Blog about software

Augustr 15, 2008

Writing hastily often leads to a couple of grammar mistakes, if you're not feeling like "indulging" yourself to read again and correct it all. All of this proves to be a nuisance if the message you have written this way is sent to somebody who is, say, your English teacher, or just somebody in a bad mood that feels like telling you about it and correcting you in an embarrassing way, or using a tone that's very suggestive.

That's why a new Facebook application has been launched and it looks like a sure winner when it comes to grammar correcting. First of all, because it's free and you can add it to your profile just by clicking here and second of all because, well, it's a savior for essays and similar projects that need good grammar. The application is called WhiteSmoke (no idea where the name came from) and it is the result of several years of work, so it's pretty well built.

May 28, 2008

Antivirus programs consist of PC programs that aim to identify and reduce computer viruses and other harmful softwares or malwares. An infected computer or system shows certain suspicious behaviors, which seems irregular or abnormal. Several antivirus software and antimalware programs can be of great use for preventing the required attempts of these viruses to affect the nature of the system. If one program attempts to write data on an executable program, the antivirus programs can determine this suspicious behavior, alert a user and ask for further directions. Antimalwares are exceedingly essential as nowadays with the technological advancement it is necessary to communicate electronically. For PC peoples it is essential to prevent the viruses. Antiviruses are essential as these are designed to keep PC users aware about the latest signatures within the antimalware industry. Antimalwares cautiously examines all the files and scans and checks if any viruses are found. The deletions of the found viruses are possible using the anti-malwares.

May 28, 2008

Antivirus software companies and software testers announced a new organization Monday created with the goal of providing consistent information about the effectiveness of antivirus products.

The distribution of malware -- including viruses, worms, Trojan Horses, and Web sites exploiting weaknesses in Internet browsers -- is now being driven by organized crime for financial gain, and poses an ever more serious threat.

Anti-malware software developers have developed methods to block these threats, but traditional antivirus tests are becoming irrelevant because they don't take such methods into account, according to Stuart Taylor of anti-malware software vendor Sophos.

Last year, developers of antivirus software called into question a batch of antivirus tests conducted by independent organizations when showed their products failing to detect many security threats. At a meeting in Reykjavik, Iceland, last May, representatives of F-Secure, Panda Software and Symantec decided to design a new testing plan.

May 27, 2008

Imagine that instead of having a poorly rendered 3D map on your GPS you're able to see the world as it exists with your GPS data overlay on your reality.

I call this augmented reality. The concept is that you see the world as it actually exists via a camera in the back of the GPS device. The arrows for directions appear to be directly on the road surface the way it's done in most football games. In addition you can get point of interest information on buildings as you drive by.