Yesterday morning, eBay's Trust and Security forums got flooded with over 20-50 pages of posts containing account information for over 1,200 eBay users. In other words, eBay got hacked and the hacker used the forums as his way to expose all of the sensitive information he had.
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DriverMax is one of my favorite applications, and it particularly comes in handy when you plan on formatting your computer. We've shown how you can use it to export all of your current drivers being used on your computer, and then import them whenever needed. If you find yourself spending long amounts of time installing drivers then this program is a must!
The big launch of Halo 3 finally came and went, but unfortunately it didn't occur without problems. Microsoft has confirmed that a portion of the limited edition discs that were sold are scratched because of poor design of the nub in the tin casing. The nub wasn't able to successfully hold the disc in place, so during shipment, the discs got thrown all around which caused the scratches.
ZoneAlarm is a very well respected security company, and for the longest time it was my primary choice for firewall protection. They've remained pretty strong in that area, but lately I've seen people converting to other security apps, such as the free Comodo firewall.
If you've been into a Best Buy store over the last several months, you may have noticed a disclosure displayed across their Kiosks warning that what's displayed are in-store prices which could be different from Internet prices.
Microsoft was finally able to ship an update to the Ultimate Extras a few days after the deadline they had set for themselves.
It's been about a day since Amazon launched the Public Beta of their DRM-Free Music store called Amazon MP3, and so far the reviews are extremely positive and users are happy with the ease of use, and the prices. Their slogan is "Play Anywhere, DRM-Free Music Downloads" but they should have added "for cheap" on to it.
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We always get a lot of positive feedback on the "best of" or "top 10" Firefox lists that we put together, but we're far from the only site doing that. So today I thought I would focus on making an a semi-comprehensive guide for the lists that are available on the web.
One of Vista's most notable features is the Flip-3D for switching between open applications. A free program, called Shock Aero, has stepped up to offer similar functionality for Windows XP users!
In the world of modding, a brick is used to describe something which has been modified and no longer works. It essentially becomes a paperweight, hence the name, a brick. Yesterday Apple warned that with an update for the iPhone on the way, there's no guarantee that unlocked phones will continue to work. And of course once an iPhone is modified, it's no longer covered by the warranty.
Think Microsoft's Excel can do math? Think again. AppScout pointed out that Excel 2007 can't multiply certain numbers and you can try it for yourself! For those who rely on Excel for their jobs to calculate large numbers, this is a rather serious problem.
Many of you might have noticed in our Daily Downloads today that WordPress 2.3 has been released. One of its most acclaimed features is the built-in tagging system, but to be honest it is a overly simple as it currently stands. It has no sort of near-duplicate detection when adding tags to your posts, which can quickly create a huge mess for anyone with a few dozen tags.
The big news coming from the Wall Street Journal yesterday was that Microsoft is in talks with Facebook to purchase a 5% chunk of the mammoth social network. While the simple fact that they're talking is no surprise, what is a surprise is that Microsoft is offering up between $300-$500 million for the 5% share. Microsoft's offering puts Facebook's value at an astounding $10 billion at the minimum.
The Vista SP1 download has been shipped out to a private group of Beta testers! It's being provided in two different forms: a standalone installer intended for widespread installation in businesses, and a Windows Update download that ranges between 51MB and 680MB. I'm sure the download will be on the lighter side if your computer is well-updated.
After about a month in progress, we have finally launched a Learn Firefox redesign! Our focus was to bring a graphical appeal to the site since it is a "visual guide to the Firefox web browser," and we believe that we've successfully done that.
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