Jenkins Tip of the Week (Episode 201227): Google Chrome lets you create application shortcuts so that, for example, your Web-based email can look and function like a desktop application.
Google Chrome v27 upgrades Google's voice search capabilities. Now you can have a conversational search with Google, and it can understand a lot of the context involved in your spoken searches. It's a baby step towards the Star Trek computer of the future.
More on disabling Java in your browser, including what happens when you visit a site that requires Java, problems with Internet Explorer and Java, and more.
Java is a big security problem. Its installer will also copy unwanted software onto your PC if you're not paying attention. This video shows you how to disable Java in the Firefox and Google Chrome browsers so that you can plug a big security hole.
