Tag: internet
Firefox 3 – Looking Good!!
I recently checked out the Beta 3 version of Firefox 3. While much of the improvements are behind the scenes, I wasn’t overly excited about Firefox 3 until today when I read this blog on the upcoming javascript performance. Bottomline, WOW!! Here is the summary test data of Sunspider Javascript Benchmark (note 10x better than […]
Posted: February 28th, 2008 under General.
Tags: beta, firefox, internet, javascript
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Microsoft warns on Vista update
Just another reason NOT to be using Microsoft Vista!! In a report from the BBC on Saturday, “Microsoft is warning Windows Vista users that a forthcoming service pack for the operating system may stop some third party programs working.” Here is a list of some of the most afffected programs: BitDefender AV Fujitsu Shock Sensor […]
Posted: February 25th, 2008 under General.
Tags: bbc, internet, microsoft, news, service pack, update warning vista
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Scary Story – part deux
Well as I said in my Feb 8 post on scary malware stories….. well it’s been a little more than a week but the news is catching up. Here are the latest stories on the bad guys: From the BBC: The battle against the botnet hordes Describes the efforts by law enforcement to battle botnet […]
Posted: February 21st, 2008 under General.
Tags: bad_guys, bbc, botnet, hack, internet, malware
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