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• 06.19.08
  I’m a Firefox Extension Addict, and Why That’s Good for Mozilla Internet, Marketing, Software | (2)

  photo credit: Cristian Levin In the midst of all the Firefox 3 debut insanity, a tweet by blogger Louis Gray got me thinking. At the time everyone was trying to download Firefox 3, but most were failing miserably due to Mozilla's servers collapsing. Gray casually suggested in his tweet that we download Safari instead. I considered the thought, especially since Safari is also a good escape from Firefox 2's tiresome memory and CPU hogging, but then quickly realized that it was impossible. I realized then something I should have noticed long ago: I could never abandon Firefox. This isn't out of ...
• 03.20.08
  Digsby Opens Up with Public Beta, Adds Twitter & Voice/Video Support Internet, Social Networking, Software, Web 2.0 | (0)

  I've already gushed about Digsby as a potential killer for Trillian's perpetually delayed Astra release, and now it's open for everyone to try in public beta. Since I've initially written about the IM/email/social network aggregator they've updated constantly mostly taking care of connection issues and other bug fixes. You can see their progress over at the Digsby blog. This latest release for public beta adds Twitter support, something which I'm going to take serious advantage of, support for video/voice chat, and an inline spell checker. You can find the rest of the updates for this release here. Since I've started using Digsby ...
• 12.03.07
  Changes on the Horizon General, Internet, Microsoft, Software, Video | (0)

  You may have noticed a lack of updates on this site lately. Fortunately, this time around the dry spell is not due to my laziness. I've actually been somewhat productive this past month, it's just been for another site. For the past month I've been freelancing at Daily Bits, a recently launched technology blog by Daniel Scocco of Daily Blog Tips fame. Since Daily Bits is a technology blog, most of the work that I would have normally published here will be going there. I don't see the need to abandon this blog entirely yet though. There are still many topics ...
• 08.26.07
  Why Doesn’t Emusic Carry Over Unused Tracks Every Month? Audio, Internet | (3)

  I've grown very fond of eMusic lately. In a world where online music retailers have only recently begun to offer DRM-free tracks eMusic lies ahead of the pack. Their claim to fame is that they shun DRM completely with high-quality DRM free MP3s. Not only was it a wise business move to forgo DRM (it made them one of the few online music stores compatible with iPods), it was also an extremely rare pro-consumer decision in a business that often treats consumers like thieves. Offering higher quality tracks than the iTunes store's 128kbps AAC tracks is just the icing on ...

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• Lamenting the Death of Helio
• I’m a Firefox Extension Addict, and Why That’s Good for Mozilla
• The iPhone 3G is a Call to Arms for Mobile Computing
• Gamestop Dropping Zune, What Exactly is Microsoft’s Zune Strategy Now?
• The Roku Netflix Player, The Shape of Things to Come
• Surprise? Bluray Adoption Slows, Upconverting DVD Players Find Success
• Digsby Opens Up with Public Beta, Adds Twitter & Voice/Video Support