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- Exit Reality (exe)
- Exit Reality is a free Internet plug-in that allows anyone to view any Web page in 3D. View any Web page in 3D every website is now an online world. Turn your standard 2D Web page into your own unique 3D space. Takes online social networking to a whole new...
- Software downloads 2008-07-04
- Website Submission Shareware (exe)
- Website Submission Shareware promote your software on the Web. Helps you find more than 2000 up-to-date shareware download sites, Website Submission Shareware helps you distributing programs to many shareware download sites on the Internet. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Software downloads 2008-07-04
- Inventor of Web lamented election results
- Inventor of Web lamented election resultsLAUDING G DUBYA????i had come across these statements while searching for an article and (albeit 4 yrs later) i was appalled by the plaudits given him by so many!!! he will, no doubt, be remembered in history as a "who cares" and the...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-03
- Say it ain't so AVG, say it ain't so: AVG LinkScanner = Badware?
- Say it ain't so AVG, say it ain't so: AVG LinkScanner = Badware?AVG Freeware Ain't So Free After All...Man, am I shocked that AVG is doing this. Of course I don't use the product but have made recommendations in the past to folks who could not afford to purchase good...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-03
- Say it ain't so AVG, say it ain't so: AVG LinkScanner = Badware?
- The Register covered a very interesting story about AVG. Apparently AVG is spamming the Internet with traffic that looks to be coming from Internet Explorer. AVG software pre-crawls search results to try to protect users, but uses a user agent that makes the software appear to be Internet Explorer. This pre-crawling is flooding websites with...
- Blog posts 2008-07-03
- Nothing stealthy about this Windows Update update
- Nothing stealthy about this Windows Update updateStill got it wrong?!?!What part of "check for updates but let me decide" do they not understand???If the people at MS are feeling so benevolentwhy not have the programmers pop up a box when the update occurs, sort of hand holding for the wary.If...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-03
- On deck from MS: Four 'important' patches but nothing for IE
- Next Tuesday, Microsoft plans to ship four security updates for multiple flaws affecting Windows, Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Exchange Server but the absence of fixes for publicly known Internet Explorer issues is causing raised eyebrows among security professionals. According to the company's advance notice for July's...
- Blog posts 2008-07-03
- Apple caught neglecting iPhone security
- Apple caught neglecting iPhone securityApple doesn't really care.I believe that Apple puts security of its products at the bottom of the list, with cool design at the top. All this stuff just proves me right, that sure they have a neat casing and a touch screen, but underneath it...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-03
- I have to stop using Gmail :(
- I have to stop using Gmail :(You can enable POP3 support in Gmail...If you switch on POP3 support in Gmail, then you can still comply with archiving procedures: http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=13273That way, you can both send and receive e-mails with an e-mail client like Thunderbird or Evolution or even Outlook Express. I...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-03
- Apple caught neglecting iPhone security
- If you're waiting on iPhone 2 to standardize your business on the awesome new device (yeah, I'll be on line to buy one), you might want to pay attention to the conspicuous absence of iPhone security patches over the last four months. As WaPo's Brian Krebs reports,...
- Blog posts 2008-07-03
- Nothing stealthy about this Windows Update update
- For years, Microsoft has occasionally updated its Windows Update client software automatically on systems that are configured to check for updates. This has been true even when Windows Update is set to simply check for (and optionally, download) updates but not to install them. That decision led...
- Blog posts 2008-07-03
- Opera patches serious code exection flaw
- Opera Software has joined the list of browser vendors shipping fixes for serious remote code execution vulnerabilities. The company's new Opera 9.5.1 patches at least four security issues, the most serious being a flaw reported by Microsoft's Billy Rios that could be used to execute arbitrary code....
- Blog posts 2008-07-03
- Q'n'A: Are Youtube users are royally screwed?
- Q'n'A: Are Youtube users are royally screwed?.....“[B]Had this not happened, Viacom would have made a huge amount of profit, but have now obviously lost out.[/B]”Subjective speculation that is unsubstantiated.“[B]YouTube could get shut down, Google could get fined to the nth degree, or maybe Google will get sued and it have...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-03
- WordPress, Gears, and the converging browser/desktop
- WordPress, Gears, and the converging browser/desktopGears is good, but, we still need support for a better compiled languagelike a special sand-boxed version of Java. Without Java or similar, we can NOT do things like import complex file types or do a lot of the things that we need for full...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-03
- Weekend Gadget Guidance: Sync files between computers over the Web, free
- Freeware application and Web service Dropbox instantly backs up and syncs your files over the Internet and to any Windows or Mac computer. Once you install the application, it will create a Dropbox folder on your hard drive. Any file you put inside that folder will sync...
- Blog posts 2008-07-03
- 12 terabytes of YouTube data
- 12 terabytes of YouTube dataHorrible loss for ConsumersThis Judge needs to be taught what he has the power to do, and not to do. This is a clear violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act. Not to mention a major privacy issue for all of us that have ever watched...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-03
- Use Google Talk on your iPhone/Touch
- Use Google Talk on your iPhone/TouchAs mobile browsers get better, we will see fewer and fewer applicationscompiled for a specific platform. Instead, there will just be a special web version tailored to the screen size and resolution. What could be better? No installation, upgrade, patching. Simple.Wait for Adium for the...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-03
- NoScript vs. Internet Explorer 8 Filters
- NoScript vs. Internet Explorer 8 FiltersThink About End UsersI've tried, a couple of times, to use NoScript in my normal surfing, and it became unbearable quickly. Too many sites were disfunctional. MLB.com is a good example.It's one thing to make an add-in for technical users that they can tweak on...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-03
- Google Talk isn't the only iPhone optimized IM client
- The news that Google Talk has now been optimized for the Apple iPhone web browser is all over the internet this morning. I also wanted to let IM users know there are other web browser based options for clients other than Google Talk. by Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-07-03
- Cool Tools - Plan a festive Fourth of July with social apps
- The Cool Tools feature is taking a long weekend with the rest of us so it's making its holiday splash today. This week in Cool Tools I explore ways that we can leverage the social Web to plan for a fun and festive Fourth of July celebration. by Jennifer Leggio
- Blog posts 2008-07-03
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