Archive for: November 1, 2007

Although we doubt Peter Parker will ditch the day job in order to plug a new kind of pepper spray, we’re certain the web slinger has a soft spot for Domonique Torrence’s creation. that wrist-worn contraption enables individuals to keep mace within a finger’s reach and secured to one’s hand even …

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Gadgets, Wearables

Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later. First the Eee PC gets reviewed, soon after it gets ripped apart, in that case by the always curious folks at TweakTown. While there’s not too many surprises on the inside, TweakTown’s organized destruction of the budget-friendly laptop is nothing w…

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Gadgets, Laptops

ESET Smart Security is a fully integrated security solution and includes antivirus anti spyware a personal firewall and antispam While some competitive solutions purport to have similar functionality ESET has developed a unique approach that provides true and full integration of point security solutions The key advantage of this approach is that individual protection modules are able to communicate together seamlessly to create unparalleled synergy to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of protection Moreover the integrated architecture guarantees optimal utilization of system resources so ESET Smart Security continues ESET rsquo s well know reputation for providing rock solid security in a small footprint that will not slow down an individual rsquo s computer

Unique to ESET Smart Security and ESET NOD32 Antivirus V3 0
bull Hands on service ndash All ESET customers receive the same level of excellent technical support service whether an individual computer user or an SMB
bull Ease of installation ndash ESET Smart Security and ESET NOD32 Antivirus V3 0 scanning engines are quick and easy to install no matter what solution is currently running
bull Advanced threat protection network ndash ESET solutions are backed by ThreatSense Net a global early warning system built into the products ThreatSense Net extends the power of ThreatSense rsquo s powerful analytics by automatically submitting samples of and information about new malware to ESET researchers for analysis thus helping to close the window of vulnerability opened by new threats
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ESET Smart Security is based on three basic pillars
gt gt ESET NOD32 Antivirus Antispyware
middot This component is in fact an improved version of the award winning scanning engine of NOD32 Antivirus v2 7 With respect to program 39 s unprecedented scanning speed the following improvements ...

ESET Smart Security is a fully integrated security solution and includes antivirus anti spyware a personal firewall and antispam While some competitive solutions purport to have similar functionality ESET has developed a unique approach that provides true and full integration of point security solutions The key advantage of this approach is that individual protection modules are able to communicate together seamlessly to create unparalleled synergy to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of protection Moreover the integrated architecture guarantees optimal utilization of system resources so ESET Smart Security continues ESET rsquo s well know reputation for providing rock solid security in a small footprint that will not slow down an individual rsquo s computer

Unique to ESET Smart Security and ESET NOD32 Antivirus V3 0
bull Hands on service ndash All ESET customers receive the same level of excellent technical support service whether an individual computer user or an SMB
bull Ease of installation ndash ESET Smart Security and ESET NOD32 Antivirus V3 0 scanning engines are quick and easy to install no matter what solution is currently running
bull Advanced threat protection network ndash ESET solutions are backed by ThreatSense Net a global early warning system built into the products ThreatSense Net extends the power of ThreatSense rsquo s powerful analytics by automatically submitting samples of and information about new malware to ESET researchers for analysis thus helping to close the window of vulnerability opened by new threats
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ESET Smart Security is based on three basic pillars
gt gt ESET NOD32 Antivirus Antispyware
middot This component is in fact an improved version of the award winning scanning engine of NOD32 Antivirus v2 7 With respect to program 39 s unprecedented scanning speed the following improvements ...

We’ve seen a couple reviews of the Gateway One already, but when it comes to reviewing sleek all-in-one PCs, we turn to the master: Walt Mossberg. Ol’ Unkie Walt’s been playing with a couple slick desktops lately, and surprisingly, none of them are the iMac — although he can’t seem to resist th…

