Xmarks Blog - End of the Road for Xmarks
This post attempts to summarize the Xmarks story: how we got to be the most heavily used browser synchronization service in the world and yet still find ourselves pulling the plug.
Microsoft Issues Emergency Patch for Windows Web Bug
As promised, Microsoft today delivered an emergency patch for a Windows Web server flaw that is being actively exploited by hackers. The fix addresses a vulnerability in ASP.Net's encryption that attackers could abuse to access Web applications with full administrator rights; decrypt session cookies or other encrypted data on a remote server; and access and snatch files from sites or Web applications.
OpenOffice.org Volunteers Cut Ties with Oracle
The volunteers behind the OpenOffice.org competitor to Microsoft Office have severed ties with Oracle and formed The Document Foundation. Oracle got OpenOffice.org with its purchase of Sun Microsystems. Under The Document Foundation, OpenOffice is called LibreOffice, and the break with Oracle is being lauded by the open-source industry.
Amazon Puts E-Books Everywhere with Kindle for the Web
A new Kindle for the Web beta from Amazon.com lets readers sample new book titles in any recent browser. Readers of Amazon's e-books can read the first chapter free and adjust Kindle for the Web as needed.
Taskbar Items Pinner Pins Anything to the Windows 7 Taskbar
Windows 7: Free utility Taskbar Items Pinner adds pre-defined or user-defined folders, files, and even web pages to the Windows 7 taskbar.
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