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Microsoft Changes IE8 Default Browser Settings

July 18th, 2009 | No Comments

Microsoft has made changes to the first-run experience in its Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) browser to allow users to more easily change their default browser selection. Microsoft is defending a lawsuit brought by European Union antitrust regulators at the behest of Norwegian browser competitor Opera Software over the bundling of Internet Explorer with the Windows operating system.
– Perhaps in a nod to European Union (EU) antitrust officials, Microsoft has made changes to the first-run experience in its Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) browser to allow users to more easily change their default browser selection.
The software giant made the changes apparent in a blog post published by…

Firefox 3.5.1 Fixes Security Vulnerability After Attack Code Hits the Streets

July 17th, 2009 | No Comments

Mozilla has updated its Firefox browser to plug a critical security hole days after attack code for the vulnerability surfaced on the Web.
– Mozilla stitched a
security hole in Firefox 3.5, fixing a vulnerability in the browser
after attack code targeting the vulnerability was made public earlier
this week.
With Firefox 3.5.1,
Mozilla fixes a critical flaw in the TraceMonkey JavaScript engine’s JIT (just-in-time)
compiler that…

What is Windows 7 â€˜E versionâ€™ & â€˜N versionâ€™ editions?

July 17th, 2009 | No Comments

Windows 7 is an upcoming operating system from Microsoft which should be out on Oct 22, 2009. It will be available in different versions like Home premium, professional, ultimate. Besides these, there will be two special edition of Windows 7, which are: ‘E version’ & ‘N version’ editions.
What is E version Windows 7 edition?
Windows 7 [...]

6 Cool & Useful Google Chrome Tricks

July 13th, 2009 | No Comments

There is no doubt that Google Chrome browser has grown in popularity since its launch and could well become the most used browser in some years, primarily because of its speed and efficiency and also because it would now form the basis of a new operating system.
I personally use Google Chrome a lot on a [...]

How to: back up your Google Docs files

June 23rd, 2009 | No Comments

So we’re all happy that this newfangled technology called cloud computing has enabled us to work on our office files, on the fly, without the need to install those pesky and bloated office suites, right? Especially when we’re all using netbooks (like the first Asus Eee – those machines sure are handy to bring along, [...]

Chrome now works on Linux and Mac

June 18th, 2009 | No Comments

Everybody loves Googles great browser, Chrome. Heck, I do too. It’s really one of the best browsers out there, and it really has a strong chance of toppling down Firefox. Really.
Oh, wait, there’s a bit of a problem: you can’t use Chrome if you’re not on Windows. Oh yeah. That.
For the longest time, Linux and [...]

washingtonpost.comâ€™s Political Browser Uses the News Judgment of Journalists to Filter the Political Web

September 29th, 2008 | No Comments

washingtonpost.com has launched a new politics page called Political Browser, which features, wait for it… links to the most important and interesting political news around the web. That’s right, the Washington Post, one of the paragons of original political reporting, has dedicated a page to help you find the best of OTHER news organization’s political [...]