“groovy mother...”

Microsoft have released a public beta of IE7. The homepage is a staggeringly fucking awful flash animation, promising “Everything you need, nothing you don’t, and a few things you have yet to imagine”, before displaying a list of Firefox’s features.

‘DRM-protected files exclusively released through iTunes … appear in unprotected form on P2P networks 180 seconds later’. Well, that makes screwing your honest customers worthwhile.

Small Windows app that tells you what an installer is planning on doing after the seemingly-compulsory reboot.

Interesting interview with Stephen Colbert. It takes a second to realise that this is Colbert the actor talking, not Colbert the character, and it’s a fascinating insight into the “philosophy” that colours his satire.

Tor + Firefox that you can run on a USB keychain to enable anonymized web browsing anywhere. Fantastic stuff.