Microsoft to further tweak UAC feature in Windows 7

Microsoft to further tweak UAC feature in Windows 7
Microsoft has announced that they are going to further tweak the User Account Control feature in the upcoming Windows 7 edition.
The feature in its current form has been criticized by security experts. The company had made available a beta edition last month which has been downloaded by [...]

Symantec working on Vista User Account Control

Symantec working on Norton Vista User Account Control
User Account Control is one of the most hated features of Windows Vista. People dislike it so much that they turn it off just after a fresh installation of the operating system.
However, User Account Control was designed and developed for a good reason and Symantec has decided to [...]

Google Chrome 0.2.152.1 has been released to the Dev Channel

Google Chrome 0.2.152.1 has been released to the Dev Channel
If you are a tester of Google Chrome web browser, the developers have now delivered the version 0.2.152.1 to the Dev Channel.
If you want to join the Dev Channel, you can do so by going here:
http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel/
This is the simplest way to get the latest updates to [...]

Microsoft: User Account Control is intentionally annoying

Microsoft: User Account Control is intentionally annoying
User Account Control is considered one of the most annoying ‘security’ related feature in the Windows Vista OS.
Microsoft has now admitted that the feature was designed to be annoying as they wanted software developers to code their applications more securely.
David Cross, a product unit manager at Microsoft spoke about [...]

Folder Castle 2.1 has been released

MagneticSoft today announces the immediate availability of Folder Castle 2.1, a popular security tool that hides and encrypts files and folders on the computer. The program runs natively on Windows Vista, making the switch to the newer OS easy to do. The program is very easy to use for any users. You will need no [...]

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