Remember when Google announced that they were going to stop censoring search in China in response to cyber attacks against Google originating in China, then it turned out a vulnerability of Internet Explorer was to blame? Today, Microsoft released a ton of patches for every version of Internet Explorer from 5 to 8, across every version of Windows from Windows 2000 to Windows 7, to address that vulnerability.
Car mounts for GPS gadgets and smartphones are usually pretty costly, and they often only fit one device. DIY website Instructables features a simple guide for building your own that will fit virtually any GPS — and for only about $US2 in materials.
Most of us are anxious to make a break for it at the end of a long work day, but career blog Work Awesome reminds us that taking a few minutes before you leave to focus on the following day pays off.
One of the most-needed missing features in the Google Wave preview rolls out this week: user access permissions. Now, rather than everyone being able to edit everyone else’s blips in a total free-for-all, the creator of a wave can add users and groups and give them either full access to edit everything or read-only access. The binary choice is still too limiting, but GOOG says that “Reply only” access is on its way.
The great part about your computer is that — unlike you — it doesn’t require any sleep. Take advantage of your PC’s insomnia by automating time- and processor-intensive tasks while you’re counting sheep.
Windows/Mac/Linux: The oft-delayed but much improved 3.6 version of Firefox has landed, offering up faster performance, one-click themes, safer add-ons and plugins, faster fond handling and a lot more. Grab it now.
We harp on the importance of strong passwords a lot here at Lifehacker and for good reason, it’s important and most people consistently use terrible passwords. The analysis of the 32 million user password breach at RockYou certainly highlights that.
