ITechTips: June 2006 Archives

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Jun30	Big Brains Leaving Microsoft Camp for Google Colbert Low June 30, 2006 Know More: Business, News, Staffing 2.0, News There's a lot of staff movement from Microsoft Camp this few months. I've talked about Bill Gates , Martin Taylor and Robert Scoble earlier. The latest person to do the Microsoft dance out the door is Vic Gundotra, former general manager for platform evangelism. Vic is taking off for 1 year and then heading to Google for some position we don't know about yet. All the best guys ! I think the stress over at Microsoft is getting too much... Gundotra’s responsibilities inside Microsoft were linked to building software on the Windows and .NET platforms, and to gather outside programmers for that. He worked for Microsoft for more than 15 years and last Friday he announced his company that he is ready to take another challenge- unfortunately at Google. Sources: Microsoft losing Bill Gates Martin Taylor has left Microsoft Robert Scoble is leaving Microsoft Posted at 5:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun30	Blurb for Simple Book Publishing Colbert Low June 30, 2006 Blurb BookSmart™ puts a professional press and global distribution in the hands of every blogger, marketer, traveler, chef, photographer, consultant, family historian, online community even a taxi driver or a plumber. Good idea ! Now you don't need a book... Continue Reading Posted at 1:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun29	Joga Firefox Add in for World Cup 2006 Colbert Low June 29, 2006 I featured the FootieFox 1.0 earlier which is an World Cup 2006 Add-on for Mozilla Firefox. Now here's another one for football lovers out there who has to work through their shifts during matches. Joga Firefox Add-in lets you stay... Continue Reading Posted at 5:13 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3 is out ! Colbert Low June 29, 2006 Microsoft has released Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3 to users worldwide to be guinea pigs. Visit the Internet Explorer site to join them. I'll pass this time as I'm still happy with my Portable Firefox.Microsoft quietly began shipping Beta 3... Continue Reading Posted at 2:28 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Managing Passwords with AI RoboForm v6.7.3 Pro Colbert Low June 29, 2006 AI RoboForm v6.7.3 Pro is not your average password manager and they are now better. I had been using the older version 6.6.4 earlier that came with my PC Pro magazine CD and I loved it. I feel its more... Continue Reading Posted at 5:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Why Businesses Need to Archive Email and IM Colbert Low June 29, 2006 Email dominates business communications today, and government and regulatory agencies have been quick to recognize its importance as a category of business records and take steps to safeguard its content and regulate its use. Yet business organizations have been slower... Continue Reading Posted at 2:38 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	A Registry Repair Tool called Registry Fix Colbert Low June 29, 2006 Registry Fix is one of the fastest Registry Repair Tool around and so far, there has been more than 5 million downloads from their website. Registry Fix detects nearly all major and minor problems on your Windows PC. This is... Continue Reading Posted at 12:08 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun28	Windows XP Service Pack 1 Support Ends Oct 2006 Colbert Low June 28, 2006 Some bad news for sys admins holding on to the old Windows XP Service Pack 1. Its time to chase up on the UAT (User Acceptance tests) and making sure your applications do run when you upgrade your OS with... Continue Reading Posted at 6:31 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Cost-Effective Linux Terminal Servers Colbert Low June 28, 2006 Here's a good article on how to implement a Linux Terminal Server by Mark Rais. A Linux Terminal Server is useful if you want to access useful applications and features found only on Linux / Unix machines via the usual... Continue Reading Posted at 2:53 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	A Trojan-Dropper called Win32.Delf.se Colbert Low June 28, 2006 Great ! If you have not installed an anti-virus on your PC yet, then you must be from the Bermuda Triangle and inviting trouble. Well here's a trojan that disables your anti-virus even if you have one and invites its... Continue Reading Posted at 12:35 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun27	LibraryThing lets you share out Book Ratings Colbert Low June 27, 2006 I have tons of books in my house since my yearly budget is around USD $197. I try to keep that amount spent as that’s the exact tax rebate I can get yearly and I hate to pay too much... Continue Reading Posted at 5:31 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Cheap Wifi Routers from Fon Colbert Low June 27, 2006 Fon, an internet startup offering Free global wifi connection, is planning to sell cheap routers at USD$5 a piece. I wouldn't mind getting a few as souvenirs. FON is a Global Community of people who share WiFi, and roam the... Continue Reading Posted at 12:26 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun26	Preview the 2007 Microsoft Office system programs Colbert Low June 26, 2006 For once, Microsoft is doing something right. I don't want to waste time downloading buggy software, get blue screens, removing the software, doing multiple reboots and cursing at Bill Gates. Microsoft is giving internet users out there a test... Continue Reading Posted at 8:49 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Microsoft using Open Source Idea in Vista Colbert Low June 26, 2006 Microsoft security expert Michael Howard says the address space layout randomization (ASLR), a method of foiling some classes of attack that has usually been associated with open-source projects, has been turned on as default in Windows Vista Beta 2, released... Continue Reading Posted at 2:01 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Taipei Computer Association Certified Linux PCs Colbert Low June 26, 2006 One up for the Linux lovers. Taiwan is making sure they don't contribute too much to Microsoft's coffers and wants their PCs to be linux compatible for future use. Now bang me on the head. Why not just buy the... Continue Reading Posted at 12:11 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Gradr, Social Networking for Stock Lovers Colbert Low June 26, 2006 Gradr is the place when you want to share information about stocks and shares. I find it boring but it's a great place to grade stocks of your favourite companies by giving it a Upgrade or Downgrade status. They've just... Continue Reading Posted at 4:01 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Useful Firefox Addons Colbert Low June 26, 2006 There's tons of useful Firefox Addons out there in Firefox Universe but here's some that Corey L. Kliewer wants you to know about. I've used some of them daily like Fasterfox , and Gmail Notifier but the one that beats... Continue Reading Posted at 12:22 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun25	eMessenger renamed eBuddy Colbert Low June 25, 2006 eMessenger renames their site to eBuddy.com and I love the