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The latest beta version of the popular chat client Yahoo Messenger was released yesterday and I installed it right away only to be hugely dissappointed

I had expected this release to pack in some more features along with a new interface which would be more refreshing and soothing. My second wish was fulfilled but only partialy as Yahoo did revamp the interface completely but to make it even worse than some of its ancient versions.The colour combination was terrible and the themes provided changed only the title bar and the color theme rather than whole look of the messenger window.

This version doesn’t add any new features I could find except for a new feature called “Forward offline PMs” which was not available in previous versions but nothing pretty significant.Also when this version is installed it resets many of your settings to default but thankfully I had my archive intact.One good thing that this version does is quicker sign-in, hence reducing the time to sign-in by a appreciable margin.

Hence not much has changed in this version except the interface which is to say the least intolerable and it forced me to uninstall this version right away and shift back to version 8.1.0.421 which seemed pretty refreshing! I would say save you time and resources and forget about this version and hope that Yahoo releases a much much better final version of 9.0.

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After a long wait Apple today finally announced the release date of its much hyped next operating system OS X Leopard which is October 26 2007.

Apple online stores have already started accepting pre-orders for it already.The upgrade will cost $129 for a single-user license, and $199 for five-user “family pack”.

This will seriously challenge the high prices set by Microsoft for its Ultimate version of Windows Vista. This new release has over 300 new features and various other improvements.

Here is quote from Apple Website :

“Leopard, the sixth major release of Mac OS X, is the best upgrade we’ve ever released,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “And everyone gets the ‘Ultimate’ version, packed with all the new innovative features, for just $129.”

Other new features in Leopard include:

• improved Parental Controls, aiding parents in managing their kids’ online activities with automatic identification of unsuitable content before allowing website access, plus time limits and activity logs that can be accessed from any Mac on a home network;
• the complete Boot Camp® release, previously available only as a beta, making it possible to run Windows natively on Intel-based Macs;**
• Web Clip, bringing anything that a user wants from a web page to Dashboard as a live widget;
• new Photo Booth features, helping users create animated iChat buddy icons or fun effects and backdrops with still or video images;
• an enhanced Dictionary with Wikipedia built in, allowing users to access up to date information on virtually any subject in a snap;
• a newly updated iCal with multi-user calendaring based on the new CalDAV standard; and
• an updated version of Front Row, making it even easier to play music or watch movies, TV shows and photos on a Mac using the ultra-simple Apple Remote.

How “good” this new release is will be a big factor in determining the future sales of the Macs.Microsoft can only wait and watch as of now to determine the impact that it will create in the OS share market which is currently ruled by Microsoft’s Operating Systems..

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UPCOMING ADSL BROADBAND SERVICE

ADSL is a booming broadband service and most of the internet users are going behind them. The prices charged for getting the service is also reasonable than the other internet access. This Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line is a globally adapted method of getting broadband connection. ADSL technology works with the support copper wire support.

The ADSL signal will pass through your standard telephone line. But they never interrupt the voice signal. You can download your favourite MP3 song within 20 seconds, tune your most favourite radio station through internet with stunning audio and also get your software from the net within minutes instead of hours. In most of the cases it has the speed up to 256 Kilo Bytes in uploading and up to 640 Kilo Bytes in downloading.

ADSL Modem with USB

Mostly USB ADSL modem is the only hardware supported for getting this type of internet access. It has a small box in which 2 connectors will be equipped on the back when you need power form external source. One connector is attached with your system and the other has to lead the phone line.

The reasons for selecting this type of broadband connection Read the rest of this entry »

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Yahoo has launched the web version of its popular instant messaging client Yahoo Messenger..

It is a flash based application but don’t expect to get all the features like voice chat, plugins etc. on the web version, though all the basic features have been included.

So say goodbye to downloading the application whenever you visit  a cafe or a friend’s place and find Yahoo Messenger Installed! Also MSN support has been included in this version as well.

Scope of improvement still remains and Meebo will certainly not be thrown out of gear as it still supports a string of chat clients which one can connect to simultaneously.

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So we have another security update for WP within a month of last update…

We have a security update release now available for both the 2.1 and 2.0 branches of WordPress now available for immediate download. This update is highly recommend for all users of both branches.

These releases include fixes for several publicly known minor XSS issues, one major XML-RPC issue, and a proactive full sweep of the WordPress codebase to protect against future problems. Many thanks to Sumit Siddharth and Alex Concha for their help with reporting issues in this release.

As an update to the systems issue we had last month, we have taken dozens of additional precautions with the servers and systems that run WordPress.org and they appear to be working well, despite hundreds of hack attempts after we publicly disclosed there had been a problem. We are also now aggressively monitoring all downloads for any changes or modifications, and we are confident the same type of problem won’t happen again.

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