Google Chrome Releases Themes; They Look Hot!

Google Chrome has represented a great browser so far: fast startup times, modern features, and a great task-based backend render engine. We've even commented before just how much we love it. Now it has themes! What better way to make your favorite browser look just how you want?


If you have Google Chrome, go and check out their theme library at http://bit.ly/bxw1E. And if you don't have Google Chrome yet, why not give it a try at http://chrome.google.com?

Windows 7 ready for Windows XP mode

Microsoft announced yesterday that their new Windows XP mode is ready to hit manufacturing now, and will come about online via an update on October 22.

Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 helps people who run software that was designed for XP run on Windows 7 in its original shell. Microsoft reports that any software that ran on Windows Vista will run correctly on 7, but Windows XP mode is provided as a last resort type of option for customers that must retain compatibility at all costs.

Windows XP mode utilizes some of the old Connectix Virtual PC technology that Microsoft acquired to include a Virtual Machine at the core of Windows 7.

[via ArsTechnica]

Salem State Censorship: It was all a mistake

Salem State Chief Information Officer Patricia Ainsworth released a statement that "the blocking experienced was due to an error in our firewall configuration. It was not intentional. I was glad students brought it to our attention. We fixed it today. I apologize for the inconvenience this has caused." This is responding to events where Salem State's network had inadvertently widely blocked all mature content sites, including websites with only a mild rating, such as fmylife.com.

I'm sure people will be relieved to know the situation has come to a close. Testing hasn't been done to confirm that the fixes are in place, so if you find that mature content sites work, please leave us a comment so others know how this turned out!

Salem State Censorship: Connection policies lifted.. a little

Some new developments have come in on the fight for freedom of information at our dear campus. Reports indicate that wired residential connections do not block the mature content that was flagged as blocked everywhere else.

Wireless connection campus-wide still continues to be restricted.

Salem State Information Technology Services has not released a public statement yet regarding the block, however we hope that more information will be available soon.