Archive for July, 2006
Keeping up with Google
Every time I turn around, Google has something new and I can’t always keep up with the constant activity. Fortunately, there is somebody who is keeping track for the rest of us. My SeniorNet colleague Joel May has a Web page, All Things Google, where he has gathered all the information that will keep you [...]
Send to: an overlooked Windows function
It’s been part of Windows for years and may be old hat to some but the “Send to” function in the right-click context menu doesn’t get the use that it ought to. It’s a way to add functionality for any file or folder. Over the years, I have written about it more than once but [...]
Privacy folder for Windows XP withdrawn
A CNET story says that Microsoft is withdrawing its previously announced add-on that created password=protected folders. There was a lot of corporate opposition.
More on Internet Explorer 7
PC Magazine has a review of the beta 3 version of IE7. David Janowski writes
I’ve lived with Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 for almost six months, using it daily. I like it, and it’s gotten better with each of the three beta releases I’ve looked at. That said, I can’t say I like it better than [...]
The most effective form of spam
It won’t surprise anyone with the least knowledge of spam history but a recent study by a company called CipherTrust, reported in the NY Times, finds spam that promotes porn is by far the most likely to get read. The story says
Spam messages promoting pornography are 280 times as effective in getting recipients to click [...]
Phishers target Gmail
If you use Google Gmail, watch out for the phishing exploit described here.
IT security experts warned today of a “widespread phishing email campaign” that tries to swindle unwary recipients by pretending to offer a cash prize from Gmail, Google’s popular free email service.
The emails claim that the recipient has been randomly selected for a $500 [...]
The mysterious “Application” key
I recently wrote about the Windows key on desktop keyboards and what it does. As I noted, many PC owners don’t know what that key is for. Even fewer know what the function of the Application key might be (shown on the right). This is the key usually between the Windows key and the Ctrl [...]
Review of Firefox 2 beta 1
Michael Miller over at PC Magazine has now put up a review of the newest version of FF. As Joel May points out in the previous entry in this blog, installing the new version wipes out the previous one. Miller says
But be aware that it overwrites earlier versions of Firefox, so existing themes and extensions [...]
Firefox 2.0 beta 1
If you are interested in trying the new Firefox browser, go here. Just remember- it’s an early beta so expect plenty of bugs. Here’s Mozilla’s list of some new features
Built in Phishing Protection
Search suggestions now appear with search history in the search box for Google, Yahoo! and Answers.com
Changes to tabbed browsing behavior
Ability [...]
Is there a Mac in your future?
The fallout from the switch by Apple to Intel chips continues. Because the change to Intel architecture opens the door to running Windows-type code, various ways of running Windows applications or the Windows OS itself on Mac machines have appeared. Because of the potential market, there may be more to come. At this time, there [...]