How to hiding icons on the bottom of your screen?

How to hiding icons on the bottom of your screen?

By using this tip you can hide the useless icons on the bottom of your system screen (right end of the taskbar). Because some of the icons will useful for you on system tray area but may be others list of icons not useful for you so you can hide all extra icon very easily. Many programs that run in the background on your computer but you are not using regularly such as antivirus software, volume controller, backup applications. The system tray can get cluttered with useless icon, so you may not wants to display them on the tray.

To hide those icons that you do not use regularly, follow these steps. 

First of all right-click on the windows taskbar and choose Properties.

Here a new dialog box will appear with title "Taskbar and start Menu Properties" and then click on "Customize…"button that  appears on   lower right portion.

Now again a new dialog box will appear with title "Customize Notifications".

Under Current Items area, select the program that you want to change the behavior. On the right of the program name a drop-down menu appears for example "Always hide, Always show and Hide when inactive".

You choose to hide the program's Icon, when it is inactive, to always hide the icon, or to always show it.

Select the option you want and click on OK button, then again click on OK button to finish the process.

Firefox 3.1 beta2

Mozilla quietly released Firefox 3.1 beta 2 over the weekend. Strangely enough, the software has not been announced and does not include release notes, implying that it should be seen as a small code refresh towards the third and final beta. However, during our first full day of testing, we spotted several new additions, including a much-improved crash recovery, a redesigned privacy mode page and new options to delete portions of the browsing history.

We recently reported on a release candidate of Firefox 3.1 beta 2 on Mozilla’s servers and it has not taken long for the “final” beta to surface. Mozilla posted the software on its FTP servers this past weekend, but the installation file is dated December 5 and left us scratching our heads: Although it definitely brings the updated code compared to the recent beta 2 release candidate, it appears that the software did not bring all end-user features of the shipping version. Mozilla originally said that beta 2 will be feature complete. Since it tweaked the development schedule with a third beta, we now believe that there will be a few more features in beta 3.
The base of the browser remains the updated Gecko 1.9.1 rendering platform and an optimized TraceMonkey JavaScript interpreter that is turned on by the default (previous versions required a manual tweak to activate Tracemonkey.) The updated software also shows improved results in Acid3 test that measure how well a browser conforms to web standards. The new build scored 93/100 on our test machine, while the Beta 1 scored 89/100. Beta versions of Opera 10 and Safari 4 score 100/100, which makes them the two most web standards-compliant browsers on the market.

Click here to download Firefox 3.1 beta 2

Pictures of Mumbai Terror Attack

Samsung S3030

Samsung announced the availability of S 3030 primarily targeted towards pre-teens with an intuitive user interface. The handset comes preloaded with animated characters and themes.

To make it safer for youngsters, the company has manufactured it with bio-plastics, non-toxic paints and non-allergenic materials. The changeable rear covers can incorporate user pictures.

Specifications: -

Dimension: 94.7 x 45.4 x 17.5 mm
Weight: 85 g

Type: TFT, 65K colors
Size: 144 x 176 pixels, 1.9 inches

Type: Polyphonic, MP3
Customization: Download
Vibration: Yes

Phonebook: 1000 entries, Photo call
Call records: 30 dialed, 30 received, 30 missed calls
Card slot: microSD (TransFlash) up to 8GB- 15 MB shared memory

GPRS: Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge: No
3G: No
WLan: No
Bluetooth: Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port: No

Messaging: SMS, MMS
Browser: WAP 2.0/xHTML
Games: Yes + downloadable
Colors: Sweet Pink, Loyal Blue, Apple Green, Bright Orange, Oasis Blue, Snow Silver
Other Features

- Eco-friendly and non-toxic materials
- Java MIDP 2.0
- MP3 player
- MPEG4 player
- Organizer
- Voice memo
- Built-in handsfree
- T9

Children oriented features like fake call, SOS messages and SOS calls are also present in the handset. The handset comes with 15 MB of internal memory which is expandable to  GB through memory stick.

