Here’s today’s links (updated as the day goes on.):

• To Protect Your Computer, Windows has Closed the Firewall Service
• GigaOM Top 10 Most Popular MMOs I love the fact that, for all the press it is getting, Second Life is at the bottom of this list. People are dumb.
• Top 5 Novels That Should Be Games
• The Yankees have their huge gap with the Red Sox down to 8 1/2 games leading into their weekend series with the Mets. Things are getting interesting.
• Apple releases Safari Beta 3.0.1 for Windows They took a lot of heat for some of the initial security flaws, but it looks like they are serious about fixing them. Nice turnaround.
• Trailer for the Movie, The Ten Ten stories about the ten commandments. From the people who brought you "The State." Looks pretty funny.
• How Google Earth Works