Before Windows Vista is released, Microsoft announced several new features that will come in the next generation of Windows Operating System (OS), and a Sidebar is one of them. However, before Windows Vista is released, there are already several other softwares “copying” the idea of Sidebar. Google Desktop captured the idea and came up with its very own Search engine, embedded within the sidebar. Besides Google, Desktop Sidebar was one of the first few to release its own sidebar, and also WATSON 2.0 which I had written something about it last September.

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After trying out Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) Beta 1 for the past couple of months. At that time, the software was never a release to the public and at times, often sought for by computer geeks and enthusiasts. About three days ago, Microsoft decides to release the Beta 2 version of their very own Internet Explorer to the public for preview release. This move has tactically capture the hugh bulk of Window users and hardly anyone who surfs the internet would be ignorant of the “international-wide” release.

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For those php web designers, who are absolute into PHP stuffs, there is a recent release of phpMyAdmin, a tool written in PHP intended to handle the administration of MySQL over the Web, just right for you. Some of the added features include the ability to create and drop databases, create/drop/alter tables, delete/edit/add fields, execute any SQL statement, manage keys on fields, instantly.

Latest Changes over the previous version:

• PHP 5.1.2 compatibility
• Possibility to hide databases
• Configurable memory limit for import/export
• Better support for CGI
• Web-based setup
• More than 55 bugs fixed

Download the latest phpMyAdmin beta release today. Note that, since the tool is currently in beta testing, there may appear to be some unfixed bugs. Nonetheless, it is a cool tool to try it out for experience.

Unlike most internet browsers, i.e. Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera or Netscape, Cibernaut has introduced totally new browsing features into its very own browser, Cibernaut version 2.28. Just like Firefox is based on Mozilla’s source code, Cibernaut is written based on Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) browser engine. Thus, as expected, Cibernaut allows surfing sites that are IE compliance with ease. This includes MSN websites that require only IE browsers to access.

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Annoucing the latest release of AVG Anti-Virus 7.1 software, Grisoft’s latest award-winning anti-virus software program, its customers are able to readily download the upgrade to the new version of 7.1 directly via a simple procedure through the website.

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Google seem to come out with new products and services on a near daily basis, the majority of which are either really cool or just plain useful (it always impresses me exploring new countries using Google Earth). Today they’ve decided to make it easier for us to download them all at once by means of the new Google Pack.
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Apparently the Mozilla email client, Thunderbird, has had another spurt of development and hit version 1.5, RC2 status. This happened in November so I’ve been very slow in watching it and there’ll probably be a new one along any time now…

I’m a fan of Thunderbird - it’s portable, fairly feature packed and most importantly of all it renders HTML mails without running any embedded scripts, unlike outlook that simply embeds IE with all the security holes that go with it. It also displays HTML without the graphics by default, saving you mail download time (and potential embarresment!)

1.5 features various tweaks to stability, security and the UI but the big news for many people is that you can now use “forward” as an action on the email rules list - a long awaited feaure.

If you’re not using it now, it’s well worth a look-see. Download from mozilla.org

Since the last release for more than a year ago, aMSN is has finally published the next version, the aMSN 0.95.

Some of the new features include:

• webcam support
• tabbed chat windows
• improved skin plugin support
• new file transfer protocol
• several other new plugins (such as Ink an Nudge)
• improved bug reporting system
• several enhancements and bug fixes

Aimed at providing MSN Messenger Linux users, aMSN has been given a new face lift to facilitate the ease of use. Currently, aMSN is available in supported in several OS platforms, such as Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. Tarball source code is also available for those who wishes to compile the source code by themselves

Download aMSN 0.95 today to give it a try.

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