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Google adds HTTPS-only browsing to Chrome

Google adds HTTPS-only browsing to ChromelolWhat about sites using poor SSL encyption?Does Chrome block Google?I suggested using only secure Web connections on the Apache httpd user mailing list 2008-07-29. The limitations are bandwidth, virtual servers, and expectations. The bandwidth overhead for encrypted connections should have become irrelevant with...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, SSL/TLS, Network security, Does Google, Google Inc., Chrome, Apache HTTPD, Apache Software Foundation, HTTPS Only, server

Discussion threads 2009-01-10

Additional Resources

CrushFTP 5.0.4 (Mac)

CrushFTP handles FTP, SFTP SSH FTP, FTPS FTP over SSL, HTTP, HTTPS, WebDAV, and WebDAV SSL. WebDAV allows you to use the OS X Finder to connect to the server and work on it as if it were another hard drive on your machine. Read, write, rename. all with WebDAV....

Tags: Apple Macintosh, WebDAV, Ben Spink, Web Site Development, Internet

Software downloads 2009-11-18

Groklaw suggests Microsoft sue, do over authentication

Are you in any way trying to legitimize patent trolling?You are well aware that what Microsoft is doing is what we all used to call patent trolling aren't you?My guess...Nothing will happen... this is just MS trying to protect UAC and runas from paten lawsuits.Besides MS would be idiot... well...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, authentication, Groklaw, patent, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-13

iVersion 1.3 (Mobile)

iVersion brings native svn support to the iphone, including many of the advanced features you would only expect to find on a desktop client. Browsing of the folder hierarchy, viewing and editing of small files such as programming code or txt files are all available in a simple, easy to...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, SVN, Ben Reeves, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-12

Core FTP Pro 2.1 build 1631 (Windows)

Core FTP Pro--FTP client for managing remote files with advanced features including: SSL/TLS, SSH/SFTP, HTTP/HTTPS, scheduling, file encryption/decryption, ZIP compression, download acceleration, site to site transfers, synchronization, templates, thumbnails, editing/viewing of remote files (.htaccess included), drag/drop to desktop and icons, browser integration, user-friendly interfaces, FTP/HTTP Proxy, Socks 4/5 support, remote...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Core FTP, Ssl/Tls, Web Browsers, Network Security, Security, Internet, Networking

Software downloads 2009-11-11

Seven great (and free!) applications for Windows 7

You added Windows 7 to the title for page hits...Any tech enthusiast worth their salt has long known about all these apps. Nah ... ... for page hits I'd have added XP ... bigger user base ... User base yes but Windows 7is what everyone is interested in reading...

Tags: Operating systems, Ubuntu 9.10, Linux Distro, Paint.net, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, 7-zip

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

HttpWatch Basic Edition 6.2.15 (Windows)

HttpWatch shows you HTTP and HTTPS traffic from within IE allowing you to quickly debug, fix, and optimize your Website. See headers, cookies, status codes, compression, content and more as you browse a Web site. The Basic Edition only displays extended information for a limited number of Web sites. ...

Tags: Web, Microsoft Windows, Web Site, Simtec, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-11-10

Seven perfectly legal ways to get Windows 7 cheap (or even free)

RE: Seven perfectly legal ways to get Windows 7 cheap or even freeGreat post, Ed! Seeing how you outlined the cheapest way to get Microsoft Windows 7 there should be no reason why anyone would not want to upgrade now. Price is no longer an issue. This would be...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, legal way, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

Open source needs successful champions

Open Source powers the Internet period!Open_Source powers the ENTIRE Internet withrouters/switches/servers you name it like Microsoft sitting behind caching Linux distroname servers.Now you tell me what does it need now???It is the FUTURE of smart devices, appliancedriven infrastructure, just like VMware using a Linux derived kernel and it is #1...

Tags: Linux, software cost, Linux Distro, open source, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Fast Link Checker 1.6.0.586 (Windows)

Fast Link Checker is used to find broken links on web sites. It works like a search engine bot (Googlebot, MSNBot, WISENutbot, Alexa, etc.). You specify the starting file and Fast Link Checker goes through all pages this file has links to until it checks all links on the site....

