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Comment Re:lite (Score 1) 632

by Darth Android (#24943735) Attached to: Why Mozilla Is Committed To Using Gecko

If you're encountering enough lock-ups to cause you to need to be able to end a single tab's process regularly (which is pretty hard to do in Chrome with all the tabs having the same process name mind you) then have fun with your threaded tabs.

See, the beauty of multi-process (or multi-threaded, even) is when one tab locks up, the rest of the browser doesn't. Open Chrome's process manager (Shift+Esc) and kill the tab. And I don't know anyone that goes around trying to open tabs that will lock up the browser. That's done on accident, and it's nice to be able to do something about it when that occurs.
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Social Networking Site Safety Questioned 73

Posted by Zonk from the is-it-safe? dept.
An anonymous reader writes to mention a TechNewsWorld article about social networking sites. Researchers are finding these places are goldmines for social engineering exercises. Between worm attacks and simple human observation, sites like MySpace are the perfect place to obtain saleable personal information. From the article: "The danger is real, according to a study conducted by CA and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA). In October, the alliance issued its first social networking study examining the link between specific online behaviors and the potential for becoming a victim of cybercrime. Despite all the publicity about sexual predators on sites like MySpace and FaceBook, the alliance took a different approach by measuring the potential for threats such as fraud, identity theft, computer spyware and viruses. Although 57 percent of people who use social networking sites admit to worrying about becoming a victim of cybercrime, they are still divulging information that may put them at risk, as Boyd suggested. Social networkers are also downloading unknown files from other people's profiles, and responding to unsolicited instant messages that could contain worms, the NCSA reported."
Data Storage

Flash Memory HDD for Notebooks Launched 277

Posted by Zonk from the now-put-them-in-ipods-please dept.
ukhackster writes "Traditional magnetic hard drive platters could be on the way out, thanks to SanDisk's launch today of a hard drive based on flash memory chips. The device can store 32GB of data and is meant for notebooks . SanDisk claims that using flash chips means faster access and better reliability, so less danger of a serious system crash wiping out all your valuable data if you drop your laptop. The downside, though, is price. At an extra $600 dollars, are price-conscious consumers going to be interested?"

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