Computers & Tech
How Google flagged all search results as harmful? – Human Error
As posted earlier, Google flagged all search results as harmful. Marissa Mayer, VP, Search Products & User Experience for Google has posted an entry on Official Google Blog about the said incident and how it occurred. Here you go:
We periodically update that list and released one such update to the site this morning. Unfortunately (and here’s the human error), the URL of ‘/’ was mistakenly checked in as a value to the file and ‘/’ expands to all URLs. Fortunately, our on-call site reliability team found the problem quickly and reverted the file. Since we push these updates in a staggered and rolling fashion, the errors began appearing between 6:27 a.m. and 6:40 a.m. and began disappearing between 7:10 and 7:25 a.m., so the duration of the problem for any particular user was approximately 40 minutes.
Google gets away with it. It happened on Saturday – stock markets are closed or this would have meant a decline in their stock. LOL – that’s just my theory. A lot of people I am sure were near fainting to see that Google was not working. Some law suite might show up actually! ;)
Google gone wrong – shows all search result as harmful
Something is wrong with Google. It says that the site might harm your computer under every search result…
Update: It has been fixed. Someone might be in trouble ;)
Free McAfee VirusScan Plus 2009 One Year Subscription License
MyDigitalLife brings news of another paid software which is being given away for free.
This time it is McAfee VirusScan Plus 1-Year subscription license free of cost.
To grab the free license for McAfree VirusScan Plus, go to the following URL:
http://us.mcafee.com/root/campaign.asp?cid=53347
Then, enter VSPPROMOCF as the promotional coupon code, and click on “Submit Code”. An instant discount item will appear to make the McAfee VirusScan Plus free of charge. Click on “Checkout” button to complete the buying process. No credit card required, but user have to register an online McAfee account user name and password which will be used to activate the product during installation.
Download the setup installer for McAfee VirusScan Plus 2009: DMSetup.exe
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.5 released
Update now and get Fasterfox for Firefox 3.0.5 as well.
The award-winning Web browser is better than ever. Browse the Web with confidence. Firefox protects you from viruses, spyware and pop-ups.
Enjoy improvements to performance, ease of use and privacy. It’s easy to import your favorites and settings and get started.
The latest version delivers easier navigation for everyone, including those who are visually or motor-impaired. Firefox is the first browser to support DHTML accessibility, which, when enabled by Web authors, allows rich Web applications to be read aloud. Users may navigate with keystrokes rather than mouse clicks, reducing the tabbing required to navigate documents such as spreadsheets. Firefox is also the first browser to meet US federal government requirements that software be easily accessible to users with physical impairments.
Download: Firefox 3.0.5 (EN-US), Other Languages · 7.1 MB (Freeware)
View: Release Notes
Source:
http://www.neowin.net/news/software/08/12/18/firefox-305
Fasterfox for Firefox 3.0.5
A new update of Firefox comes around. You can grab hold of Fasterfox for the said version from below link:
Fasterfox Lite 3.0.12 for Firefox 3.0.5
Official: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/9148
Mirror (uploaded by me): http://rapidshare.com/files/164906667/fasterfox_lite-3.0.12-fx.xpi
Size: 107 KB
It supports Firefox 3.1 Beta as well. Enjoy!
TuneUp Utilities 2007 Free Full Version Download with Registration Serial Key
MyDigitalLife.com has discovered yet another commercial software being given away for free!
This time it is TuneUp Utilities 2007; full free version with registration serial key for everyone to download. I do not recommend downloading directly from the link provided at MyDigitalLife.com. Rather visit the website which has put up this offer by clicking here and get it from link provided there.
Remember to get it here: LINK
