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		<title>VMware ESX Error Init 461 The Execute Disable No Execute CPU</title>
		<link>http://www.klwalker.com/blog/144/vmware-esx-error-init-461-the-execute-disable-no-execute-cpu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>klseesea</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[ESX]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Helo I installed vSphere 4 on an a server.
Everything is working fine. The only thing i got is a red TSC line on the ESX Host Screen.
The line is as follows:
TSC: xxxxxxx cpu0:0)  Init: 461: The Execute Disable/No Execute CPU feature is enabled for this machine.
For anyone who gets this error then make sure [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Helo I installed vSphere 4 on an a server.</p>
<p>Everything is working fine. The only thing i got is a red TSC line on the ESX Host Screen.</p>
<p>The line is as follows:</p>
<blockquote><p>TSC: xxxxxxx cpu0:0)  Init: 461: The Execute Disable/No Execute CPU feature is enabled for this machine.</p></blockquote>
<p>For anyone who gets this error then make sure you have the memory execute thingy enabled in BIOS and also make sure you have VT enabled</p>
<p>thanks for everyones help on this one - one host upgraded and happy, one to go</p>
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		<title>Firefox 3.5 faster and stealth browsing features</title>
		<link>http://www.klwalker.com/blog/138/firefox-35-faster-and-stealth-browsing-features/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:21:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>klseesea</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Internet &amp; Broadband]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Software &amp; Tools]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[browser]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mozilla has launched its latest browser, Firefox 3.5, and at first glance it appears to be an improvement with solid reviews. It certainly is speedier, but the broader question is whether the Firefox can adjust as a 300 pound gorilla.
Firefox has gained about 3 percentage points to 22.5 percent in market share, according to Net [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mozilla has launched its latest browser, Firefox 3.5, and at first glance it appears to be an improvement with solid reviews. It certainly is speedier, but the broader question is whether the Firefox can adjust as a 300 pound gorilla.</p>
<p>Firefox has gained about 3 percentage points to 22.5 percent in market share, according to Net Applications’ statistics since July 2008, and Firefox backer Mozilla doubtless hopes for more gains with Tuesday’s release of Firefox 3.5. But Apple’s Safari and Google’s Chrome each gained 2 percentage points, to 8.4 percent and 1.8 percent, respectively, indicating a growing appetite for alternatives to Internet Explorer that’s not completely met by Firefox. Opera stayed flat at about 0.7 percent. ( I use both version 9 and 10, slim and fast)<span id="more-138"></span></p>
<p>Features include better JavaScript performance, a new <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">wipe clean porn</span> Private Browsing Mode, native support for open video and audio and something Mozilla has Orwellishly dubbed Location Aware Browsing.</p>
<p>Mozilla wheeled out the all-important speed stats today as well. It claimed that Firefox 3.5 was “more than two times faster” than its predecessor, and “ten times faster than Firefox 2 on complex websites.”</p>
<p>The browser can be downloaded <a href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/upgrade.html?from=getfirefox" target="_blank">here</a> and Mozilla has the full skinny on what&#8217;s new <a href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/features/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p>Notes :  At this moment, Firefox 3.5 still not compatible with Real Player Browser Record plugin addon. Not sure when Real will have a compatible updates, I am really looking forward for it.</p>
<div id="attachment_139" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://www.klwalker.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/firefox-real-browser-record-plugin.gif"><img class="size-medium wp-image-139" title="firefox-real-browser-record-plugin" src="http://www.klwalker.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/firefox-real-browser-record-plugin-300x185.gif" alt="firefox-real-browser-record-plugin" width="300" height="185" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">firefox-real-browser-record-plugin</p></div>
<p>Latest Updates: It seems like Real.com have release and update that fix this problem. Now everything works with Real Browser download plugin in Firefor 3.5</p>
<p>Now back to Firefox 3.1.13, current 3.5 firefox is having with Javascript apps.</p>
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		<title>Terminal Hentian Tasik Selatan for KL</title>
		<link>http://www.klwalker.com/blog/137/terminal-hentian-tasik-selatan-for-kl/</link>
		<comments>http://www.klwalker.com/blog/137/terminal-hentian-tasik-selatan-for-kl/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 12:34:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>klseesea</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[KL City]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Malaysia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bandar Tasik Selatan]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[KLIA]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[KLIA Express]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Puduraya]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Terminal Hentian Tasik Selatan is expected to be replacing Hentian Puduraya. This however an overdue “migration” for the infamous KL traffic bottleneck. Not sure if they would completely close Puduraya, as the name itself and the surrounding area are consider a tourist spot.
