I’m wondering whether it’s time to change the tool I use for drafting my blog posts offline. I’ve been using Microsoft Live Writer beta since it was released in mid-2006, which when it was released, generated a lot of surprisingly positive buzz in the usually anti-Microsoft blogosphere. Being a beta version, it’s not without its quirks – [...]

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I love Google Calendar, and I love my Windows Mobile Smartphone too, but synchronizing appointments between the two is, quite frankly, a pain in the arse. What makes it more complex for me is that I run one Google Calendar, but two Outlook calendars on two separate machines. If this seems strange, let me explain – my personal [...]

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IE7 has only been on release for a week, but Secunia are reporting another vulnerability along with a working proof-of-concept. This one is about spoofing the address bar in a pop-up window, and has the potential to be used in phishing attacks. With IE7 having been available in Beta form for a long time, there will [...]

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