Last week I did a compilation on Top 5 Myths About Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Twitter from HowStuffWorks – today I noticed they also have a similar top 5 myths about Steve Jobs, or His Steveness, as certain fanboys & girls sometimes call him… If you have a bit of interest in this college … Read more →
Microsoft wants more people to use their latest browser, Internet Explorer 8, and so far several TV commercials for the browser has aired. Microsoft has since June elected to donate food for eight people for each time a person downloads Internet Explorer 8 via their Browser For The Better campaign. During September, they double that … Read more →
It’s finally here, Thesis! I’ve been waiting for weeks to make my switch to Thesis but I decided to just wait a few more days and do it today, so that I would have had around 2 months of blogging before I started using Thesis. Now it will probably be easier to spot any changes … Read more →
Who ever said that glossy screens sucked because of their reflection, clearly never had to watch Manchester United vs Arsenal on a TV located behind them… Once you try a glossy screen you’ll instantly notice that something is different, if it’s not the reflection from a light or something, it’s the increased contrast due to … Read more →
I found another incompatiblity issue with Snow Leopard, this time it’s from a small company, you might have heard of it. I think they create a few computer accesory parts every now and then, an occassional keyboard, mouse and computer speakers. Ring a bell? The company I’m talking about is Logitech and they are not … Read more →
Oh bugger, I found another Mac application that doesn’t play nicely with Snow Leopard. This time it’s GrabUp. GrabUp is a cute little application, resting nicely in the menubar until you need it. What it does, when you need it, is that it takes your screenshot and uploads it in a jiffy to either your … Read more →
I just couldn’t resist, I simply had to install Snow Leopard as soon as I got my hands on it, neglecting to check if my favorite applications and plugins were compatible. I thought, since Snow Leopard has been out with developers for so long, that surely they must have something ready by now. How wrong … Read more →
Don’t you just love myths? Some of them are funny, some of them are hard to believe are not really true and some of them are just…. weird!! One of the best websites ever, HowStuffWorks, has a whole section dedicated to tech myths. Below are my favorite top 5 tech myths about Apple, Google, Microsoft, … Read more →
iPhone users with a Facebook account, launch your App Store and download the latest release of the Facebook app for the iPhone. It has just been released in a 3.0 version. Facebook app developer, Joe Hewitt, has been working on Facebook 3.0 for quite some time. He submitted it to Apple for review on August … Read more →
Today is the big day, August 28th, where Apple releases their new big cat: Snow Leopard. We’re going to see Mac geeks all weekend creating countless of threads on Mac forums about this and that, how great Snow Leopard is, how much it sucks, how many installation problems they had, how easy installation went and … Read more →
James Slater, IT developer with a British firm that specializes in search engine optimization, has found a security vulnerability in the social network, Twitter. The simple act of reading tweets online on twitter.com could cause somebody to steal your login cookie and potentially get access to your Twitter account – or simply redirect you to … Read more →
So, there I was, minding my own business down at the grocery store on my way home from work. I just had to pick up a few items when I spotted this pack of toilet paper from Andrex. I needed toilet paper and I’m always trying to find the ones that are as soft as … Read more →
The day of the catalog is long gone. No longer can companies get away with having a purely physical presence in the marketplace. By that I mean that any company that thinks a catalog, a billboard, or some television advertisements are a sufficient marketing strategy are clearly mistaken.
The original image in this advertisement from Microsoft targeted at IT professionals, shows an Asian man, a black man and a white woman at a meeting. That’s all good, for an ad in the US. But when the same ad goes to Poland, the black guy apparently had to leave his head back home as … Read more →
You’re tech savvy enough to steer clear from hidden viruses and malware inside screensavers, ringtones etc. related to certain celebrities, right? Never the less, if you know somebody that’s not, make sure you send them the link to this post (or use any of the ‘social media’ icons at the bottom) – thank you! The … Read more →
The battery in your shiny new MacBook, or whatever laptop you might be running, is most likely the lithium-ion type battery. Compared to other batteries, lithium-ion batteries carries a lot of energy in a very small space, a one kilogram battery can supply 150 watt for an hour. Lithium-ion batteries degrades over time. No matter … Read more →