Month: July 2009

The New Look of Mozilla Firefox on 4.0 Version

News

The Mozilla Company has just released some mock-ups of the new interface of Firefox 4.0. Interesting changes have some Firefox followers excited, but modifications also have some Firefox 3.5 fans speculating doubtfully about the final product. Overall, changes made by Mozilla in any of its products are almost always anticipated by Firefox users who still believe that Firefox is the way to go in internet browsing.

Two mock-ups have been released for the perusal and critiquing of Firefox users. These mock-ups serve as a sneak preview into what to expect with Mozilla Firefox 4.0. The first version shows the classic layout of the address bar with the tabs placed beneath it.

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To Detect Malware Scanning Needs To Be Done Externally

News

Few days back Brain Krebs had stated in his blog at WashingtonPost.com about how money was stolen from them due to malware on their computers.

Slack Auto Parts located at Gainesville was one of the companies that lost about $75,000 when cyber burglars were able to plant malware on Windows PC of controller to break the internet security. These internet hackers were able to access company’s bank accounts; they were able to create new user accounts at the bank and get money out of it. All this was done in spite of internet security in place. The interesting part of the story is that the anti-virus software in PC was not able to detect malware. Also the cyber security expert hired by the company also gave a clean chit to the health of the system which was in fact infected by a malware. The affected company was not convinced and hence went for second opinion and it was then “Champi” a Trojan horse program, a malware was detected.

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Use Your iPhone to Find Yourself Some Marijuana

News, New versions

A newly approved application by Apple allows iPhone users to locate pharmacies legally dispensing of curative marijuana. Making it to the top of the news, this development will surely catch the eye of many an iPhone fan.

Of course, the “Cannabis” drug is also legally dispensed for medical and therapeutic purposes by some pharmacies and dispensaries, so this should not be overly-exciting news for the die-hard hippie.

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Windows Vista Users Disappointed by upcoming Windows 7 Deal

News, New software

When Microsoft announced that its next version of the Windows operating system will start rolling out, owners of Vista Ultimate, Microsoft’s current premiere operating system, were anticipating that they would be given preferential treatment in terms of discounts when the owners finally make the upgrade to Windows 7. However, Microsoft’s decision to exclude Window’s 7 Ultimate on a time-limited discount on pre-orders left many Vista Ultimate owners dismayed.

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Ashampoo released the NEW Ashampoo HDD Control.

News, Promotions, New software

As long as the drive is functioning properly, you are lulled into a false sense of security. However, when the trusted hard drive suddenly fails, this is more than just a minor inconvenience. The resulting loss of data is often immensely damaging. Ashampoo HDD Control is therefore ideally suited to boost the performance of your drive, guard against disk failure and remove clutter from your hard drives, while performing all three functions of monitoring, maintenance and defragmentation.

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