Evening Tech Reading - tech
(hx) 03:28 AM CET - Jan,24 2002
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- Fight flaws with laws - The National Academy of
Sciences is urging lawmakers to hold software makers liable for security holes that lead to system
break-ins. And that's not all the group's calling for.
- Net Users Warned To Beware Sites With Scripting Holes - The failure of major Web
sites to fix an old but serious security flaw has prompted the Computer Emergency
Response Team to issue a new warning to Internet users: Self-defense may be your only
protection against privacy- and security-stealing cross-site script attacks.
- Send your photos by SMS - According to the research
house, the next-gen multimedia messaging services (MMS) market will be worth $10bn in
Europe by 2006. Nokia says that half of its handsets will be MMS-enabled by 2003
- Rambus To Demo 1200Mhz RDRAM - Rambus announced today it will
demonstrate the first PC running 1200MHz RDRAMr memory at the Platform Conference in San
Jose, California. In addition, Rambus will present a comparative analysis of memory
solutions. The analysis shows RDRAM is an excellent choice for high bandwidth PCs now and
in the future.
- Macromedia Flash 6 Beta screnshoots - If you love Flash - and I
know you do! - You will be interested to see some screenshots from the Flash 6 beta
(thanks ibelite.com) If you know
you way around the web or know the right people - you may even be able to find a copy of
it - The versions out there are expired but some people have been cracking them.
It's interesting to see some really cool new features. See Flash6 : Screenshot
1, Screenshot
2, Screenshot 3, Screenshot
4, Screenshot
5, Screenshot
6.
- Win2k SP3 SP3 Setup Error Message patch - A debug version
of Windows 2000 that has been upgraded to Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 (SP2), you may
receive an error message. This problem occurs because a registry key that is set during
the installation of Windows 2000 SP2 conflicts with the Update.exe install program.
Microsoft has released a script that you can run before you apply Windows 2000 SP3
that removes the registry key. Download now to prevent this error from occuring.
- Java v1.4 RC Released - Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition
(J2SETM) software is the premier solution for rapidly developing and deploying
mission-critical, enterprise applications. Version 1.4 builds upon Java technology's
cross-platform support and robust security model with new features and functionality,
enhanced performance and scalability, and improved reliability and serviceability. Version
1.4 advances rich client application development and provides the foundation for
standards-based, interoperable Web services that can be built and deployed today! Download
version for Solaris,
Windows or Linux .
- FlashFXP 1.4.2 Build 830 - FlashFXP is a powerful and popular FTP & FXP Client for Windows
- Easy Free WebCam v2.5.8 - With Easy Free Web Cam
you can have your very own easy to use web cam on the Internet. It's easy to set up and
run . You can alter the image compression to save uploading time, use easy setup wizards
for popular web space providers and alot more.
- SnagIt v6.0.1 - SnagIt
v6.0.1 has just been released. SnagIt allows users to capture, manage, manipulate, and
print images, text, and video. Users are given the option to capture an entire screen, a
window, or an arbitrary selection. SnagIt features support for capturing menus, the entire
contents of scrolling windows, DOS screens, and desktop-animation sequences.
- Easy CD-DA Extractor v4.6.1 build 69 - Poikosoft has just
released Easy CD-DA
Extractor v4.6.1 build 69. With Easy CD-DA Extractor you can make great-sounding
direct digital copies from audio compact discs.
- Opera v6.01 beta build 1027 - Opera v6.01 beta build 1027 has
just been released. This is an in-development, beta version of Opera. Opera is a
user-friendly, versatile, and fast Internet/intranet browser that also includes a
newsreader. The keyboard plays an integral role in surfing, which can make moving around
the Web easy and fast. You can run multiple windows, even at start-up, and special
features are included for users with disabilities. Opera supports CSS, Java (through the
Sun Java plug-in), JavaScript SSL (128-bit), TLS (Transaction Layer Security), and more.
- ObjectBar 0.95 - ObjectBar
is a brand new program that allows users to replace or extend their Windows Start bar. For
all users, it provides a faster, more powerful, and much more productive way to interact
with the Windows desktop. For Windows 98/ME/2000 users, ObjectBar could be used to have
the Windows XP start bar. And for Windows XP users, they gain the ability to have
personalized menus even when using the new XP Start menu.
- Ahead Nero 5.5.7.2 - Ahead has released a new version of Nero v5.5.7.2, though no change
log is available yet. Download mirrors: mirror1,
mirror2, mirror3, mirror4.
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