new look. There's an occasional ad on the right side that shows a female body part but that's not the only thing that excites me. The pop up windows are... Continue Reading Posted at 6:29 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Security Issues in Instant Messaging for Businesses Colbert Low June 25, 2006 Instant messaging (commonly referred to as IM) is a method of online communication similar to e-mail, except that it is generally faster. Using an IM program such as Windows Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger, or Yahoo Messenger, you can type the... Continue Reading Posted at 12:21 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun24	Beta 2 version of Sun Java Standard Edition 6 is out Colbert Low June 24, 2006 The Project Mustang guys (Sun Java Standard Edition 6) have their beta 2 version out and they are heading towards a final release in late October 2006. I think this is a safer bet than the Vista wait. Danny Coward... Continue Reading Posted at 10:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Free International Calls from Skype Colbert Low June 24, 2006 OK. Too bad Skype has no Malaysian SkypeIn number offered yet and this free calls promotion is only for US Skype users. That cheeses me off and I wish I had applied for a US Green sooner. Till then,... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Microsoft Office has Macromedia Flash bug Colbert Low June 24, 2006 Have I told you almost all the Microsoft software are buggy ? Yes. A million times already. Here's more proof to that effect. When will they learn that having a few thousand programmers is just not enough to kill bugs... Continue Reading Posted at 4:01 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Windows Vista Download Build 5456 Colbert Low June 24, 2006 We are forgetting about the staff fiasco happening at Microsoft now and just concentrating on this new Windows Vista beta release.Microsoft has just released an updated version of Windows Vista to technical beta testers. Build 5456 is available in either... Continue Reading Posted at 12:50 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun23	RemoveWGA to remove Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications Colbert Low June 23, 2006 Some people are calling the Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications spyware. It frequently contacts Microsoft to report on pirated software on your PC and Guillaume Kaddouch, a French developer got fed up with it. So he has released a tool called... Continue Reading Posted at 4:40 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	World Cup Results with FootieFox 1.0 Colbert Low June 23, 2006 Want to get World Cup 2006 results right on your browser ? Then catch up with FootieFox 1.0. This Add-on for Mozilla Firefox brings soccer results to your Firefox browser. Be up to date with your favorite league just as... Continue Reading Posted at 2:02 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Some More Internet Stats Colbert Low June 23, 2006 Some internet statistics for your reflection today. AdWeek - Nielsen/Net Ratings statistics showing that 72% of Internet connected households are using broadband, a 15% increase over last year. eMarketer - Jupiter Research data showing only 33% of large companies monitor... Continue Reading Posted at 12:08 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun22	Global Internet Statistics from Comscore World Metrix Colbert Low June 22, 2006 Here’s some numbers to get your head start for the day. An account of internet users and statistics to make e-entrepreneurs around the world dream of the billions to be made with a market of 694 Million People Currently Using... Continue Reading Posted at 2:22 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Mess Patch for Windows Live Messenger 8 Colbert Low June 22, 2006 If you've been using the Windows Live Messenger 8, its time to fix it with the new Mess Patch. It allows you to change more behaviour within the client and has a bunch of new features, improvements and updates. My... Continue Reading Posted at 6:02 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Farewells at Microsoft Colbert Low June 22, 2006 All is not well in Microsoft kingdom. They are having some high level people leaving them to care for themselves when Vista has not even launched yet. This is one big headache for them. We've got Bill Gates getting more... Continue Reading Posted at 4:02 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	HP Restructures its Global Operations Group Colbert Low June 22, 2006 There are 3 words in English that IT staffs or any salaried person around the world dread to hear. Outsourcing, restructuring and cost-cutting. These words sends shivers down my spine as I was involve in a cost-cutting measure sometime... Continue Reading Posted at 2:28 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Getting Adobe's Shockwave player and Google Toolbar Together Colbert Low June 22, 2006 In some shocking revelation but indeed profitable news for Adobe, they have announced that it will distribute Google's Toolbar with its products in a distribution agreement between the two companies starting from the Shockwave Player. Financial details on that multi-year... Continue Reading Posted at 12:28 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun21	New Xandros Linux Desktop 4.0 Launched Colbert Low June 21, 2006 The long awaited New Xandros Linux Desktop 4.0 came out June 20, 2006. It also includes the KDE 3.42 desktop interface. For programs, it includes the newest editions of the KDE application family, Firefox, Thunderbird, and the OpenOffice.org 2.0 office... Continue Reading Posted at 11:14 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Firefox, iTunes, Skype has most Security Vulnerabilities Colbert Low June 21, 2006 Corporate PC users just love to download applications and this will cause a problems for Corporate System Admins when they are left unpatched since they could pose a security Vulnerability.Bit9, a Cambridge USA based security company has identified 15 popular... Continue Reading Posted at 9:44 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Open Source ERP Software Vendor Compiere Gets Funding Colbert Low June 21, 2006 Here's one up for the open source business guys. Compiere has managed to get their hands on US$6 million funding from New Enterprise Associates (NEA) to enhance its software and its moving its offices to the Bay Area of... Continue Reading Posted at 7:14 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Windows Key Combinations Colbert Low June 21, 2006 Ever wonder what the key with the Windows Logo was doing on your keyboard ? You can actually use it in conjunction with other letters on the keyboard to minimize your desktop or open software. Here's some of the Windows... Continue Reading Posted at 3:22 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Critical Update to Winamp 5.24 Colbert Low June 21, 2006 I'm using Winamp v5.13 right now and its cool to listen to mp3s while sprucing up Excels and sending long winded emails to angry customers. Alas ! There's a new critical security vulnerability in the Winamps from versions 2.90 through... Continue Reading Posted at 12:01 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun20	Free Online Storage at