Mozilla slaps band-aid on 11 Firefox flaws
Mozilla has joined this week’s patchapalooza with the release of a Firefox update to fix 11 documented security vulnerabilities. Six of the 11 issues are in advisories rated “critical” because of the risk of code execution attacks that could allow hackers to take complete control of a compromised machine.
Need to Know: Google Wave
Google Wave is an important new web platform, and it presents a credible threat to Microsoft's online efforts. Here's what you need to know about Google Wave.
Look Ma, I created a botnet!
The abstract concepts of "botnet" and "Trojan" just became a lot more concrete for me. In less than an hour on Thursday, I was able to use programs readily available on the Internet underground for as little as $300 to infect several Windows clients and take complete control of them in a test environment.
6 multiclient IM apps to chat about
A variety of multiclient instant-messaging services have cropped up that allow users to communicate with each other over the Web. Some can be downloaded onto your desktop, while others can be accessed on the Internet. In either case, they're worth trying out, if you want to enjoy a fine experience communicating with your friends.
A users' guide to personalizing your Facebook URL
It really shouldn't be this much of a media sensation, but let's face it: Everybody's talking about how Facebook is finally letting members reserve vanity URLs, letting them customize the Web addresses that lead to their profiles. The feature goes live at 12:01 a.m. EDT on Saturday (9:01 p.m. PDT on Friday) and already, the pundits are going mad.
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