Make your PayPal account more secure
Did you know that PayPal has more than 8 million registered accounts in Canada and that Canadians purchase more than $2 billion online annually through PayPal?
If you are a regular PayPal user but are concerned about the integrity of your account, then you may want to consider an extra layer of protection by using something called the PayPal security key.
Business apps for sale at Google Marketplace
Google this week launched the Google Apps Marketplace, an online store which offers a collection of business services and applications that work over the net.
Microsoft fixes Excel and Movie Maker security flaws
Microsoft this week released its monthly security patch which addresses a number of significant vulnerabilities including serious security flaws with Windows Movie Maker and Microsoft Excel.
Opera 10.5 Web Browser released
Norway’s Opera Software today released version 10.5 of its Opera web browser, which it claims is the fastest Web browser available for Windows computers.
Opera says the improved speed comes from the introduction a new a new JavaScript engine and a new graphics which means reduced load times.
YouTube adds safety mode for family viewing
On the official YouTube blog, Google has announced the introduction of a new feature called Safety Mode.
Safety Mode gives parents and users the option to screen out potentially objectionable content that they prefer not to see or don’t want others in the family to stumble across while surfing YouTube.
Apple updates Aperture photo editing software
Apple has announced Aperture 3, the next major release of its photo editing and management software for Macs.
Version 3 has over 200 new features including improved face detection and recognition technology, improved tools for photo retouching, ready to use image adjustments that emulate various photo processing styles, a full screen browser for navigating your image library and GPS support and built-in geotagging.
Apple releases iTunes 9.0.3
Apple has released iTunes 9.0.3, a maintenance release which addresses a number of bugs found in previous versions of iTunes 9.
Important bug fixes includes: no longer ignoring your “Remember password for purchases” setting; fixing problems when syncing Smart Playlists and Podcasts with iPod; fixes a problem of not recognizing when an iPod is connected; fixing various issues which affect stability and performance.
Chrome web browser steals share from IE and Firefox
The Google Chrome web browser gained 0.6% of global market share in January from the previous month according to figures published today by NetMarketshare.
Total worldwide usage for Chrome was 5.2% in January, more than triple the 1.5% recorded in January 2009.