ElephantDrive Colbert Low June 20, 2006 Don’t we all have tons of MP3s lying in our PCs or big Powerpoint files that we need to access online while away from the office ? Check out ElephantDrive that provides an unlimited amount of online storage for... Continue Reading Posted at 1:33 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Linux Consultant Survey by Ken Hass Colbert Low June 20, 2006 Do you want to know what Linux professionals and consultants are saying about Linux in the Data centre as a server and desktop ? Check out this survey done by Ken Hass at Linux Journal. I don’t think this... Continue Reading Posted at 9:04 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Meebo Icons Colbert Low June 20, 2006 The guys at Meebo have created some icons to let Meebo lovers spread the word about them. Its the same thing the Firefox did sometime back and it was a viral idea. I'd like to help them out as Meebo... Continue Reading Posted at 5:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Windows Live Messenger Official Launch Colbert Low June 20, 2006 Microsoft Corp today announced the official release of Windows Live Messenger, one of the first of more than 20 new Windows Live services that will be launched globally over the course of the year 2006.Windows Live Messenger, the company said,... Continue Reading Posted at 1:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Opera 9 Launched Colbert Low June 20, 2006 Woh. The fastest browser on earth - Opera has just released its Version 9. Take it for a spin. I'll download it in awhile and check it once I'm done configuring my new Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2.Opera 9 is... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun19	JDisk Java-based Disk Analysis Tool Colbert Low June 19, 2006 This java based disk analysis tool installs itself as a explorer context menu. Right-clicking on any folder allows you to quickly see a breakdown of where the largest files are within that folder and sub-folders.Try the Program Files, My Documents... Continue Reading Posted at 10:02 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Excel zero-day flaw Still Unpatched Colbert Low June 19, 2006 Microsoft's security response center is recommending that companies consider blocking Excel spreadsheet attachments at the network perimeter or Email servers to stop targeted attacks that exploit an unpatched software vulnerability in the popular Microsoft Excel. The Redmond, Wash., software giant... Continue Reading Posted at 9:02 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Features of the Longhorn Server from TechEd 2006 Colbert Low June 19, 2006 Dustin Hannifin, a Systems Engineer with Crowe Chizek and Company, LLC, who attended TechEd 2006 at the Boston Convention Center last week gives us some insights of the new Longhorn Server features. It's basically a summary of presentation called Ten... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Worm Infects Google’s friendship site - Orkut Colbert Low June 19, 2006 Seems like there is a pandemic worm infecting some websites out there. First, it was some scripting flaw in Paypal, now we have some worm infecting a friendship website at orkut.com This particular worm is an innocuous link to... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun18	Craiglist adds in Malaysia to its Listings Colbert Low June 18, 2006 One of my favourite haunt for searching new blogging or editorial freelance jobs, Craiglist has added 100 new cities and countries to its inventory and I already see ads coming in to the system. Craiglist is the seventh-most-popular Web... Continue Reading Posted at 10:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Outsourcing is Synonymous to Infosys in India Colbert Low June 18, 2006 I've been hearing about Infosys a lot this past few days. Infosys Technologies Ltd.is India's second-biggest software company. Right now, Malaysia has a delegation headed by our Deputy Prime Minister, Najib Abdul Razak over there in India to discuss on... Continue Reading Posted at 7:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Get your Free Email at Live.com Colbert Low June 18, 2006 If this news came out back in 1997, I'd jump at the oppurtunity to sign up 30 emails one go since internet was in its infancy in Malaysia back then. I'll just say ho hum to this piece of news... Continue Reading Posted at 3:02 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Secunia Website Monitors Vulnerabilities Colbert Low June 18, 2006 The text on Secunia website sums up its function - Secunia monitors vulnerabilities in more than 10,000 products ie Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Opera. Its some sort of portal listing all the security risk and advisories on various viruses, softwares... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun16	Oracle climbs with 27% growth in 4Q 2006 Earnings Colbert Low June 16, 2006 Looks like Oracle is still doing well, despite growing competition in the database market and buying out Siebel and Retek cleaned out their pockets. Oracle currently employs more than 57,000 employees worldwide but recently announced plans to cut more than... Continue Reading Posted at 5:44 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Dangerous Cross-site scripting Flaw in Paypal Colbert Low June 16, 2006 I'm seriously wondering how many cross-site scripting flaws are out there since it has happened to Paypal's site, one of the largest Money Transfer Provider on the internet. I even use it on a monthly basis and its scares me... Continue Reading Posted at 5:01 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Windows Live Safety Center Colbert Low June 16, 2006 I tried to access Windows Live Safety Center today and when I clicked on the big old Orange coloured "Full Service Scan", I got a shock of my life. It reported an error. Sheesh. That's dumb. They should at... Continue Reading Posted at 3:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Microsoft Cumulative Security Updates for June 2006 Colbert Low June 16, 2006 This is the biggest updates from good old Microsoft since early this year 2006.What else can you expect from a buggy OS like Windows ? Better update your servers now but you might want to ensure proper Change Management is... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun15	Netscape Becomes Digg Copycat Colbert Low June 15, 2006 All is not well in the Netscape.com camp. They are running out of engaging ideas and taking a cue from Digg.com. Social bookmarking is a hot Web 2.0 thing nowadays and instead of just staying online to talk about breaking... Continue Reading Posted at 1:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Ronaldinho is a Lenovo Worldwide Brand Ambassador Colbert Low June 15, 2006 There's big money in sports technology and one of the biggest events running now is the World Cup 2006. It will be good business sense to invest in it to get better gains and that's what LENOVO Group Limited is... Continue Reading Posted at 10:12 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Google's US Government Search site Colbert Low June 15, 2006 Government bureaucracy really pisses me off and I always perceived it as underworked and overpaid bunch of paper pushers. It must be GOD-sent that Google has done something about this by launching a new Google US Government Search site which... