It would seem that there are gangs everywhere, even on the web. I thought this article might interest some people, although I am not really shocked, I do hope this type of trend can be avoided in some way. I also find that I have a greater appreciation for both the security software designers job and for the web site designers / administrators who must take this kind of thing into account. Not to mention normal users like myself who just want a fun tool to work with. A silent war is rag...

Due to the upcoming (this Sunday - March 11, 2007) daylight savings time observance changes, I thought it prudent to post a link to the Microsoft page that has information and an interactive download wizard to help users update their Windows operating systems and calendaring applications. No sense in being late to a meeting if it could have been avoided. There is not much else to add.

After wondering about whether Adobe would offer Vista patches to the current Adobe CS2 programs with Adobe CS3 so close to release, some light has been brought to the subject. Unfortunately, the light will be in the form of the new Creative Suite 3 for many of the Adobe point programs like Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere, etc. You can use the main link to go to the support site, where you will see a link for a '.pdf' file addressing the question of Adobe products and Vista sup...

"For the first time ever, Adobe is delivering a widely available Photoshop CS3 beta to enable customers to more easily transition to the latest hardware platforms, particularly Apple's new Intel based systems. The beta is available as a Universal Binary for the Macintosh platform as well for Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista computers, with the final shipping release of Adobe Photoshop CS3 planned for spring 2007." "The Photoshop CS3 beta is available in English only but to Photoshop CS2...

For those who do not want to be locked into Apple's proprietary hardware, 'Zune' devices have now been released to retail stores. These look like very nice devices for music, pictures, and video. They are also reported to play nice with both Microsoft and Apple files. I feel like I may regret purchasing an iPod, now that my freedom has been shown to be limited - but that is a personal issue. You can read more by clicking the link below. "Let music fill the air" - Grateful Dead.

"As Windows Vista hits the Release to Manufacturing milestone, Microsoft looks back at what it took to build the most heavily tested, highest quality and most secure operating system in the company’s history." While we have all heard the hype, I thought it would still be relevant to this community to post the article link. It looks like the 'pudding' is being prepared for 'proofing'.

OneCare Live now offers a beta version (1.5) for download, install and use. Following is some of the content of an e-mail that MS has extended forwarding rights to: Frequently Asked Questions:   What is Windows Live OneCare? An all-in-one PC care service that’s always on, helping provide persistent protection against viruses, hackers, and other threats, and helping keep your PC tuned up and your important documents backed up. What Windows Live OneCare ...

Since I have not seen anyone else post the download link, I thought some might be interested. The link below will take you to the download page for Vista RC2, which is currently available. I recommend using the Akamai download manager link. Note - this is for 32-bit version. [Edit - they have added the 64-bit as well]

I thought it might be good to start a thread for brainstorming ideas on features wanted in ObjectDock to give the developers some idea of what users want. Whether it is possible to implement is another story, but this is brainstorming after all. I would like to see the addition of the following: 1 - Virtual/Dynamic Folder support 2 - Distance adjustment for 'Alignment' on top of the one for 'Position', allowing for adjustments in both the 'X' and 'Y' axis simultaneously. What would y...

For those of you who want to play around with the 3D scene rendering program known as "Bryce", it is available for a short time as a free download from Download.com. Use the link below. I recommend this for anyone who wants to see what the 3D rendering softwares are like. It is a very fun program to play around with. Note - there is quite a bit of information and tutorials available for this version at the DAZ site WWW Link DAZ has also indicated that the new Bryce 6 will only be avai...

I do not know if this has been posted yet or not, but it would seem that Microsoft has discovered the need to rethink the current display driver model that is due to ship with Vista, which may require users to invest in a new graphics card in the near future. As one who owns a notebook and who knows the lag time between release to manufacturers and public availability of a notebook graphics card (if available in the correct form factor at all), I find myself wondering about the viability of t...

For those like myself who can use all the help they can get creating icons, Axialis has released the newest version of IconWorkshop in version 6. "IconWorkshop loads, creates, edits, saves Vista® icons. Microsoft® Vista®, the next version of Windows to arrive, includes a new PNG compressed icon format". Current owners can use the Help > Online updates link in the program to access the upgrade, which also includes a link to free "Image Objects" which makes creating icons easy and fun for...

I did not see any posts for this one, and it works well with Spybot (1.4 was posted). For those interested and who do not yet have the new version, you can download here Link Ad-Aware and Spybot, paired with a good Firewall and Anti-Virus make for improved functionality and peace of mind.