Microsoft is planning to release, to the public, a preview version of Internet Explorer 7.
Dubbed "Public Preview" the release includes tabbed browsing, page zoom, tab groups, RSS support and improved printing support. The release is expected to be available by this evening (GMT).
Amongst the many new features, tabbed browsing will allow customers to manage multiple web pages within one session of a browser. Firefox, an open source rival, has long intergrated this functionality by default but now Microsoft is catching up this may lure many users back to the Microsoft browser. RSS is a heavy new feature of IE7 allowing users to "syndicate" feeds from various sites.
Microsoft is expected to deliver the final version of Internet Explorer 7 at the end of the year alongside Windows Vista.
Internet Explorer 7 Public Preview will be available shortly to users with Windows XP SP2 and a genuine copy of Windows.
Update: Microsoft have now released Beta 2 as build 5296, download below.
Download: Download IE7 Beta 2
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Monday, January 23, 2006
Mystery tech HQs revealed
Mystery tech HQs revealed
The company in this clutch of towers is Amazon.com, based at 1200 12TH Ave S, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98144.
Intel, headquartered at 2200 Mission College Blvd., Santa Clara, CA 95052.
The company in this clutch of towers is Amazon.com, based at 1200 12TH Ave S, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98144.
Sunday, January 22, 2006
PC viruses hit 20 year milestone
PC viruses hit 20 year milestone
Floppy disk, BBC
The first PC virus travelled around on floppy disks
The 20th anniversary of the first PC virus falls this month.
It was during the opening weeks of 1986 that the first PC virus, called Brain, was discovered in the wild.
Though it achieved fame because it was the first of its type, the virus was not widespread as it could only travel by hitching a ride on floppy disks swapped between users.
Now 20 years after they first appeared there are more than 150,000 malicious programs in existence.
Rapid attack
The origins of the Brain virus are disputed. It is thought to have been created by a Pakistani software firm to help protect the software it created and sold.
The virus was discovered in January 1986 but may have been written some time before that as it used a relatively slow method to travel.
The most significant change has been the evolution of virus writing hobbyists into criminally operated gangs bent on financial gain
Mikko Hypponen, F-Secure
Brain was known as a "boot-sector" virus because of the area on a floppy disk it hid on. By concealing itself in this region, the virus could ensure that it would be installed every time that floppy disk was used on another computer. The Brain virus is now extinct.
Although Brain was the first PC virus, it was not the first malicious computer program. That honour goes to the Elk Cloner virus written by Richard Skrenta which infected Apple II machines.
The term computer virus dates from 1984 and was coined by US computer scientist Fred Cohen.
Since Brain first appeared, the number of viruses and other malicious programs in circulation has grown enormously. Microsoft's Windows operating system is the favourite target of virus writers.
The growth of local computer networks, e-mail and the internet has fuelled this rise and now it can take only hours for a new virus to appear and infect thousands. There are also many different types of viruses that use varying attack types to infect machines.
The reasons people write viruses has also changed.
"The most significant change has been the evolution of virus writing hobbyists into criminally operated gangs bent on financial gain," said Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer at Finnish anti-virus firm F-Secure.
This week the FBI released figures which suggest that 84% of US businesses were attacked by viruses, spyware and other malicious programs in 2005.
On average, dealing with the attack cost US businesses $24,000, said the FBI.
Floppy disk, BBC
The first PC virus travelled around on floppy disks
The 20th anniversary of the first PC virus falls this month.
It was during the opening weeks of 1986 that the first PC virus, called Brain, was discovered in the wild.
Though it achieved fame because it was the first of its type, the virus was not widespread as it could only travel by hitching a ride on floppy disks swapped between users.
Now 20 years after they first appeared there are more than 150,000 malicious programs in existence.
Rapid attack
The origins of the Brain virus are disputed. It is thought to have been created by a Pakistani software firm to help protect the software it created and sold.
The virus was discovered in January 1986 but may have been written some time before that as it used a relatively slow method to travel.
The most significant change has been the evolution of virus writing hobbyists into criminally operated gangs bent on financial gain
Mikko Hypponen, F-Secure
Brain was known as a "boot-sector" virus because of the area on a floppy disk it hid on. By concealing itself in this region, the virus could ensure that it would be installed every time that floppy disk was used on another computer. The Brain virus is now extinct.