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Testing your Microsoft Application Skills Colbert Low June 15, 2006 Ms-iq.com creator, Andy Brown, has created a website to test your knowledge of Microsoft applications. It will determine how smart dumb you are in handling this apps. Its a good way to assess yourself. Each test comprises 10 to 20... Continue Reading Posted at 6:57 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	RSS Marketing Manager from Plinkd Colbert Low June 15, 2006 Plinkd is a new, easy social web hosting service has all the latest and hottest application handling including Ruby on Rails and PHP5. Now they've come up with a nifty feature called Stream Distribution RSS Marketing Manager.What does Stream Distribution... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun14	Add hybrid hard drives to get a Vista Premium logo Colbert Low June 14, 2006 Here's something to hurt your pocket even more. If your laptop wants to have the Vista Premium logo sticking prominently, then it will have to be equipped with those pricy hybrid hard drives. Definitely a put off since it will... Continue Reading Posted at 9:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Microsoft demonstrates PowerShell at TechEd 2006 Colbert Low June 14, 2006 OK. Microsoft has just released Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003because they want a piece of the high performance computing industry right now dominated by Unix and Linux solutions. Now they want to go back to archaic command lines for SysAdmins... Continue Reading Posted at 10:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	World Cup Icons for Microsoft Vista Colbert Low June 14, 2006 If you have Vista Beta 2 running on your PC now, you'll probably want to spruce things up even more since you are one of those Joneses that needs to have everything. Download the Vista World Cup icons and be... Continue Reading Posted at 6:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	IBM releases SOA Business Catalog Colbert Low June 14, 2006 What does SOA (service oriented architecture) mean to the normal man on the street ? SOA means "something that offers the ability to design a solution that allows different technologies running on different platforms to interconnect in such a way... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	YorZ Job Hunting Site Colbert Low June 14, 2006 There’s plenty of job hunting sites out there like Monster.com or Jobstreet.com.my (Malaysia) but this one beats the pack by getting its resume database filled up by giving away rewards or bouties. Group members can find and share the... Continue Reading Posted at 2:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun13	When Windows Genuine Advantage software is Spyware Colbert Low June 13, 2006 Microsoft launched the WGA tool on April 24, 2006 as part of its Genuine Software Initiative intended to fight the prevelant piracy of the company's software. The program consists of two major components: WGA Validation and WGA Notifications. Once... Continue Reading Posted at 11:05 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Custom Made Yahoo Email Worm Colbert Low June 13, 2006 Gee, Yahoo probably stepped on a hacker group's toes and now they are getting back at them. How else would you explain the emergence of the Yamanner worm that's tailored to target Yahoo Mail users only. Simple ingeniuos. Watch out... Continue Reading Posted at 7:19 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Microsoft MSN Messenger BlackAngel worm variant Colbert Low June 13, 2006 I've just received this Virus Alerts email by Panda Software and it seems to be a critical problem for MSN Messenger users. Some major outbreaks is happening since its summertime and kids are cooking up worms and viruses during Summer... Continue Reading Posted at 5:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Unofficial mirroring for Microsoft Vista Beta 2 Colbert Low June 13, 2006 Don't you just hate internet traffic jams ? There's one going on at Microsoft servers right now and they ain't going to rectify it just in case some people will complain that they can't watch online video streams of the... Continue Reading Posted at 5:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Plinkd is the All in One Web 2.0 Web hosting Service Colbert Low June 13, 2006 Plinkd is a new, easy social web hosting service that you'll love. Its a hosting provider with all the latest and hottest application handling including Ruby on Rails and PHP5. They sound so alike that pop singer Pink.It's also got... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun12	Choosing the Right Passwords Colbert Low June 12, 2006 Passwords – can’t live with them, can’t live without them. Sounds something similar to an old English saying but really makes sense to PC users. If your company has yet to rollout a large Biometric based security and it... Continue Reading Posted at 10:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Akamai helps deliver faster Web 2.0 Content Colbert Low June 12, 2006 This Akamai geeks are really ingenious. Not only do they earn money from big websites lke like Yahoo!, Google, Microsoft, Logitech, Apple and Logitech, they handle 20% of the online Internet traffic with 18,000 servers spread across 70 countries. That's... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Harvest is Online Time Tracking with Ajax Features Colbert Low June 12, 2006 Harvest is an Online time tracking and reporting application that does the job well and does not overkill with too many useless functions. Its the perfect tool for Freelancers and Full Time Internet Workers looking for a online tool that... Continue Reading Posted at 6:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	TechCrunch Turns One Colbert Low June 12, 2006 Happy Birthday to TechCrunch. They did not have any cake to go around and no gifts for devoted readers like me. It would have been nice if they've just set aside some money to send me a bumper sticker. I'd... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	TimeTracker 1.1.2 Add-in for Firefox Colbert Low June 12, 2006 Juan Casares makes a mean TimeTracker 1.1.2 Add-in for Firefox. Its supposed to track the amount of time you waste (or spent productively) online. Best of all, its FREE ! Too bad its useless for employers to keep track of... Continue Reading Posted at 12:04 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun11	Master Password Firefox extension Colbert Low June 11, 2006 The Master Password Firefox extension - PasswordMaker, manages all your online accounts using either new, un-crackable passwords it creates, or your existing passwords. It even automatically populates webforms for one-click login. This is a fabulous extension that works perfectly.... Continue Reading Posted at 1:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun10	Yahoo version of Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Colbert Low June 10, 2006 Yahoo is now offering an optimized version of Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2. They want to play catch up with Google that has teamed up with Mozilla to offer extensions to make Firefox better and useful. How on earth did... Continue Reading Posted at 10:55 PM \| Permalink \| Comments

