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Adobe Flash, Apple Safari fail privacy test

Ryan Naraine: Third party plug-ins like Adobe Flash do a poor job of cleaning traces of your browser sessions, rendering private-browsing features somewhat useless, according to a new study by researcher Katherine McKinley.

• Major Web browsers fail password protection tests
• Firefox scrambles to add 'private mode' browsing

• Zero Day
• Threat Chaos
• Between the Lines

First reactions to Windows 7

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Overall, reactions from all OS camps (Windows users, Mac users and Linux users) was fairly positive. But there were some points of concern.

• Ed Bott: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7
• Gallery: Windows 7 beta 1 (build 6.1.7000.0.081212-1400)
• Windows 7 beta 1 review

• All About Microsoft
• The Apple Core
• Community, Inc.
• Ed Bott's Microsoft Report
• Linux and Open Source
• Managing L'unix
• The Universal Desktop

The difficulties of being virtual

Dan Kusnetzky: Why aren't more people working from home? I hear many reasons presented by managers. Only a few of them really make sense to me.

• Between the Lines
• BriefingsDirect
• Enterprise Anti-matter
• Enterprise Web 2.0
• Irregular Enterprise
• IT Project Failures
• Service Oriented
• Software as Services

Live: Philip Schiller Macworld keynote

Jason D. O'Grady: Apple marketing guru Philip Shiller's keynote began with iLife and iWork updates. It ended with a new 17-inch MacBook Pro, an end to DRM on iTunes - and Tony Bennett. Live Macworld Expo Gallery

• Larry Dignan: Apple rolls the dice on fixed MacBook Pro batteries
• Sam Diaz: Schiller delivers but announcements disappoint
• Mac OS X Snow Leopard: What price?

• All About Microsoft
• The Apple Core
• The BlackBerry Beat
• Ed Bott's Microsoft Report
• Googling Google

Long-term personal data storage

Robin Harris: With so much of the world's data - and yours - in digital form, more people wonder: How do I keep my pictures, music, videos, documents and more around for decades? Here's how.

• Storage Bits
• Hardware 2.0
• The Core Truth
• Laptops & Desktops

IT 2009: What's in and what's out

Jason Hiner: The rule of thumb here is that for the INs you'll see more of them in 2009 than you saw in 2008, while you'll see less of the OUTs in 2009 than you did last year.

• On Sustainability
• IT Project Failures
• GreenTech Pastures
• IT Services & Outsourcing
• Managing L'unix

OQO with OLED and Intel processor at CES?

Matthew Miller: This updated OQO model will apparently be called the OQO model 2+ and will use an Intel Atom processor, OLED display, and have worldwide 3G capability. But the price tag??

• Digital Cameras
• Laptops & Desktops
• The Mobile Gadgeteer
• SOHO Networking
• The ToyBox
• Smartphones & Cell Phones
• Home Theater

A robotic Cyberknife to fight cancer

Roland Piquepaille: The Cyberknife is a robot radiotherapy machine which works with great accuracy during treatment, thanks to its robotic arm which moves around a patient when he breathes.

• Emerging Technologies
• Between The Lines
• All About Microsoft
• The Core Truth
• IT Facts
• Tom Foremski: IMHO

Google testing Timeline view in main results

Garett Rogers: Google's Timeline View shows search results over time - making it great for searching for things that can be visualized in a unique way.

• Googling Google
• Dev Connection
• The Semantic Web
• The Social Web
• The Universal Desktop
• Web 2.0 Explorer

British police can now hack citizens' PCs

Richard Koman: British police have been given the power to break into British subjects' PCs without a warrant, according to a report.

• The BlackBerry Beat
• IP Telephony
• The Mobile Gadgeteer
• The Social Web
• SOHO Networking
• Team Think