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• Internet Explorer 8 security features

  I just posted an article about Internet Explorer 8 security features . This is based on a recent briefing I had, but as promised, the IE team has published a number of related blog posts that might be of interest: IE8 Security Part III – SmartScreen Filter... Posted Jul 02 2008, 01:29 PM by pthurrott with | with 7 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, XP, Internet, Internet Explorer, Security, Cloud computing, Vista

• Yahoo! Mail opens to new domains

  Looks like you can grab @ymail.com and @rocketmail.com email addresses now from Yahoo! Mail, in addition to the standard @yahoo.com addresses: For many of you this may not be all that exciting (heck, if you are reading the Yahoo! Mail product blog it... Posted Jun 19 2008, 05:44 PM by pthurrott with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Internet, Mobile, Cloud computing

• Firefox 3 is finally available

  Over two hours after the announced start of Download Day, Firefox 3 is finally available. Gentlemen (and ladies), start your browsers. Spread Firefox Direct downloads Posted Jun 17 2008, 04:25 PM by pthurrott with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Internet, Mozilla, Cloud computing

• Firefox 3 will launch on June 17!

  Oooh... I wish I could attend "Download Day at Camp Firefox" next week, where Mozilla will be counting down to the release of Firefox 3. But since I can't, I will at least participate in the company's attempt at a Guinness World Record... Posted Jun 12 2008, 10:40 AM by pthurrott with | with no comments Filed under: Internet, Mozilla, Cloud computing

• Opera 9.5 now available

  I'm not personally a huge fan of the PC version of Opera, but this could be of interest... Opera Software today released to the world the final public release of its flagship Web browser, Opera 9.5. Opera's cross-device expertise, support for... Posted Jun 12 2008, 10:36 AM by pthurrott with | with 7 comment(s) Filed under: Internet, Cloud computing

• Apple MobileMe ... PC vs. Mac

  Apple’s MobileMe isn’t just a warmed over PC- and iPhone-compatible version of .Mac. It’s important for two reasons: Apple is jumping headfirst into the cloud computing market. (And confounding pundits who predicted they’d partner with Google.) Apple... Posted Jun 09 2008, 10:44 PM by pthurrott with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Apple, XP, iPod, Internet, Mobile, Cloud computing, Vista

• Silverlight 2.0 Beta 2 is almost here

  Dmitry Lyalin has news about the upcoming Beta 2 release of Silverlight 2.0 : Today during the TechEd 2008 keynote by Bill Gates an exciting announcement was made by the co-presenter Soma Somasegar: Silverlight 2.0 Beta 2 will be made available to the... Posted Jun 04 2008, 12:55 PM by pthurrott with | with no comments Filed under: Internet, Cloud computing

• Opera supports Google Gears in desktop and mobile browsers

  Opera sent along the following news today: Opera Software announced today it will support Gears in its desktop and mobile browsers. The inclusion of Gears in Opera's main browsing products supports Opera's vision of transforming the browser into... Posted May 29 2008, 12:38 PM by pthurrott with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Internet, Google, Cloud computing

• Questions and comments about Firefox 3, IE 8, the future of Web browsers, cloud computing, and how it all comes together

  So it's always amusing to me when the mainstream press tries to cover tech products, but I was particularly interested in this one since I'm in the middle of writing my own Firefox 3 review. I think that terms like "innovative" are thrown... Posted May 26 2008, 01:29 PM by pthurrott with | with 15 comment(s) Filed under: Apple, Internet, Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Cloud computing, Vista, Commentary

• Microsoft is failing to bridge, let alone dominate, cloud computing paradigm shift

  Sunday morning is one of life's simple pleasures. For me, it starts off with what is basically a triple espresso and the Sunday New York Times (via the Amazon Kindle, natch). Today's Times had what I think is a very insightful article by Randall... Posted May 18 2008, 11:02 AM by pthurrott with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: Internet, Google, Windows Live, Cloud computing

• Xobni for Outlook now available to the public

  I've gotten a few emails lately from people who are really impressed this Outlook add-on , which was previously in a closed beta: It's a whole new look at your email: Xobni is the Outlook plug-in that saves you time finding email conversations... Posted May 05 2008, 02:40 PM by pthurrott with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: Microsoft Office, Internet, Cloud computing

• Mozilla ships Firefox 3 Beta 5

  Mozilla just dropped me a note announcing the release of Firefox 3 Beta 5 : Firefox 3 Beta 5 includes more than 750 changes from the previous beta, improving stability and Web compatibility, providing platform and user interface enhancements, and resulting... Posted Apr 02 2008, 03:12 PM by pthurrott with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: Internet, Mozilla, Cloud computing

• Google Docs update adds menus, toolbars

  It's Office 2003 all over again, and in case you think I'm reaching here, that is apparently exactly the effect the Google guys were going for . The Google Docs Blog explains: Every so often, we hear from users that they have trouble finding a... Posted Mar 27 2008, 10:42 AM by pthurrott with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: Internet, Cloud computing

• Apple Releases Safari 3.1

  Apple PR continues the company's ceaseless exercise in hyperbole: The World’s Fastest Browser Now on Mac and Windows Apple today introduced Safari 3.1, the world’s fastest web browser for Mac and Windows PCs. Safari loads web pages 1.9... Posted Mar 18 2008, 11:38 AM by pthurrott with | with 25 comment(s) Filed under: Apple, Internet, Cloud computing

• Forget Facebook. The Web's platform is Firefox

  Mozilla CEO John Lilly argues that Firefox is the platform for the Web . He may just have a point. John argues that the Firefox platform is actually more robust and easier to use than "rival" platforms like Facebook, iPhone, etc. Unlike these... Posted Mar 17 2008, 04:15 PM by pthurrott with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Internet, Mozilla, Cloud computing