Jun30	Big Brains Leaving Microsoft Camp for Google Colbert Low June 30, 2006 Know More: Business, News, Staffing 2.0, News There's a lot of staff movement from Microsoft Camp this few months. I've talked about Bill Gates , Martin Taylor and Robert Scoble earlier. The latest person to do the Microsoft dance out the door is Vic Gundotra, former general manager for platform evangelism. Vic is taking off for 1 year and then heading to Google for some position we don't know about yet. All the best guys ! I think the stress over at Microsoft is getting too much... Gundotra’s responsibilities inside Microsoft were linked to building software on the Windows and .NET platforms, and to gather outside programmers for that. He worked for Microsoft for more than 15 years and last Friday he announced his company that he is ready to take another challenge- unfortunately at Google. Sources: Microsoft losing Bill Gates Martin Taylor has left Microsoft Robert Scoble is leaving Microsoft Posted at 5:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun30	Blurb for Simple Book Publishing Colbert Low June 30, 2006 Blurb BookSmart™ puts a professional press and global distribution in the hands of every blogger, marketer, traveler, chef, photographer, consultant, family historian, online community even a taxi driver or a plumber. Good idea ! Now you don't need a book... Continue Reading Posted at 1:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun29	Joga Firefox Add in for World Cup 2006 Colbert Low June 29, 2006 I featured the FootieFox 1.0 earlier which is an World Cup 2006 Add-on for Mozilla Firefox. Now here's another one for football lovers out there who has to work through their shifts during matches. Joga Firefox Add-in lets you stay... Continue Reading Posted at 5:13 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3 is out ! Colbert Low June 29, 2006 Microsoft has released Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3 to users worldwide to be guinea pigs. Visit the Internet Explorer site to join them. I'll pass this time as I'm still happy with my Portable Firefox.Microsoft quietly began shipping Beta 3... Continue Reading Posted at 2:28 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Managing Passwords with AI RoboForm v6.7.3 Pro Colbert Low June 29, 2006 AI RoboForm v6.7.3 Pro is not your average password manager and they are now better. I had been using the older version 6.6.4 earlier that came with my PC Pro magazine CD and I loved it. I feel its more... Continue Reading Posted at 5:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Why Businesses Need to Archive Email and IM Colbert Low June 29, 2006 Email dominates business communications today, and government and regulatory agencies have been quick to recognize its importance as a category of business records and take steps to safeguard its content and regulate its use. Yet business organizations have been slower... Continue Reading Posted at 2:38 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	A Registry Repair Tool called Registry Fix Colbert Low June 29, 2006 Registry Fix is one of the fastest Registry Repair Tool around and so far, there has been more than 5 million downloads from their website. Registry Fix detects nearly all major and minor problems on your Windows PC. This is... Continue Reading Posted at 12:08 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun28	Windows XP Service Pack 1 Support Ends Oct 2006 Colbert Low June 28, 2006 Some bad news for sys admins holding on to the old Windows XP Service Pack 1. Its time to chase up on the UAT (User Acceptance tests) and making sure your applications do run when you upgrade your OS with... Continue Reading Posted at 6:31 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Cost-Effective Linux Terminal Servers Colbert Low June 28, 2006 Here's a good article on how to implement a Linux Terminal Server by Mark Rais. A Linux Terminal Server is useful if you want to access useful applications and features found only on Linux / Unix machines via the usual... Continue Reading Posted at 2:53 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	A Trojan-Dropper called Win32.Delf.se Colbert Low June 28, 2006 Great ! If you have not installed an anti-virus on your PC yet, then you must be from the Bermuda Triangle and inviting trouble. Well here's a trojan that disables your anti-virus even if you have one and invites its... Continue Reading Posted at 12:35 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun27	LibraryThing lets you share out Book Ratings Colbert Low June 27, 2006 I have tons of books in my house since my yearly budget is around USD $197. I try to keep that amount spent as that’s the exact tax rebate I can get yearly and I hate to pay too much... Continue Reading Posted at 5:31 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Cheap Wifi Routers from Fon Colbert Low June 27, 2006 Fon, an internet startup offering Free global wifi connection, is planning to sell cheap routers at USD$5 a piece. I wouldn't mind getting a few as souvenirs. FON is a Global Community of people who share WiFi, and roam the... Continue Reading Posted at 12:26 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun26	Preview the 2007 Microsoft Office system programs Colbert Low June 26, 2006 For once, Microsoft is doing something right. I don't want to waste time downloading buggy software, get blue screens, removing the software, doing multiple reboots and cursing at Bill Gates. Microsoft is giving internet users out there a test... Continue Reading Posted at 8:49 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Microsoft using Open Source Idea in Vista Colbert Low June 26, 2006 Microsoft security expert Michael Howard says the address space layout randomization (ASLR), a method of foiling some classes of attack that has usually been associated with open-source projects, has been turned on as default in Windows Vista Beta 2, released... Continue Reading Posted at 2:01 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Taipei Computer Association Certified Linux PCs Colbert Low June 26, 2006 One up for the Linux lovers. Taiwan is making sure they don't contribute too much to Microsoft's coffers and wants their PCs to be linux compatible for future use. Now bang me on the head. Why not just buy the... Continue Reading Posted at 12:11 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Gradr, Social Networking for Stock Lovers Colbert Low June 26, 2006 Gradr is the place when you want to share information about stocks and shares. I find it boring but it's a great place to grade stocks of your favourite companies by giving it a Upgrade or Downgrade status. They've just... Continue Reading Posted at 4:01 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Useful Firefox Addons Colbert Low June 26, 2006 There's tons of useful Firefox Addons out there in Firefox Universe but here's some that Corey L. Kliewer wants you to know about. I've used some of them daily like Fasterfox , and Gmail Notifier but the one that beats... Continue Reading Posted at 12:22 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun25	eMessenger renamed eBuddy Colbert Low June 25, 2006 eMessenger renames their site to eBuddy.com and I love the new look. There's an occasional ad on the right side that shows a