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Firefox Mobile Browser aka Fennec M9 Screenshots

22. October 2008

Rumors about a Firefox Mobile browser started circulating late last year and early this year, Mozilla announced that they were indeed working on a mobile version of Firefox and were designing two types of user interface; one for touch screen devices and second for non-touch screen devices.

UI for non-touch screen devices

UI for …

Chromon: Unofficial Google Chrome Game

18. October 2008

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In the past couple of weeks I’ve been experiencing some problems with Firefox so recently I’ve been using Google Chrome more frequently. While in the process of looking for Google Chrome plugins/extensions and tweaks, I came across this flash-based game called the Chromon. It is an adaptation of the popular electronic memory game in the 80’s called the Simon Game into the Google Chrome logo. I’m sure most of you have seen, played or …

Updated to Vista Service Pack 1

30. May 2008

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Even though Windows Vista Service Pack 1 was finally released and made available for download 2 months ago, I didn’t immediately update my Windows Vista installation. Why? Because I wasn’t excited and neither was I looking forward to it. Windows Vista came pre-installed on my machine but if I had the choice, I would’ve opted to install Windows XP on it.

Regarding the Vista SP 1 update, I said to myself that I would …

Adobe AIR + WordPress = AirPress

11. October 2007

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AirPress is a desktop blogging client created by Romain Referrer and Jean-Francois Comeau and is based on Adobe AIR or Adobe Integrated Runtime. It’s kinda like Windows Live Writer but with lesser features.

With AirPress, you don’t need a FTP client to upload photos, audio or video files and you can do video blogging straight up without a webcam capture software and best of all, you can do all …

Windows XP Hidden Password Generator

11. September 2007

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In my post entitled How Secure Is Your Password, I promised you guys that I would show you how to make use of the hidden password generator in Windows XP.

This is a built-in feature of Windows XP that only a few people are aware of. With this tool, you won’t have to download a separate password generating program or go online to visit a password generating website. It only takes a few …

First iPod Virus Discovered

20. May 2007

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Kapersky Labs reportedly has discovered the first ever virus designed to infect the most popular portable media player today, the iPod. However, the virus dubbed Podloso is only a proof of concept program and does not pose a real threat.

Podloso can be launched and run on an iPod, only if the device has Linux installed on it. Also, the virus has to be installed by the user and cannot be launched automatically …

If Operating Systems Ran The Airlines…

26. February 2007

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Found this funny article while surfing the web. It tells about what happens if the different commercial airlines were run by different operating systems. Some of you must have heard or read this before but I’ll just share it anyways for the sake of those who haven’t.

UNIX Airways

Everyone brings one piece of the plane along when they come to the airport. They all go out on the runway and put the plane together piece by …

MS Paint Masterpiece

1. January 2007

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So far, this is the best image or artwork made with MS Paint that I’ve ever seen.

The original image used by the artist as inspiration.

It took the artist Diamonster, 500 hours to finish this masterpiece. No templates were used, only an image of the Grand Canal as an inspiration. Although, there are others who say that some parts of this image were touched up …

Norton Antivirus - Error LU9001

28. September 2006

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Nowadays, it is essential that you have a reliable antivirus and antispam software installed in your pc. For my laptop, I have the free versions of AVG and ZoneAlarm. But for my desktop, I have 2006 Norton Internet Security Suite. Basic features include the Antivirus, Firewall, Intrusion Detection, AntiSpam, Privacy and Parental Controls. It does a good job protecting my pc from virus, spam and phishing email. It also filters unwanted sites.

However, …

10/20/30 Rule of PowerPoint

3. January 2006

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The 10/20/30 Rule of Powerpoint is a simple rule on how to create effective slideshows using the right amount of slides, the right length, and the right font size. This is something that I’m sure a lot of people will find useful.

by Guy Kawasaki

I suffer from something called Ménière’s disease–don’t worry, you cannot get it from reading my blog. The symptoms of Ménière’s include hearing loss, tinnitus (a constant ringing sound), and vertigo. There …