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Microsoft to Unveil Official Web-based Messenger
Microsoft announced that it is testing a new web-based version of its popular MSN Messenger Service, similar to Yahoo’s web-based service. There have been several third-party services to offer this, but this one’s official and will hopefully provide seamless support for all features. The interface is quite cool.
- Link: MSN Web Messenger Beta
August 9th, 2004 
Tags: New Releases from the Mozilla Foundation
Firefox 0.9, Thunderbird 0.7, and Mozilla 1.7 have been released. Some changes I’ve noticed in Firefox: new theme and plugin system (old themes need to be ported), an “update” feature that acts like Windows Update for Firefox, and the new theme. I don’t really care for the new theme so much, but the old theme (called Qute) is available here for 0.9.
If only Thunderbird would support “posting” to a mailbox like Outlook/Evolution do. Overall, it’s an awesome product and it’s what I use as my e-mail client.
Keep Your Computer Safe
Every year more and more more and more malware goes around trying to wreak havoc on your computer. Here are some tools to help keep you safe:
- SpamBayes – A free spam filter plugin for Microsoft Outlook and IMAP/POP-compliant mail servers.
- Adaware – A popular spyware detection and removal tool for Windows.
- Spybot Search & Destroy – An alternative to Adaware. Now includes spyware removal, Internet Explorer integration, and real-time protection.
- Windows XP Service Pack 2 – If you don’t have a hardware firewall, the next best thing is the excellent free firewall included with Service Pack 2. Also comes with popup blocking.
- SpywareBlaster – Proactively blocks spyware, adware, browser hijackers, and dialers from being installed on your computer.
- AVG Anti-virus – A free antivirus program from Grisoft, including updated definitions.
Running OS X on a PC
Just saw a cool article on Slashdot about a neat utility called PearPC that lets you run PPC software (like Mac OS X) on your PC! It’s been reported that it’s slow as hell, however, but still a neat proof-of-concept.
- PearPC 0.1: Is It A Miracle? – Contains several screenshots
- Another Screenshot
Mozilla Thunderbird 0.6 Released
What a great way to start a Monday – version 0.6 of my favorite e-mail client, Mozilla Thunderbird, has been released. Find out what’s new and get it now!
Web Developer Plugin for Firefox
Wanda found a cool plugin for Firefox called Web Developer. It installs a toolbar in Firefox that allows you to alter all sorts of aspects of a web page, like dynamically modifying CSS, resizing, validation, and more. Very cool for the dedicated web developer.
Firefox 0.8 and Thunderbird 0.5 Released
Hot off the presses! Mozilla Firefox 0.8 (formerly Mozilla Firebird) and Mozilla Thunderbird 0.5 have been released! If you haven’t tried Mozilla yet, you might check out this article for some good reasons to make the switch. If you’re ready to download, here are some good mirrors:
This Just In – RealMedia Still Sucks
I found this humorous – RealNetworks files antitrust suit against Microsoft. Somebody should tell Real that the reasons nobody use their crappy video format is because people don’t like annoying, resource devouring adware with inferior video quality.
While we’re on the subject, Winamp 5 was released and it’s great!
Java to Release Web Application Development Tool
Finally, Sun is finally understanding one of the reasons people like to develop applications with Microsoft technologies so much – a decent IDE. They are working on a new tool called Project Rave which is set to allow developers to quickly create Java-based web applications like Microsoft’s Web Matrix.
Now if they could only work on making Tomcat less horrible to use…
WebSphere Homepage Builder
I found a neat WYSIWYG HTML editor on IBM’s web site called WebSphere Homepage Builder. By default, it writes code using CSS-style layout instead of relying on tables. And the best part: it’s available for Linux too! Too bad they misspelled “home page” 
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