Firefox 3 has been out for two weeks now, so get with the program: It’s time to hack it. The newest version of Mozilla’s browser has plenty of new features, including the site identification button, the Bookmarks Library and what has become known as the “Awesome Bar” — and I’ll show you how to hack them all.

You can also force the browser to use Gmail for mailto: links, discover a hidden “Easter egg” and more. So fire up your browser and get ready to teach it some new tricks.

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Out of the box, a Linux desktop is far more secure than most others.

However, this level of security is not necessarily attained through typical security-focused software or techniques. Sometimes, the easiest means to security are those that are the easiest to forget.

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Online scammers are expected to latch on to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, opening in a month’s time, in a bid to lure unsuspecting victims, a new security report has revealed.

Symantec’s latest State of Spam monthly report (PDF) highlighted a series of messages that purport to be from the “Beijing Olympic Committee”. The official title of the body tasked to oversee the upcoming Olympics is the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad or BOCOG.

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A lot of us block YouTube access in our schools. There’s plenty of objectionable content worth hiding from young eyes. Probably an equal number of us, however, leave it open at the request of teachers who use its vast resources for teaching (yes, there is more than zit popping and skate videos on YouTube) or because it’s an easy way for kids to share content they create at home and at school.

The viewing log, which will be handed to Viacom, contains the log-in ID of users, the computer IP address (online identifier) and video clip details.

While the legal battle between the two firms is being contested in the US, it is thought the ruling will apply to YouTube users and their viewing habits everywhere.

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Now they go after Youtube, what do you think they will do when they get hold of the logs? Go after users? That is not right!

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My favorite IM just got even better. The only lacking feature to this great software is camera support.

Pidgin is a multi-protocol Instant Messaging client that allows you to use all of your IM accounts at once.

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Mozilla has officially made history with a new Guinness world record for the largest number of software downloads in a 24-hour period.

The final record breaking 8,002,530 downloads for web browser Firefox 3.0 took place in June.

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While Firefox 3 is a great browser with features that I really liked, the problem right now is compatibility with Firefox 2 plugins/addons.

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Linux is a hacker’s dream computer operating system. It supports tons of tools and utilities for cracking passwords, scanning network vulnerabilities, and detecting possible intrusions. I have here a collection of 10 of the best hacking and security software tools for Linux. Please always keep in mind that these tools are not meant to harm, but to protect.

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I use some of the applications listed in this article to my daily administration needs.

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