Posts Tagged ‘software’
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The End Of Spam
Saturday, May 19th, 2007
On my previous post I talked about the annoyance of spam messages. Unsolicited messages sent primarily as unintelligent and unprofessional mass-marketing efforts of questionable products and services.
Spam, whether it reaches your Email inbox or your WordPress blog, is annoying, can be irritating, and at times it may be wasting your precious time to have to [...] -
Please hold the spam…
Sunday, May 13th, 2007
Can you imagine my reaction when I discovered my photo gallery had been bombarded with - believe it - 50,000 spam messages?! All in the three months I’ve been away at boot camp. Fifty thousand spam messages in 3 months is a new personal record for the spam I’ve ever received - anywhere. And [...]
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Ubuntu Linux to power Dell PCs
Tuesday, May 1st, 2007
I’ve spoken in favour of open source operating systems such as Linux before. And of course I have made it clear, Ubuntu is my Linux distribution of choice.
So imagine my excitement over news of Dell Computers planning to sell PCs with an option to have Ubuntu as their pre-loaded operating system. Go to ubuntu.com to [...] -
Joost, reinventing television
Monday, April 23rd, 2007
Joost is the word on many Internet users’ lips these days. Or at least it is the word on their keyboards as many are enthusiastically searching for more information on the innovative service, and seeking invites to join Joost during the beta-testing period.
But what is Joost exactly? According to the official website it is “TV [...] -
Firefox 2, out and about
Tuesday, October 24th, 2006
Firefox, the web browser I’ve grown to love and prefer over the last couple of years since it hit the “market” is now on version 2. The main competitor of Microsoft’s IE, is releasing this new and improved version a few days after the release of IE7. The web is changing, and web browsers [...]
