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Sorry, I Like Vista

Posted on 19. Jun, 2008 by Rob.

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If you follow the mass-bleating of numerous bloggers (yes, I realize I am a blogger too), you may have picked up on the fact that there are a few people not terribly impressed with Microsoft Vista. I use Vista Ultimate (Service Pack 1) on a 3.0 GHz dual core with 2GB RAM and an NVIDIA [...]

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Plugin Heaven

Posted on 10. Jun, 2008 by Rob.

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With so many options for WordPress blogs out there I thought I would make a list of the plugins I use. Now I have to admit, I’m a plugin junkie. I use a lot of add-ons with Firefox, I love enabling extra features and plugins in Windows Live Writer and try to customize [...]

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Firefox World Record

Posted on 29. May, 2008 by Rob.

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Firefox has been my browser of choice for quite a while now (since version 1) and it only keeps getting better. Firefox 3 betas have been impressive to say the least. With Release Candidate 1 out now it won’t be too long before Firefox 3.0 is officially released. In an attempt to [...]

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Photoshop The Powerhouse

Posted on 26. May, 2008 by Rob.

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Photoshop CS4 looks like it will be using GPU acceleration to revolutionize speed and agility in image manipulation. With CS3 even the most powerful machines have to deal with slow loading times when dealing with large files. Early tests show incredible speed improvements when dealing with loading times, image zoom and rotating canvas. [...]

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Windows Sidebar

Posted on 07. Feb, 2008 by Rob.

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First off I have to mention that the system requirements are pretty steep as it is using a minimum of 25-30MB of RAM at all times and often goes higher as some gadgets update. If you have plenty of RAM to spare (as many of us do these days) there are some fun and [...]

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Dependent Software

Posted on 06. Feb, 2008 by Rob.

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The other day I had a major system crash (running XP) and while reinstalling all my software and OS I started thinking about software I use on a daily basis. I tried using Linux full time but found there were a few programs I missed too much. I also have used OS X, [...]

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The Linux Challenge Finale

Posted on 15. Nov, 2007 by Rob.

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About a month ago I decided to give Linux a real try. I had dabbled a few times before in years past but had never taken the time to really learn the ins and outs of the Linux experience. For the past two weeks I have stayed mostly within Linux, starting with Fedora, [...]

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My Ubuntu Groove

Posted on 14. Nov, 2007 by Rob.

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After using Ubuntu exclusively for a few days now I have found that not only do I not miss Windows (yet), but I have found the programs available for Linux fit my style better than ever expected. Many software choices are simplistic and elegant in their design. One of the things that [...]