Many computer users use Wikipedia, or one of its sister Wiki sites as reference when they want to look something up on the Internet. They basically use Wikipedia as an encyclopedia, which is fine, as long as they remember that information on the site may be incorrect due to its “everyone may edit everything” guidelines. [...]
Browser News Round-Up
While I’m still busy changing my passwords, I’m noticing several browser related news popping up in my RSS feed reader. So what’s going on today? Several websites reported that the first beta of Firefox 5 was released, and while it certainly looked that way on first glance, it turned out be a beta labeled Aurora [...]
The LastPass Security Incident, What I Did
After finding out that there might have been a security breach at LastPass, a company known for their online password management solution, I quickly changed my master password and started to think about possible consequences. For some time now, I had been thinking about switching to an offline password management solution. Not necessarily because I [...]
Have the biggest players dropped the ball on AV Protection?
The latest anti-virus test figures for Windows 7 are out and there are a good few shocks to be seen in the results. In the tests performed by AVTest, BitDefender has leapt from ninth place since last year to 1st place in the chart. Bullguard follows it closely having leapt even further all the way up from [...]
LastPass Security Breach?
You know that I’m using LastPass as my password manager. It offers everything that I need and then some. One thing that I like about the service is that the company is dedicated and taking security seriously. A blog post at the LastPass blog entitled LastPass Security Notifications mentions that the company has noticed a [...]
Why Websites Never Need Your Password
It is common knowledge that a website, such as PayPal or eBay, will never ask for your password. They do not need it, but rarely do we hear about why that is the case. There are actually a few possibilities. Please note, if you ever get an e-mail requesting your username and password, it is [...]
Find That Band, Search For Bands, Artists On Various Websites
Find That Band is an add-on for the Firefox web browser that simplifies the process of finding bands or artists on the Internet. Say you have just discovered a new band on YouTube, or received a recommendation from a friend to check out the next big music gig in town. You could now open a [...]
The Benefits of Windows Diagnostic Startup Mode
Sometimes when you need to perform diagnostics on a faulty or malfunctioning copy of Windows, Safe Mode is too restrictive, too frustrating in use and unable to provide an environment that has the functions or permissions you need to repair the problems that you’re facing with Windows. One of my favourite alternatives here has existed in [...]
Haozip, Versatile Compression Software, Like 7-Zip, WinRar
When it comes to compression software users have the choice between highly popular commercial applications like WinZip or WinRar, or equally popular free applications like 7-Zip. A relatively new program like HaoZip needs to at least match the functionality of those programs, or provide users with a unique feature that the other compression programs do [...]