Firefox 1.5 - Is It That Good?

Is Firefox 1.5 that good as what people taut it to be? 1337tech.org has the numbers to prove it!

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Adam Curry Caught in Sticky Wiki

Former MTV veejay and podcasting entrepreneur Adam Curry appears to have been caught anonymously editing the podcasting entry on Wikipedia to remove credit from other people and inflate his role in its creation.

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Microsoft says that only 3% of Xbox 360s are defective

Joystiq is reporting that despite the buzz surrounding defective Xbox 360s, Microsoft claims that only 3% of the units sold have been faulty, which is below the industry average.

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GMail anti-virus coming very very soon....

Google is very close to introducing anti-virus to it's GMail service.

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Ctrl+Alt+Del The Animated Series

The title says it all.

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Martian Ice FOUND!

New Scientist Space Reports that Radar imaging by The MARS EXPRESS probe has discovered what appears to be Water Ice below the surface of the Red Planet.

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First Quantum Byte created!

An important step towards the creation of a Quantum Computer has been done by Austrian scientists

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Brain scans confirm that caffeine gives the brain a boost.

Researchers say the scans show that caffeine found in coffee, tea, soft drinks and chocolate stimulates areas of the brain governing short-term memory and attention.

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Podcast Hijacked, Held for Ransom

"In an assault reminiscent of the early days of the Internet, Podcaster Erik Marcus recently found that his RSS feed had been inexplicably redirected. The cyber-squatter is demanding payment or permanent agreement to terms, and Marcus is seeking legal redress for this new form of Internet extortion."

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Firefox Bug Causes 100% CPU Usage on Mac OS X

if you click and hold the mouse button anywhere inside the Firefox browser interface, your CPU usage will immediately jump to nearly full and The Fox will bog your system until you let go. This bug has been in Bugzillafor three years, and for Powerbook and iBook users, this bug could make Firefox drain your battery quickly.

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Top 10 custom JavaScript functions of all time

A very nice top 10 of the most used (custom or native) JavaScript functions! A must read!

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HOW TO: Survive worst case scenarios!

Packed full of useful information such as "How To Survive A Volcanic Eruption", "How To Navigate A Minefield", "How To Escape From A Car Hanging Over The Edge Of A Cliff" and of course "How To Cross A Piranha-Infested River".

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DirectX 10...and so it ends!

Backward compatibly with DirectX 9,8,7 isn't really necessary

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How to use MSCONFIG

A good how-to page on using the MSCONFIG function in Windows that you can send to your newbie friends and family...

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Dr Divx 2.0 Released!!!

Finally one can encode high quality Div files for free.

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Xbox does second round of 360s

Those who missed out on the early Xbox 360 mania may get a second chance this week to find the new game system in stores.

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Reactive cubes

"The Reactive Cube is an acrylic cube filled with water and light. It was designed to transform digital images into apparently physical objects. A 2D image is projected through a mass of water mixed with a specially formulated emulsion of oil."

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Front Row 2.0 to be part of Apple iLife '06

According to an unconfirmed report, Apple is set to release new versions of iLife and iWork in mid-January. iLife '06 will include Front Row 2.0 and support for a $50 optional remote control accessory

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The 360 degree LED television

"If you're looking for a new centrepiece for your new entertaining area, the new 360 degree LED display from Dynascan offers exactly that quite literally."

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How to Implement Cool CSS Box Shadows

Sweet...until the box shadow CSS property is implemented, this is a great way to make cool looking shadows around HTML elements on your site.

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New Firefox 1.5 Campaign! "Firefox Flicks"

Over at spreadfirefox.com (the official campaign designated to spread Firefox) they are getting a campaign "refresh". Just like mozilla.com with its a new design, spreadfirefox has a new campaign - "Firefox Flicks";

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Firefox 1.5 compatible version of AdBlock

I was dismayed that adblock stopped working properly during the RC releases and there hadn't been an update. Turns out that there is an update but you can't get it through the updater system in FF. Get it from the AdBlock Forum. Works great!

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Abusive New York Camera Store Threatens Blogger

"I will make sure you will never be able to place an order on the internet again." "I'm an attorney, I will sue you." "I'm going to call your local police and have two officers come over and arrest you." Just a few of the fun things I got to hear today from someone who said his name was Steve Phillips over at PriceRitePhoto.

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12 Useful CSS Templates

This girl named Monorom presents 12 useful XHTML1.0/CSS2 templates - very easy to use and carefully documented. Helped me on many XHTML/CSS issues.

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Free Audiobooks, Speeches, Video Lectures

Directory of 500+ free audio books, video lectures, historical speeches. Many can be downloaded or streamed. Good stuff to load up on that new iPod you're about to get!

