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15 tools for the Gmail addict

2009-03-30T00:42:00-04:00

(cnet.com) For the desktop
gBooks: If your browser's bookmarks folder doesn't do enough for you, this clever tool turns your Gmail account into a bookmarks server. It makes your bookmarks available to you any time you log in to your Gmail account from anywhere. ...Go to source

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Conficker time bomb ticks, but don't expect boom

2009-03-27T00:37:00-04:00

(cnet news) But security researchers say the reality is probably going to be more like what happened when the clocks on the world's computers turned to January 1, 2000, after lots of dire predictions about the so-called millennium bug. That is, not much at all.

"It doesn't mean we're going to see some large cyber event on April 1," Dean Turner, director of the global intelligence network at Symantec Security Response, said on Wednesday.

It's likely that the people behind Conficker are interested in using the botnet, which is comprised of all the infected computers, to make money by distributing spam or other malware, experts speculate. To do so, they would need the computers and networks to stay in operation.

"Most of these criminals, even though they haven't done something with this botnet yet, are profit-driven," said Paul Ferguson, an advanced-threats researcher for Trend Micro. "They don't want to bring down the infrastructure. That would not allow them to continue carrying out their scams."

To help clear up some of the confusion about Conficker, here are answers to common questions people may have. ...Go to Source

Writer's Bio: Elinor Mills covers Internet security and privacy. She joined CNET News in 2005 after working as a foreign correspondent for Reuters in Portugal and writing for The Industry Standard, the IDG News Service, and the Associated Press. E-mail Elinor.

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Beta Browser Shootout

2009-03-19T15:26:00-04:00

(WebPerformance) A recent test was conducted to compare the page loading performances of three browsers: Internet Explorer 8 (IE8), Chrome 1, and Safari 4 while Firefox 3.0 was included as a baseline.

15 of the top 16 rated english-language websites by Alexa.com (as of February 3, 2009) were chosen for the test. The websites used to conduct the test are listed as follows:

1.http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=test
2.http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=test
3.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBBcibQByNs
4.http://www.facebook.com/facebook
5.http://search.live.com/results.aspx?q=test&go=&form=QBLH&qs=n
6.http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/taxes/home.aspx
7.http://cgi.ebay.com/Test-Item-Please-do-not-bid-0749-2-19 05_W0QQitemZ6156056805QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item6156056805
8.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Duncan
9.http://raleigh.craigslist.org
10.http://www.aol.com
11.http://www.amazon.com/Spore-Mac/dp/B000FKBCX4
12.http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3886444
13.http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/04/voter.anger/index.html
14.http:///www.microsoft.com/security/default.mspx
15.http://celebrity.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=celebrity.risingstar

If you would like to see how well these browsers performed, check out this article at http://www.webperformanceinc.com/library/reports/BrowserSpeedReport/index.html

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NeoMedia aims to save 'old media'

2009-03-12T11:05:00-04:00

The Atlanta-based company says its mobile barcode-reading technology will breathe new life into traditional media by turning 2D images into 3G businesses.

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