Which Browser Is Your Favorite?
Nominate you favorite browser at the About.com Web Browsers site:
Nominations will be accepted starting Jan. 18, 2012. Voting will take place from Feb. 22 through March ...
Are You Scam-proof?
Do you think you can't be scammed? Or maybe you worry that you might be easily scammed?
Andy O'Donnell, our own About.com Guide to Internet & Network Security, has a fascinating new article that will turn you in to a "human scam detector":
...Latest Windows 8 News
Every so often, we get a tidbit of information from Microsoft about Windows 8, the version of Windows to supersede Windows 7.
Here are some of the latest things we've found out, courtesy of ZDNet's Microsoft expert, Mary-Jo Foley:
...How To Name A Browser
I talk about browsers every so often - a new Firefox update, a suggestion to use Chrome, an update to Internet Explorer, etc.
But have you ever wondered how those names came to be? "Internet Explorer" might seem logical, but where did "Chrome" come from?
...Patch Tuesday January 2012: 7 Updates Correcting 8 Issues
Today is January 10th, the first Patch Tuesday of 2012. This date is also known simply as "the second Tuesday of the month" to Mac OS and Linux users!
January's patches consist of 7 updates that correct a total of 8 unique issues. Seven of the eight updates fix vulnerabilities within various parts of different Windows operating systems. One applies to Microsoft ASP.NET.
...Netstat Command
The netstat command is a Command Prompt command that you can use to dig up all sorts of very interesting things about the individual connections your computer is making to other computers - both over the Internet and on your own network.
...Netstat Command
The netstat command is a Command Prompt command that you can use to dig up all sorts of very interesting things about the individual connections your computer is making to other computers - both over the Internet and on your own network.
...What Will 2012 Look Like?
When I was a kid, watching Back To The Future 2 for the first time, I imagined that the world as shown in 2015 was not only likely, but a sure thing. Flying cars, hoverboards, the whole lot.
Firefox 9 Now Available
I missed the announcement earlier in the week, so for those of you that haven't noticed, Firefox 9 became officially available on December 20th.
NVIDIA GeForce Video Card Drivers v290.53 Beta Now Available
NVIDIA has released GeForce drivers version 290.53 Beta, adding several optimizations for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, updating 3D Vision profiles for several games, and fixing around a half dozen issues.
