Good bye my good friend iGoogle

Recently I noticed something on my home page which is iGoogle. I've used what seems like forever.

I see a note that they are going to take it down completely. Click on the link and here is what I see. I am in shock. Not sure why but it is an emotional reaction I guess. I've been loyal. I've introduced lots of people to the power of iGoogle over the years. So what is the payback for my loyalty to Google and their products?

Apparently it isn't worth much.

Related articles

• Google Killing Off Mini, Video, and iGoogle (tech.slashdot.org)


• Google retiring iGoogle, Google Mini, others for 'spring cleaning' (engadget.com)


• iGoogle and Google Video to be shutdown (onsoftware.en.softonic.com)


• iGoogle Will Be Discontinued (googlesystem.blogspot.com)

Is Internet Explorer the safest browser?

It seems hard to believe, but a test carried out by security experts from NSS Labs has found that Internet-Explorer repels 94 percent of all infected websites. Coming in second by a considerable distance is Google Chrome. Firefox and Safari on the other hand, do not offer adequate protection against Malware. NSS Labs tested the security capabilities of the four leading web browsers over a period of 175 days. The results are based on three million tests on approximately 85,000 infected websites.

But something is strange about this study. It compares the newest version of the IE with older versions of the other browser. So how serious can we take the results? The analysis carried out by NSS Labs can be found here.

Related articles

• Study: IE9 blocks more malware than other web browsers (neowin.net)


• Internet Explorer Shines in NSS Labs Browser Security Test (eweek.com)


• Study finds Internet Explorer to be malware blocking king (ghacks.net)


• Study finds IE9 is better at blocking malware than Chrome, Safari, and Firefox combined (thenextweb.com)