browser

Wed
24
Dec
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Major Web Browsers Fail Password Protection Testing

The password management feature in your favorite web browser could be helping identity thieves steal your personal data, according to a survey recently conducted by Chapin Information Services (CIS). Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Safari and ... Chrome are vulnerable to a total of 20 vulnerabilities that could result in exposing your password-related information. Three problems are among those that, when combined, allow password thieves to steal your password without your knowledge: The destination where passwords are sent is not checked. The location where passwords are requested is not ... (view more)

Wed
17
Sep
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Infopackets' Guide to the Web's Top Browsers

The world's most popular Internet browser, its nearest challenger, and the 'new kid on the block' have all launched recently, or are in the process of launching new editions. Here's our guide to the latest offerings from Microsoft, Mozilla, and ... Google. Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 Internet Explorer 8, the latest edition of Microsoft's browser, is currently in its second test edition, with the final version expected later this year. New features include improved security scanning, smarter search suggestions and a built-in function for viewing pages designed for earlier browsers that aren't ... (view more)

Tue
17
Jun
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'Uxtender', and 'Xero Bank Browser'

Uxtender This little patch will enable the user to have his own unsigned themes ready to use on the new Windows XP Service Pack 3 install, recently released by software giant Microsoft. http://winprj.net/ Xero Bank Browser xB Browser, xB Mail, and ... xB VPN are distributed in the XeroBank Installer. xB Browser is the most popular anonymous web browser in the world and with good reason. xB Mail offers you a strong email client that makes encrypted messaging effortless. When coupled with XeroBank's Encrypted eMail service, you can access and anonymously send email from anywhere. xB VPN is the core ... (view more)

Tue
08
Apr
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'5 Lights Browser', and 'Photoshop Express'

5 Lights Browser 5 Lights is a browser that combines a host of new features, including picture tabs, tracers (Image maps) that outline the path you have taken to browse the web, multi-tab searching that allows you to find a word or phrase within ... multiple tabs, and the ability to add all or selected tabs to favourites and open them as a group to allow for more productive research. http://www.5lights.net/ Photoshop Express Free online version of Adobe Photoshop. Apparently only available for U.S.A. residents. https://www.photoshop.com/express/landing.html (view more)

Tue
25
Mar
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Slaying the IE Beast on Apple's Wild Safari

Apple is using its iTunes software to persuade Microsoft Windows users to ditch Internet Explorer and switch to its Safari web browser. The iPod-maker is taking advantage of an update service in iTunes that tells users when a new version of the ... software, or the accompanying QuickTime program (used for iTunes videos) is available. Around 100 million people use iTunes to manage their iPod players, many of them on a Windows PC. The update service is now suggesting to users that they download the new edition (3.1) of the Safari browser. That's a little cheeky; the message is seen by everyone, ... (view more)

Thu
14
Jun
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Apple Brings Safari Browser to Windows

Apple's website refers to Safari as "the fastest, easiest-to-use web browser in the world." Steve Jobs added to those lofty claims by calling Safari "the most innovative browser in the world and the most powerful browser in the world" during his ... keynote speech for Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference. Unfortunately for curious Windows users, the browser has always been limited to Apple's own platforms. That is, until now. Apple has just released its Safari 3 Beta to the world and this time, Windows is included! (Sources: apple.com ) Apple's senior vice president of worldwide marketing, ... (view more)

Fri
08
Jun
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'Slim Browser', and 'Win Roll 2.0'

Slim Browser Slim Browser is one of the best Tabbed Web Browsers available; it is an Internet Explorer clone. We personally use it (and recommend it). http://www.flashpeak.com/sbrowser/ Win Roll 2.0 Win Roll is a windows-management program. With Win ... Roll, you can make a window roll into its title bar, send it to the back, or make it stay on top; minimize, maximize or close all visible windows, including minimizing to the tray area; make a window translucent on Windows 2000 or above. WinRoll is lovingly hand-crafted in 100% pure assembly language to give the fastest response and the smallest ... (view more)

Tue
16
Jan
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Firefox 3, IE8 Already Underway

It wasn't so long ago that Microsoft shipped its latest browser, Internet Explorer 7. Ditto for the latest iteration of Mozilla's cult hit Firefox, with version 2 upgrading many of the features that made it second only to IE. However, even as these ... two web surfing tools begin to make their way onto more and more home and business computers, Microsoft and Mozilla are hard at work on their next browser generation. It's not surprising considering the one core reason why continual updates are necessary: security. Codenamed "Gran Paradiso", Mozilla appears ready to launch Firefox 3 sometime this ... (view more)

Wed
01
Nov
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Internet Explorer 8.0 Already Rumored

Have you recently made the leap of faith from the relatively-buggy Internet Explorer 6 to the recently released and even-more-buggy IE7? IE7 is Microsoft's latest web browser and promises better options and security. Although it has gone through its ... own controversy in recent weeks, Internet Explorer 7 is generally considered an advancement in Internet surfing. And with that said, there are strong rumors that the Redmond-based company has already begun working on Internet Explorer "Next," which should be ultimately dubbed Internet Explorer 8.0. Recently appointed Internet Explorer platform ... (view more)

Wed
25
Oct
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IE7 To Be Sent As Automatic Update

Now that Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) is now officially out, and Microsoft is trying to position it as a viable replacement for Mozilla Firefox -- but there are already some security issues with the new browser. One way Microsoft may be trying to ... "bigfoot" Firefox is by making IE7 an automatic update. Starting in November, computers with Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, or Windows Server 2003 will automatically receive IE7. (Source: pcmag.com ) From a distance, it appears that Microsoft is essentially forcing its newest browser onto an unsuspecting public. ... (view more)

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