One of the things I find most fascinating about technology is old-school, military-industrial complex style R&D. Research and Development differs from even the coolest and most innovative products that tech companies come out with because their commercial products are expected to turn a profit, R&D products don't have that expectation though they're supposed to have … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2010
Arrr, matey! Avast! 5 launches today!
Avast is by far my favorite antivirus application. I firmly believe that every home user should be using its free antivirus engine. In fact, I have never had to clean up a machine from a malware/virus infection that was running Avast! and I have cleaned up a large number of machines. None of those machines leave my service without having Avast! installed. It just works well. It … [Read more...]
Kiva, FINCA, and Kickstarter – Invest To Make A Difference
Although it's a tough argument in a recession, some people are looking for an opportunity to invest. Some times, it's not about making money or earning interest with your money, but instead it's about doing good. Kiva, FINCA, Kickstarter, and more websites can provide this option if you'd like to make a difference in your community or around the world. Kickstarter Kickstarter … [Read more...]
Aptana Studio – An IDE for Web Development
Aptana Studio is an IDE, Integrated Development Environment, that specializes in making it easier for web developers to organize and find resources for their projects. Microsoft's Visual Studio and Eclipse are two popular examples of IDEs. Aptana provides a lot of the same type of functionality the Visual Studio does, but specializing in web development. Aptana, now at version … [Read more...]
Adobe Releases 9.3 for Adobe Reader and Acrobat
Adobe held good on their word and released a patch for Adobe Reader and Acrobat, bringing them up to version 9.3, to patch a serious exploit with the Javascript engine inside of Reader and Acrobat. This is the the third time the Javascript engine has been exploited leading many people to disable it completely. For information on how to disable Javascript inside Adobe Reader and … [Read more...]