Whatisthatfile.com

Whatisthatfile.com (link)

This site will help you identify any unknown file on your computer. Just type in the name of the file you’re curious about and it will attempt to identify it. Keep in mind that this site is still in beta(testing). They dont cover every file but they do have most of the requested files.

This comes in handy for identifying malicious files that could be running on your system.

Here are some results: Latest 10

WHAT THE HECK IS FLECK!

I dont know what it is? I think it might be cool.  In my right sidebar you can see some of their work. The clickmybut button and the Link cloud which allows visitors to add links to the cloud on my site.
Here is a very vague but interesting description of FLECK:

Fleck is: patent pending, world changing, paradigm shifting and user experience enhancing technology. Tagging, search, blog, AJAX and social networking, every WEB2.0 hype is covered.

You can sign up for the beta program here: http://www.fleck.com/

WHAT THE HECK IS FLECK! LOL!    I guess we will have to wait and see.

Google Finance Launches

Google Finance

Track your favorite stocks. Get uptodate information. Add your own portfolio.

Here is a screenshot:

Firefox 2.0 alpha

Today a a stable version of Firefox 2.0 alpha maybe released. Keep checking the official site for release announcements.

For those that jumped the gun and downloaded the so called release read: Firefox 2.0 Alpha Non-Release

Excerpt:

So is this the new alpha of Firefox or what? The short answer is no. You shouldn’t install it unless you want a problematic browser with no extension support. As Asa Dotzler says on MozillaZine:

When we make a new release, we’ll say so. Please don’t report new releases because someone checks in a change to the user agent or similar. If we’re actually doing a release, we’ll announce it. Thanks.

Also the book “Firefox for Dummies” is now available. You can buy it from Amazon.com. Click here

Check out the calendar for Firefox. The latest stable version for Firefox 1.5 is here: Stable Build

GOOGLE WINS!!

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/

Judge tells DoJ “No” on search queries

Google will not have to hand over any user’s search queries to the government. That’s what a federal judge ruled today when he decided to drastically limit a subpoena issued to Google by the Department of Justice. (You can read the entire ruling here and the government’s original subpoena here.)

Fight Back!

Tired of spam? I know I am. Just yesterday, I opened up my Gmail and there was over 400 spam messages. Gmail caught every single one of them and placed them all in my spam folder. After that I used the Blue Frog program, created by www.bluesecurity.com. With this program you can opt out from websites advertized by spam. There is an entire community of Blue Frog users, all uniting to stop spammers from filliing up our inboxes with useless junk like, the famous “Penis Enlargement spam”, and the beloved “Viagra spam”. Its just thrills me to death to find these spam emails cluttering up my inbox.

If you’re tired of the spam you can try out Blue Frog like I have. Now keep in mind this is not an instant process. You need to report those spam emails, and this program makes it very easy. Read below:

What is the Blue Frog application?

Blue Frog allows you to actively demand spammers to stop sending you spam. Blue Frog automatically and securely posts complaints and opt-out requests at spam sites asking spammers to remove Blue Community members from their mailing lists.
For more information Click here.

Can I protect my Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo and other web-based email accounts?

Yes! Blue Frog protects Gmail, Hotmail and Yahoo! accounts, as well as other web-based email accounts.

Blue Frog also allows Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail users to automatically report their spam directly from Firefox.
Note: other web-based email accounts will also be supported in the near future.

Read the rest of the: FAQ