This update improves compatibility with a number of devices and fixes other minor issues, including:
The update is recommended for all users of iMovie ’09.
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A new iPhone firmware has come to the surface today, 3.1.2 update is ready for download.
It contains some bug fixes:
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What’s New:
- Fix a problem where, erm, you know… (it crashed… can’t believe it either)
- Revamped networking code, should now honor system proxy settings
Check out what’s coming soon for Tweetie 2 for Mac and iPhone: http://j.mp/bigbird2
Download or update
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Microsoft Security Essentials provides real-time protection for your home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software.
Microsoft Security Essentials is a free download from Microsoft that is simple to install, easy to use, and always kept up to date so you can be assured your PC is protected by the latest technology. It’s easy to tell if your PC is secure — when you’re green, you’re good. It’s that simple.
Microsoft Security Essentials runs quietly and efficiently in the background so that you are free to use your Windows-based PC the way you want—without interruptions or long computer wait times.
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This update addresses general compatibility issues, improves overall stability, updates the help, and fixes a number of other minor issues in Keynote, Pages, and Numbers. The issues addressed include:
- Reducing file size of images that have Instant Alpha applied
- Managing file size when inserting some movies
- Working with dates and durations in the Chart Data Editor in Keynote and Pages
- Exporting to CSV from Numbers when using table categories
- Improvements to comment notification and security in iWork.com Beta are also included in this update.
This update is recommended for all users of iWork ’09. For detailed information on this update and individual application changes, please visit this site: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3681.
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Yesterday, I have been browsing my Google Reader feeds, and I stumbled upon a post from the Chromium blog. The actual title was “Introducing Google Chrome Frame“. Since that was something I have never heard before about, I just had to read it.
Well, it turned out that “Google Chrome Frame” is a plugin for Internet Explorer (IE) browsers.
What does it do? It brings the Google Chrome’s web and javascript engine into the IE browser. Therefore you might be using IE’s user interface but under the hood you are running Google Chrome.
Google Chrome’s engine gives you all modern browser advantages, support for HTML5, full support for all Web Standards (100% on Acid3 test), exceptional javascript performance etc.
You can directly install the Google Chrome Frame plugin on Internet Explorer 6, 7, or 8.
Now, let’s see Google Chrome pwning IE in action:
The plugin is installed on an IE7, XP SP3 machine.
We are going to create a simple HTML file, which is showing the browser’s version (in Javascript terms, the User Agent string).
Here is the exact code:
<html> <head> <title>Google Chrome Frame test!</title> </head> <body> <a href="javascript:alert(navigator.userAgent)">User Agent</a> </body> </html>
The HTML page is displaying a simple link, which upon click it pop-ups a Javascript window displaying the browser version.
Let’s see what it does by default in IE7:
It is the default IE7 rendering engine.
Now, we are going to add a simple string in front of the http:// part of the page’s url, i.e. the result would be cf:http://…
The “cf:” triggers the Google Chrome Frame to be enabled for any site on the Web.
And the result is:
Yeap, this is it, Google Chrome engine powering the poor old IE.
Another way to automatically trigger the Google Chrome Frame is the presence of a special “meta” tag. Of course this is something that the Web developer has to add on a page.
So let’s go and that meta tag on our previous code:
<html> <head> <title>Google Chrome Frame test!</title> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="chrome=1"> </head> <body> <a href="javascript:alert(navigator.userAgent)">User Agent</a> </body> </html>
And now without including the cf: url prefix, the result is:
Chrome, or Google, did it again!
Now start adding the Chrome meta tag on your Web pages 
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Picasa 3.5 has just been released, featuring some exciting new features as well as many improvements.
Let’s find out what’s new:
Name tags (facial recognition)
Picasa scans all photos, looking for faces. Similar faces are grouped together, so you can start tagging with their names. You can then find all photos with one or two faces present, make collages etc.
Geotag photos / Places
You can now easily geotag photos using the new integrated Google Maps feature. Simply drag and drop photos onto the destination.
Import, Upload and Share at once
Now it is easier to star some photos, upload and share them with your contacts at once.
Tags / Quick tags
The tagging system has been vastly improved. Better tag management, bulk tag operations, quick tags etc.
Download (for Mac or PC)
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iTunes 9.0.1 provides a number of important bug fixes, including:
• Resolves issues browsing the iTunes Store.
• Addresses a performance issue where iTunes may become unresponsive.
• Fixes a problem where iTunes may unexpectedly quit.
• Fixes a problem syncing Podcasts in playlists to iPod or iPhone.
• Fixes a problem sorting albums with multiple discs.
• Addresses an issue with the Zoom button not switching to Mini Player.
• Improves application syncing for iPod touch and iPhone.
• Genius is now automatically updated to show Genius Mixes.
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Google Chrome stable version has been finally updated to 3.0.195.21, and is looking hot!
If you have just upgraded from version 1 or even 2, you will immediately notice that it is blazingly fast!
According to the official announcement, version 3 is about 150% faster (Javascript performance) than the very first release, and 25% faster than version 2.
On the user interface side, you will find the new starting Tab page quite more useful and customizable.
Moreover the all-in-one box (Omnibox) is now looking nicer with little icons.
And finally, you can now apply Themes on Google Chrome!
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