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Displays, Gadgets

Maxthon Formerly MyIE2 is a powerful web browser with a highly customizable interface It can open multiple web pages within one browser window and uses little system resources Maxthon has a greatly integrated amp customizable interface which supports Skins Default Turbo Qute Mozilla_2 Safari TCPort X_Phoenity Plug Ins AI Roboform FlashSave ViewSource EnableRightClick Up a Directory Weather IE Extensions amp specific toolbars example GOOGLE Toolbar It also incorporates 2 POPUP blockers Auto POPUP blocker amp a POPUP blocker list filter and a Content Filter Maxthon is based on the Internet Explorer engine your most likely current web browser which means that what works in IE works the same in Maxthon but with many additional efficient features like
Tabbed Browsing Interface
Mouse Gestures
Super Drag amp Drop
Privacy Protection
AD Hunter
Google Bar Support
External Utility Bar
Skinning
Plugins
Compatibility amp Low on Resources
More There are even more features that Maxthon can provide you such as Page Zooming Simple Collector Web Services Password protecting Tabs URL Aliases and many others All of them working efficiently while you surf the Internet with Maxthon
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Changes in Maxthon 2 0 4 5799 2007 09 30
Feature
User Data can Upload and Download
You can upload and download browser settings proxy data magic fill data and web content filter data now
More data can be upload and download in future version
And you can encrypt your data before upload it for privacy
Reset menu to show this when updated
Add quot Most Favorite quot from Maxthon 1 x
Can manage Groups again in quot Favorites Manager quot and quot Favorites Sidebar quot
Add quot ...

Game Jackal Pro is the ultimate quot must have quot killer app for the PC gamer If you like most gamers find it annoying looking for and inserting the CD ROM for your favorite game each time you play it then Game Jackal Pro is for you
Keeping your gaming investment safe One major concern gamers have is the CD 39 s life span The CD ROM for a popular game may be inserted and removed many hundreds of times this of course leads to the inevitable quot Unable to read quot error and ultimately a trip to the trash
Unleash your games and go gaming quot cd free quot in seconds Using Game Jackal Pro eliminates the need to insert the CD ROM before playing your favorite title therefore allowing you to fire up your favorite game in seconds
Easy to use Game Jackal Provides the user with a powerful and easy to use interface to go gaming quot cd free quot It does this without modifying any of your game 39 s files or installing any virtual drives on your system Simply select the game you want to play from the Game Jackal Pro interface or create a desktop shortcut for even faster access
Image mode Image mode adds support for games that need to stream data directly from the CD or DVD during game play
Keep young eyes from playing games that may be not right for them Game Jackal Pro comes complete with a feature called Guardian Control this feature allows restrictions to be placed on game profiles
Young gamers can make short work of a game CD Being able to pack away the game CD has proven to be extremely popular with parents of young gamers where a game ...

My office is fairly plain. We have a few couches and an air hockey table, which are nice, but a visit to Office Snapshots makes me a bit jealous. The blog is updated almost every day with photos from deep inside some of the biggest Web 2.0 and tech companies in the world. They get all of their photos either by taking the tour themselves, scouring Flickr or Photobucket for images, or by begging hapless employees to take a few snapshots while they go about their daily routine.

If you think that all Web 2.0 company employees are in cushy startup-style offices with lots of modern architecture and expensive furniture, you'd be partially right. Companies from Netvibes to Flickr all have very attractive offices with comfy looking chairs and warm, comfortable lighting. On the other hand, check out the Craigslist "offices" if you want to see a globally known company that looks like it's run out of the living room of a townhouse. Not all companies are the same, and neither are their offices.

Office Snapshots has photos from the offices of companies as large as Cisco and as small as Chumby, as influential as The New York Times and as groundbreaking as Joost. Each post gives you a little insight into the company and where their headquarters are located, and you get to see a few photographs of the company's offices.

Sometimes the photos are candid and show off the company's furniture or work environment, sometimes they show off the amenities the company offers its employees. Other times, however, ...

Internet advocacy groups are none too pleased with Comcast. The SavetheInternet.com coalition and several academics on Thursday filed a complaint with the FCC calling on the commission to stop Comcast from violating customer rights in the wake of reports that the ISP is cutting off service to file-sharing services.

Comcast earlier this year came under fire for cutting service to bandwidth hogs, and last month the Associated Press printed a story in which it accused Comcast of using software from Sandvine to block customer access to P2P services like BitTorrent and Gnutella. Comcast admitted to "delaying" P2P traffic when traffic levels were high, but denied that P2P access was being blocked.

