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Don't panic? Windows 8 and the "ribbonification" of Explorer. When Microsoft first revealed that the Explorer file manager would be outfitted with a ribbon-style toolbar in Windows 8, responses were loud, passionate, and frequently negative.

Don't panic? Windows 8 and the "ribbonification" of Explorer

The company recently described changes that it has made to Windows 8's Explorer in response to the feedback. Apple.com - Apple - Webstatsdomain.com - Check stats for domain. Google (finally) brings Chrome to Android. Google is finally bringing Chrome to the Android platform.

Google (finally) brings Chrome to Android

A beta release of the increasingly popular Web browser was published this morning in the Android Market and is available to users who are running Android 4. The port includes Chrome's advanced HTML rendering engine and many of the browser's popular features. The Chrome beta is designed to run on both phones and tablets. The tablet version of the user interface is nearly a perfect match of Chrome on the desktop, including the distinctive slanted tab design. The phone version has a more compressed interface, suitable for smaller screens, and includes the standard Chrome features such as the Omnibar and application shortcut pane.

The gap between Chrome and the native Android Web browser has long been a source of confusion for users and pundits. In fact, the Android Web browser didn't even use Google's unique V8 JavaScript runtime until the release of Android 2.2 in 2010. Just how easy is phone hacking? Amid reports of the News of the World cell phone hacking scandal, many mobile users might be wondering if their own phones are vulnerable.

Just how easy is phone hacking?

How easy is it to hack someone’s phone? Despite the recent hubbub, the news is pretty heartening: with advances in mobile technology have come advances in mobile security. But not all cell devices are free from invasion. “No system is 100 percent foolproof,” said John Walls, vice president of public affairs with CTIA, a non-profit advocacy organization that represents the interests of the wireless communications industry. “Then again, the systems that are in place are very good and provide high levels of protection for consumers. Video On How To Hack A PC - Defending The Net.

Updated News On Hacking Video July 10th, 2007 It appears the company that originally posted this step by step video on how to hack a PC has a new procedure in place in order for you to gain access to the video.

Video On How To Hack A PC - Defending The Net

The page is still there and you can access it via the link in the next section of this article but now you must register prior to accessing it. The interesting thing is I registered an account a few days ago and never received any response or activation notice for my account. Path uploads your entire iPhone address book to its servers. Update #2 Path has released a new version of the app which asks for permission before it sends your address book to its servers and has blogged about the episode.

Path uploads your entire iPhone address book to its servers

Update #1. Scientific Blogging: programmable sheet self-folds into a boat- and into a plane-shape. Sign In | Support | Create Your Own Channel programmable sheet self-folds into a boat- and into a plane-shape.

Scientific Blogging: programmable sheet self-folds into a boat- and into a plane-shape.

About this Video Submitted By: Editor on June 28, 2010. iPad Necessities. 100 Incredibly Useful & Free iPad Apps. If you just dropped a few hundred dollars on an iPad, you might not have much left in your budget to fill it up with apps. Fortunately, app developers have already stepped up and created a huge collection of completely free iPad apps. Below you’ll find over 100 free iPad apps to help you get started. Many of them are only free for a limited time as an introductory special so you’d better grab them fast! If you like this roundup, it’s definitely worth taking a look at our all-new roundup of The Top 100 iPad Apps, in addition to our collections of 100 free iPhone apps, and 100 free Mac apps, both of which contain some brilliant software that doesn’t cost a dime!

ManyBooks.net - Ad-free eBooks for your iPad, Kindle, or eBook reader. TheNSAisWATCHIN. 60 Creative Examples Of Infographics. There’s more to progress than biology. Thomas Sowell. You're Reading the Wrong Vonnegut: Or, why authors' best known books are often not their best books. Posted by Patrick on July 20, 2011.

You're Reading the Wrong Vonnegut: Or, why authors' best known books are often not their best books

Freakonomics: What Went Wrong? Examination of a very popular popular-statistics series reveals avoidable errors Andrew Gelman, Kaiser Fung The nonfiction publishing phenomenon known as Freakonomics has passed its sixth anniversary.

Freakonomics: What Went Wrong?

What Turns an Idea into a Trend? Is the Tipping Point Toast? Malcolm Gladwell on spaghetti sauce. 50 Cool Search Engines for Serious Readers. The Internet has proven itself as a valuable resource for all types of readers, from collectors of rare books to tech-minded readers who shop, network and download books online.

50 Cool Search Engines for Serious Readers

But if you’re having trouble finding exactly what you need, whether it’s a book review, a book by a certain author, or a digitized anthology for your class at an online college for creative writing, you’ll want to use sophisticated tools that direct you to high-quality resources. Here are 50 cool search engines for serious readers and students. For even more great search engines, read our updated list. eBooks When you want to read books online, use these search engines to find free versions, PDF files and .doc formats.

Books to Swap, Sell and Buy Use these search engines when you need to swap, sell or buy a book over the Internet. Rare Books.