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Sunday, September 9, 2007
Monday, July 16, 2007
more testing
Yes this is just yet ANOTHER test post.
This one is using Zoundry (will work on a review of this for future posting).
Monday, July 9, 2007
NoScript :: Firefox Add-ons
NoScript :: Firefox Add-ons
This is actually a test blog post using the latest beta version of Flock browser, oh I hope the new version of Flock (v.0.9) has less incompatibility issues with my favorite extensions (like the one referenced in this post - NoScript).
Yes yes yes there is a rather not so painful workaround to get it to work by why bother posting that if version 0.9 is more extension(s) friendly right?
This is actually a test blog post using the latest beta version of Flock browser, oh I hope the new version of Flock (v.0.9) has less incompatibility issues with my favorite extensions (like the one referenced in this post - NoScript).
Yes yes yes there is a rather not so painful workaround to get it to work by why bother posting that if version 0.9 is more extension(s) friendly right?
Blogged with Flock
Sunday, July 8, 2007
give the people what they/we want
I am a long time lover of freeware, and try to always keep an eye out for good freeware when I get a chance to spend some time online.
My only misgivings are the proliferation of sites that start off as appearing to be gungho about freeware, and with time lose sight of such and are more worried about filling space on the site(s), and becoming the big traffic magnet.
I don't claim to be a know-it-all about freeware, but I do believe that when sites become more and more junk laden, and by that I mean - they seem to be like writers who are looking to fill a certain number of words to a story/assignment. What is wrong with just sometimes not having loads of new freeware or updates? Or what's wrong with being honest and saying, "I haven't been able to test out alot of freeware (due to whatever commitments)"?
Is it THAT much of a rush to get loads of traffic and be working on deadlines rather than quality?
Don't some webmasters realize the Net is huge and that maybe some of us prefer to visit specific types of sites to obtain certain types of content(s), rather than having a good site become some pathetic conglomeration of 1,001 subjects, which just ends up diluting the main intent of said site?
For example, I myself, like to regularly visit sites that only focus on freeware, and it is so blatantly apparent that some sites are just watering down their contents by adding garbage that isn't freeware, and thereby losing myself and others like me from remaining regular vistors of their site(s).
I am also a realist, and know that a number of sites that originally claimed to be about freeware now are just using freeware as a come on and relying on tapping content from other sites and have forgone even being able to vouche for what they claim is freeware listed/reviewed/promoted on their site(s), and even sprinkling in non-freeware.
So to these sites, I say - Thank You for being egotistical and disrespectful of freeware authors, and we the people that provide you with your coveted traffic. You insult us, and make the Net a rather lame place as you just really don't care about anything more than oogling your stats, getting noteriety for yourself, and serving whoever pays your bills/provides you with revenue.
Do us all a favor, either remove the words freeware from your banners or domain names, or BE HONEST with us.
My only misgivings are the proliferation of sites that start off as appearing to be gungho about freeware, and with time lose sight of such and are more worried about filling space on the site(s), and becoming the big traffic magnet.
I don't claim to be a know-it-all about freeware, but I do believe that when sites become more and more junk laden, and by that I mean - they seem to be like writers who are looking to fill a certain number of words to a story/assignment. What is wrong with just sometimes not having loads of new freeware or updates? Or what's wrong with being honest and saying, "I haven't been able to test out alot of freeware (due to whatever commitments)"?
Is it THAT much of a rush to get loads of traffic and be working on deadlines rather than quality?
Don't some webmasters realize the Net is huge and that maybe some of us prefer to visit specific types of sites to obtain certain types of content(s), rather than having a good site become some pathetic conglomeration of 1,001 subjects, which just ends up diluting the main intent of said site?
For example, I myself, like to regularly visit sites that only focus on freeware, and it is so blatantly apparent that some sites are just watering down their contents by adding garbage that isn't freeware, and thereby losing myself and others like me from remaining regular vistors of their site(s).
I am also a realist, and know that a number of sites that originally claimed to be about freeware now are just using freeware as a come on and relying on tapping content from other sites and have forgone even being able to vouche for what they claim is freeware listed/reviewed/promoted on their site(s), and even sprinkling in non-freeware.
So to these sites, I say - Thank You for being egotistical and disrespectful of freeware authors, and we the people that provide you with your coveted traffic. You insult us, and make the Net a rather lame place as you just really don't care about anything more than oogling your stats, getting noteriety for yourself, and serving whoever pays your bills/provides you with revenue.
Do us all a favor, either remove the words freeware from your banners or domain names, or BE HONEST with us.
Faster navigation - FindeXer
Ah this is a handy tool (FindeXer) that will really making navigating in Explorer to folders and files so much more simple and streamlined (and with a more pleasant layout in my opinion). But before I blather on with some review - which such already abound online as this app is already in heavy rotation in many 'freeware' sites.
* FindeXer home page *
* FindeXer home page *
Use protection
The foolish days of jumping online sans any protection are long gone. The threats grow with each day, and one of the many tools for protection/defense is anti-virus, and as a sort of public service to anyone that happens by this journal I will list the probably two best known freeware anti-virus apps available.
Rather than droning on with a personal review of such. I will just list them and provide links to each and suggest that if you currently do not use anti-virus on your Windows machine, please by all means click on the link for one of these and begin using it immediately. Also if you happen to know anyone that for whatever reason(s) does not use anti-virus, pass one of these links onto them at once.
Rather than droning on with a personal review of such. I will just list them and provide links to each and suggest that if you currently do not use anti-virus on your Windows machine, please by all means click on the link for one of these and begin using it immediately. Also if you happen to know anyone that for whatever reason(s) does not use anti-virus, pass one of these links onto them at once.
Avast (it does ask for a registration, as "avast! 4 Home Edition works for 60 days after the installation in demo mode. You will obtain your FREE license key by E-mail after the registration. The license key is valid for 1 year. After one year you will need to just re-register.")
http://www.avast.com/eng/home-registration.php
It is also worth noting that anti-virus is of course NOT the only means of defense for your machine. For there are also many very good freeware anti-malware apps, freeware firewalls, which I will plan to also list here.
Please make sure to keep your anti-virus apps up to date with the latest versions and the definitions for such also, for otherwise it is like going to see a Doctor who graduated from medical school say 20 years ago and is not ’up to date’ on the latest medicines and procedures.
Sunday, June 3, 2007
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