female body part but that's not the only thing that excites me. The pop up windows are... Continue Reading Posted at 6:29 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Security Issues in Instant Messaging for Businesses Colbert Low June 25, 2006 Instant messaging (commonly referred to as IM) is a method of online communication similar to e-mail, except that it is generally faster. Using an IM program such as Windows Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger, or Yahoo Messenger, you can type the... Continue Reading Posted at 12:21 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun24	Beta 2 version of Sun Java Standard Edition 6 is out Colbert Low June 24, 2006 The Project Mustang guys (Sun Java Standard Edition 6) have their beta 2 version out and they are heading towards a final release in late October 2006. I think this is a safer bet than the Vista wait. Danny Coward... Continue Reading Posted at 10:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Free International Calls from Skype Colbert Low June 24, 2006 OK. Too bad Skype has no Malaysian SkypeIn number offered yet and this free calls promotion is only for US Skype users. That cheeses me off and I wish I had applied for a US Green sooner. Till then,... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Microsoft Office has Macromedia Flash bug Colbert Low June 24, 2006 Have I told you almost all the Microsoft software are buggy ? Yes. A million times already. Here's more proof to that effect. When will they learn that having a few thousand programmers is just not enough to kill bugs... Continue Reading Posted at 4:01 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Windows Vista Download Build 5456 Colbert Low June 24, 2006 We are forgetting about the staff fiasco happening at Microsoft now and just concentrating on this new Windows Vista beta release.Microsoft has just released an updated version of Windows Vista to technical beta testers. Build 5456 is available in either... Continue Reading Posted at 12:50 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun23	RemoveWGA to remove Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications Colbert Low June 23, 2006 Some people are calling the Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications spyware. It frequently contacts Microsoft to report on pirated software on your PC and Guillaume Kaddouch, a French developer got fed up with it. So he has released a tool called... Continue Reading Posted at 4:40 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	World Cup Results with FootieFox 1.0 Colbert Low June 23, 2006 Want to get World Cup 2006 results right on your browser ? Then catch up with FootieFox 1.0. This Add-on for Mozilla Firefox brings soccer results to your Firefox browser. Be up to date with your favorite league just as... Continue Reading Posted at 2:02 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Some More Internet Stats Colbert Low June 23, 2006 Some internet statistics for your reflection today. AdWeek - Nielsen/Net Ratings statistics showing that 72% of Internet connected households are using broadband, a 15% increase over last year. eMarketer - Jupiter Research data showing only 33% of large companies monitor... Continue Reading Posted at 12:08 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun22	Global Internet Statistics from Comscore World Metrix Colbert Low June 22, 2006 Here’s some numbers to get your head start for the day. An account of internet users and statistics to make e-entrepreneurs around the world dream of the billions to be made with a market of 694 Million People Currently Using... Continue Reading Posted at 2:22 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Mess Patch for Windows Live Messenger 8 Colbert Low June 22, 2006 If you've been using the Windows Live Messenger 8, its time to fix it with the new Mess Patch. It allows you to change more behaviour within the client and has a bunch of new features, improvements and updates. My... Continue Reading Posted at 6:02 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Farewells at Microsoft Colbert Low June 22, 2006 All is not well in Microsoft kingdom. They are having some high level people leaving them to care for themselves when Vista has not even launched yet. This is one big headache for them. We've got Bill Gates getting more... Continue Reading Posted at 4:02 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	HP Restructures its Global Operations Group Colbert Low June 22, 2006 There are 3 words in English that IT staffs or any salaried person around the world dread to hear. Outsourcing, restructuring and cost-cutting. These words sends shivers down my spine as I was involve in a cost-cutting measure sometime... Continue Reading Posted at 2:28 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Getting Adobe's Shockwave player and Google Toolbar Together Colbert Low June 22, 2006 In some shocking revelation but indeed profitable news for Adobe, they have announced that it will distribute Google's Toolbar with its products in a distribution agreement between the two companies starting from the Shockwave Player. Financial details on that multi-year... Continue Reading Posted at 12:28 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun21	New Xandros Linux Desktop 4.0 Launched Colbert Low June 21, 2006 The long awaited New Xandros Linux Desktop 4.0 came out June 20, 2006. It also includes the KDE 3.42 desktop interface. For programs, it includes the newest editions of the KDE application family, Firefox, Thunderbird, and the OpenOffice.org 2.0 office... Continue Reading Posted at 11:14 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Firefox, iTunes, Skype has most Security Vulnerabilities Colbert Low June 21, 2006 Corporate PC users just love to download applications and this will cause a problems for Corporate System Admins when they are left unpatched since they could pose a security Vulnerability.Bit9, a Cambridge USA based security company has identified 15 popular... Continue Reading Posted at 9:44 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Open Source ERP Software Vendor Compiere Gets Funding Colbert Low June 21, 2006 Here's one up for the open source business guys. Compiere has managed to get their hands on US$6 million funding from New Enterprise Associates (NEA) to enhance its software and its moving its offices to the Bay Area of... Continue Reading Posted at 7:14 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Windows Key Combinations Colbert Low June 21, 2006 Ever wonder what the key with the Windows Logo was doing on your keyboard ? You can actually use it in conjunction with other letters on the keyboard to minimize your desktop or open software. Here's some of the Windows... Continue Reading Posted at 3:22 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Critical Update to Winamp 5.24 Colbert Low June 21, 2006 I'm using Winamp v5.13 right now and its cool to listen to mp3s while sprucing up Excels and sending long winded emails to angry customers. Alas ! There's a new critical security vulnerability in the Winamps from versions 2.90 through... Continue Reading Posted at 12:01 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun20	Free Online Storage at ElephantDrive Colbert Low June 20, 2006 Don’t we all have tons of