Software

Internet Explorer Turns Your PC Into A Public File Server

January 30, 2010

In the beginning of February, the Black Hat Technical Security Conference is held in the US, where Jorge Luis Alvarez Medina will be speaking on a topic that might interest you, it will certainly interest Microsoft. The topic is “Internet Explorer turns your personal computer into a public file server”. In this presentation we will [...]

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Windows 3.1 In Your Browser? Try It Out!

January 25, 2010

Nostalgia? Why not take good ol’ Windows 3.1 for a spin in your browser. Michaelv.org has a decent version of Windows 3.1 running and it requires nothing else than your modern-day web browser to use it. Windows 3.1 was first released in October 1992 and later replaced with Windows 3.11 in 1993. A few years [...]

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France Joins Germany In I.E. Warning – Opera Downloads Increases

January 20, 2010

BBC News reports that France has now joined Germany in their warning against web users browsing with Internet Explorer and also recommends users to find an alternative Internet browser until Microsoft has issued a patch to fix the security hole in the three Internet Explorer browsers. While a switch to an alternative browser, such as [...]

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Germany Warns Against MS Internet Explorer

January 18, 2010

After Microsoft admitted it’s Internet Explorer was the weak link in the recent attack on Google’s systems, Germany has responded by warning web users to use an alternative browser than Internet Explorer. Even though spokesman Thomas Baumsgaertner, Microsoft Germany, said that the attacks were by “highly motivated people with a very specific agenda” and that [...]

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Google Wave Invitations Giveaway – Free!

January 14, 2010

I don’t know if Google Wave invitations are still hot. I’ve given lots of them away in the past and back then, they sure were hot! Anyway, I have 8 Google Wave invites available, so if you want one, just leave a comment below. That way I’ll havey our e-mail address, so you don’t have [...]

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Free Google Wave Invites Giveaway For Tweeps

November 14, 2009

Greetings, Twitter user! You’re here because somebody (probably myself) tweeted the link to this page and because you would like one of my free Google Wave invitations, ain’t that right? Well, it just so happens that I have 25 of them available (see proof below). I’ve given away Google Wave invitations two times before. Both [...]

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Google Wave Invitations – Come And Get’em, They’re Still Free!

November 4, 2009

Google Wave is a rather new and fancy product from Google that’s still in preview and so it’s not possible to join it instantly. You can, however, get invited and get access faster than if you apply directly at Google. Google Wave is a shared workspace where you can discuss stuff, work, communicate with friends, [...]

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Firefox 3.6 Beta 1 Available After Two Week Delay

November 2, 2009

Firefox 3.6 beta was supposed to be released around mid-October, but it took until now to have the first beta available for the public. The new beta is based on the Gecko 1.9.2 web rendering engine, coming to you with several new features and enhancements: One-click change of browser appearance. Now warns user if a [...]

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Mozilla Raindrop – An Alternative To Google Wave?

October 26, 2009

Google Wave has been getting a lot of buzz in the world of tech lately, as more and more people are getting invitations and access to join Google Wave and try out the preview version. Mozilla, the team behind applications such as Firefox and Thunderbird, now introduced their “alternative” to Google Wave. It’s called Raindrop. [...]

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Google Wave Invitations – Come And Get’em, They’re Free!

October 15, 2009

Google Wave is a rather new and fancy product from Google that’s still in preview and so it’s not possible to join it instantly. You can, however, get invited and hopefully get access faster than if you apply directly. Google Wave is a shared workspace where you can discuss stuff, work, communicate with friends, co-workers [...]

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Firefox 3.6 Will Support Accelerometers – Beta Release Tomorrow?

October 14, 2009

Firefox 3.6 beta was supposed to be made available for download today or yesterday, but so far I haven’t been able to find a download link for it – I can only assume that it might come out tomorrow instead? Firefox 3.6 comes with bug fixes as well as some interesting improvements such as a [...]

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Windows Mobile 6.5 Released Today – It Doesn’t Look Good

October 6, 2009

Windows Mobile has received a ton of negative criticism over the years, though there’s still some faithful users of Windows Mobile, the rest of the world seems to have moved over to Symbian, iPhone, Android and webOS. And to be honest, Windows Mobile seems really old and clumsy to use compared to other modern mobile [...]

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Choosy – A Smarter Default Browser … And Almost Snow Leopard Compatible

September 22, 2009

With the words by Choosy developer George Brocklehurst, let’s see what Choosy is all about: Forget the default browser, Choosy opens links in the right browser. When you click on a link Choosy will do the right thing, whether that’s something simple (like using whatever browser is already running) or something complex (like prompting you [...]