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Collection of cool Google Maps you would have never thought of

This blog is dedicated to interesting and cool google maps/mashups!

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PHP iCalendar

PHP iCalendar is a PHP-based iCal file viewer/parser to display iCals in a Web browser.

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Xbox 360 as new film distribution model?

Are the Xbox 360 and upcoming PS3 "Trojan horses to get Microsoft and Sony devices into as many homes as possible"? A great article on how gaming is impacting - and could potentially, evetually revolutionize - the film industry.

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How to Detect Lies: Eye Direction and Lying

Talks about how "Visual Accessing Cues" can help in detecting a lie by looking at the person's eyes and which direction they move, depending if they are right or left handed, among other things...you decide if it works or not.

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Man beams down 5000 channels from 12 satellite dishes on front porch!

Al Jessup from Beckley, has more than 5000 TV & radio channels from the 12 dishes on his front porch, you gotta see the pic of this!

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10 rules for web startups

Read these 10 rules by Evan Williams that you have to follow to start a web based company and make it successful.

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How to start your own game company

A quick overview on some tools for creating a game company. This installment includes story and gameplay resources, 2D and 3D tools, and a selection of game engines.

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Apple release the Broadband Tuner - Speed up your broadband!

The Broadband Tuner allows you to take full advantage of very high speed Internet connections that have a high latency (5 Mbps or greater). The installer tweaks some system parameters.

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Revolution to be unveiled on May 9, 2006

Nintendo will take the wraps off the next-generation console at its press briefing before next year's E3 expo.

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The End Of Copyright

"I think we are witnessing the beginning of the end of a major era in world history. It may take fifty years, it may take a hundred, but the age of copyright is drawing to a close. I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing, but it's inevitable."

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K-Lite Mega Codec Pack v1.44

A new version of the K-Lite Mega Codec Pack has been released today. This codec pack allows you to play all populair audio and video formats, such as XviD, DivX, H.264, DVD, MP3, AC3, AAC, Vorbis, QuickTime, RealMedia and many others.

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New Mac Mini to Take Center Stage in Your Living Room

The new Mac mini project, code-named Kaleidoscope, will feature an Intel processor and include both Front Row 2.0 and TiVo-like DVR functionality.

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Firefox 1.5 to be released TODAY

After a host of test releases and one false start, a new version of the Firefox browser will be ready on Tuesday, according to a media alert issued by the Mozilla Foundation. Firefox 1.5 will be available for download at http://www.getfirefox.com and http://www.mozilla.com on Tuesday afternoon (PST).

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Astronaut Holds Up "For Sale" Sign During a Spacewalk

Astronaut Dale A. Gardner, having just completed the major portion of his second extravehicular activity (EVA) period in three days, holds up a "For Sale" sign refering to the two satellites, Palapa B-2 and Westar 6 that they retrieved from orbit after their Payload Assist Modules (PAM) failed to fire.

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DELL UltraSharp 2005FPW - Lowest Price Ever! - $334 Shipped

Lowest Ever! Dell Business has the Dell UltraSharp 2005FPW 20.1-inch Flat Panel LCD Monitor with Height Adjustable Stand for $579 - automatic 25% off -$434 - $100 off $500 code 63C1JBV4XV1VMD [Exp 12/14] = $334 shipped.

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Creating windows applications with PHP!

Win Binder is comprised of a DLL, PHP scripts and some auxiliary files which allow programmers to create native Windows applications using PHP! In just a few minutes I followed the tutorial in making a digital clock with scrolling text.

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10 Things Every New Mac Owner Should Know

"I've compiled a list of 10 things every first time Mac owner, particularly Mac Mini owner, should know about their new computer and operating system. This article should answer some burning questions, enlighten you about some features you did not know about OS X and just all around be helpful."

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Library of NASA's Best Photos: GRIN (Great Images in NASA)

Very cool site with the best photos from NASA. Check out all the spacewalk photos, and even the very first external tank for the shuttle! I dugg it...figure you might too.

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Try Ruby - Interactive Tutorial/Demo

Got 15 minutes? Give Ruby a shot right now!

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TiVo Beta pics leaked!

TiVo is beefing up their HME offerings by centrally hosting applications and partnering with Yahoo! Yahoo! weather, traffic, and photos are avalable - as is Internet radio (Live365) and a few new games. Also being tested is the podcaster application I previewed at Digital Life, Fandango movie tickets, and a few various games.

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A.com, B.com, C.com on the way?

Way back before the Web was born, Internet pioneer Jon Postel reserved all the single-letter domain names he could, in case they were needed for future expansion.

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