quite by surprise with more leaks than we ever saw with Vista or Windows 7 in the same time-frame. The excitement and hype easily matches that of Google’s Chrome OS in the same period of its development, even though when the operating system finally [...]