While it’s no secret that I have a great distain for Internet Explorer, it doesn’t mean that I can remove it from my everyday life. The boneheads from work that says that I have to use Internet Explorer to do my job, and knowing that it’s the most insecure browser, and the slowest, doesn’t make me any happier.
The one thing that makes me just a little more accepting of Internet Explorer is when I don’t have to use it through the stock interface. So many developers have created their own user interface for the Trident rendering engine [the same one Internet Explorer uses]. These same users have come up with great interfaces, functions and features that Microsoft would have never thought of or offered on their own.
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Tags: Features, free, Internet Explorer, microsoft, Review, secure, SLimBrowser
I’m a really big fan of e-mail clients. While others will argue that using the web-based e-mail client is the way to go, I like having my information on my machine locally. I guess I’m just old-fashioned.
And speaking of old-fashioned, I’ve got myself a new PC that’s 64-bit, I’m trying to make sure that everything that I picked up or install is 64-bit compatible.
One of my favorite applications is Thunderbird, but I’m kind of disappointed in the development of the application over the past couple of years. It seems the application just isn’t getting attention it deserves or it’s not moving fast enough in directions that would make the application more attractive.
One of the biggest things that I love about Thunderbird is the amount of extensions and extra functions you can add to the e-mail client to do special things, but the client it’s self is really plain.
Although Thunderbird is a good email client, the next version is about to be released and I’m just not getting the vibe that it’s moving very far in a forward direction.
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Tags: beta, Mozilla, Review, Thunderbird
Google’s toolbar is a piece of junk. As I stated in my previous post Leaving Google, you are track everywhere you go on the web by google. That is an invasion of my privacy. I don’t want them to know that I like to look at snow flakes in the shape of Atari 2600s ( and I do). That is just the tip of the iceburg. The pop-up blocker in the google toolbar is a little too good. I have numerous people who have added a site to the ‘White List’ (list of allowed sites to have pop-ups) and the google toolbar still blocks it. The only way I have seen someone to have a pop-up work is to hold the control key down as you click on the link to open the pop-up, that is if the site has a link to the pop-up. If the site does not have a link, then you are s.o.l.
Join me in saying that the google toolbar sucks. If you need a pop-up blocker, use the one in your browser (even IE has one). Here is a link to google’s faqs on the toolbar.
Till next time
Sir Slur
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Tags: Google, google pop-up blocker, google toolbar, pop-up, pop-up blocker
When you install a program you expect it to install things just for it’s self, but nowadays it seems that the idea is that ‘…if Microsoft can do it, we will too’.
The concept is simple; install a product with it’s ‘auto updater’. It’s purpose is to check for updates for the product you purchased, but to the company that made it you are now a sales lead and a captive audience.
Apple did this with their auto updater. You install Safari, but when there’s a update to ITUNES or SAFARI they automatically check BOTH products by default, hoping you’ll just click on next and not read the instructions or information [and a majority of you will fall prey to this]. What happens is now, the company had installed, basically, unwanted software on your computer. And you can’t tell these damn things you don’t want those updates or to ignore them- very irritating.
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Tags: 64, Apple, Dragon, Itunes, naturallyspeaking, Nuance, SPAM, updates, Vista
For all those who use Slysoft’s ANYDVD for your DVD reading needs, you need to know as of Jan 1st, 2009, the boys at Slysoft are changing their update policy.
Previously they offered free upgrades for LIFE. This policy will still be upheld for purchase before Jan 1st, but after that, if you purchase ANYDVD you will be looking at an annual subscription fee to keep getting your updates. While I hate the idea of a annual subscription, I understand perfectly the reasons why.
As of January 1st, 2009, Slysoft will change its update policy from free
lifetime updates to an annual subscription fee. All license purchases
made before January 1st, 2009 will not be affected by this change; as
promised, all licenses purchased before 2009 will still be honoured
under Slysoft’s free lifetime update policy.
You have up to December 31 st to decide to do something. After that…
Regards,
NapoleonAG
Email/IM: NapoleonAG.TSS@Gmail.com
Website: www.TechSideStories.com
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This is so honestly funny; I’ve to share.
Let’s set the stage, you’re there mucking around on your computer, everything is fine and dandy and then Microsoft says you’ve some updates to install; you’re like okay- do your thing buddy. Upon reboot you get this nice error that keeps you from getting back in to the Operating System; I’m think’n SWEET! I needed something to suck up all my time over the weekend. [Read More]
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Welcome to the 3rd installment of this series. The first discussed what an rss feed is. The second one talked about how to add feeds to Google Reader. In this one, I will go over how to organize your feeds in Google Reader.
The first step is to log into Google Reader, duh. Then click on the feed under the Subscriptions area on the left hand side. You should see all the article for that feed populate the reading area. You can now add that feed to a folder. Now, click on the button Feed settings… on the top of the reading area. You are presented with several options, such as sorting, unsubscribing, rename it, translating it into your language and finally adding it to a folder. If you have already created a folder you want to add the feed to, just choose it. If you want a new folder created for this feed, then choose New folder…. You have now just created a folder.
Now that you can add feeds to folders and create folders, here is a quick tip on how to bulk import feeds. First you need to have an xml file with all the feeds you want. You can try this one ,google-reader-subscriptions(right click and save as). It has a few different folders of some of my subscriptions (tech news, finance, and friends). Then click on settings in Google Reader and go to the Import/Export tab. Click the Browse button and find your xml file with your feeds. Then hit the Upload button. You now have subscribed to many sites in one shot.
Next time, I will cover how to use Google Reader on your phone.
Til next time,
Sir Slur
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Tags: Google, google reader, rss, rss feeds, xml
Welcome to my second installment of rss feeds. The first one gave an introduction to what rss is and does. This post will talk about the different rss readers are available.
There are 2 different types of clients you can use: fat client or web client.
A fat client is an application installed on your computer, mobile phone, pda, xbox, or any other device. A web client is where you have to go to a website to access your rss feeds.
There are pros and cons to each of the 2 different types of clients you can use (I prefer web based), but I am not going to dive into them now. What I am going to do is tell you about Google Reader. I am going to go over how to add feeds. In another post I will go over some of Google Reader’s extra features like:
Organizing(tagging) feeds
Sharing items
Starring items
Notes
etc
There are a few different ways to add feeds to Google Reader. Here is some of the different ways to add rss feeds:
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Tags: add rss feeds, google reader, rss, rss feeds, rss reader, xml
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