Impressed that microsoft provided an antivirus for public use. Worth a try. My initial loading of the software didnt bring any problems. I used it together with NOD32 without any problems.

http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/

hmm just heard of the news that a game i used to be in has been shut down. Its one of those text based games where you spend about 5 minutes a day to maintain your character. Its free and the community is massive. Tiipsi was its name. I vaguely remember. The concept is good as it lets communities grow while there was a main theme to it.  Oh well. There was a sudden urge to rebuild it, but what the heck. Maybe later

Applications that are simple and have impressed us.

Songbird
Twitter
Google Chrome
Ubuntu Linux 9.10
Virtual Box
PPStream

In Dec 2009: A security flaw found in SSL that is applied on websites was noted. A researcher informed various companies but only Google responded. Flaw allows hackers to access cookie history and buyers information.

Companies that ignored or refused to comment: Hotmail. Yahoomail. Facebook. Amazon

In Dec 2009: Firefox tops bug list.

Firefox 102, Adobe Reader 45, Microsoft Office 41, Microsoft IE 30. As usual microsoft dominates top bug list?

http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10417785-245.html?tag=mncol;mlt_related

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10023958-83.html