MP3s lying in our PCs or big Powerpoint files that we need to access online while away from the office ? Check out ElephantDrive that provides an unlimited amount of online storage for... Continue Reading Posted at 1:33 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Linux Consultant Survey by Ken Hass Colbert Low June 20, 2006 Do you want to know what Linux professionals and consultants are saying about Linux in the Data centre as a server and desktop ? Check out this survey done by Ken Hass at Linux Journal. I don’t think this... Continue Reading Posted at 9:04 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Meebo Icons Colbert Low June 20, 2006 The guys at Meebo have created some icons to let Meebo lovers spread the word about them. Its the same thing the Firefox did sometime back and it was a viral idea. I'd like to help them out as Meebo... Continue Reading Posted at 5:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Windows Live Messenger Official Launch Colbert Low June 20, 2006 Microsoft Corp today announced the official release of Windows Live Messenger, one of the first of more than 20 new Windows Live services that will be launched globally over the course of the year 2006.Windows Live Messenger, the company said,... Continue Reading Posted at 1:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Opera 9 Launched Colbert Low June 20, 2006 Woh. The fastest browser on earth - Opera has just released its Version 9. Take it for a spin. I'll download it in awhile and check it once I'm done configuring my new Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2.Opera 9 is... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun19	JDisk Java-based Disk Analysis Tool Colbert Low June 19, 2006 This java based disk analysis tool installs itself as a explorer context menu. Right-clicking on any folder allows you to quickly see a breakdown of where the largest files are within that folder and sub-folders.Try the Program Files, My Documents... Continue Reading Posted at 10:02 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Excel zero-day flaw Still Unpatched Colbert Low June 19, 2006 Microsoft's security response center is recommending that companies consider blocking Excel spreadsheet attachments at the network perimeter or Email servers to stop targeted attacks that exploit an unpatched software vulnerability in the popular Microsoft Excel. The Redmond, Wash., software giant... Continue Reading Posted at 9:02 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Features of the Longhorn Server from TechEd 2006 Colbert Low June 19, 2006 Dustin Hannifin, a Systems Engineer with Crowe Chizek and Company, LLC, who attended TechEd 2006 at the Boston Convention Center last week gives us some insights of the new Longhorn Server features. It's basically a summary of presentation called Ten... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Worm Infects Google’s friendship site - Orkut Colbert Low June 19, 2006 Seems like there is a pandemic worm infecting some websites out there. First, it was some scripting flaw in Paypal, now we have some worm infecting a friendship website at orkut.com This particular worm is an innocuous link to... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun18	Craiglist adds in Malaysia to its Listings Colbert Low June 18, 2006 One of my favourite haunt for searching new blogging or editorial freelance jobs, Craiglist has added 100 new cities and countries to its inventory and I already see ads coming in to the system. Craiglist is the seventh-most-popular Web... Continue Reading Posted at 10:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Outsourcing is Synonymous to Infosys in India Colbert Low June 18, 2006 I've been hearing about Infosys a lot this past few days. Infosys Technologies Ltd.is India's second-biggest software company. Right now, Malaysia has a delegation headed by our Deputy Prime Minister, Najib Abdul Razak over there in India to discuss on... Continue Reading Posted at 7:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Get your Free Email at Live.com Colbert Low June 18, 2006 If this news came out back in 1997, I'd jump at the oppurtunity to sign up 30 emails one go since internet was in its infancy in Malaysia back then. I'll just say ho hum to this piece of news... Continue Reading Posted at 3:02 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Secunia Website Monitors Vulnerabilities Colbert Low June 18, 2006 The text on Secunia website sums up its function - Secunia monitors vulnerabilities in more than 10,000 products ie Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Opera. Its some sort of portal listing all the security risk and advisories on various viruses, softwares... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun16	Oracle climbs with 27% growth in 4Q 2006 Earnings Colbert Low June 16, 2006 Looks like Oracle is still doing well, despite growing competition in the database market and buying out Siebel and Retek cleaned out their pockets. Oracle currently employs more than 57,000 employees worldwide but recently announced plans to cut more than... Continue Reading Posted at 5:44 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Dangerous Cross-site scripting Flaw in Paypal Colbert Low June 16, 2006 I'm seriously wondering how many cross-site scripting flaws are out there since it has happened to Paypal's site, one of the largest Money Transfer Provider on the internet. I even use it on a monthly basis and its scares me... Continue Reading Posted at 5:01 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Windows Live Safety Center Colbert Low June 16, 2006 I tried to access Windows Live Safety Center today and when I clicked on the big old Orange coloured "Full Service Scan", I got a shock of my life. It reported an error. Sheesh. That's dumb. They should at... Continue Reading Posted at 3:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Microsoft Cumulative Security Updates for June 2006 Colbert Low June 16, 2006 This is the biggest updates from good old Microsoft since early this year 2006.What else can you expect from a buggy OS like Windows ? Better update your servers now but you might want to ensure proper Change Management is... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun15	Netscape Becomes Digg Copycat Colbert Low June 15, 2006 All is not well in the Netscape.com camp. They are running out of engaging ideas and taking a cue from Digg.com. Social bookmarking is a hot Web 2.0 thing nowadays and instead of just staying online to talk about breaking... Continue Reading Posted at 1:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Ronaldinho is a Lenovo Worldwide Brand Ambassador Colbert Low June 15, 2006 There's big money in sports technology and one of the biggest events running now is the World Cup 2006. It will be good business sense to invest in it to get better gains and that's what LENOVO Group Limited is... Continue Reading Posted at 10:12 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Google's US Government Search site Colbert Low June 15, 2006 Government bureaucracy really pisses me off and I always perceived it as underworked and overpaid bunch of paper pushers. It must be GOD-sent that Google has done something about this by launching a new Google US Government Search site which... