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- Firefox Flash patch nudge working, but...
- Second best alternativeOn Internet Explorer (Vista/7) Flash executes inside the sandbox. Thus a Flash exploit will still be faced with a significant barrier before its able to run code as the logged-in user.Not so on Firefox. There is no sandbox and Flash executes as the logged-in user. Any Flash...
- Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, plug-in, Firefox Flash
- Discussion threads 2009-09-17
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- Google makes Chrome OS open source today
- Contrary to rumors, Google did not release a beta version of its much anticipated Chrome operating system today. And nothing is coming anytime soon: the final version is at least a year away, the mega giant web company said. But there was some significant news for the...
- Tags: Google Inc., Web, Operating System, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Open Source, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2009-11-19
- Microsoft to share some details on IE 9 at PDC show this week
- Tabs that dont hang and,1. HTML 5 standards compliance ahead of Chrome and FF2. Better plugins3. CSS 3 compliance4. FASTER!Trying to develop for IE8 is still a pain!Addon supportFor things like AdBlock Plus.Also, an x64 version of silverlight.Grow upso do not read this blog - OK? Prefer Firefox but...
- Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer, IE8, Mozilla Firefox, IE 9, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- Adobe releases Flash, AIR betas; Gauging the potential of multi-touch on the desktop
- Not surprising ....Not surprising, considering, Silverlight already supports multi-touch, as does WPF.Silverlight has potential......but platform availability is a factor. MS need to improve that greatly if they want to take a bite out of Flash's share.Rather, catch up[i]Adobe?s platform is appealing, but it?s in a race to stay ahead...
- Tags: Network technology, Web browsers, desktop, 64-bit, Adobe Systems Inc., multi-touch
- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- Advanced Windows Unattended Installation 2.6 (Windows)
- If you work as a system administrator in an organization and maintain a lot of computers, you are sure to have come across the situation when you had to buy a consignment of computers and install all kinds of software on each of them. The direct consequence of such a...
- Tags: Computer, Unattended Installation Systems, Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Management, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2009-11-17
- KooLoader 1.6 (Windows)
- KooLoader is an all in one download manager software that guarantees a worthy Internet downloading experience through the addition of an adaptive download accelerator, segmented downloads for acceleration, an astounding number of simultaneous downloads. The program offers support for Internet Explorer, Firefox. Anytime you need to download something online, copying...
- Tags: Download, Microsoft Windows, KooLoader, Internet, Construction, Web Browsers
- Software downloads 2009-11-12
- Sothink SWF Catcher for Firefox 1.31 (Windows)
- Sothink SWF Catcher for Firefox helps you saving multiple Flash based charts, presentations, e-cards, games and Flash movies in Firefox at the same time. The small size allows embedding into Firefox by just adding a new button. With only a few clicks you can download all your favorite Flashes from...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Windows, SourceTec Software, Web Browsers, Internet
- Software downloads 2009-11-11
- Internet Download Manager 5.18 build 5 (Windows)
- Internet Download Manager is a tool for increasing download speeds by up to 5 times, and for resuming, scheduling, and organizing downloads. The program will resume unfinished downloads due to network problems, or unexpected power outages. The program features a full-fledged site grabber that downloads files that are specified with...
- Tags: Web, Microsoft Windows, Video, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Site, Tonec, Internet Download Manager, Corporate Communications, Internet, Web Browsers, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Marketing
- Software downloads 2009-11-11
- Counting vulnerabilities is pointless
- Suddenly it doesn't matter any more? Vulnerability count is an indication of software qualityIt goes directly to the process the vendor went through to root out vulnerabilities before shipping. At least if you compare products with the same general purpose and which receives the same amount of scrutiny.Time to fix...
- Tags: Web browsers, Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, SECURITY, Mozilla Firefox, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, malware, risk period
- Discussion threads 2009-11-09
- Where should Mozilla go from here?
- Consolidation and security, Now!Firefox has emerged as the most buggy browser robustness and security. It has more vulnerabilities discovered than any other browser, month after month. Each new release sees new stability and robustness problems.And Firefox still does not have support for sandboxing.Repeatedly they have to patch patches because their...
- Tags: Web browsers, IE8, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox, Chrome, Web browser, security
- Discussion threads 2009-11-09
- Why Google released Closure Tools
- another nail in M$ coffinIt seems Google is second to FSF to send M$ to its grave.You are an idiot....First of all did you even read the article...Not only the article makes no senselike your idiotic rant aggainst MS but it contains several errors.AJAX is javascript and is not unique...