Now it is time to re-evaluate MRR2, especially in Bandar Tasik Selatan to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Terminal Hentian Tasik Selatan</strong> is expected to be replacing Hentian Puduraya. This however an overdue “migration” for the infamous KL traffic bottleneck. Not sure if they would completely close Puduraya, as the name itself and the surrounding area are consider a tourist spot.</p>
<p>Now it is time to re-evaluate MRR2, especially in Bandar Tasik Selatan to disperse future traffic increase within those area. </p>
<p>Here are the current snapshot of the Tasik Selatan Terminal building constructions.</p>
<p><img title="Terminal Hentian Tasik Selatan" height="157" alt="Terminal Hentian Tasik Selatan" src="http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t224/Nissan_FUGA/Public transport/Image389.jpg" width="205" /> <img title="Terminal Hentian Tasik Selatan" height="156" alt="Terminal Hentian Tasik Selatan" src="http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t224/Nissan_FUGA/Public transport/Image391.jpg" width="205" /> </p>
<p><strong></strong></p>
<p> <span id="more-137"></span>
<p><strong>KLIA Express Transit</strong> ( Bandar Tasik Selatan Station )</p>
<p><img title="Terminal Hentian Tasik Selatan" height="160" alt="Terminal Hentian Tasik Selatan" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3627/3519127478_d5b0f1eb75_b.jpg" width="240" /> </p>
<p><strong>Google Map</strong> Aerial view of Hentian Tasik Selatan</p>
<p><img title="Terminal Hentian Tasik Selatan" height="240" alt="Terminal Hentian Tasik Selatan" src="http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/6117/01ch8.jpg" width="158" /></p>
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		<title>PDFCreator with PDFForge is causing havoc with toolbar install</title>
		<link>http://www.klwalker.com/blog/136/pdfcreator-with-pdfforge-is-causing-havoc-with-toolbar-install/</link>
		<comments>http://www.klwalker.com/blog/136/pdfcreator-with-pdfforge-is-causing-havoc-with-toolbar-install/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 13:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>klseesea</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Software &amp; Tools]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[malware]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[PDF]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[PDFCreator, formerly a respected open source product, is causing havoc with a malware install toolbar. Amazingly SourceForge hasn&#8217;t done anything about this yet and still lists the software, and for many their trust level is shaken as well.