Although Brain was the first PC virus, it was not the first malicious computer program. That honour goes to the Elk Cloner virus written by Richard Skrenta which infected Apple II machines.
The term computer virus dates from 1984 and was coined by US computer scientist Fred Cohen.
Since Brain first appeared, the number of viruses and other malicious programs in circulation has grown enormously. Microsoft's Windows operating system is the favourite target of virus writers.
The growth of local computer networks, e-mail and the internet has fuelled this rise and now it can take only hours for a new virus to appear and infect thousands. There are also many different types of viruses that use varying attack types to infect machines.
The reasons people write viruses has also changed.
"The most significant change has been the evolution of virus writing hobbyists into criminally operated gangs bent on financial gain," said Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer at Finnish anti-virus firm F-Secure.
This week the FBI released figures which suggest that 84% of US businesses were attacked by viruses, spyware and other malicious programs in 2005.
On average, dealing with the attack cost US businesses $24,000, said the FBI.
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Google.com overtakes MSN.com in Alexa rankings
Google.com overtakes MSN.com in Alexa rankings
I see lots of people talking about Digg v Slashdot, but this seems to have gone unnoticed.
And non-techies say the Internet is boring ;)
Monday, January 09, 2006
Message Board Service Beta
Message Board Service Beta
Yes boards.live.com is almost ready to be used (i say almost, I personally don't speak Spanish ;).
Read more over at LiveSide.net
Yes boards.live.com is almost ready to be used (i say almost, I personally don't speak Spanish ;).
Read more over at LiveSide.net
Sunday, January 08, 2006
HA HA HA
>
> TEACHER: Why are you late?
> BONGANI: Because of the sign.
> TEACHER: What sign?
> BONGANI: The one that says, "School Ahead, Go Slow."
> *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
>
> TEACHER: BONGANI, why are you doing your math sums on the floor?
> BONGANI: You told me to do it without using tables!
> *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
>
> TEACHER: BONGANI, how do you spell "crocodile"?
> BONGANI: "K-R-O-K-O-D-A-I-L"
>
> TEACHER: No, that's wrong
> BONGANI: Maybe it's wrong, but you asked me how I spell it!
> *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
>
> TEACHER: What is the chemical formula for water?
> BONGANI: "HIJKLMNO"!!
> TEACHER: What are you talking about?
> BONGANI: Yesterday you said it's H to O!
> *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
>
> TEACHER: BONGANI, go to the map and find North America.
> BONGANI: Here it is!
> TEACHER: Correct. Now, class, who discovered America?
> CLASS: BONGANI!
> *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
>
> TEACHER: BONGANI, name one important thing we have today that we didn't
> have ten years ago.
> BONGANI: Me!
> *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
>
> TEACHER: BONGANI, why do you always get so dirty?
> BONGANI: Well, I'm a lot closer to the ground than you are.
> -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
>
> BONGANI: Dad, can you write in the dark?
> FATHER: I think so. What do you want me to write?
> BONGANI: Your name on this report card.
> *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
>
> TEACHER: How can you prevent diseases caused by biting insects?
> BONGANI: Don't bite any.
> *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-**-*-*-*-*
>
> TEACHER: BONGANI, give me a sentence starting with "I".
> BONGANI: I is...
> TEACHER: No, BONGANI. Always say, "I am."
> BONGANI: All right... "I am the ninth letter of the alphabet."
> *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
>
> TEACHER: "Can anybody give an example of COINCIDENCE?"
> BONGANI: "Sir, my Mother and Father got married on the same day, same
> time."
> *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
>
> TEACHER: "George Washington not only chopped down his father's Cherry
> tree, but also admitted doing it. Now do you know why his father didn't
> punish
> him?"
> ONGANI: "Because George still had the axe in his hand?"
> *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
>
> TEACHER: What a pair of strange socks you are wearing, one is green and
> one
> is blue with red spots!
> BONGANI: Yes it's really strange. I've got another pair just like that at
> home.
> *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
>
> TEACHER: Now, BONGANI, tell me frankly do you say prayers before eating?
> BONGANI: No sir, I don't have to, my mom is a good cook.
