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Mozilla has released a new version of its Most famous web browser Firefox version 2.0.0.5 that fixes a number of security issues. Firefox 2.0.0.5 is available for download from the main page of Mozilla site .
Eight security vulnerabilities have been fixed with this new release of Firefox version 2.0.0.5.
1 XPCNativeWrapper pollution
2 Unauthorized access to wyciwyg:// documents
3 Remote code execution by launching Firefox from Internet Explorer
4 File type confusion due to %00 in name
5 Privilege escalation using an event handler attached to an element not in the document
6 Frame spoofing while window is loading
7 XSS using addEventListener and setTimeout
8 Crashes with evidence of memory corruption
Sometimes it is easy explain something to someone with the help of visuals than audio. SnagIt is famous screen capture and editing software that lets you add stunning effects and helpful instructions to anything you see on your PC screen. Lets suppose you’re out of home and your mom facing problem in running a particular application on computer, with Snagit software you can create easy and nice video(s) explaining your mom how to run a particular application on the system.
With SnagIt, you can select anything on your computer screen an area, image, article, Web page, or error message and capture it. Then, save the screen capture to a file, send it to SnagIt’s editor to add professional effects, share it by e-mail or in PowerPoint, Word, or another favorite application. SnagIt’s powerful built-in Editor also lets you crop, resize, adjust color, add text and apply custom effects to your screen capture without ever opening another editing application.
Key features of Snagit:
Immediately improve communication by capturing and illustrating your points.
Create customized visuals for handouts, PowerPoints, emails, and Web sites.
Get professional results without the hassle of a hard-to-use editor.
The site is giving out Snagit software version 7.2.5 which it little bit old but, latest is 8.2 , it has all features of latest version of Snagit except few. But application like Snagit in free is worth downloading and you can upgrade to latest version of Snagit version 8.1 once you download the free version of Snagit 7.2.5.
Download Snagit software (Size: 11.3 MB) / Get the Software Key here
Apple released a Boot Camp beta version that let you installl and run Windows Vista on Intel Powered Macs. Boot camp will be the integral part of future Mac OS X Leopard. Boot Camp provides drivers for Windows to support the Mac keyboard and various hardware and peripherals from within Windows. Apple said that Boot Camp runs Windows completely natively.
Once you’ve completed Boot Camp, simply hold down the “alt” at startup to choose between Mac OS X and Windows. After starting up, your Mac runs Windows natively just like a PC. Simply restart to come back to Mac OS X.
Requirement for running Windows on Intel Powered Mac :
Mac OS X Tiger v10.4.6 or later
The latest firmware updates
10GB free hard disk space
An Intel Powered Mac
A blank recordable CD or DVD
A printer for the instructions (You’ll want to print them before installing Windows, really.)
A bona fide full version of Microsoft Windows: XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 2, WIndows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, or Ultimate. (No upgrade or multi-disc versions)
Download Boot Camp beta [Size: 274 MB]
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Apple released a Boot Camp beta version that let you installl and run Windows Vista on Intel Powered Macs. Boot camp will be the integral part of future Mac OS X Leopard. Boot Camp provides drivers for Windows to support the Mac keyboard and various hardware and peripherals from within Windows. Apple said that Boot Camp runs Windows completely natively.
Once you’ve completed Boot Camp, simply hold down the “alt” at startup to choose between Mac OS X and Windows. After starting up, your Mac runs Windows natively just like a PC. Simply restart to come back to Mac OS X.
Requirement for running Windows on Intel Powered Mac :
Mac OS X Tiger v10.4.6 or later
The latest firmware updates
10GB free hard disk space
An Intel Powered Mac
A blank recordable CD or DVD
A printer for the instructions (You’ll want to print them before installing Windows, really.)
A bona fide full version of Microsoft Windows: XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 2, WIndows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, or Ultimate. (No upgrade or multi-disc versions)
Download Boot Camp beta [Size: 274 MB]
Releated Post: Apple Safari browser 3 for Windows Platform
- Elegant user interface: Safari’s clean, sleek look lets you focus on the web instead of your browser. The browser frame is a mere one pixel wide. You see a scroll bar only when you need one. You see no status bar by default — a blue progress bar fills the address field as the page loads — giving you more room to browse and view the web.
- Easy bookmarks: Safari makes it easier than ever to manage your bookmarks. One click opens the single-window interface, where you can browse, search, and organize bookmarks.
- Pop-up blocking: Safari blocks annoying pop-up ads and pop-under windows that clutter up your desktop and distract you from your browsing. By default, Safari blocks all unprompted new windows. You can open new windows when you click links, but you’ll get no surprises from unexpected, unwanted pop-ups.
- Inline Find: Now you can locate any text on any web page using the Find command in Safari. Type a word into the new integrated Find banner under the bookmarks bar, and Safari shows you the found count and highlights matching terms while dimming the page below them.
- Tabbed browsing: With tabbed browsing in Safari, you can open and switch between multiple web pages in a single window. Drag and drop your tabs to rearrange them, open one in a new browser window, or merge all your current windows into one tabbed window.