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Testing your Microsoft Application Skills Colbert Low June 15, 2006 Ms-iq.com creator, Andy Brown, has created a website to test your knowledge of Microsoft applications. It will determine how smart dumb you are in handling this apps. Its a good way to assess yourself. Each test comprises 10 to 20... Continue Reading Posted at 6:57 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	RSS Marketing Manager from Plinkd Colbert Low June 15, 2006 Plinkd is a new, easy social web hosting service has all the latest and hottest application handling including Ruby on Rails and PHP5. Now they've come up with a nifty feature called Stream Distribution RSS Marketing Manager.What does Stream Distribution... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun14	Add hybrid hard drives to get a Vista Premium logo Colbert Low June 14, 2006 Here's something to hurt your pocket even more. If your laptop wants to have the Vista Premium logo sticking prominently, then it will have to be equipped with those pricy hybrid hard drives. Definitely a put off since it will... Continue Reading Posted at 9:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Microsoft demonstrates PowerShell at TechEd 2006 Colbert Low June 14, 2006 OK. Microsoft has just released Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003because they want a piece of the high performance computing industry right now dominated by Unix and Linux solutions. Now they want to go back to archaic command lines for SysAdmins... Continue Reading Posted at 10:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	World Cup Icons for Microsoft Vista Colbert Low June 14, 2006 If you have Vista Beta 2 running on your PC now, you'll probably want to spruce things up even more since you are one of those Joneses that needs to have everything. Download the Vista World Cup icons and be... Continue Reading Posted at 6:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	IBM releases SOA Business Catalog Colbert Low June 14, 2006 What does SOA (service oriented architecture) mean to the normal man on the street ? SOA means "something that offers the ability to design a solution that allows different technologies running on different platforms to interconnect in such a way... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	YorZ Job Hunting Site Colbert Low June 14, 2006 There’s plenty of job hunting sites out there like Monster.com or Jobstreet.com.my (Malaysia) but this one beats the pack by getting its resume database filled up by giving away rewards or bouties. Group members can find and share the... Continue Reading Posted at 2:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun13	When Windows Genuine Advantage software is Spyware Colbert Low June 13, 2006 Microsoft launched the WGA tool on April 24, 2006 as part of its Genuine Software Initiative intended to fight the prevelant piracy of the company's software. The program consists of two major components: WGA Validation and WGA Notifications. Once... Continue Reading Posted at 11:05 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Custom Made Yahoo Email Worm Colbert Low June 13, 2006 Gee, Yahoo probably stepped on a hacker group's toes and now they are getting back at them. How else would you explain the emergence of the Yamanner worm that's tailored to target Yahoo Mail users only. Simple ingeniuos. Watch out... Continue Reading Posted at 7:19 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Microsoft MSN Messenger BlackAngel worm variant Colbert Low June 13, 2006 I've just received this Virus Alerts email by Panda Software and it seems to be a critical problem for MSN Messenger users. Some major outbreaks is happening since its summertime and kids are cooking up worms and viruses during Summer... Continue Reading Posted at 5:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Unofficial mirroring for Microsoft Vista Beta 2 Colbert Low June 13, 2006 Don't you just hate internet traffic jams ? There's one going on at Microsoft servers right now and they ain't going to rectify it just in case some people will complain that they can't watch online video streams of the... Continue Reading Posted at 5:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Plinkd is the All in One Web 2.0 Web hosting Service Colbert Low June 13, 2006 Plinkd is a new, easy social web hosting service that you'll love. Its a hosting provider with all the latest and hottest application handling including Ruby on Rails and PHP5. They sound so alike that pop singer Pink.It's also got... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun12	Choosing the Right Passwords Colbert Low June 12, 2006 Passwords – can’t live with them, can’t live without them. Sounds something similar to an old English saying but really makes sense to PC users. If your company has yet to rollout a large Biometric based security and it... Continue Reading Posted at 10:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Akamai helps deliver faster Web 2.0 Content Colbert Low June 12, 2006 This Akamai geeks are really ingenious. Not only do they earn money from big websites lke like Yahoo!, Google, Microsoft, Logitech, Apple and Logitech, they handle 20% of the online Internet traffic with 18,000 servers spread across 70 countries. That's... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Harvest is Online Time Tracking with Ajax Features Colbert Low June 12, 2006 Harvest is an Online time tracking and reporting application that does the job well and does not overkill with too many useless functions. Its the perfect tool for Freelancers and Full Time Internet Workers looking for a online tool that... Continue Reading Posted at 6:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	TechCrunch Turns One Colbert Low June 12, 2006 Happy Birthday to TechCrunch. They did not have any cake to go around and no gifts for devoted readers like me. It would have been nice if they've just set aside some money to send me a bumper sticker. I'd... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	TimeTracker 1.1.2 Add-in for Firefox Colbert Low June 12, 2006 Juan Casares makes a mean TimeTracker 1.1.2 Add-in for Firefox. Its supposed to track the amount of time you waste (or spent productively) online. Best of all, its FREE ! Too bad its useless for employers to keep track of... Continue Reading Posted at 12:04 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun11	Master Password Firefox extension Colbert Low June 11, 2006 The Master Password Firefox extension - PasswordMaker, manages all your online accounts using either new, un-crackable passwords it creates, or your existing passwords. It even automatically populates webforms for one-click login. This is a fabulous extension that works perfectly.... Continue Reading Posted at 1:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun10	Yahoo version of Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Colbert Low June 10, 2006 Yahoo is now offering an optimized version of Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2. They want to play catch up with Google that has teamed up with Mozilla to offer extensions to make Firefox better and useful. How on earth did... Continue Reading Posted at 10:55 PM \| Permalink \| Comments

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