- Tags: Scripting languages, Programming languages, tool, Rhino, JavaScript, Java, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-06
- Browser rivals to register official complaints about Microsoft's ballot screen proposal
- Opera"Browser rivals to register official complaints about Microsoft's ballot screen proposal". . . and by "browser rivals" you really mean Opera, who has been whimpering and whining the whole time. A browser that barely appears on anybody's charts, but still retains a cult following.I think Microsoft is improving with IE7...
- Tags: Web browsers, ballot screen, Web browser, Opera Software ASA, ballot screen proposal, Microsoft Corp., official complaint
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- Mozilla goes back to the beta with Firefox 3.6
- Oh bother. Does this mean Firefox 3.5 is buggy and insecure?Having used Firefox since 0.6 I find 3.5 to be one of the less stable versions. I hope that they get the bugs out for 3.6.3 things this version must have or it may fall too far behind1. SELinux/AppArmor...
- Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Web browser, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Firefox 3.6, beta, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-11-02
- Ubuntu 9.10 advances Canonical's cloud, enterprise goals
- RE: Ubuntu 9.10 advances Canonical's cloud, enterprise goalsSabayon Linux is a better linux and no one ever talks about it. You get up and running right after installing Sabayon Unlike Ubuntu. All of your plugin's are already in place and running from the jump. It's really good for people who...
- Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Desktops, Linux, Ubuntu, desktop, distro, Sabayon Linux
- Discussion threads 2009-10-30
- Yes, Ubuntu can absolutely be the default Windows alternative
- This "commercial" spoof is much betterhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-22EpQOm8c:)2010: Year of Linux!!!*snickers*Dawson, you're such a tool.AwesomeNot a fan of South Park but that was hilarious.Chrome OSChrome OS isn't vaporware. It's actively developed, and you can download the beta here:http://linux.softpedia.com/get/System/Operating-Systems/Linux-Distributions/Chrome-OS-50930.shtmlI had hopes Google was going to push out something special, kind of like...
- Tags: Operating systems, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu, operating system, Chrome OS, Chrome, Microsoft Windows 7, Linux, netbook, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-10-27
- MAXA Cookie Manager Standard 4.0 (Windows)
- MAXA Cookie Manager will display Flash and Silverlight cookies together with conventional cookies of Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Safari, Google Chrome, K-Melon and Flock browsers. You can explore their contents and delete them. If you want, MAXA Cookie Manager can automatically check for new cookies periodically. Often you do not...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Cookie, MAXA Research, MAXA Cookie Manager
- Software downloads 2009-10-24
- FlashCatch 1.0.3 (Windows)
- FlashCatch is a Flash/FLV video downloader plug-in for Windows Internet Explorer and FireFox that lets you instantly download streaming HD videos from most Web sites, like YouTube, Break, and CNN. With FlashCatch you'll never have to wait for videos to download or buffer. Simply click on the Flashcatch toolbar icon...
- Tags: Toolbar, Microsoft Windows, Video, Level 9 Technology, FlashCatch, Corporate Communications, Marketing
- Software downloads 2009-10-22
- Rogue security programs are 'ongoing threat'
- The sites of these 'rogue security programs'Should be immediately shut down when they are found, by doing a DDoS attack if necessary.There is no reason to allow these bastards to shill their break-ware on the rest of us in the world.Getting worse...I've seen a hugh increase in infections from these...
- Tags: rogue security program, ad system, security program, Rogue security program, advertisement, ongoing threat, security, Web browser
- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
- Internet Firechrome Safari: A browsing identity crisis
- Chrome + Extensions = ^_^I am glad this article was written. I managed to rid myself of Internet Explorer 9 months ago, and haven't needed it since. My college campus has firefox pre-loaded onto every machine, and with Windows 7 "udpates" being handled within explorer instead of the IE browser,...
- Tags: Web browsers, Internet, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Chrome, Web browser
- Discussion threads 2009-10-15
- Does software piracy lead to higher malware infection rates?
- Yes it does, at least according to a recently released report by the Business Software Alliance BSA which basically correlates data on the known piracy rates for particular countries and their malware infection rates, using public sources. The rationale behind their claims is fairly simple - users...
- Tags: Software Piracy, Patch Management, Malware, Malware Infection Rate, Infection Rate, Patches, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows, Viruses And Worms, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-10-14
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