Thursday: March 18, 2010
- Want to run Internet Explorer 9 on your Windows XP machine? Tough luck.
Microsoft has decided to give Windows XP users the finger and not allow them to use their latest and greatest web browser until they upgrade their OS over to Vista or Windows 7. Yet another reason why I'll be sticking with Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari or any other superior browser. Good work, Microsoft.
Wednesday: February 3, 2010
- Sorry, DVD version of Avatar won't contain any 3-D effects from the theaters.
FOX would like you to keep going to the theaters to get the full experience of Avatar rather than have it recreated poorly in your living room. Also, Rupert Murdoch would really like to see a sequel.
Wednesday: December 30, 2009
- Looks like you won't be seeing any further Firefox updates until 2010.
In addition, Firefox 4.0, which had been due in 2010, now is 'aimed at late 2010 or early 2011,' with a beta due in the summer of 2010, according to Mozilla.
Monday: November 30, 2009
- Thirty-three tips for optimizing your beloved copy of Firefox.
Covers a wide array of optimization tricks from blocking Flash to tweaking memory usage (of which I will take a deep look at as Firefox is a giant memory hog on my local machine).
Wednesday: October 28, 2009
- Firefox manages to gain thirty million new users in just eight weeks.
The folks at Mozilla are quite proud of their recent little growth spurt which was measured by tracking the amount of times that Firefox actually phones home to check for software updates (apparently it does this every 24 hours).
Tuesday: October 27, 2009
- Microsoft doesn't want anything to do with Family Guy variety show special.
The special reportedly contained jokes about deaf people, the Holocaust, feminine hygiene and incest. In other words, it was just like a regular 'Family Guy' episode.
- A list of eight programs that can make your computer run faster.
A comprehensive post that covers some software you should be using for regular computer maintenance. There is also a list of alternatives to popular software to keep your RAM usage low.
Thursday: October 22, 2009
- Fourteen simple tips for super fast web browswing.
Quick summary: ditch Internet Explorer if you haven't already, learn some keyboard shortcuts, and tabs are your friend. There are other great tips and tricks for the slightly advancded web surfer on source article as well (bookmarklets, killing off extensions, disabling flash, etc).
Wednesday: October 7, 2009
- Fabled Apple tablet might be a reality first quarter of 2010.
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) will be the manufacturing partner for an upcoming tablet PC device from Apple, according to market sources.
- Thirty-five Mac applications to improve your browsing experience.
A good list of plugins and various programs for your beloved Mac that you may not have previously known about. I'm curious to try some of these out, especially the apps listed under the 'taking a break' section.
Friday: August 28, 2009
- Five features that would be nice to see in a future version of Firefox.
Memory management, memory management, memory management. Did I mention memory management? Also, please fix the whole 'Firefox is already running, but is not responding. To open a new window, you must first close the existing Firefox process, or restart your system.'
Wednesday: August 12, 2009
- Five ways in which to spice up your Firefox sidebar.
Airplane pilots and World of Warcraft players alike understand how valuable it can be to get more information at a glance, and a small amount of tweaking can get your browser’s sidebar working to do just that.
- Eleven awful shows that FOX has aired after The Simpsons.
That's quite a collection of terrible programming. Thank you FOX.
Tuesday: July 28, 2009
- Have a peek at some of the potential interface changes coming to Firefox 4.0.
These are just draft ideas for brainstorming but some of these concepts seem to be awfully familiar.
Wednesday: July 22, 2009
- Latest Firefox update fixes five critical security vulnerabilities.
Upgrade to version 3.5 if you haven't already.
Monday: July 13, 2009
- Simpsons documentary to be directed by Morgan Spurlock.
The documentary will be titled The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special in 3-D on Ice, and will air on Thursday, January 14th 2010 on Fox. In the tv doc, Spurlock will examine the cultural impact of the longest running comedy in television history, and how the fictional family has seen the world for two decades.
Tuesday: June 30, 2009
- Firefox 3.5 officially released and available for your upgrading pleasure.
According to Mozilla, Firefox 3.5 is more than twice as fast as Firefox 3, and ten times as fast as Firefox 2. It would appear that speed is the name of the game with this update. I like speed, speed is good.
Friday: June 19, 2009
- Ten reasons why you should be using Firebug.
If you aren't using this tool and you develop code for the web, smack yourself.
Thursday: June 18, 2009
- Mozilla fires back at Microsoft, shows them where the ten grand is buried.
Well played, Mozilla (Microsoft's original URL: TenGrandIsBuriedHere.com).
- Microsoft would like you to have all of the facts when choosing a web browser.
Right, this seems to be fair and balanced. Even includes a 'mythbusting' section!
Tuesday: May 5, 2009
- Firefox add-on abuse might mean stricter rules for developers.
Developer fight!
