Recently I found myself in need of a good antivirus product and as it’s been a while since my last incursion in the world of antivirus software, I decided to give a chance to the reports at www.av-comparatives.org. For those unfamiliar, this website provides periodical testing and reviews of antivirus products and I must say that after reviewing their methodology, I believe it to be the most comprehensive at the moment.
I was looking around the information superhighway for some newer security test cases against the newest browsers and I came across this piece of information. Microsoft’s “get the facts” campaign is one of the poorest attempts at getting back its tarnished pride. Sure, sub-standard products like the Windows Millenium, Vista, IE6 and IE7 have done a great deal of harm, allowing the competition to get ahead.
Internet Explorer 6′s aging engine allowed Firefox and Opera to gain momentum while Windows Vista provided a kick for Apple OS X and Linux Ubuntu, the first one gaining 2% market share, jumping from 3% to 5% and well beyond. continue reading…
For a very long time I have followed on the internet the debate around Pentax vs Nikon stirred by the new Pentax flagship, the K10D and Nikon’s twins D80/D200.
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