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16 MAR '10 |
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TECH APOCALYPSE: FIVE DOOMSDAY SCENARIOS FOR I.T. |
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Power grid hacks, massive DNS rerouting, solar flares -- end-times for IT may be more likely than you think.
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7 JAN '10 |
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UNDERSTANDING WINDOWS 7'S 'GODMODE' |
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Although its name suggests perhaps even grander capabilities, Windows enthusiasts are excited over the discovery of a hidden "GodMode" feature that lets users access all of the operating system's control panels from within a single folder.
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2 OCT '09 |
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GOOGLE WAVE HITS SHORE. FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT. |
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Reviews of Google Wave are out, and opinions are that it has potential as a development platform but is noisy to use for real-time communication. Robert Scoble calls it overhyped, claiming it's useful for little more than personal IM or small-scale project collaboration. He complains about the noisiness of tracking dozens of people chatting him at once in real-time and calls trying to use it a 'productivity killer' compared to simpler mediums like email and Twitter.
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27 JUL '09 |
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FIREFOX 4.0: EARLY SCREENSHOTS RELEASED |
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The pace at which Mozilla works can seem insane. It was less than a month ago when the the company released Firefox 3.5. Only three weeks later, Firefox posted screenshots of Firefox 3.7, which includes a change to the Tools bar and an Embracing Glass design.
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19 MAR '09 |
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INTERNET EXPLORER 8 IS NEW AND IMPROVED -- IS IT BACK ON TOP? |
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Internet Explorer 8 has shipped in its final version and is ready to take on its rivals. Preston Gralla reviewed it and says the latest version of Microsoft's browser leapfrogs its closest competition, Firefox 3, for basic browsing and productivity features — it has better tab handling, a niftier search bar, a more useful address bar, and new tools that deliver information directly from other Web pages and services. IE8 has also been tweaked for security and includes a so-called 'porn mode,' new anti-malware protection, and better ways to protect your privacy. The most noticeable new features? Accelerators and Web Slices. Think of an Accelerator as a mini-mashup that delivers information from another Web site directly to your current browser page. Web Slices deliver changing information from a Web page you're not actively visiting directly to IE8. There's one big problem for many, though. No add-ins, and there doesn't appear to be such an ecosystem on the horizon. So if you're a fan of add-ins and customizing the browser itself, writes Gralla, Firefox is superior. But for the actual browsing experience, IE8 has the upper hand — for now.
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19 MAR '09 |
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UK GOV'T MAY TRACK ALL FACEBOOK TRAFFIC |
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The UK government is considering the mass surveillance and retention of all user communications on social-networking sites including Facebook, MySpace, and Bebo.
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6 MAR '09 |
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BROWSER BATTLE: NINE BROWSERS OF TODAY AND TOMORROW COMPARED |
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Anyone who may have thought the death of Netscape would signal the end of the browser wars, boy were they mistaken. In fact, it could be argued that it was at that point it all began. It didn't take long for Mozilla's Firefox to emerge from Netscape Navigator's ashes, and over time, Firefox would win over enthusiasts with a potent combination of speed, security, and an unprecedented level of customization.
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5 MAR '09 |
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FIREFOX BETA TOUTS ADVANCED ENGINE, SOLVES 8 FLAWS |
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Mozilla may be this year's winner in the "browser battles" as they ready the next beta version of their tour-de-force, Firefox 3.1. Mozilla is resolving eight critical vulnerabilities found in the current version of Firefox --a move sure to garner applause from devoted Firefox users.
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5 MAR '09 |
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WINDOWS 7 LETS YOU UNINSTALL IE8 |
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A just-leaked build of Windows 7 lets users remove Internet Explorer (IE), the first time that Microsoft Corp. has offered the option since it integrated the browser with Windows in 1997, two bloggers reported today.
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4 MAR '09 |
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THE NEXT GENERATION IN HUMAN COMPUTER INTERFACES - AWESOME VIDEOS |
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For decades our options for interacting with the digital world have been limited to keyboards, mice, and joysticks. Now with a new generation of exciting new interfaces in the pipeline our interaction with the digital world will be forever changed. In this post we will look at some amazing demonstrations, mostly videos, that showcase new ways of interacting with the digital world. Enjoy!
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3 MAR '09 |
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FACEBOOK NEARLY ADDED TWITTER TO FRIENDS LIST |
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It seems the world's most popular social networking site was just moments away from acquiring another -- and few of us ever knew about it. A Facebook executive has revealed that a planned takeover of Twitter only fell apart because of a disagreement over stock valuations.
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27 FEB '09 |
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MICROSOFT BRINGS 36 NEW FEATURES TO WINDOWS 7 |
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Microsoft has unveiled a slew of new features that will appear in the Release Candidate of Windows 7 that didn't make an appearance in the beta. 'We've been quite busy for the past two months or so working through all the feedback we've received on Windows 7,' explains Steven Sinofsky, lead engineer for Windows 7 in his blog. A majority of these features are user interface tweaks, but they should add up to a much smoother Windows 7 experience.
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26 FEB '09 |
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WHAT YOUR PC SAYS ABOUT YOU |
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Are you a control freak, disorganised mess or privacy nut? If you want the answers, Microsoft thinks all you have to do is look at your PC. Even better, take a walk around the office and do a mental check on what kind of psychos, er, co-workers you share space with.
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19 FEB '09 |
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YAHOO SEARCH DOING QUITE WELL, GOOGLE'S FIGURES DROP |
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In some rather surprising news on the search engine front, Yahoo's domestic share has risen to 21% following six months in a row of steady increases.
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