Steam, the immensely popular digital video game distributor, announces in a news release this afternoon that it has made some changes to its behind-the-scenes code, server and client side, to optimize downloads. The new content system is designed to do two things: deliver better download rates in more places around the world, and also to simply streamline the publishing process … [Read more...]
Google Updates Android Market – Brings Books, Movies, and a New Interface
The Google Mobile Blog announced a coming update to the Android Market for Android phones 2.2 and higher. The interface looks much more functional and flexible than any previous iteration of the Market. In addition to the new interface, the US will now be able to rent movies or purchase books when the update is rolled out in the coming weeks. You'll be able to download the … [Read more...]
Use Sophos’ Free Anti-Rootkit Software To Finish Cleaning Up A PC
In the increasingly complicated battle against malware, it's helpful to have access to as many useful tools as you can get your hands on. That's why I'd recommend adding the free Sophos Anti-Rootkit tool to your toolkit. In addition to MalwareBytes and the recently mentioned TDSSKiller, running a scan with this utility is just another test to run to make sure you don't have … [Read more...]
I Bet Your Adobe Flash Is Out of Date – Version 10.3.181.34 Released
All bets are off if you're using Google Chrome though! :-) Adobe has released version 10.3.181.34 of Adobe Flash today. You can see what version of Adobe Flash you currently have running with an Adobe Knowledge Base article. Remember that each browser could be using a different version of Adobe Flash and you'll need to check and update each one. … [Read more...]
WordPress 3.2 Checks That Your Browser Is Up To Date With Browse Happy
Listed under the Enhanced Browser Compatibility section of the version 3.2 entry in the WordPress Codex, I didn't notice the browser check until updating a different WordPress site from another computer with Firefox 4. After updating to WordPress 3.2, a message appeared on the Dashboard to inform me my browser is out of date. … [Read more...]