NASA's Shuttle Endeavour returns After Successful Mission

Space shuttle Endeavour and its crew landed at 1:25 p.m. PST Sunday at Edwards Air Force Base in California, completing a 16-day journey of more than 6.6 million miles.
The STS-126 mission featured important repair work and prepared the International Space Station to house six crew members on long-duration missions beginning next year. The new station equipment includes a water recovery system, additional sleeping quarters, a second toilet and an exercise device. During four spacewalks, the crew serviced the station's two Solar Alpha Rotary Joints, which allow its solar arrays to track the sun, and installed new hardware that will support future assembly missions.
Chris Ferguson commanded the flight and was joined by Pilot Eric Boe and Mission Specialists Donald Pettit, Steve Bowen, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, Shane Kimbrough and Sandra Magnus. Magnus remained aboard the station, replacing Expedition 18 Flight Engineer Greg Chamitoff, who returned to Earth on Endeavour after more than five months on the station.
Weather concerns prevented the crew from returning to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the primary end-of-mission landing site. In 7-10 days, Endeavour will be transported approximately 2,500 miles from California to Florida on the back of a modified 747 jumbo jet. Once at Kennedy, Endeavour will be separated from the aircraft to begin immediate processing for its next flight, targeted for May 2009.
STS-126 was the 124th space shuttle mission, the 22nd flight for Endeavour and the 27th shuttle visit to the station.
With Endeavour and its crew safely home, the stage is set for the launch of STS-119, targeted for Feb. 12, 2009. Discovery will deliver the final pair of U.S. solar arrays, which will be installed on the starboard end of the station's truss. The truss serves as the backbone support for external equipment and spare components.
Lee Archambault will command the 14-day flight that will include four planned spacewalks. Joining him will be Pilot Tony Antonelli, Mission Specialists John Phillips, Steve Swanson, Joseph Acaba and Richard Arnold, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata. Wakata will replace Magnus on the station as a flight engineer.

World AIDS Day

World Aids Day : -
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The number of people living with HIV is continuing to rise in every part of the world - including in the UK. There are now 33 million people living with HIV worldwide and 80,000 people living with HIV in the UK.


People living with HIV may find it hard to tell others about their condition as they worry that people will reject them, or they will experience prejudice from friends, family and colleagues. People living with HIV can also experience discrimination in their workplace, in healthcare settings (e.g., GPs and dentists), from members of their local community and through the media.

HIV prejudice is often the result of ignorance about how HIV is passed on and unfounded fear of becoming infected. Encouraging those around us to talk about HIV and find out the facts can help overcome this.

Around 95% of people with HIV/AIDS live in developing nations. But HIV today is a threat to men, women and children on all continents around the world.

Started on 1st December 1988, World AIDS Day is about raising money, increasing awareness, fighting prejudice and improving education. World AIDS Day is important in reminding people that HIV has not gone away, and that there are many things still to be done.

How include Flash in Blog : -

Flash is very attractive to use on web pages. Now read the following to learn
how to add falsh files on your blog.



At first you have to create a flash file and then upload it to any picture
sharing web sites. But now some sites offering free for Flash files (*.swf).


example : www.2and2.net



then add the following code to your site



Change the Height and width as you wish, and replace the (*.swf) direct link
from the picture sharing site marked in red.

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<object width="400" height="200"
type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.2and2.net/files/493102b7aa577.swf">

    <param value="http://www.2and2.net/files/493102b7aa577.swf"
name="movie">

    <p>Enter your text here to display.</p>

</object>



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As a result you can see the following

"Turn Off Computer" is missing on Start Menu

"Turn Off Computer" is missing on Start Menu : -
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When you click Start Menu, the Turn Off Computer option may be missing. This is due to a group policy / registry restriction.

1. Open Registry Editor by typing REGEDIT.EXE in the Start, Run dialog.

2. Navigate to the following locations:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer

3. In the right-pane, double-click the value NoClose and set it to 0.


Note : - Backup the Registry before modifying !!!!!!!!!

Increasing booting speed of Windows XP

Increasing booting speed of Windows XP : -
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Follow these steps to increase booting speed of Windows XP

1. Click on start and then click on "Run"


2. On the Run Dialog box enter "MSCONFIG" and then press enter


3. Shows the System Configuration Utility window
4. On System Configuration Utility window click on Start Up Tab
5. On Start Up Tab Click on "Disable All" Button and Click OK

'Screen Saver' tab missing on Display Properties

'Screen Saver' tab missing on Display Properties:-
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Some times due to spy ware or virus the Screen Saver tab on display Properties is found missing. But don't worry you have replace it very easily by following some simple steps.