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Fixed: Copy/Pasting E-mail Address In Snow Leopard Mail

September 17, 2009

Earlier this week I wrote about how Mail.app in Snow Leopard changed the way e-mail addresses would be copied to your clipboard, when you right click on a “From” name on an e-mail, to copy their e-mail address. The way it used to work, like in Leopard, was that it simply copied the e-mail address, [...]

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Snow Leopard Mail Quirk: Copy/Pasting Addresses

September 14, 2009

Apple’s mail program so cleverly named “Mail”, didn’t really add anything new and useful to me when I updated from Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard to 10.6 Snow Leopard. Sure, 64 bit is cool and might have made the application a bit snappier, but Exchange support which is the shiny new thing in Mail, is [...]

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I Finally Managed To Screw Up My Mac – Snow Leopard Guest Account Erased My Files

September 10, 2009

I don’t know what happened and I never thought I should say this, but I finally had my first really bad “whoops” with my Mac, after being a Mac user for over 3 years. By accident I clicked the “guest account” when I was going to login and it tried to login at my guest [...]

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Snow Leopard: Hidden Features & Shortcuts in Mac OS X 10.6

September 7, 2009

16 year old Matt Fisher from the Great US of A created this video for YouTube, in which he tells us about some hidden features and shortcuts he has found in Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. In the video, Matt covers some hidden new features from within Finder & Coverflow, Preview, System Preferences and [...]

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Orbicule’s Undercover Mac Theft Recovery System – Reinstall Necessary On Snow Leopard

September 3, 2009

Ever since I had my good ol’ MacBook stolen from within my flat because somebody forgot to lock the kitchen window, I’ve been using Undercover from Orbicule on all my other Mac’s. The reason is clear: It gives me a better chance of ever recovering my Mac, than if I didn’t have the software installed. [...]

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How To: QuickTime X Autoplay Movies On Open In Snow Leopard

September 2, 2009

QuickTime X is the newest version of QuickTime Player for Mac which comes with the new Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. Snow Leopard introduces QuickTime X, a major leap forward that advances modern media and Internet standards. QuickTime X includes a brand-new player application, offers optimized support for modern codecs, and delivers more efficient [...]

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How To Fix “Logitech Control Center” (LCC) Support In Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard

August 31, 2009

I found another incompatiblity issue with Snow Leopard, this time it’s from a small company, you might have heard of it. I think they create a few computer accesory parts every now and then, an occassional keyboard, mouse and computer speakers. Ring a bell? The company I’m talking about is Logitech and they are not [...]

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GrabUp & Snow Leopard Does Not Mix – Possible Solution & Alternatives…

August 31, 2009

Oh bugger, I found another Mac application that doesn’t play nicely with Snow Leopard. This time it’s GrabUp. GrabUp is a cute little application, resting nicely in the menubar until you need it. What it does, when you need it, is that it takes your screenshot and uploads it in a jiffy to either your [...]

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I Should Have Waited With Snow Leopard Installation – Too Many Incompatiblity Issues

August 30, 2009

I just couldn’t resist, I simply had to install Snow Leopard as soon as I got my hands on it, neglecting to check if my favorite applications and plugins were compatible. I thought, since Snow Leopard has been out with developers for so long, that surely they must have something ready by now. How wrong [...]

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Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Ready For Pre-Order. What About Malta?

August 24, 2009

Apple is now offering its users the ability to pre-order Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard from the Apple Store. You can get a single-user license for just $29 and a Family pack license (install on up to 5 Mac’s within the same household) for just $49. One should note though, these are Leopard upgrades, [...]

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Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard goes “Golden Master” at build 10A432

August 12, 2009

Latest rumors has it that the Apple developers are now finished with Mac OS X 10.6 “Snow Leopard” and build 10A432 goes “Golden Master”, which means it’s ready for production. Snow Leopard is scheduled to be released in September and will only work on Intel Macs. At an upgrade cost of just $29, I sure [...]

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Apple Just Released Mac OS X 10.5.8 Update

August 6, 2009

Apple just released software update 10.5.8 for Mac OS X Leopard. This update upgrades Safari to version 4.0.2 as well as accuracy of full history search in Safari 4. Also some minor improvements and fixes within Bluetooth, iCal, MobileMe Sync, CalDav, AirPort networks. You can read all the details about the 10.5.8 update at Apples [...]

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Have You Gone Google, yet?

August 4, 2009

Despite being one of the most known companies in the world, Google just launched an ad campaign with 4 massive billboards along freeways around San Francisco, Boston, Chicago and New York. The ad claims that 1.75 million companies already made the switch to Google Apps which allows them to avoid software upgrade costs and other [...]

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