Why Firefox keeps on releasing new version?

Monday 18 April 2005 @ 6:25 pm

Ever wonder why I strongly recommend Firefox and why it releases newer version so frequently? Is it unsafe or what?

Now let me give you some idea why a software releases a newer version. The following are some of the reasons:-

  • Fix security flaw(s).
  • Fix software bug(s).
  • Come with extra feature(s).
  • Come with enhanced feature(s).

One thing for sure, a newer version should preform better than the previous one (otherwise why release? ;) ). No software is perfectly coded, no software has no bug and no software has zero flaw. That’s why we always see a newer version is introduced from time to time.

In other words, Firefox releases newer version so frequently, is basically to avoid the newly discovered security flaw to be exploited. That’s why as soon as they discover any flaw or bug, they patch it almost immediately (Not like IE, they seem patching it only after a serious exploitation has been taken part. :( ). Ok, my purpose here is not to say bad things about IE, I will only tell you how good Firefox is. :)

Read this article, if you have questions regarding Firefox latest release like the following:-

  • Explain what is included in Firefox 1.0.3 and Mozilla 1.7.7 and what prompted these releases?
  • Have there been any known exploits of the bugs patched in Firefox 1.0.3?
  • How often will you release updates?
  • Should everyone download the update, and if so, how?
  • With the growth in Firefox market share, are you becoming a bigger target for hackers?
  • Traditional software companies take much longer to issue updates, how are you able to turn them around so quickly?

Tell you frankly, Firefox will only become better and better with the help of strong community of developers. :)




Go mobile with 64-bit Technology !!

Monday 18 April 2005 @ 1:28 pm

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) leaded the desktop processors to 64-bit technology last year and now they are going to lead the laptop processors industry to 64-bit with their new Turion64 mobile processor.

AMD Turion64 Mobile

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) will take a headstart and a chance for the lead in the 64-bit mobile CPU market with its forthcoming Turion 64, as Intel will not launch its 64-bit mobile CPU until the second quarter of 2006……

In addition, Microsoft will release its Windows XP 64-bit edition this quarter (due in April) AMD Turion 64 should be the only standard to support the version before the availability of Intel’s 64-bit mobile CPU.

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FireFox 1.0.3 Released !!

Saturday 16 April 2005 @ 12:50 pm

Hey guys,

Get the latest FireFox 1.0.3 now.
You can always check your current FireFox version:
From the function bar at the top of FireFox, Click Help > About Mozilla FireFox

There are some new security fixes and process fixes in this latest version.
Get the most secure and reliable version now !! :)




SapiensBryan.com Finally Mine !!

Friday 15 April 2005 @ 12:56 pm

Hi everyone,

I’m so glad finally i got my own domain name, sapiensbryan.com.
I bought it just because I hope I can own something that really belongs to me (unless there is another blogger named “sapiensbryan” :D ).

Before I used www.sapiensbryan.com as my blog’s domain name, www.wisewit.com was the domain for my blog. I felt it’s better to use my original nick as the domain name for the sake of easy to remember, though “sapiensbryan” is a bit longer. :p

As you can notice, when you type www.wisewit.com into your web browser address bar and hit Enter, you will be directed to www.sapiensbryan.com. I will still remain this redirection for 1 month, just in case some readers do not know about this Site Update.

www.sapiensbryan.com is my one and only blog, you can safely forget about www.wisewit.com because this domain name will not be used after 1 month.

So, please bookmark www.sapiensbryan.com by pressing “CTRL + D” while you are browsing the main page.

Note:
From now onwards, remember only www.sapiensbryan.com. :)



Intel Gonna Ship Dual Core Too

Wednesday 13 April 2005 @ 1:54 pm

Just a few days after AMD announced the shipment of their Dual Core processor, Intel is up to the challenge by announcing they are going to ship their first Dual Core processor, Pentium Extreme Edition 840 processor, ahead of an official launch, which is expected to take place soon.

Pentium Dual Core

“The launch will be in the immediate future,” said Abhi Talwalkar, vice president and general manager of Intel’s Digital Enterprise Group, speaking with reporters at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in Taipei. He said Intel’s dual-core announcement was “imminent.”

AMD is likely to be the first with the launch of its dual-core Opteron processors expected on April 21. However, Talwalkar declined to comment on when exactly Intel plans to officially launch the Pentium Extreme Edition 840.

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Come, Take A Phishing IQ Test !

Wednesday 13 April 2005 @ 2:27 am

Have you heard about phishing? Not fishing, ok!

  • If your answer is NO, you might need to read this and this for more information about phishing.

Ok, here I give you some basic knowledge about phishing. Phishing is some sort of scam through email to cheat Internet user for their confidential information like credit card number, bank account number etc. We often receive emails asking us to update our bank account or re-verify our confidential information in some service we subscribed, such as eBay, amazon etc. Some of these emails are legit, some are not. Usually in those fraud phishing emails, you will find some links which might lead you to another similar page of the service you have subscribed. Once you key-in your confidential data in the fake website from the fraud email, identity theft might use it for unlawful activities, like credit card fraud.

  • If your answer is YES, then you might want to test yourself to see how much you know about phishing.

The following links are Phishing IQ Tests, provided by MailFrontier.

Test yourself about US phishing.

Test yourself about UK phishing.

By the way, I took the US test and manage to get 8 correct out of 10, 80% for US Test. I should have done it carefully and read the entire email for each question. I was in a rush and did that test in less than 5 minutes.

US Phishing Test

In real life, we should take it very seriously, instead of just glancing through suspicious emails because phishing scam has become more serious nowadays, we should be aware of it all the time.

Note: Feel free to drop me a message or two here, in case you find any difficulty understanding the explanation provided after the test. I’ll try to explain it to you. :)





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