Archive for June, 2009
Please Don’t Screw Up HTML 5
HTML 5 is upon us, and it should change the way we deliver web content. That is, if the browser makers and web designers don’t screw it up.
How To Choose Your Next Digicam
Until just about 5 years ago, folks still fell in line to buy film. Choices were simple. You either got the 36 shot roll of film, or the 21 shot. A few blest individuals got to use Advantix which allowed printing of thumbnails. That saved on printing costs since you can easily identify which shots [...]
OpenOffice.org vs Google Docs
Microsoft Office has ruled the world of computer productivity since the Windows 9x era. Really, how many of you are still using Corel or Lotus? I thought so.
Migrated To New Server Over The Weekend
I’ve had to move servers again and the migration was completed over the weekend. I’d like to thank my new hosts WiredTree for a very professional move, which had no major hiccups. Already users should see major speed improvements on the site, which will increase over the coming weeks as we tweak the server.
I decided [...]
When Should You Remove Ads From Your Site?
I’ve read many blog posts advising as to when aspiring bloggers should add banners to their sites. In my opinion the advice given in most posts that you should only add adverts once you’ve got an established readership is wrong. A good blog should always be attracting new readers, so why should new readers be [...]
Top Five iPhone Games
After weeks of deliberating I finally ordered, not one, but two iPhone 3G S – one for me and one for the new Mrs Blair. They should be arriving next week, and I’m already creating a list of apps I want to install. Portable video games are hot as a pistol, and the [...]
How To Make Quick And Safe Bucks Online With Forex
95% of new investors fail the forex game. That’s a fact. The average bloke jumps into the market with a $10,000 investment hoping to hit a goldmine. He purchases scores of forex indicators off ebay to get an edge. Then he tries autotrading robots amounting to a thousand dollars. Then reality sets in. Losses accumulate [...]
Download Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 Trial Version
The team of popular anti-virus software has recently released a free version of Kaspersky Internet Security 2010. Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 has been released on a trial basis and can be used totally free of cost.
While it is free it doesn’t limit itself by not offering great features that you will need to have a [...]
Fun With VirtualBox
In 2002 I switched to Mac. As those of you who have been paying attention know, I was a dyed in the wool NeXT guy, and I had OPENSTEP on my primary workstation from about 1997-2002. I kept an assortment of other machines on my network running FreeBSD, Solaris, various linux distros, and the occasional [...]
Fastest Way to Search Websites that belongs to one person
After visiting a website I like, I’ve always wondered: are there any other sites like it? Perhaps about a different subject but written in the same style/presentation that I’ve grown to enjoy. I’ve had this thought many times but just dismissed it and carried on little did I know that I wasn’t the only one [...]
Windows 7 Pre-Orders Start Tomorrow
From tomorrow individuals in the US, Canada and Japan will be able to pre-order Windows 7 and save up to $100 off the full prices. Microsoft haven’t set an end date for the offer, merely stating that they have a sales target in mind and that they will pull the offer once that has [...]
Kick Them Out. Permanently
Installed a Suite lately? Whether it’s Mcaffe or Norton, Office or StarOffice, they’re vexingly difficult to purge from your system. That’s supposed to be a feature too- not a flaw. Egotistic suites think they’re doing you a favor by clinging on in perpetua long after you’ve ‘uninstalled it.’
You don’t have to suffer misbehaved suites anymore. [...]
Create Your Personal Profile In Google
Ever wondered what type of result’s you’ll confront if you type in your name in Google? Google, in its attempt to make sense of the bazillions of personal info pages out there, have given an opportunity for you to define your presence on the internet!
Before, if you did a Google search of your name it [...]
Compare Your Site’s Performance Vs Your Competitor
As a website owner or web developer one of the most important areas you may focus on is speed. Getting the website to open as fast as possible for your visitor. Some people like to wait and see their users response to the sped of their website, others (the smarter lot) try to raise their [...]
The Largest Digital Collection of Online Books Got Better than Ever
With so much information out there on the internet one wonders how much of it is useful i.e add to your knowledge so it can benefit you in the future. Once again Google is attempting to answer that question, with Google Book Search!
In its most simplest form Google Book Search is a tool that searches [...]
How To Fix Your Crappy Battery Meter
I love my laptops. Not many admit they love work… but I do. It’s great to take work on the road, on vacation and even at parties where you pretend you’re having fun. That’s the reason I carry my laptop more often than I do my phone. These miracle tools ensure that not a single [...]
Build Your Playlist And Enjoy Millions of Free Audio Tracks
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Ok, so you have the latest walkman/MP3 player, have a collection of your favorite tunes on it and you’re the type of person who listens to music 24/7 – be it work or play! That’s great…until you hear the latest tune that you absolutely MUST get! [...]