Tags: Link, Microsoft Windows, WebTweakTools, Fast Link Checker

Software downloads 2009-10-29

iWebGet Professional Version 1.4 (Windows)

iWebGet for Windows is a multifunction offline browser designed to run under Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista. GUI languages for iWebGet: English, Japanese. Downloading up to 50 files simultaneously. Downloading up to 200,000 files in one project on iWebGet Standard Version. Downloading up to 1,000,000 files in one project on iWebGet Professional Version....

Tags: Password, HTTP, JavaScript, Web Site, File, Web Site Development, Microsoft Windows, Web Technology, Scripting Languages, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Software/Web Development, Web Development

Software downloads 2009-10-26

iWebGet Standard Version 1.4 (Windows)

iWebGet for Windows is a multifunction offline browser designed to run under Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista. GUI languages for iWebGet: English, Japanese. Downloading up to 50 files simultaneously. Downloading up to 200,000 files in one project on iWebGet Standard Version. Downloading up to 1,000,000 files in one project on iWebGet Professional Version....

Tags: Password, HTTP, JavaScript, Web Site, File, Web Site Development, Microsoft Windows, Web Technology, Scripting Languages, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Software/Web Development, Web Development

Software downloads 2009-10-26

Would you let Wal-mart do your home-theater installation?

Probably not. Not because its Wal-mart although that has some to do with it, but because I don't know who N.E.W. is. I'd rather trust a first party rather than a third party to install a home theater. Only one point of contact there, no guessing who to contact...

Tags: Construction, TV & Home Theater, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., home-theater installation, local geek

Discussion threads 2009-10-25

Mono-mania: It's risky business

M$ must give away its patentsIf M$ want to have its technolgies adopted by FOSS it must give up all its patents and GPLed the code.Until then we must stay away from any code that resembles M$ technologies and support Stallman and FSF in their fight against software tirany.RE: Mono-mania:...

Tags: .NET, C#, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Development tools, Operating systems, Programming languages, Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp., Mono, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

Google Wave: Begging for a classrom

Using Wave to interconnect academic institutionsI think, the first large-scale Wave deployment should be used to interconnect all academic institutions around the world.This would be attractive because:1. younger generations are very adaptable, to new technology.2. there is a great deal of collaboration, in the academic world.3. technical glitches are likely...

Tags: Internet Relay Chat (IRC), Google Inc., classrom, IRC

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

Dispatcher: Freeware Edition 2009.10.12 (Windows)

Dispatcher creates a fully functional Updater executable for you to include with your software. All you need is a website. When releasing a new version of your software, just let Dispatcher generate update data and upload it to your webservers. When the Updater is run on a user's PC, your...

Tags: Software, Freeware, Microsoft Windows, Dispatcher, Updater, Tools & Techniques, Management

Software downloads 2009-10-12

Sprint announces Samsung Moment Google Android device, which would you buy?

Now I'm Torn...I was all set to pick up the HTC Hero, but now...I really like what I've seen of the Sense UI, but having a physical keyboard option and a faster processor would be nice. I wonder if the Moment will have an internal compass like I believe...

Tags: E-mail servers, Groupware, Samsung Moment, Samsung Moment Google Android device, HTC Hero, Sprint Communications, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Discussion threads 2009-10-08

Update: Collecting bad stories about Ticketmaster

It's like the mobA while ago, there was a "government inquiry" into Ticketmaster and their practices. The newspapers read like it was the mob against the government. And the inquiry just went away. Without government proactively acting to protect us, we are at the mercy of big, greedy...

Tags: Vertical industries, box-office, Ticketmaster Corp., government

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

Hotmail hacked: Thousands of account details published online

Facts...have never stopped Zack from sensationalizing a story into an anti-Microsoft rant before....wrong headlinewhile I punch M$ every time it deserves it, phising points to user stupidity not to some sort of hacking or intrusion.That could potentially happen to ANY online email provider...just replace the phising screen.Hacked?If people gave up...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Spam, E-mail providers, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, phishing, MSN Hotmail, login screen, THOUSANDS

Discussion threads 2009-10-05

IBM targets Google Apps for business, undercuts pricing and touts reliability

Good newsWhile I'm not a big fan of IBM due to the usual cost associated with their offerings, I like their products overall and the fact that IBM is one of if not the largest proponent of open source software. I've used Lotus Notes and found it not as...

Tags: cloud computing, E-mail servers, pricing strategy, Premier Edition, Louts Notes, Google Inc., Google Apps, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-02