Author: Aaron Zollo

The Newest Version of a Browser You May Have Never Used

Aug 11, 2008 | |

You probably are familiar with the common web browsers Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Safari.  You may or may not have heard of Camino.  The Mac only browser is based on the Mozilla engine, but tries to differentiate itself with simplicity and style.  In using Camino you will find that the pages appear as quickly as they do with Firefox 3.  The most recent update of Camino 1.6.3 came out on August 7th and boasts many new improvements and features.  They include toolbar search improvements, Applescript support, tabbed browsing improvements and it maintains its use of open source.  Check it out for yourself.

 

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Live Mesh, The Cloud brought to you by Microsoft

Aug 11, 2008 | |

For anyone familiar with online storage or synchronization of stored files. The soon to be next in line is Live Mesh.  Live Mesh has been around for a little while but is offered for tech preview as it is still in its infancy. Live Mesh offers online storage and synchronization with a nice interface and easy to use setup.  Currently the storage cap is at 5GB and allows a vista-esque style interface with the typical windows and folders.  You can upload your files for storage or you can have devices synchronize automatically when updated.

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Trouble Free Mobile me?

Aug 11, 2008 | |

Despite the many reports and Apple’s own admittance to the failure(?) of the Mobile me launch.  I have experienced very few shortcomings.  Every time I had the chance to check mail online or refresh email on the iphone, the service worked without a hitch.  In using the calendar I was as able to update my events and soon received the update on the iphone(By soon I mean within 5 minutes).  Although the term "push" has been removed from the Mobile me vocabulary due in part to refreshing in 15 minutes or so.

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Windows 7 to Begin Steady Stream of Releases from Microsoft?

Aug 6, 2008 | |

Windows 7 which is due out by the end of 2009 seems to be the beginning of regular updates to Windows. It appears Microsoft is taking a hint from Apple and its own past in how often a refresh should be due. So far Windows 7 is the only confirmed future of Microsoft Operating Systems. This is not to say Windows 8 and Midori are not in the works. As soon as 2010 which would be following the release of Windows 7, Microsoft may be planning a 2 year cycle of updates like times past. I must say that I agree this would be the best strategy for Microsoft.

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