Activity for March 2

Review - RoboForm
7.7.3 (Mar 2, 2012)

7.7.3 kept crashing Firefox.
Went back to 7.7.2 and no more crashes.
Review - QuickTime for Windows
7.6.7.1675 (Aug 15, 2010)

The downloaded file version is: 7.67.75.0.
Version 7.6.7.1675 is incorrect/non-existent.
Review - Spyware Terminator
2.8.0.1 Beta (Jul 13, 2010)

The splash screen during installation shows version 2.6.0.0, but afterwords the actual version is 2.8.0.1.
Review - Avira Free Antivirus
8.1.0.367 (Sep 5, 2008)

A fresh install using the version offered as "8.1.0.367" actually results with version "8.1.0.331" [dated 8/12/2008]. Doing the "update" requires about 4 Mb and 9 updated files. After which, the version number remains as "8.1.0.331". Note: the file that MajorGeeks.com offers produces the same installed version: "8.1.0.331".
Review - WengoPhone for Windows
2.0 RC3 (Sep 28, 2006)

Skype works fine, but Wengo does not (for me, anyway). Selected language is English, but some audio error message is only in French. And, cannot make any phone connection work.
Comment - Internet has less than a year's worth of IP addresses left, say experts
2.0 RC3 (Jul 23, 2010 - 4:32 PM)

Are there any "wired-only" home routers available, that include IPv6 support?
AFAIK, only some of the wireless home routers do so. Such as Apple's AirPort Extreme.
Can IPv6 support be added to older IPv4 wired routers via a firmware update?
I'd guess: probably not, due to some hardware limitation.
Of course, both the ISP and the cable modem or DSL modem being used would also need to support IPv6.
Motorola's latest DOCSIS 3.0 cable modem does support IPv6.
Comment - Early praise for Google Maps' bike routes
2.0 RC3 (Mar 12, 2010 - 8:29 AM)

Re: "You can't take a Street View walk down pedestrian trails. There's an obvious reason for this: Towns don't want Google going down walking trails snapping shots of people anonymously."
I would tend to disagree with that statement. What's the difference (as far as anonymity is concerned) between city streets vs. bike and hike paths? Google should employ bicycle-mounted Street View cameras to travel the Monon Trail and other officially designated bike routes. My suggestion would be to use a different map color for "official bike routes". Maybe a solid red line, for example.
Comment - What Windows 8 perhaps should be: Microsoft's multi-kernel OS project
2.0 RC3 (Sep 28, 2009 - 1:42 PM)

Re: "Apple's marketing is genius, but also dubious. Take the 'first 64bit computer' marketing, and that was several years ago, and they still don't sell a desktop Mac that has a 64bit OS. (Even Snow Leopard won't load the 64bit kernel unless it is a XServer.)"

Please double-check your facts on Snow Leopard. Can be booted and run in a choice of either 32-bit or 64-bit mode, as long as the EFI version is also 64-bit. Which excludes some early Intel CPU Macs. All SL device drivers are 64-bit, but can also be used while running in 32-bit mode.
See:
"32- or 64-bit Kernel Startup Mode Selector 1.4"
http://mac.majorgeeks.com/download6597.html
Comment - Microsoft on Win7 UAC: 'Take the emotions out of the discussion'
2.0 RC3 (Feb 5, 2009 - 5:28 PM)

Maybe Microsoft should consider the way OSX Leopard handles requirements for typing in a system password. Only needed when installing any software or updates, whether Apple's own or 3rd-party.
Comment - Microsoft seeks 'community' help to make IE8 Standards Mode work out
2.0 RC3 (Dec 4, 2008 - 12:51 PM)

Sounds to me like: Microsoft wants to add a browser compatibility plugin for IE8. A subscription service, sort of how the "Adblock Plus" plugin for Firefox works. They'd like everyone to contribute to help them overcome their 5 or 10 year legacy of foisting on the public, a non-standard browser. Which they purposely designed that way, to gain market share. Maybe they should be tried in Federal Court and if found guilty of monopolizing, pay a substantial fine to help fund software engineers working for Mozilla (Firefox), WebKit (Safari & Google Chrome) & Opera.
I've found that Adobe's Flash program can often have problems displaying web content properly, depending on which browser is being used.
Their Flash player version 10 may fail, but the version 9 player still works, for some web sites.