Google Chrome Frame updated with security fixes
Google has released a new updated version of their Google Chrome Frame plug-in for Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Changelog:
Network requests fail randomly (Issue 27401).
Fix issues with CFInstall.js to better detect compatible OS and browser versions, allow users to cancel the installation frame, and not cache the isAvailable result (Issues [...]
Microsoft Office 2010 public beta is out
Microsoft Office 2010 is now available as a freely downloadable beta edition.
The company had already released this to their MSDN and TechNet testers.
The beta would enable developers and consumers to test it out before they get a chance to purchase the final version sometime next year. [...]
Microsoft talks about Internet Explorer 9
Microsoft developers have blogged about the work being done with the next version of their Internet Explorer web browser product.
One thing is pretty clear. Microsoft has understood what the user wants from his browser. And it’s speed.
The company has stated that they want to make Internet Explorer 9 [...]
Microsoft Office 2010 beta available on MSDN and TechNet
Microsoft has finally released the beta of Office 2010 on MSDN and TechNet.
It is currently available to testers having accounts on these networks.
This beta is expected to be released to public in the coming days.
Microsoft incidentally has already setup the page for the [...]
Dolly Parton promotes Internet Explorer 8
Microsoft has apparently hired the services of Dolly Parton to promote their Internet Explorer 8 web browser.
She has some funny things to say in this video: “You’ve got to have Internet Explorer 8 to use webslices. Shoot, I didn’t even know there was a 1 through 7.”
This advertisement [...]
Windows 7 USB/DVD Tool to be released under GPLv2
Microsoft developers have confirmed that their Windows 7 USB/DVD Tool indeed included some GPLv2 code.
They had pulled away this program a couple of days ago for review.
This tool would be released again in the coming days under the terms of the General Public License v2. [...]
Microsoft Bing Video Search is now more powerful
Microsoft Bing team has further enhanced the usefulness of their video search engine.
They have now turned it into a unified online video destination that combines MSN Video along with Video Search.
It also has content from third party services like Hulu, ABC, and YouTube.
The developers [...]
Paint.NET 3.5 final released
Paint.NET developers have released the gold edition of Paint.NET 3.5.
Paint.NET 3.5 has already seen a couple of beta editions and the stable version is now available as a free download.
The changelog is pretty comprehensive as this is a major update:
New: Refreshed user interface with new icons and visual styling. On [...]
Mozilla Firefox is five years old!
Mozilla Firefox is now the second most popular web browser in the world today.
This open source offering is celebrating its fifth birthday.
Mozilla’s Firefox 1.0 was launched on November 9, 2004 and it has been a long journey for it and the developers behind this excellent software.
Mozilla had this to [...]
Sophos: Windows 7 is still not secure enough
Sophos has stated the obvious in a blog post.
The company said that Windows 7 on its own cannot survive against malware attacks and users would have to rely on anti-virus products.
Sophos did some tests on a brand new installation of Windows 7 with no anti-virus [...]