1. Click Start button on the left Side of the System and click "Run" you will see a window like below

2. On the run dialog box enter 'REGEDIT' and press enter, The registry editor window opens
3. On registry editor follow the path on left pan

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

4. On the right pan right click on "NoDispScrSavPage" and click Modify

5. On the Edir DWORD Value window check the value data, change the value data to "0" (zero) and click Ok


6. After doing this right click on desktop and click on properties, now you see the Display Properties window like this

Taking Screen Shots on Windows XP

Taking Screen Shots on Windows XP : -
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Its very easy to take a screen shot. Just press the "Print Screen" button, which is usually located to the right of the F12 button and paste it to any Picture editing software like Photo Shop, MS Paint, Coral Draw or to MS office itself.

See one print screen sample below

Display the Quick Launch toolbar

Display the Quick Launch toolbar : -
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If you don't see the Quick Launch Toolbar on your taskbar, right-click an empty spot on your taskbar and select toolbars->Quick Launch.

Maybe the Quick Launch Toolbar doesn't show the icons you want. You can add programs to your Quick Launch Toolbar like this :

• Click start->all programs and navigate to the program you want to add
• right-click this program and drag it to the Quick Launch Toolbar
• you will see an l-shaped cursor where Windows will insert the icon when you release the mouse button
• after you release the mouse button, select "copy here"

Don't select "move here" because doing so will remove the program from its original location under all programs.

To remove an icon from the Quick Launch toolbar, right-click it and select delete. This will only remove the icon from the Quick Launch Toolbar, not from your computer.

You will notice pretty soon that the space on the Quick Launch Toolbar is fairly limited. To enlarge it, move your mouse pointer over the vertical dotted pattern just to the right from the Quick Launch Toolbar until it changes into a double arrow and then drag the handle to the right. If you don't see the dotted pattern, you need to unlock the taskbar first. Right click an empty space on the taskbar and select "Lock the taskbar" if there is a checkmark.

Note : - If you don't see this handle, you need to unlock your taskbar first

Enabling the hidden files and folders option in XP

Normally in windows XP, you can view the hidden files and folders using the path, Tool>Folder Options>View, and then check the "Show hidden files and folders" radio box. But sometime due to some spyware/trojan attacks, this radio box is unchecked automatically and you could not show the system hidden files and folders.

Follow the given steps to visible the hidden files and folders:

To edit the computer registry, first you should log onto your computer with administrative rights.

Click Start button and type regedit in Run option then press Enter for next.

Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
Advanced\Folde r\Hidden\SHOWALL

 

Now in right side panel, double click on the DWORD value "CheckedValue", here a small dialog box will appear with the title "Edit Dword Value".

To modify the "Value data" information as DWORD Value to 1 then click on Ok button to finish the process.

Now you can easily view the hidden files and folders using the path, Tool>Folder Options>View and then check "Show hidden files and folders" radio box.

But next time, if you want to disable this functionality then simply change the value of data box to old value.

Using Run box in windows XP applications

Executable Filename        Function

Access.cpl                Used to run Add/Remove wizard

Accwiz.exe                Runs the Accessibility Wizard

appwiz.cpl                 Runs the new add or remove programs wizard

wab.exe                      Runs the Windows Address Book

ntbackup.exe            Runs the Windows backup program

charmap.exe            Runs the Windows Character Map

Control.exe               Runs the Control Panel

Timedate.cpl            Launches the computer’s date and time panel

Devmgmt.msc          Runs the Device Manager settings

Cleanmgr.exe           Lets you play the Disk Cleanup utility

netstat.exe                View information about network settings

hdwwiz.cpl                Run the new hardware search wizard

Chkdsk.exe               Runs the utility that checks your hard disk problems

cmd.exe or command.exe   Both use to run MSDOS commands

Defrag.exe                 Run the Disk Defragmenter, which organizing files on your hard disk

Desk.cpl                    Launches the Display properties dialog box

fxsclnt.exe                 Use to  Runs the Fax Console panel

control.exe folders      Display the Folder option dialog box

control.exe fonts        Display the Fonts Folder option dialog box

freecell.exe                Runs the  FreeCell game

joy.cpl                       Runs the Game Controllers dialog box

mshearts.exe             Launches the Hearts game

helpctr.exe                 Display the windows Help and Support Center

hypertrm.exe              Runs the HyperTerminal application

bckgzm.exe               Run the Internet Backgammon game

chkrzm.exe                Run the Internet Checkers game

iexplore.exe               Run  the Internet Explorer

inetcpl.cpl                  Run the Internet Properties dialog box

main.cpl                     Help you to manage the Keyboard Properties

logoff.exe                   Shortcut to Logoff Windows XP

magnify.exe                Launches a program to magnify windows applications

conf.exe                     Runs the Microsoft NetMeeting conferencing program.

