2008 May - Part 2

Archive for May, 2008

SIRIM portal exploited

posted on May 22, 2008 in hacks, Internet with 2 Comments

SIRIM’s site has been exploited with malware. The compromised URL is “www.sirim.my/pop_event2.asp?id=685″. The URL when accessed downloads malicious software and infects the client PC. If I were you I would not access that link. From what I know many Malaysian sites are still susceptible to cross side scripting and SQL injection attacks. Chances are this [...]

Google Factory Tour of Search

posted on May 22, 2008 in google, Internet, Web 2.0 with 0 Comments

This is the latest webcast from Google titled “Google Factory Tour of Search”. It’s centered around where Google currently is and where it plans to go in the near future. Google’s latest service Google Health is also introduced in the webcast. Some of the topics I found especially interesting. Universal search. Enhanced image search. Image [...]

Firefox 3 Release Candidate 1

posted on May 21, 2008 in Mozilla, Open Source, Software with 0 Comments

The first release candidate Firefox 3 is out. It’s mainly targeted at developers, bug testers and superusers. Installed it yesterday and only managed to get 3 of my add-ons working but the performance improvement on the other hand was noticeable as promised. Take it for a spin.

Facebook plans to clean up

posted on May 20, 2008 in Web 2.0 with 1 Comment

My Facebook page has become one giant ball of information. Cluttered and confusing with the increasing amount for new applications being shared and circulated. I’m quite sure I’m not alone on this. Facebook has announced a makeover which is panned for roll out next month. The roll out will happen in stages. The goal is [...]

Google goes social with Friend Connect

posted on May 19, 2008 in Internet, Web 2.0 with 0 Comments

Google joins the Social Network boom by introducing it’s latest work, Google Friend Connect. The basic idea behind the new service is to socialize any website looking to be socialized. Google Friend Connect provides a platform for website owners to interact with their users through current social networks like Facebook, GTalk, hi5, orkut, Plaxo and [...]

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