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Del.icio.us plugin for Firefox 3

I’ve been using Firefox 3 beta for a while now, and it’s a definite improvement in memory usage and speed over Firefox 2. As expected, it’s taking some of the addon developers quite a while to write new versions of … Continue reading

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For Windows user with QuickSilver envy

For many Mac users, QuickSilver is one application they can’t do without. It’s one of those amazingly simple application that be can extended to be extremely powerful, but still elegant enough to be used for its most basic function as … Continue reading

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Showusthecode!

This post goes beyond even my usual amount of geekiness. “Show Us The Code” is pushing for Steve Ballmer to show the open source world exactly what part of Microsoft’s source code is being used in Linux: Your repeated claims … Continue reading

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More on Vista content protection

A bit after my last massive, wall-of-text post about Vista content protection, Wired’s Monkey Bites blog had a few things to say about it as well: Vista Month: Welcome To The DRM? It’s a good, short & concise post that … Continue reading

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Windows Vista content protection

A few weeks ago, A Cost Analysis of Windows Vista Content Protection was published by a software researcher from New Zealand. The paper went into deep discussion on what was, up to that point, completely uncovered topic related to the … Continue reading

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Pirated software key to IT growth in Romania

This is just too funny to ignore: Piracy worked for us, Romania president tells Gates Although this response could be universally applied to all software, it is hilariously funny that the president of Romania would say this right in front … Continue reading

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CNET gives Vista a yawn

With any consumer products, there are two signs that you’re really in trouble: 1. You’re only being compared to the same product of last generation. This type of comparative review where you’re evaluated mostly against the last generation, perhaps even … Continue reading

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Driven to Mac by Vista

It’s nice to see that I’m not the only one that’s been driven to Mac by the disappointment of Windows Vista. From The Unofficial Apple Weblog: MIT writer says Vista drove her to Mac And the original article here: Uninspiring … Continue reading

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Windows Vista.. first round of security flaws

Already, a couple of serious security flaws has been discovered in Vista, a month before its official consumer release (enterprise users can get their hands on Vista right now). Read more about it at Wired: Vista Security Flaws Uncovered That, … Continue reading

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Windows Update broke my Windows

Alright.. this is just ridiculous…. I just spent half a day of work fixing Windows on my work computer, which Windows Update broke. Apparently, somewhere along the line, the automatic update got some corrupted install files. Every time I started … Continue reading

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