Movie projector

A movie projector is an opto-mechanical device for displaying moving pictures by projecting them on a projection screen. Most of the optical and mechanical elements, except for the illumination and sound devices, are present in movie cameras.

Projection elements

As in a slide projector there are essential optical elements:

Light source

An incandescent lamp or an electric arc light produces light. The traditional carbon arc or modern xenon arc light source produces sufficient heat to burn the film should the film remain stationary for more than a fraction of a second. Xenons were introduced in the 1950s and are now the more common source, being easier and safer to maintain for the most part.

Reflector and condenser lens

A curved reflector redirects light that would otherwise be wasted toward the condensing lens.

A positive curvature lens concentrates the reflected and direct light toward the film gate.

Douser

(Also spelled dowser.)

A metal blade which cuts off light before it can get to the film - usually this is part of the lamphouse, and may be manually or automatically operated. Some projectors have a second, electrically-controlled douser that is used for changeovers (sometimes called a "changeover douser" or "changeover shutter"). Some projectors have a third, mechanically-controlled douser that automatically closes when the projector slows down (called a "fire shutter" or "fire douser"), to protect the film if a failsafe causes the motor to shutdown. Dousers protect the film when the lamp is on but the film is not moving, preventing the film from melting from prolonged exposure to the direct heat of the lamp. It also prevents the lens from scarring or cracking from excessive heat.

End to Mars Phoenix mission

"Phoenix has given us some surprises, and I'm confident we will be pulling more gems from this trove of data for years to come," said Phoenix Principal Investigator Peter Smith of the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona in a statement on NASA's website.

The Phoenix lander last sent a signal to Earth on November 2. NASA says that colder temperatures, lack of sunlight and increased dust particles on the lander's solar arrays has stopped its on board batteries from charging, causing the instruments to fail.

Despite the news, Phoenix had operated two months longer than scheduled. The lander had been operating for over five months.

Phoenix was responsible for several discoveries on Mars, including the confirmation of the presence of water-ice, which had previously only been detected from space.

"Phoenix provided an important step to spur the hope that we can show Mars was once habitable and possibly supported life. Phoenix was supported by orbiting NASA spacecraft providing communications relay while producing their own fascinating science. With the upcoming launch of the Mars Science Laboratory, the Mars Program never sleeps," said Doug McCuistion, director of the Mars Exploration Program.

NASA officials will continue to listen for a signal from Phoenix, in hopes that it will phone home again in the near future.

Global Positioning System (GPS)

The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) developed by the United States Department of Defense. It is the only fully functional GNSS in the world. It uses a constellation of between 24 and 32 Medium Earth Orbit satellites that transmit precise microwave signals, that enable GPS receivers to determine their current location, the time, and their velocity. Its official name is NAVSTAR-GPS. Although NAVSTAR-GPS is not an acronym, a few backronyms have been created for it. The GPS satellite constellation is managed by the United States Air Force 50th Space Wing. GPS is often used by civilians as a navigation system.

Similar satellite navigation systems include the Russian GLONASS (incomplete as of 2008), the upcoming European Galileo positioning system, the proposed COMPASS navigation system of China, IRNSS of India, and DORIS of France.

After Korean Air Lines Flight 007 was shot down in 1983 after straying into the USSR's prohibited airspace, President Ronald Reagan issued a directive making GPS freely available for civilian use as a common good. Since then, GPS has become a widely used aid to navigation worldwide, and a useful tool for map-making, land surveying, commerce, scientific uses, and hobbies such as geocaching. Also, the precise time reference is used in many applications including scientific study of earthquakes, andsynchronization of telecommunications networks.

