Monthly Archives: August 2009

OMG It was about time! Opera changes logo

Oh wow, who saw that coming. In 2009, it just seemed the browser I met with the same dull logo would stay with it forever. Well, lucky us, our docks and task bars will stop being poluted with the crappy … Continue reading

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OS X Snow Leopard Pre-order, 35$ CAD!

Alright, so much for the cheery title, but I’m impressed. What could have been a limited pre-order price is now the official price of the OS. You know, that’s kind of amazing. While Microsoft is offering its latest OS for … Continue reading

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TweetMeme, ReTweet, or other ways to spam the web

Tweet something you like, I understand. Post an update on Facebook about something you like, I understand. Aggregate with FriendFeed, I understand. Post original content on your blog, I understand. Digg something, I understand. It all makes sense, but retweeting … Continue reading

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You know, nobody cares about what geeks say

I read this article this morning: http://radar.oreilly.com/2009/08/apple-is-evil-youre-all-fanboy.html I agree, the Apple way of doing things isn’t the best, but in the end, nobody cares about what geeks say. What they care about is the quality of the product. Let’s take … Continue reading

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Did you wish you could customize that Quick List in FileZilla?

You know the Quick Connect thing on FileZilla? Is it clogged up? Do you wish you didn’t have to start over and erase everything? Your wish has come true. Follow the instructions bellow. All you need to know is a … Continue reading

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When in doubt, System Restore

I had the very stupid idea of trying a registry cleaner yesterday. It’s a new product from Comodo, the makers of a lot of free security tools for your computer, and very crappy ones at that, as well as a … Continue reading

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A flower, An alligator

This is a major hindrance in the English language amongst people who don’t quite master it. Amazingly it’s my second language… Anyway, a lot of people wonder when to write “a” and “an”. First off, they are both the same … Continue reading

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The Missing Format – What could jeopardize Google Docs’ success

Google Docs, Google’s own online suit of document editing tools that competes with Microsoft Office, has seen tremendous success. Well… tremendous success amongst techies maybe, Microsoft still has 95% of the Office market. But in any cases, a lot of … Continue reading

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I’d like to believe

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/081309-microsoft-ie8-browser-security.html?page=1 Hit the link and find out that amazingly, IE 8 comes out on top in phishing protection, not surprisingly Firefox is 2nd just barely tailing behind IE and even less surprising is Safari’s 2% catch rate… it’s almost a … Continue reading

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Dictionary.com Turns Ugly but I Don’t Care

Admittedly you’ve seen this: http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/13/i-can-now-make-friendfeed-as-ugly-as-i-want/ But turns out I haven’t. Why? Because I pay for Dictionary.com and don’t get to see the crappy ads. However crappy the ads are, the service is great (reminds me of Facebook). I’m not against … Continue reading

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