Firefox 3.5

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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iPhone OS 3.0: Worth it

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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iPhone OS 3.0: Released

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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iPhone OS 3.0: Today

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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WPF vs. Windows Forms « Josh Smith on WPF

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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It’s My Birthday!

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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7 Days

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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Quick Tip: When in Doubt, Times New Roman.

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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Clear your Clipboard on Windows

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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Countdown to Ubuntu 9.04

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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