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Microsoft Security Essentials: the new free antivirus

Sep 30 2009 Published by under Software

Today Microsoft had launched the all new, much hyped, and most of all, free antivirus software, dubbed Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE). It is available for Windows XP, Vista and 7; in both 32-bit and 64-bit.

microsoft security essentialsLast June, Microsoft had initially launched the beta version, and responses are mostly positive. Even AVG Technologies stated that MSE is an ideal free antivirus for Windows users.

MSE replaces Windows Live OneCare (once a free antivirus which failed to capture the market) and Windows Defender (which only deal with spyware and malware).

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Lunascape, three major browser in one

Sep 01 2009 Published by under News, Software

lunascapeYeah you read it right. Three major browser in one browser. Technically, it’s a browser with 3 different engine. Here’s the equation:

Lunascape = IE (Trident) + Firefox (Gecko) + Chrome/Safari (Webkit)

Namely the world’s first and only triple engine browser, this of course suited well for web designers and/or web developers. I look at this browser as one of the answers for cross-browser compatibility problem.

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VLC media player go 1.0

Jul 14 2009 Published by under Software

Last week, I posted about Gmail stripped off its beta tag. Now it’s turn from open source community. VLC media player has finally hit 1.0 on July 7th.

No idea what is this VLC? Are you from the past? It is a open source media player initially written for Linux desktops, but later ported to Windows because its popularity. It also support a relatively wide range of codecs, including Ogg Theora.You can read more here.

By the time I write this, the download has reached more than 6 millions. That was around 13 download per second. Nice!! Now go add one more download to the list. Enjoy.

Rumor has it that they have ditched the old cone road sign in favor of a shiny yellow bulldozer. But I can’t seem to find it in their website.

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