July 2nd, 2009 by Kevin
Firefox 3.5 has been released! One of the first things you may notice is the nice shiny new icon. Why should you upgrade? Look at these.
Support for HTML5 <video> and <audio> tags
Private Browsing Mode
New TraceMonkey JavaScript engine
You can now share your location with others using Location Aware Browsing
Faster content rendering
New Web Tech like downloadable fonts, [...]
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June 22nd, 2009 by Kevin
For me, shelling out the $10 for the upgrade on my iPod Touch 2G was worth it. There are some things that are really quite nice. Such as being able to seek more intricately through songs, push notification, and other major features.
However there are quite a few smaller things that make OS 3.0 more visually appealing. [...]
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June 17th, 2009 by Kevin
That’s right! The iPhone OS 3.0 has just been released! In order to get the new firmware you’ll need iTunes 8.2.
This update is free to iPhone users and is $10 for iPod Touch users.
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June 17th, 2009 by Kevin
Well acording to xspoon on Twitter, the iPhone OS 3.0 should be released at the following times:
10 AM Pacific
11 AM Mountain
12 PM Central
1 PM Eastern
Boot up iTunes and get ready for the upgrade!
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June 8th, 2009 by Kevin
WPF vs. Windows Forms « Josh Smith on WPF.
I’ve always wondered about those two options in Microsoft Visual C# .NET The question of whether to use WinForms (Windows Forms) or WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation). The above blog post has given me the answer.
Just wanted to share it with you. I hope any of [...]
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May 30th, 2009 by Kevin
I never thought this day would come! Actually, I did think it would come, but it adds drama don’t ya think? Can’t wait for some awesome ice cream cake! Later today I’ll be leaving for vacation. I’ll be gone for a week, but hopefully there will still be Wi-Fi.
Happy birthday to me! [...]
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May 23rd, 2009 by Kevin
Wow. It’s now just seven days from my birthday. It’s on May 30! Nothing really special about that date but, according to Wikipedia, Joan of Arc was burned at the stake on May 30, 1431.
Eyewitnesses described the scene of the execution by burning on 30 May 1431. Tied to a tall pillar in the Vieux-Marche [...]
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May 17th, 2009 by Kevin
With the release of Microsoft Office 2007, Cambria (for headings) and Calibri (for body text) have replaced Times New Roman as the default font. The new fonts were made with readability in mind.
The new template uses fonts that were designed with readability in mind. According to a blogthat was active during Word 2007 development, “the new fonts used [...]
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April 21st, 2009 by Kevin
EDIT: Looks like the “clipbrd.exe” file isn’t included with Windows Vista. To counteract this, you can copy the file over from a Windows XP installation to your System32 directory in Windows Vista.
Here’s how to easily clear, display, and manage your clipboard data.
Right click on your desktop.
Hover your mouse over “New”.
Click “Shortcut”.
Type in the [...]
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April 11th, 2009 by Kevin
I know it’s sort of late to be posting this but here’s a quick little countdown to the launch of Ubuntu 9.04 My thoughts on this release? Eh, it’s going to be ok. But what they really need to work on is making wireless networks easier to set up and use.
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