Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
December 25th, 2006
Technorati Tags: christmas, merry christmas, new year, Weekender
To all our loyal readers! Have a good one!
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New Opera 9.1 now comes with fraud protection
December 20th, 2006
Technorati Tags: browser, fraud protection, Freeware, opera, phishing, Software, Technology News, web browser, windows 
Opera 9.10 is launched today with an advanced fraud protection to protect users from websites that try to “phish” your personal information. You can view the demo of how the fraud protection works here.
The fraud protection is disabled by default, so remember to enable it after installation.
When Opera Fraud Protection is enabled, you contact a server at Opera every time you request a Web page. HTTPS sites are checked via an encrypted channel, while IP addresses on the local intranet will never be checked. The server checks the domain name of the requested page against live whitelists compiled by GeoTrust, and blacklists compiled by GeoTrust and Phishtank. Opera’s fraud protection server downloads blacklists directly from Phishtank, and sends a query to GeoTrust.
Well, this feature is in addition to the (old) features of Opera like its built-in bittorrent application, mouse gestures, email client, IRC chat client and many more.
I’m still a fan of Firefox but that doesn’t stop me from using Opera from time to time. 
Opera 9.10 for Windows Changelog | Download Opera 9.10
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Nintendo to replace 3.2M Wii straps
December 16th, 2006
Technorati Tags: console, games, nintendo, nintendo wii, technology, Technology News, wii
Nintendo will allow customers to exchange the old straps, which have a 0.024 inch diameter, for a beefed up strap that has a diameter of 0.04 inch, company spokesman Yasuhiro Minagawa said. The worldwide recall is expected to cost the company several several million dollars.
“People tended to get a bit excited, especially while playing Wii sports and in some cases the control would come loose from their hands,” Minagawa said. “The new strap will be almost twice as thick.”
The control wand is one of the unique features of the Wii, which Nintendo introduced as its counterchallenge in a fierce competition with the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
Source: Nintendo to replace 3.2M Wii straps
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Top 10 Scams Of 2006
December 13th, 2006
Technorati Tags: business, consumer advice, scam, technology, top scam
Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairs.com published an interesting article about the top 10 scams of 2006. Probably as you read along, you may think that the scams are ridiculous, but you’ll be amazed by the number of people falling for these!
The author concluded the article with the best solution to deal with scams:
The solution? Keep your wits about you, be skeptical and remember — trite though it may be — if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
Article link: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2006/12/top_ten_scams.html
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Latest Skype for Windows launched: Skype 3.0
December 13th, 2006
Technorati Tags: Freeware, skype, skype 3.0, Software, technology, Technology News, voip, windows
Today, Skype officially launched its latest Windows version - the Skype 3.0. Some of you who tried the beta version of Skype 3.0 should probably know the new features, especially the public chat feature. I like this feature a lot, as it reminds me of the good ol’ ICQ day - getting to meet new people and also stay connected with friends. Instant messengers like Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo Messenger still lack this feature, despite their popularity.
Well, enough talk I guess. Download Skype 3.0 here: Link
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Stikkit - Intelligent Post-it note!
November 10th, 2006
Technorati Tags: notebook, notepad, stikkit, Web 2.0, webapp
On first look, Stikkit looks just like an online version of a post-it note/notepad or an online note taking service like Google Notebook. But behind the good looks, this is a very intelligent version of a notepad!
I have to admit that despite owning a PDA, I can be lazy at times and miss out on what to add to my organiser and just leave it as a note on the notepad but Stikkit aims to reduce all this pain and trouble of manually updating your organiser by automating this process!
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Like - A Search Engine for Girls???
November 10th, 2006
Technorati Tags: online shopping, search engine, shopping experience, visual search, Web 2.0, Webtrends
Finally, a search engine built for girls!!! Still in alpha, Like find things that are similar! This might not sound cool to you guys, but it definitely is for us girls! Now we can get hold of items that look similar to a star’s accessory at real world prices =P
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ReviewMe - Cash for Reviews!
November 10th, 2006
Technorati Tags: advertisers, Earn Money Online, payperpost, reviewme, Web 2.0
ReviewMe is the latest service which pays bloggers to write reviews for them, very similar to other sites like PayPerPost and CreamAid. But I bet most of you guys here are thinking: “Yet another Pay Per Post service?” Is this going to be the start of a new era in blogging when blog readers can’t differentiate between a paid post and a post that gives the true picture?
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Gickr - Animate your photos online!
October 26th, 2006
Technorati Tags: animated gifs, flickr, gickr, Web 2.0
I used to remember using AnimationShop for creating animated gifs, and although the wizard made it easier, it’s still quite troublesome if you compare it to Gickr! This webapp animates your Flickr photos in like seconds, and the options are easy to figure out. Choose pictures from your Flickr collection/grab them from a tag search; choose the size and the speed at which it changes frames and voila…you have an animated gif:
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Final Firefox 2.0 browser to be released Tuesday - October 24th.
October 22nd, 2006
Technorati Tags: firefox, firefox 2.0, Freeware, internet browser, tech news, technology, Technology News 
October 20, 2006 (Computerworld) – The final version of the new Firefox 2.0 Web browser will be launched Tuesday, just eight days after the last review candidate for the software was released for public use. A spokeswoman for the nonprofit Mozilla Foundation, which maintains the open-source browser code, said the Release Candidate 3 (RC3) version of Firefox 2.0, which was posted for download on Monday has been doing well among users and is ready to be finalized as Firefox 2.0 for distribution. “RC3 is substantially the same as the final release,” the spokeswoman said. The final version will be branded as Firefox 2.0 and will be available for free download on its own Mozilla Web page sometime on Tuesday afternoon. “That’s definitely scheduled,” she said
Source: Final Firefox 2.0 browser to be released Tuesday
This is the news that I’ve been waiting for so long! Firefox 2.0 is finally going to be released this Tuesday (Oct 24). I know I can try out the RC3 version as they will be the same as the final release, but the feeling is different, if you know what I mean.
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