Tech links for April 19, 2007
Posted by Jacque on April 19th, 2007
Cnet.com’s Living with technology:
Keep your kids safe online
An online safety guide with links to resources, discussions, videos, free monitoring software
MySpace takes on Google News and Digg
MySpace is going into the news business with a service that will scour the internet for news stories and let users vote on which ones receive the most exposure, says Times Online. The approach blends elements of Google News and sites such as Digg and Netscape, which rely on readers to submit stories and determine their prominence.
Mozilla upgrades email client
Mozilla, best known for its Firefox web browser, has officially launched Thunderbird 2.0, an upgraded version of its email application. Thunderbird can be downloaded free from the Mozilla website and can be configured to work with web-based email services such as Google’s Gmail.



