Interesting Software and System News

[bob3160]

Picnik - Just in time for Halloween
(For those times when you've got nothing better to do.  )

[osants911]

Microsoft IE9, Chrome See Gains in Browser Market Share

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2371840,00.asp

[Asyn]

Fast start of DNSSEC with .net and .com
http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Fast-start-of-DNSSEC-with-net-and-com-1128982.html
asyn

[osants911]

Mac market share slips worldwide

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/11/03/mac_market_share_slipping_worldwide/

[YoKenny]

Microsoft IE9, Chrome See Gains in Browser Market Share

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2371840,00.asp

Also:
The Chrome Assault: IE’s Walls Are Crumbling
http://www.conceivablytech.com/3836/business/the-chrome-assault-ies-walls-are-crumbling

I do like Google Chrome on my XP Pro system.

[Lisandro]

Webroot has acquired Prevx (provider of cloud-based anti-malware solutions)
http://pr.webroot.com/momentum/corp/technology-acquisition-cloud-security-110110.html

 

[YoKenny]

First official HTML5 tests topped by...Microsoft
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/11/01/w3c_html5_conformance_tests

The W3C tests — available here — put IE9 beta release 6 at the top of the HTML5 conformance table, followed by the Firefox 4 beta 6, Google Chrome 7, Opera 10.6, and Safari 5.0. The tests cover seven aspects of the spec: "attributes", "audio", "video", "canvas", "getElementsByClassName", "foreigncontent," and "xhtml5":

[SafeSurf]

Unpatched IE Bug Exploit:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/11/03/ie_0day_bug/

[YoKenny]

New browser add-on turns back IE's clock to 2001
Unibrows lets enterprises run IE6 as a tab inside IE8, gives them a way to migrate to Windows 7 without ditching old Web apps
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/110310-new-browser-add-on-turns-back.html

[Lisandro]

Genuine Windows 7 Became Pirated? Make It Original and Activated Again

[Lisandro]

Download Free Microsoft Security Essentials Screensaver to Scan Your System When Its Idle

[spg SCOTT]

Download Free Microsoft Security Essentials Screensaver to Scan Your System When Its Idle

avast! had this first

[YoKenny]

Download Free Microsoft Security Essentials Screensaver to Scan Your System When Its Idle

avast! had this first

From HELP CENTER

Screen saver

With avast! installed, it is possible to run a scan even when your computer is not being used and your screen-saver is running. A small window is displayed inside the screen-saver which informs you about the scanning progress, i.e. about the number of scanned files etc.

If you want avast! to scan your computer when the screen-saver is running, you need to locate the screen-saver option in your computer's control panel and then select "avast! antivirus".

To add this scan to the list of pre-defined scans on the Scan Now page, go to the program "Settings" and check the box "Show special scans in avast! user interface". You will then be able to access and adjust the scan parameters as required.

[bob3160]

Download Free Microsoft Security Essentials Screensaver to Scan Your System When Its Idle

avast! had this first

You also need to have Microsoft Security Essentials installed on your system in order for this screen saver to work.

[Marc57]

Microsoft tempts antitrust lawyers with expanded antivirus offering

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/microsoft-tempts-antitrust-lawyers-with-expanded-antivirus-offering/2552