That "network management" explanation apparently didn't sit well with Internet advocates. "Comcast's defense is bogus," said Ben Scott, policy director of Free Press.

The FCC needs to declare the blocking of P2P networks a violation of an FCC Internet policy that guarantees consumer access to all content, applications and services, according to a petition filed with the FCC.

Comcast denied any wrongdoing.

"Comcast does not, has not, and will not block any Web sites or online applications, including peer-to-peer services, and no one has demonstrated otherwise," David L. Cohen, executive vice president at Comcast, said in a statement. "We engage in reasonable network management to provide all of our customers with a good Internet experience, and we do so consistently with FCC policy."

The FCC's Internet policy acknowledges that the Web is subject to reasonable network management, Cohen said. "The commission clearly recognized that network management is necessary by ISPs for the good of all customers."

Advocates remained unconvinced.

"The Commission has a ...

I'm not totally sold on the idea of Web surveys. They're generally unscientific, poorly worded, and the results are often biased. BuzzDash, a social polling site that tracks trends and opinions without masquerading them as fact, has a new approach. The site still suffers from some of the same ills that of other polling sites, but at least they're bringing some new ideas to the table.

Unlike SodaHead or PollPub, BuzzDash removes some of the more inane social aspects of the service and focuses on the basics. You can still create, comment on , and share polls on your personal blog or Website by creating a widget out of your BuzzDash poll, but there are no popularity contests, no profiles and comments on the profiles, and no rush to see who can collect the most friends. There's also a lack of dummy polls designed to solicit specific answers.

Regardless of whether the high quality of the polls is a result of some editorial work by the BuzzDash team or a sign of the BuzzDash community's sophistication, the polls at BuzzDash are a breath of fresh air. Compared to other polling services, BuzzDash's polls are interesting, articulate, and educational. Users can click on the polls to comment, and although the comments may not be as inspiring as the questions themselves, the polls stay open for weeks and months at a time instead of days and hours, leading to more answers and a larger sample.

BuzzDash has polls in five active categories, and each category is broken into subcategories that ...

Updated: 5:19 PM EDT

When we first reported Google's launch of the new developer platform, OpenSocial, we couldn't help but comment on the fact that it seemed like product of bad blood, in light of the company's loss to Microsoft in the recent Facebook bidding war.

The platform works much like the open-source code that allows third-parties to design apps for Faceboook, only OpenSocial will extend beyond a single social network, to other blogs and Web sites. At the time of its launch, LinkedIn, Friendster, and Google's own social network, Orkut, had already signed partnerships with Google. Companies behind some of Facebook's most popular apps, including iLike and Slide, have thrown their hats in the ring.

The rumors that have been floating around the blogosphere, earlier today have just been confirmed, as well.

Myspace has added their considerable clout to the list of a dozen or so sites that have signed onto Google's OpenSocial platform. According to Reuters, Myspace and Google announced today that both companies have been working on projects for more than a year.

Both companies confirmed the partnership in a joint press release. "Our partnership with Google allows developers to gain massive distribution without unnecessary specialized development for every platform," said Myspace co-founder and CEO, Chris DeWolfe. "This is about helping the start-up spend more time building a great product rather than rebuilding it for every social network. We're pleased to collaborate with Google to establish a landmark standard for social applications."

The social networking site's CTO added what seemed like a parting shot at Faceboook, "We're all citizens of a larger Web--no network is an island onto itself. We look forward to continuing to develop great ...

Kaspersky Lab represents a new generation platform for creating applications specifically designated for complex protection of personal computers and workstations
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The seventh generation products has a powerful heuristic analyzer that with the help of the existing proactive defense module detects and removes unknown malicious programs based on their behavior The new product also feature an even more user friend interface and a number of improvements that greatly enhance its functionality and protection capabilities The new Parental Control module which includes a linguistic analyzer blacklists forbidden
web addresses The Privacy Control module which protects confidential data prevents the theft of potentially lucrative personal information including email addresses passwords bank details and credit card numbers