When using Windows XP and having Internet Explorer 7 installed, there is a high risk that a Windows security breach might be used by hackers, even when surfing with the secure Firefox browser. A problem handling internet adresses which contain an ” or a % sign could execute a program on the computer by just [...]

Shortcuts make you reach your goal faster. Just like in real life, it works with keyboard shortcuts. A shortcut is a combination of keystrokes that performs a predefined function. Commands or operations can as well be exectuted via some other way, for examle using a menu. Shortcuts, especially those of frequently used commands, save time. [...]

The Storm worm virus is spreading very fast at the moment, and is already being called the worst virus in two years by experts. The virus is spreading through email, and already send around 200 million messages last week.
The email itself doesn’t contain a virus, but when you click on the link in the [...]

Japanese Gameconsolemanufacturer Nintendo has announced today that it made five times as much profit the first quarter of the year, as the same quarter last year. This profit is primarily because of the popularity of their newest gamingconsole Wii. Their handheld DS is also still selling very well.
The total profit after tax of the [...]

The operating system Windows Vista contains a vertical bar on the desktop. You can add informative, entertaining and useful visual “gadgets” to Vista’s Sidebar. A gagdet provides for example information about the current time or the weather forecast for your area. You can subscribe to news feeds or add mini notepads or even quick games [...]

The American company Google wants to take it’s first steps on the mobile market. The company that made the world’s most used searching engine, is busy preparing a bid of 3 billion Euro on some frequencies that can be used for wireless internet and mobile communication. The frequencies are being auctioned by the American government, [...]

Paris took it’s first steps toward it’s free wireless network this week. The free network, made by Alcatel-Lucent and SFR, is part of the project ‘Paris Ville Numérique’, or ‘Digital City Paris’. The goal of this project is to give the people of Paris access to all information- and communicationtechnology.
This week about 160 accesspoints [...]

Even though she’s not used to using the internet, and had no computer till recent time, the 75 year old Sigbritt Löthberg can now surf at a speed most people can dream of. Her 40 gigabit-per-second internetconnection is probably the fastest home internet connection in the world.
In less than two seconds, Löthberg can download [...]

A new update for the free Firefox browser is fixing some security issues and shall also provide more stability. The exact list of changes for the new version 2.0.0.5 can be seen in the Mozilla Release Notes.
If the automatic update scanner is disabled in an already installed Firefox, you can get the newest version directly [...]

With 27.8% nearly every third surfer in europe uses the free Firefox browsers. In countries like Finland and Slovenia the usage-rate is above 50%, which makes Firefox to the number one browser there. These are the results of Xiti Monitor, who where measuring usage statistics for one week now.

Even with new Internet Explorer 7, the [...]