Here are the latest features though:
PDFCreator easily creates PDFs from any Windows program. Use it like a printer [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>PDFCreator, formerly a respected open source product, is causing havoc with a malware install toolbar. Amazingly SourceForge hasn&#8217;t done anything about this yet and still lists the software, and for many their trust level is shaken as well.</p>
<p>Here are the latest features though:</p>
<blockquote><p>PDFCreator easily creates PDFs from any Windows program. Use it like a printer in Word, StarCalc or any other Windows application.&#160; <br />We are proud to announce the release of PDFCreator 0.9.8&#160; <br />Again, we have some improvements&#160; <br />* Uses GPL-Ghostscript 8.64 now.&#160; <br />* Improved PDF/A compatibility.&#160; <br />* New output format SVG (experimental)&#160; <br />* Improved check for updates on PDFCreator.&#160; <br />* Improved COM interface&#160; <br />* plus small fixes and improvements</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Some of the users comments </p>
<p><em>“I would strongly recommend that one does not install this version of PDFCreator. Even if I didn&#8217;t choose to install the toolbar, it installed pdfforge Toolbar. Now, all 404s are redirected to urlseek20.vmn.net. You can search the web and find out the headaches people have had with urlseek20.vmn.net.”</em></p>
<p> <span id="more-136"></span>
<p><em></em></p>
<p>Here I summarize my findings on this issue.</p>
<p><strong>Symptoms</strong></p>
<p>Navigating to a non-existing website, which would otherwise deliver a 404 Cannot be found error, redirects to a Yahoo-partnered search at urlseek20.vmn.net.</p>
<p><strong>How to remove this malware</strong></p>
<p>Open Add/Remove Programs by going to Control Panel in Windows.    <br />Uninstall the PDFforge toolbar. </p>
<p><strong>Cause</strong></p>
<p>Installing PDFCreator also installs the PDFforge toolbar, which affects 404 URL navigations in Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox.</p>
<p>Alternative to PDF Creator, you can try <a href="http://www.dopdf.com">DoPDF</a> (lightweight and fast).</p>
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		<title>MM2H identity cards for expatriates</title>
		<link>http://www.klwalker.com/blog/135/mm2h-identity-cards-for-expatriates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.klwalker.com/blog/135/mm2h-identity-cards-for-expatriates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 20:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>klseesea</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[KL City]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Malaysia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[expat]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Malaysia tourism ministry has started issuing identifications card for expatriates participating in the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) program.
This cards can also be use for things like applying for a credit card or insurance. In the move rebranding, MM2H participants are allow to invest actively and work in critical areas where Malaysian did not have [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Malaysia tourism ministry has started issuing identifications card for expatriates participating in the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) program.</p>
<p>This cards can also be use for things like applying for a credit card or insurance. In the move rebranding, MM2H participants are allow to invest actively and work in critical areas where Malaysian did not have the expertise and extending five-year social visit passes issued earlier to 10 years.</p>
<p>Foreigner married to Malaysian citizens will also have a choice now to join the program. There are now 12,000 participants in the MM2H programme, with most coming from China, Bangladesh and Britain.</p>
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		<title>Earth Hour 2009 KLCC and KL Tower in darkness</title>
		<link>http://www.klwalker.com/blog/134/earth-hour-2009-klcc-and-kl-tower-in-darkness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.klwalker.com/blog/134/earth-hour-2009-klcc-and-kl-tower-in-darkness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:43:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>klseesea</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ This year, the goals for Earth Hour are bigger because the stakes are higher. Already 3000 cities in 74 countries have agreed to take part including Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Atlanta, Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami and Nashville with more signing up every day. Around the world cities like Moscow, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Shanghai [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.klwalker.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/earthhourmalaysiaklcc.gif"><img title="earth-hour-malaysia-klcc" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" height="109" alt="earth-hour-malaysia-klcc" src="http://www.klwalker.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/earthhourmalaysiaklcc-thumb.gif" width="244" border="0" /></a> This year, the goals for Earth Hour are bigger because the stakes are higher. Already 3000 cities in 74 countries have agreed to take part including Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Atlanta, Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami and Nashville with more signing up every day. Around the world cities like Moscow, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Shanghai and Mexico City will turn out their lights in support.</p>