The first satellite navigation system, Transit, used by the United States Navy, was first successfully tested in 1960. Using a constellation of five satellites, it could provide a navigational fix approximately once per hour. In 1967, the U.S. Navy developed theTimation satellite which proved the ability to place accurate clocks in space, a technology that GPS relies upon. In the 1970s, the ground-based Omega Navigation System, based on signal phase comparison, became the first worldwide radio navigation system. The design of GPS is based partly on similar ground-based radio navigation systems, such as LORAN and the Decca Navigatordeveloped in the early 1940s, and used during World War II. Additional inspiration for the GPS came when the Soviet Unionlaunched the first Sputnik in 1957. A team of U.S. scientists led by Dr. Richard B. Kershner were monitoring Sputnik's radio transmissions. They discovered that, because of the Doppler effect, the frequency of the signal being transmitted by Sputnik was higher as the satellite approached, and lower as it continued away from them. They realized that since they knew their exact location on the globe, they could pinpoint where the satellite was along its orbit by measuring the Doppler distortion.

Yuvraj's another regal performance

In a memorable four-day span, Yuvraj Singh has banished self-doubts and embraced sunshine.

His second century (118) on the trot and 10th overall in One Day Internationals allied with some handy left-arm spin (four for 28) that crackled on a sluggish pitch, helped India defeat England by 54 runs in the second ODI of the seven-match series at the Maharani Usha Raje Stadium here on Monday. India leads the series 2-0.

Raina does a Jonty

Chasing India’s 292 for nine in 50 overs, England scored 238 in 47 overs. England was ambushed in the very first over as Suresh Raina’s ‘Jonty Rhodes’ moment — an accurate throw unleashed with airborne momentum — left Ian Bell stranded.

Opener Matt Prior (38) and Owais Shah’s (58, 78b, 8x4, 1x6) second-wicket partnership of 96 runs that stretched into the 24th over, built a sedate structure rather than a launch-pad.

Shah reached his fifty with a six off Yuvraj but the ‘Man-of-the-Match’ breached the partnership. Delivering wide off the crease and slinging it across, Yuvraj’s angle pushed Shah and Prior to their backfoot and as pads were ruffled and stumps knocked out, England was down for the count.

Belated sparkle

Skipper Kevin Pietersen (33) and Andrew Flintoff (43, 35b, 4x4, 3x6) lent some belated sparkle in their 74-run fourth-wicket partnership, which included a productive third power-play from the 33rd to 37th overs yielding 59 runs. Flintoff waded into a Harbhajan over with three sixes that melded power and placement. However Yuvraj scalped Flintoff and Pietersen as England wilted.

In the morning after India opted to bat, Stuart Broad scythed through the top-order on a pitch of variable bounce while the batsmen failed to recalibrate their bat-speed.

Virender Sehwag chopped one onto his stumps, Raina played a wee-bit early and Rohit Sharma hooked without getting used to the slowness of the surface as Broad enjoyed a first spell of 5-1-14-3.

Yuvraj, declared fit in the morning, was just strapping on his pads when Rohit started his walk back with India struggling at 29 for three after just 26 minutes of play.

Testing Yuvi, but…

Yuvraj shuffled out, touched the turf in a mark of respect and as he settled into his stance, Broad and Flintoff angled across a few short-pitched deliveries, tempting the pull to test the southpaw’s sore back as he tried to swivel.

Yuvraj (118, 122b, 15x4, 2x6) paused his back-lift and evaded. It was ungainly but he had taken a deep breath and when he exhaled with a four to fine-leg off a Flintoff no-ball and then slammed the free-hit high over mid-wicket, Mexican waves resumed in the stands.

His partner Gautam Gambhir (70, 76b, 6x4, 1x6) meanwhile tucked in to a half-volley from Harmison and when he cover-drove Flintoff through an off-side manned by four men, the 134-run fourth-wicket partnership off 136 deliveries, shed its wait-and-watch mode and galloped ahead.

Yuvraj then cut a fine arc skywards as he hoisted Paul Collingwood for six. Runs flowed as the England seamers tried to bounce him, hoping for a tame catch at short mid-wicket while Yuvraj kept hitting over the in-field.

Eventually Gambhir dragged one from Pietersen onto his stumps while Yuvraj fell in the slog after a splendid hundred, a knock that came after his unbeaten 138 at Rajkot.

Skipper M.S. Dhoni and the tail neither dropped anchor nor found their big hits but there was no denying Yusuf Pathan (50 n.o., 29b, 2x4, 4x6) as he struck two sixes in the final over bowled by Harmison and helped India finish with a total that looked improbable before Yuvraj took flight.

