July 2011 was the first month were I realized that it has become incredibly difficulty to keep track of browser releases from the top four or five developers. I could not possibly write about every beta, aurora, nightly, dev, canary or snapshot build out there and made the decision to reduce the coverage to the following: I review stable versions and versions that introduce new and exciting features.
It is especially frustrating at the moment to keep track of the development of the Firefox browser. More so than it is with Google’s Chrome, as Mozilla supports older versions of the browser which Google does not. So what’s in store for us in August? We will see Firefox 3.6.20, Firefox 6, Firefox 7 Beta 1 and Firefox 8 Aurora all released on August 16. That’s five releases on one day.
Lets look back at July. I received flak from some readers (who commented once and never came back) for my mini web investment series (why website investments are better than stock market investments and 8 essential tips for web investors).
Global news were dominated by Google Plus and Facebook. Facebook introduced video calling and group chat in July, and Google unlimited photo hosting on Picasa.
We have seen Java 7 released, read an analysis that banks were the best approach to hinder the operation of scammers and spammers on the Internet, and that Microsoft would unveil Windows 8 in September.
Hardware
We do not do lots of hardware reviews here. This can be largely attributed to the fact that we do not get a lot of review samples. Mike got two from Samsung last month, and my review of the wireless headset was based on my own purchase.
- Logitech G930 Wireless PC Gaming Headset Review
- Samsung ML-1865W Laser Printer Review
- Samsung RF711 Gaming Laptop Review
Misc
Misc is a compilation of tutorials, how to and other stories that do not fit into another category.
- Capture Video With MSI Afterburner
- Find Out Where A Website Is Hosted
- Google Plus RSS Feeds
- Moving A Website To A New Host, Server Guide
- My Bank, Mastercard And My Annual Hosting Invoice
Security and Privacy
We have published lots of security related reviews, tips and tutorials here on Ghacks in July. This includes software tips and reviews but also best practices and security related news.
- Avoiding EFS Encryption Disasters in Windows
- Casir, Common and Stubborn Infections Remover
- CloseTheDoor, Identify Local TCP, UDP Listening Ports
- Do You Know What is Running on Your System?
- Google+ Privacy, Notifications, What You Should Check
- Hotmail Blocks Common Passwords, Adds My Friend’s Been Hacked Reporting
- Mozilla BrowserID, Sign-In System
- Windows Firewall Notifier
- Wireless Network Watcher, Find Out Who Is Connected To Your Wi-Fi Network
Software
We have not seen that many software releases in July 2011. Some reviews have been listed under security and privacy, the remaining are accessible below.
- A Short List Of Handy Free Microsoft Outlook Downloads
- Download, Backup Flickr Photos With Fotobounce
- GimeSpace, Extend Your Desktop Horizontally
- Windows 7 MAC Address Changer
- Windows 7 SP1 Downloads
Web Browsing
Lots of news in this category. Google announced the retirement of the Google Toolbar for Firefox, Opera released the first Opera 12 snapshot and Mozilla announced major memory improvements for Firefox.
Googlebar, Google Toolbar Alternative for Firefox
Firefox Plumber, Drop Firefox Memory Usage
Opera Releases First Opera 12 Snapshot
Mozilla Firefox Gets Major Memory Improvements
Toolbar Cleaner, Remove Unwanted Toolbars From Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer
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Great writeup..