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Archive for February, 2008

SuperFetch for Linux?

Posted in linux, open source on February 26, 2008 | No Comments »

I thought this was pretty interesting…
“Preload is a Linux daemon that stores commonly-used libraries and binaries in memory to speed up access times, similar to the Windows Vista SuperFetch function. This article examines Preload and gives some insight into how much performance is gained for its total resource cost, and discusses basic installation and configuration [...]

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Download Windows XP SP3 RC2

Posted in beta stuff, microsoft on February 26, 2008 | No Comments »

That’s a mouthful!
Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate 2

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Revo Uninstaller

Posted in software on February 26, 2008 | No Comments »

I found this great free piece of software and it really works.  I suggest that anyone who has issues with their system due to uninstalling software should use this product.  It’s a great find.
Revo Uninstaller

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Thoughts on Vista SP1

Posted in microsoft, vista on February 19, 2008 | No Comments »

Well Microsoft has said that they are planning on releasing Vista SP1 into the wild in March or April.  They need to get this right and I will be interested in how my system changes once I have SP1 installed.
Paul Thurrott keeps saying over and over that SP1 is not going to be a big [...]

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Mozilla Firefox 3.0 Beta 3

Posted in beta stuff, mozilla on February 12, 2008 | No Comments »

Here is a very in depth review of Firefox 3 Beta 3 which you can download from here:
Download:
ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/3.0b3/
Review:
http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2008/02/a-deep-look-to-firefox-3-beta-3/

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Firefox 3 Beta 3 On the Brink

Posted in beta stuff, mozilla on February 7, 2008 | No Comments »

Well I was browing the Mozilla FTP today and I found that they have placed Firefox 3 Beta 3 in the nightly directory and they’re already at RC3.  You can find the link below:
ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/nightly/3.0b3-candidates/
We should start seeing news around the internet buzzing about this soon.  And I would expect Mozilla to release Firefox 3 Beta [...]

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Top Network Security Tools

Posted in networking, security on February 6, 2008 | No Comments »

Here is a great collection of networking tools for Linux, Windows and Apple.
http://sectools.org/index.html

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New Windows Shell - Cairo

Posted in beta stuff, microsoft, software on February 5, 2008 | No Comments »

This is one of the most interesting projects I have seen in a long time.  It is essentially a complete Windows shell alternative, and it’s called Cairo.  This project has a ton of potential, maybe the most potential for true progressive change in Windows I’ve ever seen.
SO check it out!

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