- SnapBack: SnapBack lets you instantly snap back to your original search results or to the top level of any website, even after you’ve browsed down a few levels. The SnapBack icon appears in the search field after you click a link in a search results page. Clicking the icon takes you back to the results page and even scrolls to the specific location you last viewed.
- Forms AutoFill: Now you need never fill out an online form from scratch. That’s because Safari Forms AutoFill completes online forms with information from your Address Book or from previously completed forms.
- Built-in RSS: Scan all the latest news, information, and articles from thousands of websites in one simple-to-read, searchable article list delivered right to you. The built-in RSS (Really Simple Syndication) reader in Safari tells you when new articles or blog posts have been added to your favorite sites.
- Resizable text fields: Safari lets you resize text fields on any website, just by grabbing the corner of the field. Resize a field and the web page reflows to make room.
- Private browsing: Turn on private browsing and Safari won’t store your Google searches, your cookies, the history of sites you’ve visited, your download history, or information from online forms you’ve filled out.
- Security: Now you can enjoy worry-free web browsing on any computer. Apple engineers designed Safari to be secure from day one. Safari uses robust encryption to ensure that your private information stays that way. When you browse a secure site, Safari displays a lock icon in the upper-right corner of the browser. If you want to know more about the credentials of a secure site, click the lock icon and Safari displays detailed information about the site’s security certificate.
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Netscape 9 is developed from the Mozilla FireFox 2.0 and as such shares much of the same basic technology. In addition to the technologies that Netscape 9 shares with Mozilla FireFox 2, it includes additional features such as a number of installed plug ins.
Key features of Netscape Navigator 9 are:
Visual Refresh: Netscape Navigator 9’s theme has been updated to save screen-space and leave more room for the websites you visit.
URL Correction: Navigator 9 will automatically correct common typos in URLs. For example, if you accidentally type googlecom, Navigator will fix it be to google.com. The browser will watch for nearly 30 different types of common mistakes and correct them for you (asking you to confirm, if you choose to enable confirmation).
News Menu and Sidebar: The latest news is built right into the browser, under the News menu. Provided by Netscape.com, you can customize the menu to only contain the news sections you want to monitor. You can also open the News sidebar to always keep an eye on what’s happening.
Link Pad: The Link Pad is a new sidebar feature that allows you to save links/URLs that you want to visit later without cluttering your bookmarks. Just drag a link over the Link Pad status bar icon and drop it to save it in the Link Pad. By default, clicking on an item in the Link Pad will open it in the browser and remove it from the list, saving you the step of deleting it.
In-browser voting: Share your opinions with the world! The icons in the Navigator address bar let you share interesting stories you find and vote on stories shared by others.
Sidebar Mini Browser: You’ve always been able to have bookmarks open in the sidebar, Now Netscape has improved this functionality and extended it to all links, not just bookmarks.
Restart Netscape: Now you can restart Navigator (and keep your current tabs intact) by selecting “Restart Navigator” from the File menu.
Resizeable Text area: Drag the bottom-right corners of text fields in forms to add more typing space.
Tab History: Opening a link in a new tab will give the new tab the same history as the source tab for a more seamless tabbed browsing experience.
OPML Support: Netscape Navigator supports importing and exporting your bookmarks in OPML, a popular format for sharing lists of news feeds.
Download Netscape Navigator 9.0 (Windows/Macintosh OSX/Linux)
Today most modern phones offer Java compatibility, email and MMS support, Internet connectivity via GPRS/EDGE and an intelligent operating system such as symbian which is more than enough for mobile instant messaging and if you are interested in chatting on Live Messenger or Google Talk with your phone, then there are lots of programs available out there and most of them are available free of cost. You can either download the application on your computer and then transfer to the mobile phone or directly download onto the your cell phone via GPRS. So if you can’t wait to get started, here are some of the instant messenger you should be looking at.
1) Nimbuzz: Nimbuzz provides multiple connectivity with Live Messenger, Google Talk and Nimbuzz’s own messaging service. Visit http://get.nimbuzz.com from your mobile browser to download the application. Once you’ve registered on Nimbuzz site, simply select the messaging service of your choice and you are ready to chat.
2) Instango: This nifty application promises connectivity with Google Talk, Yahoo Messenger, MSN, ICQ and Jabber all in one. Jabber is one of the most popular open source clients that uses the XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol), also used in very famous Google Talk.
Instango uses a proxy server to connect to the Jabber service. This proxy server minimises traffic considerably. For example, if you’re using Google Talk for an hour on the computer uses up to 1 MB of bandwidth, Instango will do the same in about 100 KB. This is quite important given the fact that most cellular providers charge you by the MB. Once you have downloaded and installed the application from http://www.instango.com, the next thing you need to do is configure it.
If you don’t already have a Jabber ID, you should download and install the PSI Jabber client on your main computer from http://psi-im.org and then register a new Jabber account for yourself.
Microsoft released Windows Media Player plug-in for Firefox that will allows you to play wmv audio and video files and other streaming formats inside Firefox.
It is backwards compatible with the old 6.4 Windows Media Player and Windows Media Player will now work with Firefox on Windows Vista also.
