Google® has announced that they have added an advanced sign-in security method for Google account holders in an effort to help combat the hacking of gmail accounts. The new 2-step verification method — which was first offered to Google Apps customers last September — is now being implemented for gmail customers.

Great news from Joomla.org today! The 1.6.0 version of the Joomla content management system (CMS) was released on Monday, January 10th. This is new version has been totally rebuilt from the ground up through much of the application and it includes more power, more control, and more options than ever before.