Microsoft has been hiding Windows XP Service Pack 3 long from Windows Update but at last it is now available for download. Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) includes all previously released updates for the operating system.

This new update does bring small number of new functionalities but in no way does it change the customer experience.

Windows XP Service Pack 3 can be downloaded as a standalone executable from Here. The installation package is 316 MB in size and is intended for IT professionals and developers downloading and installing on multiple computers on a network.

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All of you using Google Adsense for their blogs might have noticed that something unusual is going on in the Google Adsense Dashboard for past couple of hours. Most of you would be experiencing a delay in Google Adsense Reports update and the earnings and impressions counter may seem as if it is static or moving slower than usual.

For all those concerned about this issue, they should worry no longer as the Google Adsense Team has took complete notice of this issue and the Google Engineers are currently investigating it and working to resolve it as quickly as possible. The issue might take some time to resolve but the earnings/impressions data is being tracked continuously, so this issue will not affect your earnings or payments.

Moreover, Inside Adsense has recently announced about the new Known Issue Page for Google Adsense where you can check for updates on this reporting issue and other existing issues.

Now with that all explained by Google, Publishers should feel happy and calm.

Concept mobile phones come in weird shapes and sizes. We have already seen the Transformer, Nokia Morph, Nokia 888 etc and we know these gadgets will never make it to production as they are not suitable for the masses. One such mobile phone, recently unveiled by YD, is the Egg.

As the name suggests, the Egg concept mobile phone is a smartphone device that looks exactly like an egg. The soft rounded body is surrounded by an illuminated red strip. The surface of the phone consists of a flexi true color display for tactile touchscreen feedback. Plus you get bluetooth, USB, and Wifi, 3.2 megapixel camera and upto 4GB memory. (more…)

File Types is a built-in system manager in Windows which gives you a list of all the file extensions and types registered on your computer. It can be accessed via Tools → Folder Options → File Types. The only downside is that this default manager does not give you as detailed information as it should so as an alternative one can make use of a utility called FileTypesMan which is a better alternative to File Types manager.

FileTypesMan displays a list of all file extensions and types registered on your computer just like File Types manager but the useful part is that it even displays information like information: Type Name, Description, Flags, Perceived Type, MIME Type, Browser Flags and much more which the default File Types manager does not.

FileTypesMan also allows you to easily edit the properties and flags of each file type, as well as it allows you to add, edit, and remove actions in a file type.

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Ubuntu is relatively a good Linux distribution when it comes to enhanced security however it must be kept in mind that no security solution is 100% unhackable and ever-lasting. You are already familiar with Firewall in Windows now its time to help you install and configure a Firewall in Ubuntu Linux in order to make your machine more safe and secure.

Firestarter is what we will be needing for managing and observing firewall in Ubuntu. Firestarter is a complete firewall tool for Linux machines. It features an easy to use firewall wizard to quickly create a firewall.

Using the program you can then open and close ports with a few clicks, or stealth your machine giving access only to a select few. The real-time hit monitor shows attackers probing your machine.

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I hope I am not exaggerating here but in my 2 years experience with Wordpress I must have used over a 100 different Wordpress plugins, each with unique feature and functionality but unfortunately none were focused on security. Wordpress is a very secure script but nevertheless there are always security loopholes which make ones blog vulnerable and open to remote attacks.

WP Security Scan is a Wordpress plugin that provides a lot of features based on security. The plugin scans your WordPress installation for security vulnerabilities and suggests corrective actions.

The security dashboard will also alert you if you need to upgrade your Wordpress version, if your MySQL database is vulnerable to remote attacks or if your htaccess file is not in the right directory and etc.

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