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Screencap from Xmarks pledge page
Last month, cross-browser bookmark syncing service Xmarks announced that they were shutting down. But, Xmarks just announced today on their blog that there may be life in the future after all.
Archive for category FYI
Oct 13
Xmarks May Live On…
Fake MSE
Be aware, there is a new malware/scareware/rouge-antivirus/whatever you want to call it. It is disguising itself as Microsoft Security Essentials. We have come across rouge antivirus software before that have been convincingly disguised as a legitimate Microsoft product, but this one is impressively accurate. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s official, Microsoft announced today that Windows Phone 7 will launch on November 8, 2010.
Update: Full keynote available at Engadget.
Great WP7 handset comparison by Engadget.
Oct 7
Dropbox Status
For those of use who use Dropbox for our file syncing needs, it, for the most part, works quietly and tirelessly in the background, making sure that our precious documents, pictures, and music stays synced between all of our computers. Dropbox is pretty stable, but like all online services, Dropbox will hiccup now and again. If you notice that Dropbox isn’t syncing correctly, you can check out Dropbox’s status page called DropboxOps, which shows the current status of both the Dropbox client and web interfaces. Dropbox also maintains a twitter account for updates on Dropbox status.
Ok, this isn’t really IT related, but it is something that drives me nuts – ridiculously loud commercials. This past Wednesday the Senate unanimously passed a bill that will require TV commercials to be the same volume as the programs they interrupt. Somewhat IT related, hopefully this also translates to online TV programming (Hulu, etc.) which is becoming a more prevalent alternative to traditional Cable or Satellite broadcasting.