The other day security analysts deemed the new Mac Leopard's firewall insecure, especially since it is disabled out-of-the-box. Now things have gotten a bit worse for those Mac users who feel that their machine is not in need of any additional security software.

There are SO many social networks out there these days that come in all kinds of flavors - from the dog lover networks to the social networks for book enthusiasts. For those of you who enjoy playing games online, doof is the social network for you. It recently launched into beta and after reading a few positive reviews, I thought I'd give it a try.

We've got a section over in our forum completely dedicated to our blog, and from time to time people will drop off some tips for things they would like to see us write about. Max posted a few days ago saying that he would like to see us write more about Greasemonkey scripts, and I thought it was a great idea. So keep an eye out for more posts in the "Best Greasemonkey Scripts" series.

Have you ever wondered what software powers sites like YouTube, Flickr, and MySpace? Wonder no more because Pingdom has the scoop! The results are located in the table above, and as you can see Linux, Apache, and MySQL are among the most popular tools. In the end this is how the stats play out:

Guinness World Records is recognizing Stanford's Folding@Home project as the largest distributed computing effort in the world. Distributed computing is becoming a popular method for scientists to get research done without purchasing time on a supercomputer.

If you thought the Toshiba HD DVD Player that Wal-Mart started selling for $198 was a good deal, just wait, it gets even better. It appears that Wal-Mart is starting their day-after-Thanksgiving sale a little early. On Friday (November 2nd) starting at 8 am, they'll be offering a bunch of "secret in-store specials." Among them are that Toshiba HD DVD player we mentioned the other day for $98.87.

What would you call a PC with a mac-like dock across the bottom of the desktop with icons to Web 2.0 services like Google Docs, Google Maps, Gmail, and YouTube? The Google Computer - the one that was rumored to launch back in 2006? Nope, it's the Everex Green gPC TC2502, a low powered Linux based computer designed for running Web 2.0 applications which will be priced at $198.

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).

I was recently approached by a friend who had just installed Quicken 2008 onto his computer, and previously he had kept his transactions in a complex Microsoft Excel spreadsheet much like myself.