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Net Xpress: Facebook privacy settings undergoing changes

June 05, 2010|By SHEILA CLARK | sheila@amnews.com

One of the most popular topics on the Internet at the moment is the privacy features of Facebook. The popular social networking site has been plagued with disruptions due to the many changes it has made on its privacy features.

Facebook has so many different areas where a user can adjust certain privacy features. It seemed that the more Facebook tweaked the privacy features, the more complicated it became for its users to keep the privacy features under control.

Eventually, protesters started Facebook groups and campaigns to show their dislike of the changes to the privacy features. One campaign started because of the privacy issues had the intent of causing a mass exodus from Facebook on May 31. Read about the Quit Facebook campaign at http://www.quitfacebookday.com.

On Wednesday, Facebook began rolling out a new, simplified version of its privacy features. According to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the latest changes were designed to reflect some of the wishes of Facebook users.

Learn all about the new, simplified Facebook privacy controls at http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=391922327130.

Tablet update

With the release of Apple’s iPad, many companies are releasing tablet mobile Internet devices. A Chinese company named EKEN at http://www.ekengroup.com/en/home/index.asp has released two models of these devices. EKEN offers the M001 and M003 tablet devices.

The EKEN M001 features the Google Android 1.6 operating system. It comes with a seven-inch LCD screen with 800x480 resolution; a Via MW8505 533Mhz processor; 128MB RAM; 2GB or 4GB flash drive; 802.11B/G WiFi; an SD slot; a 30-pin Dock connector port (same as an iPod/iPad connection), built-in mic and audio out.

The M001 is available in white, silver or black colors. The battery life is two and a half hours and the tablet weighs under two pounds.

The pre-installed software on the EKEN M001 includes UCWEB Browser, MailBox, Medio, Youtube, MSN, Skype, WINRAR and some games. It is E-book and MS Office compatible.

Learn more about the M001 at http://www.ekengroup.com/en/product/show.asp?id=780.

The EKEN M003 has the same features as the EKEN M001 except it features an eight-inch LCD screen with 800x600 resolution and a USB port. It is available in either white or silver colors. This model’s battery life is three hours and it resembles Apple’s iPad.

Learn more about the M003 at http://www.ekengroup.com/en/product/show.asp?id=899.

Note: If you search online for the M003 model, it says the processor is 800Mhz and for the M001 model it says 600Mhz. However, on the company’s website it states a 533Mhz processor for both. Do a search for either model on eBay to see detailed photos of both models.

Linux update

MeeGo is an open-source Linux project by Intel and Nokia. MeeGo brings together Intel’s Moblin operating system and Nokia’s Maemo OS into a single open-source activity. MeeGo specifically targets netbooks and other mobile devices. MeeGo v1.0 is the MeeGo’s first official release geared toward netbooks.

In June, the project will launch the development of the MeeGo Handset user experience for mobile devices.

There are two releases for the netbook project. MeeGo v1.0 for Netbooks that features the Core Software Platform and Netbook User Experience Project Release and MeeGo v1.0 for Netbooks that includes the Google Chrome Browser.

Learn more about MeeGo at http://meego.com/.

Free stuff

Need free antivirus software, check out Panda Cloud Antivirus at http://blog.cloudantivirus.com/2010/03/01/panda-cloud-antivirus-101/.

E-mail me at sheila@amnews.com; fax me at (859) 236-9566; or write me snail mail at The Advocate-Messenger, P.O. Box 149, Danville, KY 40423-0149.

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