Twitemperature tells you how hot you are on Twitter!

How many of you use twitter? I love twitter as I can hook up with friends with similar interests and they normally help me out if I have a question. I also get to tweet my blog posts on twitter and usually people who like what I have posted visit my site. Since Twitter is getting so popular there have been quite a number of applications been written for twitter. Once such application I came across shows how hot you are on twitter - Twitemperature.

Here is an excerpt from their FAQ on how this application actually works:

"Twitemperature ignores meaningless points of measure like number of followers and number of people you are following, and instead focuses on what you're actually saying, now. We poll your last several hundred tweets and score what you're saying against what everyone else is saying in current hot conversations on Twitter and elsewhere."

As a new user of Twitemperature, I found that mine is an ice cold -4C. I guess I need to start sending more tweets. Have you tried to check what your Twitemperature is? Why don't we all share our results?

By the way, you could always follow me on twitter.

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Firefox 3.1 Beta 1: Available for Download

Firefox 3.1 Beta 1 is finally available to the public for download. There are quite a few changes and certainly look interesting.

Some features of note are:

* 3D preview during tab switch
* Better Javascript Performance
* Location awareness: it requires the Geode extension


One of the features that is absent is private browsing. Looks like we might have to wait a little longer for that. But other than that this updated browser from Mozilla certainly looks promising. You can download Firefox 3.1 Beta 1 and let me know how you liked it.

[Via Ubergizmo]

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Make the Internet a safer place to surf!

How many times have we heard about hackers and intruders launching attacks randomly on internet users to get their details and other important information. Yet, most of us don't even have a proper software installed on our PCs to safeguard ourselves from such unauthorized activities. Comodo which strives to create trust among internet users has come up with the concept of Trusted Internet which makes the internet a much safer place.

Best of all, there are quite a lot of tools that are available for free on Comodo. I have listed some of the prevention software below.

Comodo Firewall Pro

This is able to prevent viruses, worms, spywares, keyloggers and other malwares from infecting your PC. This software has also been rated by PC magazine online as an editor's choice.

Comodo Memory Firewall

This software helps to monitor your PC's memory so that it doesn't fall prey to buffer overflow attacks. Essentially it is able to prevent any suspicious code from executing and prevents data theft.

Comodo Verification Engine

How do you differentiate an authentic website from a phishing website? This software will definitely help you do that. All you need to do is to place your mouse over the website's logo and if it displays a green border then it is an authentic website. Easy yet effective.

Comodo iVault

Another effective software to prevent data theft. This software encrypts your data and other confidential information and prevents them from falling prey to data theft and trojans. Also effective against keyloggers.

Comodo AntiSpam

Nobody hates Spam like this software does! It allows to create your own 'approved' list of senders and you will not have to worry about spam or junk email. This is especially useful for bloggers like me.
Comodo SecureEmail

Another encryption software but this one encrypts every email that you send out. Now you can be absolutely sure that no one else other than the intended recipient gets to read the content of your email. Excellent protection against identity theft.

Most of us spend many hours a day on the internet. But without the aid of such software like what Comodo offers, there is a high risk of identity theft and other malwares attacking your PC. So ensure that your PC and all your data is well protected. There are a whole lot of software tools available from Comodo and I would encourage you to check them out.

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Google Chrome finally on Mac and Linux?

Well not exactly. But sort of. Ok before I confuse you further, here's the juicy story. Codeweavers, which is the company behind crossover office have released a version of Google Chrome for the Mac and Linux machines. It is called the crossover chromium and yeah you guessed it - not an official product from Google. But it will have to do for now?

When Google Chrome was released, there was a lot of disappointment that there wasn't a version for Linux or Mac available. It looks like codeweavers have taken that into consideration (are you listening Google?) and come up with the crossover chromium. Word is that codeweaver chromium works on Intel Macs and not on Power PCs. Have you used it? What are your thoughts?

[Via Inquisitr]

Tags: google,google chrome,web browser

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Windows 7 to look like Windows Vista?

First of all I have to apologize that I haven't posted anything over the weekend. It was a very busy weekend with the family and I had to tie up some loose ends. Now that's done and back to New Gadgets Guru. Did you know that Microsoft is going to release another version of Windows which is to be called Windows 7? Windows 7 Beta 1 is probably coming in December 2008.

Looking at the screenshot above, it seems to me that Windows 7 is going to look a lot like Windows Vista. I wonder why! Microsoft haters and lovers have been complaining about Vista right from day 1. But Microsoft has not paid attention to this and has tried to kill Microsoft XP in order to push for Microsoft Vista sales. It would have probably made sense for Microsoft Windows 7 to look like Windows XP. Anyway lets wait and see how the Beta 1 performs.

Tags: microsoft,windows 7,vista

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