Archive for October, 2006
Firefox 2 out tomorrow
Mozilla will be releasing Firefox 2 on Tuesday, October 24, according to Information Week. (Added later: it’s out now, download here.) The article says:
Firefox 2.0 features anti-phishing alerts, session restore, spell checking, suggested searches, and several other enhancement and additions to version 1.5, the last major update to the open-source browser. According to the [...]
More than one computer in the same box- virtual machines
I have mentioned virtual machines (VM) several times in connection with computer security and I continue to believe that this approach will be important. Lee Gomes has a column in today’s Wall Street Journal that describes his experience with VMWare, a leader in this area. He begins his article
I am sitting in my home office, [...]
Email error messages
We’ve all probably had the experience of getting one of our emails bounced back to us from “mailer daemon” with some cryptic error codes. It would be nice if we could know why our email failed to get delivered and Office Watch has a list of what various error codes mean. For example, [...]
Historical IT blunders
Here’s some weekend reading. InformationWeek has the stories of eight big-time technical blunders by such organizations as McDonald’s, the FBI, the IRS, and the British Health Service. They each cost hundreds of milions of dollars. In the case of an Ohio power company, the mistake blacked out big areas of the US and Canada.
Thinking of upgrading your PC?
Vista will soon be here with its heavier demand on computer resources and graphical memory. So maybe you are considering an upgrade for your present PC. For some tips on what components to get, go over to ExtremeTech’s Fall 2006 Upgrade Guide where they say:
We get tons of email from readers, and many of these [...]
Will there ever be a Windows XP SP3?
Every now and then talk about a possible Service Pack 3 for Windows XP resurfaces. Microsoft just updated its Windows Service Pack Road Map site. This site indicates that there will be no new service pack for Windows XP until the year 2008, if then. It had originally been scheduled for the second half of [...]
Internet Explorer 7 information
IE 7 is out (download here) and here is a selection of some articles about it.
Robert Vamosi at ZDNet says:
The bottom line: IE 7 was Microsoft’s one chance to leapfrog ahead of the competition, but the company has only barely caught sight of the current front-runners. For more features and greater security, switch to Mozilla [...]
Internet Explorer 7 already released
No sooner had I posted that the production version of IE7 was coming soon than I discovered that Yahoo jumped the gun and released its branded version of the finished product today. If you don’t mind the Yahoo add-ins, you can download IE7 here.
Desktop in your pocket- more on MojoPac
Today’s Wall Street Journal has a review by Walter Mossberg of the software program, MojoPac, that I discussed previously. The Wall street Journal is a subscription site but Mossberg’s articles are at a free site and the review can be read here. Mossberg says
MojoPac sounded too good to be true, but for the most part, [...]
Now, where did I put that manual?
I know, most people never bother to read manuals but once in a while something comes up that requires a look at one. Then you have to find it. If you have ever found yourself searching all over the house for a misplaced appliance manual, you’ll appreciate the site UsersManualGuide.com. It has a collection of [...]
Internet Explorer 7 is coming soon
Microsoft is on the verge of releasing the finished version of IE7. It will be available for Windows XP SP2 systems via the Microsoft update process. Here’s an excerpt from a Microsoft announcement:
Shortly after it is released, Microsoft will distribute IE7 as a high-priority update through Automatic Updates to help consumers become more secure and [...]
