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by Jerry Liao, Philippines

Mozilla Firefox--most vulnerable Web browser

Nov 10, 2009 18:17

What is the most vulnerable browser today? If your answer is the Internet Explorer, then you're wrong. According to applications security vendor Cenzic, the most vulnerable browser today is Mozilla's Firefox accounting for 44 percent.

Apple's Safari is at second with 35 percent, Microsoft's Internet Explorer at third with 15 percent, and in fourth place is Opera with 6 percent.
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Indecent proposal to bloggers on automated election

Nov 6, 2009 07:51

I came across this posting from Ellen Tordesillas' blog site. Allegedly, someone from Smartmatic sent her a letter offering Ellen to write about their services. In exchange, she would be paid based on the number of articles written.

Smartmatic is the company that won the bidding for the Philippine 2010 poll automation. Tordesillas is one of the more respected writers/columnists here in the Philippines.
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"Droid Does"--Will Droid do it for Motorola?

Nov 1, 2009 09:08

I remember my very first mobile phone. It was a Motorola, a bulky CDMA mobile phone with a rubber duck anthena and a one-line digital screen. During those times, we didnt' put our phones in our pockets because you just couldn't, owing to the size of it. We simply hand carried it or clipped it to our belt.

Motorola mobile phones evolved from that bulky form factor to become more stylish and fashionable. But with competition releasing newer and more affordable cell phones, the US company somehow lost its leadership and glamor.
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Sony recalls VAIO AC power adapters

Oct 29, 2009 08:59

Sony recently announced that it is recalling some 69,000 Vaoi AC power adapters after receiving reports of units short-circuiting, which could pose an electrical shock hazard to Vaio owners.

The exact AC adapter being recalled is the Sony VGP-AC19V17 being used with the company's all-in-one Vaio desktops (VGC-LT and VGC-JS2 series), and Vaio docking stations (models VGP-PRBX1 and VGP-PRFE1.

Check your power adapters and, if it happens to be a VGP-AC19V17 adapter, it is recommended that you stop using it and contact Sony for a free replacement immediately.

Better safe than sorry.

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Facebook changes homepage feed

Oct 24, 2009 13:13

I was surprised this morning to see that my Facebook page ((http://www.facebook.com/jerryliao)) was cluttered with updates from my friends. Updates like new friends, tagged pictures and more. Practically all friends' updates are displayed in the main column. What happen?

I tried checking the Web, only to find out that Facebook had revamped its homepage feed. Facebook moved the Highlights from the right-hand side to the News Feed view in the main column. Now, why would Facebook do such a thing?
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About Jerry Liao

Jerry Liao is an IT consultant in the Philippines who conducts seminars on various tech topics. He is a regular columnist of Manila Bulletin, a member of the academe, a system developer and a system analyst. He is a frequent fixture in press conferences and tech launchings, most of which are posted at infochat.com.ph. He loves to tinker with the latest gadgets and gizmos, but his most cherish possession are his children.