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Microsoft Offends Some, Causes Knee Slaps For Everyone Else
Friday, July 3rd, 2009 | Tech News | 3 Comments
A bit of a controversy over a recent Microsoft IE 8 advertisement. While it has caused many a Maude Flanders “think of the children” diatribe, I think it is actually quite funny.
Take a look for yourself.
IT Humour: Update
Friday, July 3rd, 2009 | Tech News | No Comments
Last year I posted a video that would make any IT pro laugh hysterically. I said the creators should win an award for their work, and they did just that. The folks over at thewebsiteisdown.com have not rested on their laurels and have produced two more gems. I feel for the IT pro who has to deal with Chip the sales guy as he uses “Excel” in inventive ways and as Chip calls for tech support for his failed hard drive.
Remember to all ways remain calm. 
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A Time for Change
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 | Tech News | No Comments
It has been quite some time since I’ve had a new theme here at the blog. I’ve decided it is time to get up to date on HTML 5 and what you see is a minimalist HTML 5 based theme. I will be styling to my liking as time permits.
Top 5 Features to look forward to
Warning: Highly technical one and a half hour video on HTML 5 goodness.
Diskeepers Business Practices
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009 | Tech News | 2 Comments
I have been using Diskeeper’s products for 6 years and have commented on them before. It is my opinion that their products are slipping.
But another review of their products is not the reason for this post. I received a Christmas card from them this year and inside of it was a quote from L. Ron Hubbard, of Scientology fame. I thought it was quite odd to feature a quote from him inside a Xmas card and noted it on Twitter, saying something along the lines of “seriously thinking of ending my business with Diskeeper”.
Not long after a had a comment on said Tweet which informed me of a legal dispute with a former employee suing Diskeeper for forcing Scientology down his throat.
I really cannot stand the integration of church/religion and state or your place of employment. I do not care that it was a quote from the writer of this classic pile of crap or if it had been a quote from the Pope, or the Dalai Lama. Leave your preaching to your personal life.
So this ends my business relationship with Diskeeper. Time to find a new application to keep my disks unfragmented. Note: On home machines I like Defraggler
Better Late Than Never
Saturday, January 10th, 2009 | Tech News | Comments Off
The Windows 7 Beta launch yesterday had its share of problems and the Windows 7 team took notice. They have extended the beta download time and increased the number of keys beyond the 2.5 million initially slated for download.
I tried for most of Friday to get my keys but was unable to get past the green circle of death. Today the process was painless and carefree.
I haven’t had the time to install it yet, but look forward to doing so and seeing if the hype meets expectations.
Firefox v3.0 First Impressions
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 | Tech Help, Tech News | Comments Off
Browse Safe with Firefox 3
Firefox 3 was released yesterday to much fanfare. The first tallies are showing over 8 million downloads in 1 day. Of that total 269,901 were by Canadians.
Update June 19: Download total is now over 11 million, 320,000+ by Canada.
I’ve been using it for about a day, here are my initial impressions.
I don’t have any stats to back it up, but Firefox 3 seems faster. Pages come up fast, there is very little lag when switching tabs and so far the memory used by Firefox 3 is not growing by the second. Now I never had the memory issues some users of Firefox 2 have had, but, I regularly have 8-10 tabs open a time, often even more, and Firefox 3 so far seems to hang around 120-140K. Much like my old install of Firefox 2. This may be because I keep the amount of add-ons I use to a minimum, so I was never affected by the memory issues.
After installing Firefox 3 the first thing I noticed was the update interface. Thankfully Mozilla didn’t mess with the standard browser placement like Microsoft did in IE7. I also noticed that a new folder showed up on my toolbar. Firefox 3 adds a “Most Visited” folder. I’m not sure if i will use it yet, but could see how it could be useful.
I’m still learning & playing with all the new features in Firefox 3, and getting used to the new url bar, but, so far I like the new version. This is a required upgrade to all Firefox 2 users. I also strongly recommend IE users to take the plunge and give FF3 a try. I really think you will be impressed.
US Style DMCA Proposed in Canada
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 | Tech News | Comments Off
On June 12th the first reading of Bill C-61 took place in the House of Commons. This is a terrible bill that takes the power of copyright law out of the hands of lawmakers and into the hands of corporations. I’ve gathered up a few links to get you up to speed on the issue. You can read them here, here & here.
You can get a simple form letter to e-mail your MP here. After e-mailing your MP make sure to drop a copy of the letter in the mail, no stamp needed, to;
Your MP’s Name
c/o House of Commons
Ottawa, ON
K1A0A6
Completing the process takes no time at all. Our MP’s need to know that Canadians will not stand for this loony law. Check out UserFriendly’s cartoon strip for a slightly humorous slant. June 16th & June 17th strips.
Who is a failure?
Monday, June 16th, 2008 | Life, Tech News | Comments Off
Everything that I had read said that Google had adjusted their algorithms to combat link bombs, also known as Google bombs. Turns out this may, or may not be the case.
Head on over to Google and search for the term “who is a failure?“. The #1 result should look like the photo below.
This story originally broke back in February. Perhaps this isn’t a true Google Bomb, and is just an unfortunate coincidence for Mr. Bush.
Wayback Machine Fun…
Sunday, June 15th, 2008 | Life, Tech News | Comments Off
I stumbled upon the Internet Wayback Machine today. It was great fun looking back a the early days of the web. Google, MSN, NBC, CBC have all come a long way since the static web pages that we were treated to in the late 90’s.
MSN then:
And Now
I’m A Mutant!
Thursday, January 31st, 2008 | Tech News | Comments Off
My wife would tend to agree with that statement, but, she is a mutant as well. Hell, even our wee lass is one as well. Science Daily reports that "Blue-eyed humans have a single, common ancestor". Scientists are doing amazing things with our DNA.
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