However, this market has slowed down significantly and still the money making potential of these sites has not materialised in any big way, in fact any attempt to bring in ways for the sites to make any cash have often been met with hostility from the members.

As the trouble builds within MySpace, other social networking sites such as Twitter and FaceBook will be watching closely and taking notes on how inevitable changes affect MySpace and more importantly to the site, its members.

Source [Daily Finance]

The cost of this upgrade will be just $29 per licence or for households that have more than one machine there is the Family Pack this allows for up to five machines to be upgraded with the new operating system at a discounted cost of just $49.

By launching in September, this means that Apple will beat Microsoft by a clear month before Windows 7 is due to be launched, and it would seem that Apple beats Microsoft on price too as Windows 7 is expected to cost around $100.

The reason why Snow Leopard is set at $29 is that the firm want all users to upgrade.

Source [Computer World]

By using compression technology, the user will experience a completely new way of surfing, faster browsing speeds over limited or slow connections, like what is found on a busy Wi-Fi connection or mobile internet connections.

The look and style of the browser can be changed to fit in with the users own needs, with a resizable tab bar and the ability to check the thumbnails of open pages under the current web page that the user is viewing.

Source [Opera]

Therefore, with the beta tester reporting that the new version is working well and that they are happy with it, what are the main differences between Wordpress 2.7.1 and Wordpress 2.8, let’s find out.

Upload New Wordpress Themes From Within The Admin Panel
Theme Management Improvements
Widget Section Overhaul
Ability To Edit All Plugin Files From Within The Editor
Edit Individual Comments From The Edit Post Section
Manage Tags
Dashboard Changes Made Easier

In reality every new version that Wordpress brings out, makes it easier for people to use.

Source [Clint Maher]

Sure the business traveller demands luxury and business class travel reflects that, but instead of glamorous food and surroundings, the business traveller today requires Wi-Fi over these services, it seems that according to a recent survey communication is more important than posh food.

When Wi-Fi is available at an airport or station any delays are not as bad as they used to be, in the days where communication could only be made through a payphone, then delays were a nightmare, but now so long as the business traveller is able to stay in touch they are more or less happy.

Source [Hot Hardware]

The entertainment industry want to follow the French way of three strikes and you are banned from the internet. But in a strange turn of events the Featured Artists Coalition (FAC) who are the singers, songwriters and groups feel that the three strikes rule will achieve nothing as it does not address the problem.

FAC say the industry are acting on their own behalf rather than that of the artists that they represent, who agree that the market has changed and it is the industry itself that should adapt to the new technology.

Source [Torrent Freak]

The common problems associated with a Google search are:
Finding the most recent information
Expressing that you want just one type of result
Assessing which results are best
Knowing what you are looking for
Expressing your searches in keywords

In order to answer these problems, Google are introducing “Search Options” this enables the user to filter the results to suit their needs and requirements. Whether this is going to make searching easier will be down to the point of view of the user.

Source [Tech Crunch]

Around 97,000 records contain the details of social security numbers were stolen, although it is believed that these numbers and the corresponding names were in separate files, so the hackers may not be able to match the two.

Unbelievably the attack began in October 2008 when hackers went through a public site and gained access to the servers, the attack continued until April of this year, when IT staff started routine maintenance.

As of yet there is no sign that there has been any ID theft.

Source [Cnet]

The best thing that any computer user can do is to be prepared. If the user has everything in place to ensure that as soon as something happens the problem can be solved immediately, then the problem simply becomes a minor issue.

Data loss can be catastrophic for some computer users and for businesses, this can be even more serious if it involves company records, yet there are many free solutions out there that can help the computer user out, here are just five:

TestDisk (Windows/Mac/Linux)
Recuva (Windows)
PhotoRec (Windows/Mac/Linux)
Restoration (Windows)
Undelete Plus (Windows)

Source [Life Hacker]

Yet when it comes to property this is not his high point, especially when it comes to looking after a mansion that he owns in Woodside. This building is around ninety years old and Jobs bought way back in 1984, but since then little work has been done on the property, in he has been trying to get it deleted for years.

He has even said that he would give it away, providing somebody took away, which is no easy task and even the campaigners who want the building saved where no interested, life is so much easier online!

Source [CNN]