Archive for the 'software' Category

Last.fm

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

I recently started to use Last.fm. It’s basically a little app that tracks what you listen to. The most compelling feature to me is how, over time, it builds up a profile of the music you like. Once it has enough information, it can begin recommending other things you might like, based […]

Tax Preparation Software Comparison

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

I’ve always done my own taxes and there’s no better way to do that than with tax preparation software. I’ve used both Intuit’s TurboTax and H&R Block’s TaxCut software. This year, I decided to try both! (No, I don’t enjoy doing taxes — I promise.) The goal would be to see […]

Word 2007 for Blogging

Wednesday, February 21st, 2007

I have been using w.bloggar as my blogging tool but this particular post was written and posted using Microsoft Word 2007. I first found it a bit strange that Microsoft included the ability to post to various blog sites and software (WordPress included), but it’s quite nice. The familiar Word interface and built-in […]

Snappy Windows

Thursday, February 1st, 2007

Have you ever used an application that snapped its windows to the edge of other windows and the desktop itself? I don’t exactly know why I like all my IM windows to line up perfectly. Or why I don’t like gaps between the edge of the window and the edge of the monitor […]

Vista

Monday, January 29th, 2007

Is anyone else taking the plunge? Here’s the cost breakdown of all the versions:

Vista Home Basic - $191.99 - $199.99
Vista Home Basic Upgrade - $99.99
Vista Basic OEM - $99.99
Vista Home Premium - $226.99 - $239.99
Vista Home Premium Upgrade - $152.99 - $159.99
Vista Home Premium OEM - $119.99
Vista Business - $283 - $299.99
Vista Business Upgrade […]

Firefox Extension Roundup

Saturday, December 16th, 2006

Here are the Firefox Extensions that I use regularly:

BugMeNot - Bypass compulsory web registration with a new context menu
del.icio.us Complete - Easily add sites to your personal del.icio.us collection
Fasterfox - Performance and network tweaks
FaviconizeTab - Shrink your tabs to the size of the site’s favicon
IE Tab - Enables you to use the embedded IE engine […]

Firefox overtakes Internet Explorer

Sunday, November 5th, 2006

In the past few weeks, Firefox usage at apacheguide.org has surpassed Internet Explorer usage. Here’s the stats:

Firefox - 46.71%
Internet Explorer - 45.48%
Opera - 4.84%
Mozilla - 1.36%

Torrent vs. Direct Download

Sunday, November 5th, 2006

I’m downloading Ubunto 6.10 Linux to try it out. Instead of downloading from a mirror, I decided to try the torrent link. The difference in download speed is amazing! Instead of 140 Kbps, I’m getting 1.4 Mbps!

Firefox 2

Tuesday, October 24th, 2006

Mozilla released Firefox 2. What’s new:

Visual Refresh
Built-in phishing protection
Enhanced search capabilities
Improved tabbed browsing
Resuming your browsing session
Previewing and subscribing to Web feeds
Inline spell checking
Live Titles
Improved Add-ons manager
JavaScript 1.7
Extended search plugin format
Updates to the extension system
Client-side session and persistent storage
SVG text
New Windows installer

Download Firefox 2
What’s funny is that Microsoft’s IE Team sent Mozilla a congratulatory cake!
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Firefox 2

Friday, October 20th, 2006

After trying IE 7 for a day, I can’t say I’m very impressed. It’s much better than IE 6, but it’s still not up to par with Firefox and Opera.
Download Firefox 2 RC3