Facebook Places has just been made available for BlackBerry v1.9. Users of the BlackBerry have been patiently waiting for this new feature that provides location based functionality to most of the top social networks around the world. Since Facebook Places was made available to Android customers about a week ago. BlackBerry users were checking every day to see when this would hit their phones. It’s now here and BlackBerry users can pick this up in the BlackBerry App World and current users can get this as an update.

Facebook Places gives you the ability to attach your GPS or A/GPS location to a map. By doing so you can let your friends know what you are doing and where you are currently doing it from. This is like allowing everyone to turn into “Big Brother”. It’s amazing how we always hear of complaints about privacy but I guess when it comes to new gadgets and apps for our phones. Privacy can take a back seat. I digress!

Communication and data sharing have witnessed a new momentum with the introduction of computers and application software. And it is Microsoft that has launched innovative solutions over time in sync with the changing trends and technologies. The computer giant’s latest upgraded version of its Windows is the Windows 7. There are a plethora of features that Microsoft Windows 7 comes with, each feature having an important role to play.

Microsoft Windows in its Windows 7 edition is equipped with sophisticated security features. There are risks related to your computer being damaged by viruses, spyware and other malware. With the Microsoft Windows 7, you can stay safe on security aspects. Whether you use LAN (Local Area Network) or WAN (Wide Area Network), you can protect data stored in your computer from unauthorized access. There are several distinctive security features in Windows 7 besides the Action Center (to help you deal with any issue), as enumerated below:

Windows Firewall: A flexible and easy-to-use built-in firewall, protecting your computer from malicious software and hackers.

Windows Defender: Checking of slow performance of your computer at the same time protecting your system from security threats caused by spyware and other unwanted software including pop-up ads.

Backup and Restore: Keeps a backup of your most important files and restores files that you may lose.

A few years ago, Deduplication was the industries biggest buzz word. Well that hype actually pan-out and is a vital way to save disk space. In a nutshell, Deduplication is the process of eliminating duplicate copies of data.

Now instead of having an appliance dedup the data, Sun’s Zettabyte File System (ZFS) will do it for you.

Do you have a hacked Mac netbook? Well the new Mac OS X Leopard 10.6.2 will not work on the Intel Atom processor.

According to Stellarola, with the current developer build of 10.6.2, Apple appears to have changed around a lot of CPU related information. He suggests that if you are a Hackintosh user with an Intel Atom based netbook, stick with 10.6.1.

Keep in mind that this is the current developer build. If we are lucky, Apple will fix or adjust any CPU changes and allow Atom Hackintosh users to continue. In my Minds-Eye, this is just another way for Big Apple to rake in more money by having OS X users pay big premiums for their product.

If the final release of 10.6.2 still breaks on the Atom Processor. I am sure the hackintosh community will band together and come up with a workaround, so stay tuned.

Learn how to protect your PC using SkyRecon’s StormShield. There are two parts to the product: The server components (including the relational database and server) and the various agents that run on each endpoint. Among other things, the agent contains a host-based firewall and policy engine that can be customized to control applications and particular endpoint device features such as USB peripherals and registry entries.