“Paul Thurrott has posted a review of Mac OS X ‘Tiger’ on his SuperSite for Windows. He gives it a score of 4 out of 5. Interesting to get a Microsoft Windows journalist’s take on Tiger, especially one as hardcore as Thurrott. In the article, he actually confesses that he has ‘been a Mac fan [his] entire life.’ Interesting, considering some of his criticism of Apple’s work in the past.” Allow me to make a confession that may surprise you. I’ve been a Mac fan my entire life. Back in 1987, when my house burned down after a Christmas tree mishap...

Firefox 1.0.3 is a security update that is part of our ongoing program to provide a safe Internet experience for our customers. We recommend that all users upgrade to this latest version. Here’s what’s new in Firefox 1.0.3: * Several security fixes. * Fix to improve update process. MFSA 2005-33 Javascript “lambda” replace exposes memory contents MFSA 2005-34 javascript: PLUGINSPAGE code execution MFSA 2005-35 Showing blocked javascript: popup uses wrong privilege context MFSA 2005-36 Cross-site scripting through global scope pollution MFSA 2005-37 Code execution...

It seems the release date of GMail is coming closer and closer: GMail is now available in other languages than English. English is just another language… Use Gmail in the language you want! The interface is now available in 12 more languages: Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, simplified and traditional Chinese. And UK English. We like choices. Learn more Although I speak Dutch, I think I’ll stick to the English version for now, that will ensure me that I get the new features as they arrive… plus: I had a look at the Dutch one, and...

So Messenger Plus! is up to its latest amazing updates: The new version of Messenger Plus! -for those who’ve been cryogenically frozen for the last four years, that’s the world’s most popular plugin for Messenger- takes care of a couple of bugs with emotion sounds, the quick emoticons panel and startup problems alongside visual and general improvements. The most prominent changes in build 3.51.128 include: - Alternate mode (Plus! > Preferences > General Options > Miscellaneous) for people with startup problems. - The custom emoticon problem for the Quick Icon panel...

So there have been many claims but this seems prettey official: Though the Register is also under the assumption that the Xbox 2 will be shown May 16 as well, rather than May 12 as reported in the story below. As they are on the Xbox 2 front. A memo alleged to have leaked out of games publisher Electronic Arts earlier this year pointed to a late 2005 release date for Microsoft’s next console, codenamed ‘Xenon’. Next month’s launch notwithstanding, PS3 isn’t expected to ship until Q1/Q2 2006, so Microsoft could very well want to get in ahead of its rival will a...

An interesting video that was on BBC 4 and is now availiable to watch on the ICH website: What are the forces that shape and propel American militarism? This award-winning film provides an inside look at the anatomy of the American war machine. Is American foreign policy dominated by the idea of military supremacy? Has the military become too important in American life? Related Links: ICH [ page/video ] BBC4 [ website ]

We have had quite alot of progress on the website over the last few months and i’ve not really posted any updates lately so I thought i’d just give everyone an idea of whats going on: Click more for the rest of the article, or visit the Website/Site Map page for the full content. (more…)

All over the web I’m reading of the rumorred release date of Msn Messenger 7: the 7th of april (tomorrow!) To quote Dwergs from Mess.be: Version 7 on the 7th, isn’t that too good to be true in a Microsoft world? He has a point [edit: 7/07/05 @ 11:09] Looks like the rumors were correct: msn messenger 7.0 final is released! [edit: 7/07/05 @ 12.10 GMT+1 by Usayd] Global Availability of MSN Messenger and MSN Spaces Connects People Around the World press release, read more:: MSN Messenger Makes Instant Messaging More Dynamic Than Ever Globally, more than 155 million customers rely on...