Internet Explorer’s web browser reign will soon be over! I’ve just read on the internet that the long awaited browser ballot for Internet Explorer will start in just over a week (1st March). It will mean that browsers such as Google Chrome and Firefox will be able to get a fairer split of the browser …
Tag Archive: Software
Feb
19
2010
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Feb
05
2010
Internet Explorer users are (yet again) at risk
Will Internet Explorer ever be safe to use? Once again, users of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer web browser are at risk. Microsoft recently discovered a vulnerability that could allow a user to turn your system in to a fileserver for your private documents. Most versions of Internet Explorer are affected. Microsoft has said that any system …
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Feb
02
2010
iPhone/iPod Touch OS 3.1.3 firmware released
It’s not 3.2, but it’s something… This appears to be a minor update from Apple, but it has a few important fixes. Wikipedia quotes the following: Improves accuracy of reported battery level on iPhone 3GS Resolves issue where third-party apps would not launch in some instances Fixes bug that may cause an app to crash …
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Jan
22
2010
Which virtual host do you choose for virtual machines?
I find this to be a very difficult decision. There are quite a few pieces of software that will, essentially, do the same job. However I seem to believe that some are better than others. In this post I’m going to try and show which piece of virtual machine software I prefer any why I …
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Nov
20
2009
Google Chrome OS now available – only on VMware and Virtualbox
Well it’s been all over the tech news over the last 24 hours – Google Chrome OS. Google finally announced it formally yesterday, and as far as I know it is now available to download and use. Sadly, it’s only available as a virtual machine at this time. You can get it for VMware Player …
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