Category Archives: The more you know…

Firefox 4 Beta 5 is a waste of space

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Joel

I have no idea what the folks at Mozilla were thinking as they designed the Firefox 4 user interface, but they’re wasting a lot of space and rubbing it in the face of their users. I know that may seem a bit harsh, but I’m a bit OCD when it comes to user interfaces.

In case you’re not sure what I’m talking about, the Firefox 4 Beta UI includes a new tab-on-top feature similar to the Chrome and Opera web browsers. The Mozilla team also decided to forego the seemingly ubiquitous menu bar and opted instead for a bright orange Firefox labeled menu button. I don’t have any problem with this because a single menu button clears up an awful lot of space.

Continue reading...
Posted in 930posts, The more you know... | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

The S is for Speed: The Pale Moon Project

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Joel

I recently ran into a problem at work in which I could no longer use Firefox or Chrome as my default browser.  I was instead instructed to us the aging kludge known as Internet Explorer 6.  Normally, I have no problems following the due process at work, but in today’s society where the vast majority of work is done either on or in conjunction with the internet I have a slight issue with an older browser being the only allowable tool (especially one that horribly fails the Acid 2 test).  Furthermore, many companies are no longer supporting IE6 and others are actively pushing modern browsers.  My search for a new browser ended when I found the Pale Moon Project.

Continue reading...
Posted in 930posts, The more you know... | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Google DNS

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Edwin

A few weeks ago, Google announced that they are making available public DNS servers. They claim that it “provides many benefits, including improved security, fast performance, and more valid results.” And for some people, that might be true. They also claim that they are adhering to DNS standards, unlike many ISP and OpenDNS implementations, by not redirecting you to some crappy ad-filled search page when you fat-finger a URL. And as for privacy concerns:

Continue reading...
Posted in 930posts, The more you know..., Tips and Tutorials | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Recipe: Charlie’s Black-Eyed Peas

Posted on January 2, 2010 by Charlie

While it won’t do you readers any good at this point, some of you may know that eating black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day is said to give you good luck for the remainder of the year. Here’s my freshly-developed and delicious recipe for a New Year’s delicacy:

Charlie’s Black-Eyed Peas

Ingredients:

  • 1 Can black eyed peas
  • 4 Strips bacon
  • 1 Clove garlic
  • 1 Stalk celery
  • 1/2 Green bell pepper
  • 100% pure maple syrup
  • Crushed red pepper (dried)
  • Black pepper
Continue reading...
Posted in Recipes, The more you know... | Tagged , | Leave a comment

A Tale of Two Gos

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Joel

In case you haven’t noticed, the tech and programming worlds are abuzz about Google’s newly announced programming language, Go. It’s a systems programming language that’s been billed as simple, fast, safe, concurrent and best of all open source. There is just one minor problem. They’ve already received an informal cease and desist.

Yes, that’s right. Go hasn’t even been out to the public for more than a day and there’s already someone taking credit for it. Unlike the absurd claim that was just made against Steve Jobs and Sarah Jessica Parker, this one may actually have some credence. A user calling himself fmmcabe created issue #9 on the Go google code page in which he says:

Continue reading...
Posted in 930posts, The more you know... | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment