Way back in July we introduced a new Firefox 3 feature that focused on making users safer from phishing attacks. This is done using URL highlighting which puts more emphasis on the domain name, kind of like what the Locationbar2 extension is used for.
Apparently Steve Jobs doesn't like greedy people who try to take advantage of him, and I don't blame him one bit. ArsTechina is reporting (although it hasn't been confirmed) that two separate independent sources have informed them that Apple has fired over 800 employees who decided to take Jobs up on his offer to refund $100 to early adopters who purchased iPhones before the price drop.
I managed to find a lot of time over the weekend to play with the new Ubuntu 7.10 that was released on Thursday. It took a little bit of extra work to get the restricted drivers installed, and then to enable Compiz Fusion, but it was well worth it.
Comcast is quickly gaining enemies from the BitTorrent crowd by using new technology to throttle torrent downloads. The Associated Press was able to confirm that they are in fact doing this through tests all over the nation. In their report they say that this move is "the most drastic example yet of data discrimination by a U.S.
Stopping piraters from downloading movies illegally is at the very top of the MPAA's task list. Given that, they have gone to some great lengths to enforce their zero tolerance policy, and an exclusive article over at Wired today points this out. The article starts out "Promises of Hollywood fame and fortune persuaded a young hacker to betray former associates in the BitTorrent scene to Tinseltown's anti-piracy lobby." This situation involving Robert Anderson is just one of many examples of what the MPAA is doing to try and stop piracy, but does it really do them any good?
One of the things that OpenOffice has always seemed to lack is an abundance of clipart and templates. Those are things that people use all of the time for making presentations, writing reports, creating budgets, and more.
We've got yet another deal if you missed out on the 30GB Zunes for $100, and you think that brown is the new black. Woot is slashing the price of the brown Zune media player back to $80 simply because "." Tack on the $5 shipping charge and you've got yourself a 30GB media player for a mere $85!
Welcome to Daily Downloads brought to you by CyberNet! Each weekday we bring you the Windows software updates for widely used programs, and it's safe to assume that all the software we list is freeware (we'll try to note the paid-only programs).
Vista is more known for all of its visual appeal than it is for the "under the hood" types of features. One such feature is the new file management options in Windows Vista that allow you to sort, group, filter, and stack your files.