> *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
>
> TEACHER: BONGANI, your composition on "My Dog" is exactly the same as
> your
> brother's. Did you copy his?
> BONGANI: No, teacher, it's the same dog!
> -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
>
> TEACHER: What do you call a person who keeps on talking when people are
> no
> longer interested?
> BONGANI: A teacher
>
>
>
> TEACHER: Why are you late?
> BONGANI: Because of the sign.
> TEACHER: What sign?
> BONGANI: The one that says, "School Ahead, Go Slow."
> *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
>
> TEACHER: BONGANI, why are you doing your math sums on the floor?
> BONGANI: You told me to do it without using tables!
> *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
>
> TEACHER: BONGANI, how do you spell "crocodile"?
> BONGANI: "K-R-O-K-O-D-A-I-L"
>
> TEACHER: No, that's wrong
> BONGANI: Maybe it's wrong, but you asked me how I spell it!
> *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
>
> TEACHER: What is the chemical formula for water?
> BONGANI: "HIJKLMNO"!!
> TEACHER: What are you talking about?
> BONGANI: Yesterday you said it's H to O!
> *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
>
> TEACHER: BONGANI, go to the map and find North America.
> BONGANI: Here it is!
> TEACHER: Correct. Now, class, who discovered America?
> CLASS: BONGANI!
> *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
>
> TEACHER: BONGANI, name one important thing we have today that we didn't
> have ten years ago.
> BONGANI: Me!
> *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
>
> TEACHER: BONGANI, why do you always get so dirty?
> BONGANI: Well, I'm a lot closer to the ground than you are.
> -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
>
> BONGANI: Dad, can you write in the dark?
> FATHER: I think so. What do you want me to write?
> BONGANI: Your name on this report card.
> *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
>
> TEACHER: How can you prevent diseases caused by biting insects?
> BONGANI: Don't bite any.
> *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-**-*-*-*-*
>
> TEACHER: BONGANI, give me a sentence starting with "I".
> BONGANI: I is...
> TEACHER: No, BONGANI. Always say, "I am."
> BONGANI: All right... "I am the ninth letter of the alphabet."
> *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
>
> TEACHER: "Can anybody give an example of COINCIDENCE?"
> BONGANI: "Sir, my Mother and Father got married on the same day, same
> time."
> *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
>
> TEACHER: "George Washington not only chopped down his father's Cherry
> tree, but also admitted doing it. Now do you know why his father didn't
> punish
> him?"
> ONGANI: "Because George still had the axe in his hand?"
> *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
>
> TEACHER: What a pair of strange socks you are wearing, one is green and
> one
> is blue with red spots!
> BONGANI: Yes it's really strange. I've got another pair just like that at
> home.
> *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
>
> TEACHER: Now, BONGANI, tell me frankly do you say prayers before eating?
> BONGANI: No sir, I don't have to, my mom is a good cook.
> *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
>
> TEACHER: BONGANI, your composition on "My Dog" is exactly the same as
> your
> brother's. Did you copy his?
> BONGANI: No, teacher, it's the same dog!
> -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
>
> TEACHER: What do you call a person who keeps on talking when people are
> no
> longer interested?
> BONGANI: A teacher
>
>
>
Courtesy : NASA Digital Image Collection
The recently discovered bridge currently named as Adam's Bridge made of chain of shoals, c.18 mi (30 km) long, in the Palk Strait between India and Sri Lanka, reveals a mystery behind it. The bridge's unique curvature and composition by age reveals that it is man made. The legends as well as Archeological studies reveal that the first signs of human inhabitants in Sri Lanka date back to the a primitive age, about 17,50,000 years ago and the bridge's age is also almost equivalent. This information is a crucial aspect for an insight into the mysterious legend called Ramayana, which was supposed to have taken place in tretha yuga (more than 17,00,000 years ago). In this epic, there is a mentioning about a bridge, which was built between Rameshwaram (India) and Srilankan coast under the supervision of a dynamic and invincible figure called Rama who is supposed to be the incarnation of the supreme. This information may not be of much importance ! to the archeologist s who are interested in exploring the origins of man, but it is sure to open the spiritual gates of the people of the world to have come to know an ancient history linked to the Indian mythology.
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