Computer Realm goes Mobile
There are millions of mobile users and this number is only getting bigger with new mobile devices being released every day that caters better to internet usage. And of course, having the whole internet on a handheld device than an entire computer or laptop is probably more convenient. While Computer Realm is still young in [...]
Have an ‘Intense Debate’ now on Computer Realm
A while ago I installed a plugin to reply to comments which served its purpose pretty well. But as always, there is room for improvement, after the new 2.7 release, i was on the wordpress parent company Automattic‘s website where i took a look at their projects where I found IntenseDebate, which is basically an [...]
WordPress 2.7 – I like it!
If you have a blog on wordpress, you will probably be aware that a couple of days ago WordPress released an ‘all new’ version of wordpress. Version 2.7 is virtually a revamp since version 2.5 in terms of appearance and I must say I like the update. The theme has shifted from a blue and [...]
Netscape says goodbye
Formally dominant Web browser Netscape, now owned by AOL said goodbye to the Internet two days ago. Netscape which has gained countless amount of reputation over the years as an efficient and user-friendly browser is now longer supported to users. With its initial hype in the mid 90’s it has since fallen with Microsoft’s Internet [...]
Qtrax Launched
Qtrax is a free legal music ad-supported music service. A couple of days back I posted on Qtrax and it’s yet to release the first beta of its application used to download the music. A few hours back I received a mail from Qtrax saying their first beta has been launched. You might want to [...]
Legal Free Music Service to be launched
A new service named Qtrax is to be launched providing totally free ad-supported music for download featuring over 25,000,000 songs. A file sharing service which allows tracks to be downloaded from major labels including Sony BMG, Universal Music ad Warner Music. The service will be funded through ads displayed while downloaded songs are been played [...]
British Schools to stick with older versions of Microsoft products
The agency governing education technology in the UK has requested schools and educational institutes in the UK to prevent from upgrading to Vista and Office ’07. The obvious reason being the investment needed to upgrade to the latest versions of Microsoft’s products. Also with Office ’07 supporting different file formats it may cause software compatibility [...]
Google Toolbar users Beware
A bug was discovered in the popular Google Toolbar which opens the risk of allowing malicious software to be installed or data to be stolen from phishers on the user’s machine. The bug lies in adding the browser buttons in the application. Phishers could convince users to download an application from a trusted source like [...]
Malware strikes MySpace again
Recently the popular social network MySpace was ‘malwared’ again. The malware coding was embedded in the music star Alicia Keys’ MySpace profile page. Once the victim visits Keys’ page, the malware requests the user to download to ‘watch the video’. The program then installs malware into the victim’s computer. The link redirects to a well [...]
Beware of Skype hoax Trojan
Taking on a similar look of skype with its installer named ‘65404-SkypeDefenderSetup.exe’, once installed a user would see a similar convincing enough interface of Skype with minor differences like for the ‘sign in’ button. If in case the login credentials are entered it is sent to another server along with stored passwords from Internet Explorer’s [...]