SCOREBOARD

India: G. Gambhir b Pietersen 70, V. Sehwag b Broad 1, S. Raina c Samit b Broad 4, Rohit Sharma c Shah b Broad 3, Yuvraj Singh c Prior b Broad 118, M.S. Dhoni b Collingwood 15, Yusuf (not out) 50, Harbhajan Singh (run out) 8, Zaheer Khan (run out) 1, R.P. Singh b Harmison 4, Munaf Patel (not out) 0; Extras (b-3, lb-9, w-4, nb-2): 18; Total (for nine wkts. in 50 overs): 292.

Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-15, 3-29, 4-163, 5-206, 6-239, 7-258, 8-261, 9-274.

England bowling: Anderson 6-0-26-0, Broad 10-1-55-4, Flintoff 9-0-49-0, Harmison 7-1-50-1, Samit 5-0-37-0, Collingwood 8-0-43-1, Pietersen 5-0-20-1.

England: I. Bell (run out) 1, M. Prior b Yuvraj 38, Owais Shah lbw b Yuvraj 58, K. Pietersen b Yuvraj 33, A. Flintoff lbw b Yuvraj 43, P. Collingwood c & b Harbhajan 2, Samit Patel c Gambhir b Sehwag 20, Ravi Bopara c Raina b Yusuf 3, S. Broad b Sehwag 22, S. Harmison st. Dhoni b Sehwag 6, J. Anderson (not out) 1; Extras (lb-2, w-6, nb-3); 11. Total (in 47 overs): 238.

Fall of wickets: 1-6, 2-102, 3-109, 4-183, 5-184, 6-187, 7-191, 8-222, 9-233.

India bowling: Zaheer 8-1-37-0, Munaf 7-0-31-0, R.P. Singh 5-0-49-0, Yuvraj 10-0-28-4, Harbhajan 10-0-45-1, Sehwag 5-0-28-3, Yusuf 2-0-18-1.

Critical Security Updates for Firefox, Safari

Apple and Mozilla have each issued updates to fix a large number of critical security flaws in their respective Safari and Firefox Web browsers. The Apple update, which brings Safari to version 3.2, is reportedly causing many users to experience frequent browser crashes.

According to an article Friday at MacFixIt, some of the problems seem related to several Safari plug-ins, including "Concierge" bookmarks manager, "PithHelmet" ad-blocking software, and "AcidSearch" search enhancement software.

Other problems with this update may be related to a new anti-phishing feature built into Safari 3.2 (Firefox and Microsoft's Internet Explorer have had this feature for more than two years now). MacFixIt and other forums suggest those having trouble with the Safari update should disable the phishing filter and see if that helps. If not, check to see if removing any installed add-ons fixes the problem.

While the Safari update fixes more flaws in the version built for Windows (all 11 flaws fixed in this bundle affect Windows vs. just four on the Mac version), I haven't yet seen any reports of major problems with the Windows flavor.

The Firefox patch is an overall "critical" update that corrects at least nine security holes in the browsers. The update brings Firefox 3 users to 3.0.4, and Firefox 2 users to 2.0.0.18. It looks like Mozilla somehow skipped 2.0.0.17, and Mozilla has said that its last update for the 2.0 version would be 2.0.0.19, which is probably due out before the end of the year.

Intel Nehalem

Intel's next-generation microarchitecture (codenamed "Nehalem") represents the next step in processor energy efficiency, performance, and dynamic scalability. Designed from the ground up to take advantage of hafnium-based Intel® 45nm hi-k metal gate silicon technology, Nehalem will also be the first to introduce Intel® QuickPath technology.

Now performance really does come "on-demand"

We've expanded and redefined what's possible for technologies to come:

• Dynamic scalability, managed cores, threads, cache, interfaces, and power for energy-efficient performance on demand.
• Design and performance scalability for server, workstation, PC, and mobile demands with support for 2-8+ cores and up to 16+ threads with simultaneous multi-threading (SMT), and scalable cache sizes, system interconnects, and integrated memory controllers.
• Simultaneous multi-threading brings high-performance applications into mainstream computing with 1-16+ threads optimized for a new generation multi-core processor architecture.
• Scalable shared memory of Intel QuickPath technology features memory distributed to each processor with integrated memory controllers and high-speed point-to-point interconnects to unleash the performance of next-generation Intel® multi-core processors.
• Multi-level shared cache improves performance and efficiency by reducing latency to frequently used data.