November 13th, 2008 by admin

Apple has released a new version of Safari 3.2 through the Mac OS X Software Update. The latest version of Safari provides improved security as well as protection from phishing websites:
This update is recommended for all Safari users and features protection from fraudulent phishing websites and better identification of online businesses. This update also includes the latest security updates.

For detailed information on the security content of this update, please visit this site: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

Individual versions can also be downloaded for Windows, Tiger and Leopard.

Download: http://www.apple.com/safari/download/

Source: MacRumors

November 12th, 2008 by admin

Firefox 3.0.4 fixes several issues found in Firefox 3.0.3:

• Fixed several stability issues.
• Official releases for the Icelandic and Thai languages are now available.
• Beta releases for the Bulgarian, Esperanto, Estonian, Latvian, Occitan, and Welsh
  languages are available for testing.
• Updated the internal Public Suffix list.
• Fixed an issue where the IME input tool used to enter Japanese, Korean, Chinese
  and Indic characters was covered by the “Add Bookmark” panel.
• Enabled additional EV root certificates.
• Fixed an issue where some passwords saved using Firefox 3.0.2 did not work
  properly. (bug 457358)
• In some cases, Firefox would not properly save proxy settings for protocols other
  than HTTP. (bug 446536)
• See the Firefox 3.0.3 release notes for changes in previous releases.

Download: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

November 12th, 2008 by admin

What’s new in BitComet 1.06 Final:
· GUI Improved: rearrange main menu, “tools” changes to “software”, “options” changes to “tools”
· GUI Improved: add submenu to select default save directory in tools menu
· GUI Improved: improve directory setting panel in option dialog. double click to set default save directory
· GUI Improved: new Web Interface setting panel in option dialog
· GUI Improved: add MD5 verify pane to HTTP/FTP task properties dialog
· GUI Improved: downloaded files can be moved to candidate directory from context menu of task list
· GUI Improved: add downloaded size and uploaded size columns in task list (hidden by default)
· GUI Improved: remove Flv player from install package
· GUI Improved: improve Long-Time seeding display in peer list
· GUI Bugfix: fix some translation errors.
· Core Improved: new Web Interface modular, to remote BitComet from web browser (disabled by default)
· Core Improved: improve Long-Time Seeding module
· Core Improved: increase first-time loading speed of torrent share list
· Core Improved: limit download rate for HTTP task automatically when download speeding larger than disk writing speed, to avoid wasting too many memory for disk cache
· Core Improved: update eMule plugin to v0.49b
· Core Bugfix: UI may response slowly when downloading BT task in high speed
· Core Bugfix: program crash after install IE8 beta

Download

November 12th, 2008 by admin

If you suspect your USB drive is infected by virus, just follow these few steps to remove it.

1. WARNING! Do not double click on your USB drive icon on My Computer, it will execute the virus.
2. Locate AUTORUN.inf file by keying in E:\autorun.inf (Assume E: is your USB drive) on your address bar.
3. Once the autorun.inf is run, find out what files the virus executes (usually in .exe extension) when your USB drive is double clicked.
4. Delete all the files are listed on AUTORUN.inf which are used by the virus.
5. Remove the lines in AUTORUN.inf which execute the virus or you may just delete the AUTORUN.inf file.

If you cannot view the hidden files in your USB drive, follow these few steps:

1. go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Hidden.
2. Set the value back to 0 (means NO).
3. If you cannot view the Folder Options, go here -> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
4. Under NoShowFolderOptions, change it to 0.

In some cases, viruses like Kavo will change the files back to hidden, follow these steps to prevent it:

1. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
   Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL
2. Find CheckedValue, it should be a DWORD key. If it is not, delete it.
3. The Folder Option should be working now.
4. Delete everything associated with AUTOFUN.inf.
5. Done!

Thanks to ericmaxman for sharing this.

November 11th, 2008 by admin

What’s new in Opera Mini 4.2 beta?

Change log

Skins
Personalize Opera Mini by choosing a new colorful skin. We have reintroduced the popular skinning feature from Opera Mini 3.

Performance
Opera Mini 4.2 can use our newly established server park in the US. This means significantly faster page downloads for our users in the Americas and Asia-Pacific region. Users in the rest of the world will also experience faster page downloads since we’ve reduced the load on our other servers.

Video
We are working to make video content available on more phones through Opera Mini. If you have a new Sony Ericsson or Nokia phone, the chance is high that you can take Opera Mini for a spin on m.youtube.com.
Sync your Notes
The handy Notes functionality from the Opera Desktop Web browser just got more portable through Opera Link. All of your notes are available in Opera Mini directly from the Bookmarks menu.

Download: http://www.operamini.com/beta/

November 10th, 2008 by admin

When surfing some of the webpages, you may notice there is an icon on the left side of the address.

Icon on Google.com

Icon on Microsoft.com

Webpage without an icon.

Website icon works on most of the browsers (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Safari, and etc).

If you wish to add an icon to your website, add the following HTML codes to your website between <head> and </head> section:

<link rel="shortcut icon" href="/myicon.ico">

Assume that “/myicon.ico” is where you uploaded the icon.

For example
<html>

<head>

<title>Title of the page</title>

<link rel="shortcut icon" href="/myicon.ico">

</head>

<body>

Hello World!

</body>

</html>

You can use IcoFX or other Icon Editors to make your icon.

It is recommended you use an image with 16 colors or 256 colors and save the image file as .ico.

Your icon size should be 16×16 pixels.

Enjoy!

November 9th, 2008 by admin

Have you ever tried to delete, rename or move a file and got the following messages:

“Cannot delete xxx. It is being used by another person or program.”

“Cannot rename xxx. It is being used by another person or program.”

“Cannot move xxx. It is being used by another person or program.”

Don’t worry, you can fix it by using a Windows tool called Unlocker.

at http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

Solution:

Step 1: Install Unlocker.

Step 2: Right click on the folder or file you wish to unlock and select and click Unlocker.

Step 3: If the folder or file is locked, a list of processes on that folder or file will be shown.

Step 4: Simply unlock all the processes.

Done!

Download: Unlocker

http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

November 5th, 2008 by admin

If you get an error message “NTLDR is missing” or not found during booting, try the following steps:

For FAT32 partition:

Step 1:  Try to boot with a Windows 98 floopy boot disk.

Step 2:  Copy NTLDR file from i386 directory in Windows XP CD to C:\ directory.

For NTFS partition:

Step 1:  Boot from Windows XP CD.

Step 2:  Press the R key on your keyboard for the first R=Repair option.

Step 3:  Press the number that corresponds to the location for the installation of Windows you want to repair (Usually 1)

Step 4:  Enter the administration password when requested.

Step 5:  Enter the following commands to copy NTLDR or NTDETECT.COM files to your C:\

COPY X:i386NTLDR C:
COPY X:i386NTDETECT.COM C:

Assume X is your CD or DVD drive.

Step 6:  Restart your PC and you should be able to log into Windows now.

For more info, go to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318728

November 3rd, 2008 by admin

by Federico Fieni.

November 2nd, 2008 by admin

I saw this funny comparison of Firefox vs. Opera vs. Internet Explorer (IE) on operawatch.

HAHA! I am using the Internet!!!