Mozilla has released the third version of Firefox, and is aiming to set a world record for the most number of downloads in a 24-hour period.

Being my browser of choice, I am as keen as anyone to see what Firefox 3 brings to the table.

Many new features have been added, but my favourite so far is definitely the location bar.  It makes it so much easier to go back to websites you visit a lot, speeding up your browsing experience.  After I have used it for a bit longer, I will write a longer post about what I like and dislike about the latest incarnation of Firefox.

So, if you want to help Mozilla enter the Guinness Book of Records, or just fancy a more secure browser, download Firefox 3 today.

For those of you using a BT Home Hub wireless router, you should be aware of a pretty big security hole discovered of late.

Up until a few weeks ago, the default password being used on the router was “admin”. This is a major security hole in itself. If you are using any wireless router, the first thing you should do is change the default administrator password (if you are unsure how to do this, contact us). Recently, BT changed the default password to use the device’s serial number - a unique string - which seems like a really good idea. (more…)