<p>But Earth Hour isn’t just for big cities—anyone can participate. To see what Earth Hour is all about, check out this video at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjWD8pbK5t8">www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjWD8pbK5t8</a><u>.</u></p>
<p> <span id="more-134"></span>
<p><u></u></p>
<p>This is a critical year in the future of our planet as Government takes a serious look at climate legislation and international agreements are set to be negotiated in Copenhagen in December 2009.&#160; </p>
<p>&quot;This is the perfect opportunity for individuals, governments, schools, businesses and communities around the world to unite for a common purpose, in response to a global issue that affect us all.&quot;   <br /><i>- Carter S. Roberts, President and CEO WWF</i></p>
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		<title>Greyed out buttons in &#34;Display Properties Desktop&#34; settings</title>
		<link>http://www.klwalker.com/blog/131/greyed-out-buttons-in-display-properties-desktop-settings/</link>
		<comments>http://www.klwalker.com/blog/131/greyed-out-buttons-in-display-properties-desktop-settings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:28:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>klseesea</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Windows Tips]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For some reason, I have lost the means to change my desktop background since the buttons permitting this have gone &#34;grey&#34;.&#160; I&#8217;ve been to &#34;Group Properties&#34; and attempted to get the buttons back by making what would have appeared to have been the proper changes, but that failed.&#160; So, what can I do to get [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For some reason, I have lost the means to change my desktop background since the buttons permitting this have gone &quot;grey&quot;.&#160; I&#8217;ve been to &quot;Group Properties&quot; and attempted to get the buttons back by making what would have appeared to have been the proper changes, but that failed.&#160; So, what can I do to get the buttons back?</p>
<p>If you have this question:-</p>
<p>When i go into display properties, I cannot change my desktop background. All options are greyed out. Please help! </p>
<h3>Registry fix-Automated : </h3>
<p><a href="http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/wallpaperenable.reg">http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/wallpaperenable.reg</a> </p>
<h3>Manually (XP -Pro) :</h3>
<blockquote><p>1. Start &gt; Run &gt; gpedit.msc       <br />2. Under User configuration &gt; Click [Administrative Templates\Control Panel\Display\]       <br />3. There will be a value named &quot;Prevent changing wallpaper&quot; &gt; Set it to &quot;Not       <br />Configured&quot;       </p>
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<h3>&#160;</h3>
<h3>&#160;</h3>
<p> <span id="more-131"></span><br />
<h3>Manually (XP -Any) : </h3>
<blockquote><p>1. Open Regedit       <br />2.       <br />[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop]       <br />3. Double click the value named &quot;NoChangingWallpaper&quot; &gt; Set it to 0       <br />4.       <br />[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop]       <br />5. Repeat Step 3 </p>
</blockquote>
<p>If the above fails :     <br /><a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/921049/">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/921049/</a></p>
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		<title>Malaysian aim for Guinness World Record in Gaming</title>
		<link>http://www.klwalker.com/blog/130/malaysian-aim-for-guinness-world-record-in-gaming/</link>
		<comments>http://www.klwalker.com/blog/130/malaysian-aim-for-guinness-world-record-in-gaming/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 08:28:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>klseesea</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ Malaysian games will join forces next month to try and break the Guinness World Record for the longest non-stop gaming.
250 games will attempt to play non–stop for whopping 38 hours at CyberFusion 2009, a gaming event in Cyberjaya organized by Cyberview Sdn Bhd.
