Adobe Flash Player and Adobe Reader/Acrobat are currently vulnerable to exploits being used in the wild. A Security Bulletin has been published for both the Adobe Reader and Adobe Flash Player issues. Both products are going to be patched with an accelerated schedule. Updates should land during the week of October 4th for Adobe Reader and Acrobat. Flash Player will be landing … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2010
Diaspora, the Privacy-Aware Social Network, Developer Release Hits The Web
Instead of re-inventing the wheel and explaining Diaspora again, I'll lift a few paragraphs from my earlier article discussing Diaspora. What’s Diaspora? Diaspora is a distributed, privacy-aware, open-source social network that will allow individuals to control their node for social networking. Similar to WordPress, Diaspora will offer a hosted solution and a self-hosted … [Read more...]
Internet Explorer 9 Beta Now Available
The Internet Explorer 9 Beta is now available for download and features a host of new changes. Some of those changes include a streamlined design, the ability to pin sites in Windows 7, new tab features, a notification bar at the bottom, and hardware acceleration, amongst other new features. It's said to be faster, allow you to focus on the websites you're visiting, integrate … [Read more...]
A New Twitter Design Starts Rolling Out
Twitter is set to start rolling out a new design for the popular web service's site over the next few weeks. Following a press event today, Twitter announced the changes which include a new column-based design, the ability to see content (photos, videos, etc.) embedded directly on Twitter, more related content inter-linking, and mini profiles for users. An officially produced … [Read more...]
Netflix Coming To The Great White North (Canada)
On the bottom of the Netflix website login you'll now find a button to switch to Canada. You can also head over to www.netflix.ca to find the site and updates (although you'll normally be redirected to the US site if that's where you hail from). The site proclaims Netflix is "Coming this fall to Canada!" Along with the website, an e-mail was sent out to Netflix Affiliates … [Read more...]