Monthly Archive for September, 2008

Don’t like the old Facebook…heres how to go back!!!

If like alot of people you don’t like the new Facebook, from the number of people who are friends with me on facebook who have joined groups like “I HATE THE NEW FACEBOOK” its alot, You will love this

My wonderful girlfriend called me on my lunch break today, and in a rather happy/illated tone informed me of a link to a facebook group which helps you get the old facebook back. From what she told me im not sure if its entirely permenet but if you really don’t like the new facebook its worth a go.

click here http://tinyurl.com/5fdpk3 for more information.


iPhone 2.1 Update Details

Just about to update my iphone :-S let see how it goes!?

Bellow are details of the latest update released today (12 Sept 2008) News of this update was aired in san francisco @ Apple “Lets Rock”

iPhone 2.1 Software Update

iPhone version 2.1 contains many bug fixes and improvements, including the following:
• decrease in call set-up failures and call drops
• significantly improved battery life for most users
• dramatically reduced time to backup to iTunes
• improved email reliability, notably fetching email from POP and Exchange accounts
• faster installation of 3rd party applications
• fixed bugs causing hangs and crashes if you have lots of 3rd party applications
• improved performance in text messaging
• faster loading and searching of contacts
• improved accuracy of the 3G signal strength display
• repeat alert up to two additional times for incoming text messages
• option to wipe data after ten failed passcode attempts
• Genius playlist creation


For feature descriptions and complete instructions, see the user guide for your iPhone at:
http://www.apple.com/support/manuals/iphone
For more information about iPhone, go to:
http://www.apple.com/iphone
To troubleshoot your iPhone, or to view additional support information go to:
http://www.apple.com/support/iphone
For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

Creating web site shortcuts with Google Chrome for Desktop/Quicklaunch/Startmenu

Goto the website you want to create a shortcut for.

In the top right click the little “Page” drop down and select “Create Application Shortcuts…”
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You will get this.
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Choose where you want the shortcuts and click ok.

Then celebrate your new Desktop/Startmenu/Quicklaunch icons.
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Google Chrome Carpet-bombing vulnerability found

http://buzzinh.geekfreak.co.uk/2008/09/09/google-chrome-carpet-bombing-vulnrabilty/

Google changes licence for chrome

Google has rescinded an article of the user agreement for its new browser, Chrome.

More here http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7597699.stm

Get your download of “Chrome” Googles new browser in BETA

Google Chrome, Click here

Google to launch Rival Browser to firefox and IE [Chrome]

Google has anounced that they will be realeasing a beta version of their new light weight web browser “Chrome” today, (Tuesday 2 September ‘08) for Windows based PCs with Apple Mac and Linux versions not too far behind.

“What we really needed was not just a browser, but also a modern platform for web pages and applications, and that’s what we set out to build,” Mr Pichai, VP Product Management, Google”

It looks like this could be Google’s attempt to try and and tople Microsofts dominance in the web browser market which currently stands @ 80% according to figuires on the BBC tech news site.

Take a look here (Google Blog Comic) for a little more. When i get hold of “Chrome” ill be testing it and seeing if it really is all that! (Hope so!!!)