Archives: June 2009

Microsoft Comparison Chart

Yesterday I’ve to use Internet Explorer for around 5 minutes. When I opened Internet Explorer 8, I was surprised to see a Comparison Chart.

Look at the Chart Below.

Well, I guess this Chart is stupid. Chart says that Only Internet Explorer provides the Security, Privacy, Ease of use and Developer tools. I hardly disagree with this Chart.

Google Chrome & Firefox provides the best Security, IE is just a mess. For sure Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox provides best Privacy and Ease of use.

When we talk about Developer Tools Google Chrome is behind Firefox yet, Firefox do have much better Developer Tools then any other Browser.

I request all the readers to answer these questions below:

Why do you use Firefox? My answer is Fast, Secure & have 1000s of Addons.

Why do you use Chrome? My answer is Simple, Fast & Secure.

Why do you hate Internet Explorer? My answer is It’s just a slow poke, a big mess.

Warning to Firefox users on Windows

I got this information from Yusuf. Since this is really a important information for Firefox users in Windows I thought of posting it on my blog. First of all I would like to thank Yusuf for sharing this information in MLUG Mailing List.

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 service pack update which is installed through Windows Automatic Update Installs “.NET Framework 3.5 Assistant Firefox Extension to Firefox without asking the user anything.

This update is dangerous and there are bad effects of this update to Firefox users on Windows. This update makes Firefox unsecure as Internet Explorer. This extension allows the websites you visit to, Install softwares on your system without asking anything.

If you have .NET Framework installed along with Firefox remove it immediately. You can remove it by going to addons on firefox and click uninstall.

Most user-friendly way to remove this addon:
1. Open Registry Editor (type regedit in the Start menu Search box in
Vista/Windows 7, or in XP’s Run window).
2. Expand the branches to the following key:
- On 32-bit systems: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Mozilla \
Firefox \ Extensions
- On x64 systems: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Wow6432Node \
Mozilla \ Firefox \ Extensions
3. Delete the value named {20a82645-c095-46ed-80e3-08825760534b} from
the right pane.
4. Close the Registry Editor when you’re done.
5. Open a new Firefox window, and in the address bar, type
about:config and press Enter.
6. Type microsoftdotnet in the Filter field to quickly find the
general.useragent.extra.microsoftdotnet setting.
7. Right-click general.useragent.extra.microsoftdotnet and select
Reset.
8. Restart Firefox.
9. Open Windows Explorer, and navigate to %SYSTEMDRIVE%\Windows
\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.5\Windows Presentation Foundation.
10. Delete the DotNetAssistantExtension folder entirely.
11. Open the Add-ons window in Firefox to confirm that the
Microsoft .NET Framework Assistant extension has been removed.

How to Reset iPod Touch (Hard Reset or Reboot)

Note: This method will also work for iPhones

iPod Touch or iPhone might not respond (or be frozen) sometimes, It may fade up to blank or black on LCD.

Here is a quick solution for this problem:

Press and Hold down the Sleep/Wake button and Home Button at the same time till (10 – 20 sec)  Apple logo shows up on the LCD.

For more information on Reset, Visit Apple Documentation