Feb 23
A new update this year coming for Windows 8.1 was announced this week by Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore. He made clear at Mobile World Congress 2014 that this update would bring … Continue reading
Feb 23
iPhone Viruses Coming in February?
Posted in: Today's ChiliThis article was written on October 17, 2007 by CyberNet.
Apple has made iPhone and iPod Touch users extremely happy today by announcing the forthcoming Software Development Kit (SDK). In February developers will be able to get their hands on the SDK which will let them create true third-party applications without needing any hacks!
That’s right, you’ll be able to get a real instant messenger on there, and I’m sure Web 2.0 sites like Zoho will also work on iPhone apps that provide full functionality. This could end up being the nail in the coffin for devices like the Blackberry, because now business-related apps can be created.
What about viruses? Apple recognizes that is a big hurdle since their device is so powerful, and this is what they had to say about it:
It will take until February to release an SDK because we’re trying to do two diametrically opposed things at once–provide an advanced and open platform to developers while at the same time protect iPhone users from viruses, malware, privacy attacks, etc. This is no easy task.
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We are working on an advanced system which will offer developers broad access to natively program the iPhone’s amazing software platform while at the same time protecting users from malicious programs.
It will be interesting to see exactly how Apple plans to conquer the problem of viruses and malware, but it’s obvious that they are working hard to ensure that they’re criticized to the extent that Windows currently is.
I can’t wait to see what programs make their way onto the device. Will we see Firefox, Skype, VLC, and more ported over?
Sources: TUAW & Webware
Image via Gizmodo
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Feb 22
This article was written on April 09, 2008 by CyberNet.
It’s often a lot of fun to push things to the limits, and that’s one reason a year and a half ago we installed 200 extensions in Firefox to see how well it would perform. Needless to say Firefox became a little sluggish, and there was very little viewable space since the toolbars occupied a large portion of the screen.
Well, what about putting the entire operating system to the test? Some crazy people decided to do just that. It started with a Mac OS X user who decided to open 150 applications simultaneously on his 2.2GHz MacBook Pro with 4GB of RAM. I’m not sure if Expose or the Dock was made for handling this many simultaneous apps, but they still worked:
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Of course a Windows user would have to come back with their own stress test, and one Gizmodo reader didn’t disappoint with his Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4GHz) with 4GB of RAM. He has a video of Vista running 108 applications which were supposedly eating up a mere 30% of his processor. Then after opening the 108 programs he got bored and gave up. Gizmodo has a video of the desktop in action, which really shows off how well Vista’s Flip3D performs.
What amazes me is that these people had that many applications to run! I think there are about 30 or maybe 40 different programs on my computer, and I wouldn’t be able to stand the additional clutter that 100+ apps would create.
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Feb 22
Apple will release a Mac update “very soon” that will address a newly-identified OS X security loophole that could allow hackers to remotely access sensitive information from users’ computers. The … Continue reading
Feb 22
This article was written on October 12, 2006 by CyberNet.
Tutorial Thursday
One thing I hate the most are popup windows but sometimes they just seem unavoidable. JavaScript pop-ups are all over the place and it is frustrating when you can’t resize the window or have access to the navigation bar. That is why I searched for a way to disable JavaScript pop-ups from opening in a new window, and now they will open in a tab.
Here are the few steps that you need to do this:
- Start Firefox.
- In the Address Bar type about:config and press Enter.
- Find the option that is named browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction and double-click on it.
- You now need to change the value based upon how you want Firefox to handle the JavaScript pop-ups. The default option used to be “0″ but they changed it to “2″ recently. If you have Firefox set to open all new windows in tabs then setting “0″ will also force all JavaScript windows to open in tabs, which is the option that I chose. Here is what all of the options do:
- 0 – Open JavaScript windows the same way as you have Firefox handle new windows.
- 1 – Allow all JavaScript windows to popup if requested.
- 2 – Open all JavaScript windows the same way as you have Firefox handle new windows unless the JavaScript call specifies how to display the window.
- Restart Firefox.
This is probably one of my favorite “about:config” tweaks that I have done. I use tabs for a reason and that is because I don’t want to have windows open all over the place. I’m pretty sure that the Tab Mix Plus extension covers this feature but ever since Firefox 2 I haven’t really felt the need to install it.
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Feb 21
Digital security is never properly appreciated until it fails in some way, something that could potentially lead to online accounts being compromised and sensitive data being pilfered. Such was the … Continue reading
Feb 21
This article was written on June 07, 2006 by CyberNet.
Those who are loyal to Firefox know the potential and usefulness of customizing Firefox with extensions. Those who are new to Firefox may not know the potential, or may not know which extension would be most useful to optimize their use. Firefox extensions can save a lot of time, and can be incredibly useful tools! eConsultant has put together a list of 200 plus Firefox extensions that you may find valuable.
eConsultant organizes the list of extensions into a variety of categories with each starting with “I want to…”. Some of the categories include advertising, bookmarking, blogging, downloading, and email. There are many more categories that include a variety of extensions to optimize your Firefox use. The alternative is to spend endless hours searching the internet to find just the right extension. If you are a Firefox user, this is one page that is worth bookmarking!
View the complete Firefox extension guide: eConsultant
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Feb 20
This article was written on June 29, 2012 by CyberNet.
When you install applications such as Adobe Acrobat they like to tuck away menu items in the context/right-click menus in Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer. They tend to think that this kind of stuff is there to make your life easier, but often times they end up cluttering up the menus so much that it takes even longer to find the things you really need.
MenuMaid is an app that is will help you do some housekeeping on the menus in Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer by giving you a list of all the non-standard entries that have been added. Simply uncheck the boxes next to any of the items you want removed and the change will be made immediately. If you change your mind and want to add the entry back just check the box again.
The really handy thing is that MenuMaid will tell you when the context menu entries will appear in both Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer. From the screenshot above you can see that some of the entries appear when I right-click on everything, some only on drives, and then some only on folders. That can be really handy to know to help ensure you disable the correct thing.
MenuMaid Homepage (Windows only; Freeware)
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Feb 20
Microsoft has announced a change today for its Office Web Apps. Those Office Web Apps have been around for a long time now. Microsoft has announced that it has renamed … Continue reading
Feb 19
This afternoon Facebook announced that they’d be acquiring the whole of the app ecosystem called WhatsApp for a cool $19 billion USD. This purchase price includes $4 billion in cash, … Continue reading
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