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Google’s Chrome OS: Tomorrow’s Desktop Today?

Sometime in 2010, Google will release Chrome OS, its take on a netbook operating system. It will be far more than just that though. It’s an entirely new take on the desktop operating system. While a final version is still months away from release there’s already enough of Chrome available that we can begin to [...]

Make the right browser update: Firefox 3.6

Oh the irony! After one of the biggest IE (Internet Explorer) security fiascoes ever, Microsoft is finally releasing a patch for the IE problem… on the same day that the Mozilla Foundation is releasing the latest and greatest version of its Web browser, Firefox 3.6.

So, you have a choice today. You can either stick with [...]

Who cares if IE is patched soon?

I’m just barely old enough to remember when people used to patch tires rather than just replace them when they had a flat. But you know why people don’t tend to do that anymore? It’s because a patched tire grew ever more likely to have a total blowout. Guess what? It’s not that different with [...]

Dump Internet Explorer Now

I’ve always known that Internet Explorer was an insecure mess, but this latest attacks on Google and dozens of other companies has really opened my eyes to just how bad it really is. The latest zero-day flaw exists not just in bad old IE 6, but in every modern version of IE.

To be exact, according [...]

Firefox 3.6 RC gives new life to an old browser

The Web browsing world is exciting again. Google’s Chrome browser is faster than fast and there’s serious thought that Internet Explorer may actually lose its top spot in the browser market-share wars. But for all the excitement, it would be a real mistake to overlook Firefox; with the forthcoming release of Firefox 3.6, which is [...]