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the internet will be destroyed by 2012

Posted in technology on June 1, 2008 | No Comments »

I have yet to look into this deeper, but on the face of it, it looks very disturbing…
http://ipower.ning.com/netneutrality
http://savetheinternet.com/
The consequences of ignoring this could be unimaginable…

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Firefox is a Public Asset

Posted in firefox, mozilla, open source, software, technology on August 9, 2007 | No Comments »

This is from a blog entry on Mitchell Baker’s Mozilla Blog. Everyone should read this…
Firefox is a Public Asset
Recently a Mozilla observer and contributor asked why Firefox isn’t treated as a typical for-profit, commercial effort, and why we are giving up the chance to get rich. This is a great topic for [...]

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Make Ubuntu Look Like OS X

Posted in apple, linux, open source, software, technology, ubuntu on August 6, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Sorry there haven’t been updates to this for a while but I’ll try to get back on it.  Here is an awesome way to make Ubuntu look like Mac OS X Tiger.  The site doesn’t tell you quite how to do everything, but it gives you all of what you need to do it.  Very [...]

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TrueCrypt Encryption

Posted in open source, security, software, technology on July 11, 2007 | No Comments »

TrueCrypt is an awesome open-source software program for on the fly file encryption.  Here’s some of the main features:

Creates a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mounts it as a real disk.
Encrypts an entire hard disk partition or a storage device [...]

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Windows Vista Service Pack 1

Posted in microsoft, software, technology, vista on June 5, 2007 | No Comments »

This is kind of interesting. I’ve been speaking with some colleagues and I can’t see how Microsoft will survive the onslaught of rage that will inevitably come at them if they do not release a service pack for Vista… Check it.
Intel CEO Gives Away Service Pack Date
With any luck, this article is true [...]

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Fedora 7 Released

Posted in linux, open source, software, technology on June 5, 2007 | No Comments »

Red Hat has released it’s new open source Linux OS- Fedora 7.
Download Fedora 7
Fedora 7 Review - DistroWatch

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Acronis True Image 10 Backup

Posted in backup, computers, linux, microsoft, software, technology, vista on June 5, 2007 | 1 Comment »

I recently purchased a great backup solution for my computer. It’s from Acronis and it’s the True Image 10.0 Home Edition software backup solution.
This software is similar to products you may already be familiar with like Norton Ghost. However I’ve used Norton Ghost v12 and I didn’t like it. The interface is [...]

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iTunes 7.2, Firefox 2.0.0.4, & Live Messenger 8.5

Posted in Instant Messaging, apple, beta stuff, browsers, firefox, microsoft, mozilla, open source, software, technology on May 30, 2007 | No Comments »

iTunes version 7.2 is now released.  This version has lots of bug fixes, Vista compatibility, and support for DRM free music in the music store!  Very cool.
You can also download the new security update for Firefox which is version 2.0.0.4.  It will be pushed via automatic updates soon.
You can get a Beta version of the [...]

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Pidgin (Formerly Gaim) Instant Messenger 2.0

Posted in Instant Messaging, open source, software, technology on May 4, 2007 | No Comments »

This is pretty exciting stuff. The cross platform instant messenger Pidgin, which was formerly known as Gaim, is now available in its new version 2.0. The program requires GTK+ runtime environment which can be installed on Windows and I’ll have links below. I seriously recommend Pidgin over AIM or any other mainstream [...]

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Dell to Offer Ubuntu Linux

Posted in linux, open source, software, technology, ubuntu on May 1, 2007 | No Comments »

Here’s an article about how Dell is going to offer Ubuntu preinstalled on their desktop and laptop computers. This is a huge step forward for Linux - being ported into a mainstream PC maker. I think it’s great and I hope it further introduces Linux to a larger crowd.
Dell to Offer Linux

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