Notes: They will take precautions to make sure everyone involved is safe [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" height="181" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3345/3338190297_e4916b93d2.jpg?v=0" width="268" /> Malaysian games will join forces next month to try and break the Guinness World Record for the longest non-stop gaming.</p>
<p>250 games will attempt to play non–stop for whopping 38 hours at CyberFusion 2009, a gaming event in Cyberjaya organized by Cyberview Sdn Bhd.</p>
<p><strong><em><u>Notes: They will take precautions to make sure everyone involved is safe as we will have an ambulance ready and bathroom breaks will be allowed.</u></em></strong></p>
<p>CyberFusion 2009 will also host more than 1000 games from all over the world to compete for RM100,000 in prizes. The 3day event will feature competitions such as Counter-Strike 1.6, Dota, Call of Duty 4, Sudden Attack adn FIFA08.</p>
<p>More details visit <a href="http://www.cyberjayaevent.com">www.cyberjayaevent.com</a></p>
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		<title>Internet Explorer (IE) 8 not that hot enough</title>
		<link>http://www.klwalker.com/blog/129/internet-explorer-ie-8-not-that-hot-enough/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 03:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>klseesea</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ There has been limited take up to date of Microsoft&#8217;s new Internet Explorer 8 according to research by StatCounter which provides free website traffic statistics. According to StatCounter Global Stats global usage in the first day of launch (March 19) was 1.39%. This is just above its previous day&#8217;s market penetration of 1.33%. The [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.klwalker.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/ie8internetexplorer8windows71.gif"><img title="ie-8-internet-explorer-8-windows-7" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="56" alt="ie-8-internet-explorer-8-windows-7" src="http://www.klwalker.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/ie8internetexplorer8windows7-thumb1.gif" width="240" align="left" border="0" /></a> There has been limited take up to date of Microsoft&#8217;s new Internet Explorer 8 according to research by StatCounter which provides free website traffic statistics. According to StatCounter Global Stats global usage in the first day of launch (March 19) was 1.39%. This is just above its previous day&#8217;s market penetration of 1.33%. The new browser has been in public beta testing for about a year. By 20th March 17:00 GMT IE 8 market share had risen to 1.56%.</p>
<p>&quot;I suppose the kindest description of user reaction to IE 8&#8217;s first public outing would be &#8216;underwhelming&#8217;,&quot; commented Aodhan Cullen, CEO and founder of StatCounter.</p>
<p>He contrasted the performance to the launch of Firefox 3 last June. &quot;Firefox 3 managed to convert users from its previous browser. Usage of Firefox 3 more than doubled from 7.8% at beta testing to 18.9% over a three day period following the launch (June 16-18).&quot;</p>
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		<title>Start Downloading Internet Explorer 8</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Microsoft plans to make its Internet Explorer 8 browser available on Thursday, along with a company-commissioned report claiming IE8 is more secure against malware than rival browsers from Mozilla and Google.
Users will be able to download IE8 in 25 languages at 12:00 noon Eastern Daylight Time on Thursday from Microsoft&#8217;s IE Web site and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.klwalker.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/ie8internetexplorer8windows7.gif"><img title="ie-8-internet-explorer-8-windows-7" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" height="60" alt="ie-8-internet-explorer-8-windows-7" src="http://www.klwalker.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/ie8internetexplorer8windows7-thumb.gif" width="244" border="0" /></a> Microsoft plans to make its Internet Explorer 8 browser available on Thursday, along with a company-commissioned report claiming IE8 is more secure against malware than rival browsers from Mozilla and Google.</p>
<p>Users will be able to download IE8 in 25 languages at 12:00 noon Eastern Daylight Time on Thursday from Microsoft&#8217;s <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/beta/">IE Web site</a> and its <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/DOWNLOADS/en/default.aspx">online download center</a>.</p>
<p>Microsoft has been preparing users for IE8 for a good year now, stressing performance improvements, better support for Internet technology standards, the addition of new features to help people keep track of most visited sites and favorite sources of information, and of course, security, as highlights of the new browser. </p>
<p>According to the report Microsoft released Thursday, based on research conducted by NSS Labs, IE8&#8217;s Release Candidate 1 was 69 percent effective at catching malware before it did damage to a user&#8217;s system. Mozilla Firefox 3.07 came in second with a 30 percent effectiveness rate, with Apple Safari&#8217;s 3 in third place with a 24-percent rate and Google&#8217;s Chrome 1.0.154 in fourth place with 16 percent effectiveness rate</p>
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<p>NSS Labs said in the report that the data was collected from tests conducted in just over 12 days from Feb. 26 through March 10 in its labs in Austin, Texas. During the course of the test, the company said it monitored connectivity to ensure the browsers could access the live malware sites being tested, and performed 141 discrete tests. The margin of error of the tests was 3.76 percent, according to NSS Labs.</p>
<p>IE8 will be included as part of the Windows 7 OS. However, for the first time since adding browser technology to its operating system, Microsoft will give users the ability to turn off IE8 as a feature in the system.</p>
<p>Source: PCWorld</p>
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