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Google Chrome OS is a lightweight open source linux-based operating system developing by Google based on Google’s Chrome web browser.

The following video tells you “What is Google Chrome OS?” in plain english.

What do you need to know about Google Chrome OS

The Google Chrome OS IS the web browser. It has super fast start-up speed. All applications are web applications, no installation.

The OS has high security to prevent malware and virus. If anything goes wrong, it will reboot and fix itself.

Chrome OS only works with solid-state hard drives and meant for netbooks. It will not install on your notebook.

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Get your FREE Microsoft Office 2010 now! The free download version is Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 Beta.

It is a beta version, therefore software bugs are expected.

The free Office 2010 download is available now here. Registration is required to get the Office 2010 product key and the downloads.

image: Office 2010 serial key

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The Amazon.com software deal of this week includes Mcfee Antivirus Plus 2010 (3 users). The list price is USD$60 but now you can get it at only USD$18.99! Saved 68%!

What’s new about Mcfee Antivirus Plus 2010?

• Active Protection — Say good bye to slow dat downloads. New threats will be analyzed and blocked in milliseconds, so you don’t have to wait for regular updates to arrive.
• Quickscan — checks for threats in the areas of your computer that are most often attacked.
• Faster performance — faster startup, shutdown, and scan times. Run silently in the background without slowing down your PC.
• Power optimization — deferring scheduled scans until your notebook is plugged in. Can also be set up to shut down your PC automatically after running antivirus scan to help save energy.

Buy Now! McAfee Antivirus Plus 2010 (3 users) at USD$18.99

The 1080p HD video (High-Definition video) is coming to YouTube.

But I don’t feel excited at all, even though that I have 2x 24-inch monitors (see my review of Dell 2407WFP 24-inch widescreen UltraShart LCD monitor), which fully support 1080p HD video’s resolution (1920×1080 pixels). Why?

My slow-broadband connection is way too slow to watch online video at HD quality. I even need to wait for buffering when watching YouTube videos at normal quality.

Watching 1080p HD video online is a dream for me now. It took me about 5 minutes to load the 44 seconds YouTube 1080p HD video demo at below:

What’s the big deal about YouTube 1080p HD video?

In short, you enjoy better full-screen high quality of YouTube video.

You could connect your HD LCD TV to your computer and enjoy watching YouTube HD videos on your sofa.

However, before you can enjoy that, you need to have a fast broadband and a monitor/tv that support HD video.

Also, you can upload HD videos taken with your HD camcorder. Currently, YouTube accepts video quality up to 720p.

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Well, here is another update of WordPress 2.8 (23 days after the 2.8.5 upgrade), the WordPress 2.8.6 Security Release.

[WordPress] 2.8.6 fixes two security problems that can be exploited by registered, logged in users who have posting privileges.

If you blog has untrusted authors, then upgrading to 2.8.6 (download) is recommended.

My blog has only me and my proofreader. I skipped this update. How about you?