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What is Live Mesh?

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August, 2008 (, , )
Posted in Cloud Computing

‘Cloud Computing’ is the next big thing that’s eminently happening on the Internet. It’s unclear who coined the term initially, but I’m sure most are aware of its meaning. While its current implementation is patchy, Microsoft is making a first leap at delivering it in an integrated form.

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Use Google’s "I’m feeling lucky" from Firefox’ address bar [OpenDNS]

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July, 2008 ()
Posted in Firefox, Google, The Web (5 Comments)

This trick enables you to regain the ability to use Google’s “I’m feeling lucky”-functionality on the fly from Firefox 3’s address bar, as was natively possible in Firefox 2. To accommodate this, we’ll use OpenDNS’ network shortcuts. Once configured, you’ll be able to type stuff like “goto drupal” and be taken to drupal.org right away.

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Finally a Fast PDF Reader: Foxit

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May, 2008 Posted in Software Picks

Adobe Reader is slow as molasses. It’s time to break free from Adobe’s claws and get Foxit Reader, Adobe Reader’s faster, more efficient cousin. Race through hundreds of pages without a glitch at a minimal cost to your system.

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Firefox 3 and 3.1 Coming Soon

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May, 2008 (, )
Posted in Featured, Firefox, Tech News

Firefox is all over the news with its upcoming release of Firefox 3. According to reports, Mozilla is already in the planning stage for the next major update to the FF franchise, i.e. Firefox 3.1. It will incorporate features that were cut from the RC1 build that was pushed out a few days ago.

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April 1st: Google loves jokes

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April, 2008 (, , , , )
Posted in Fun, Google

An overview of Google’s April Fool’s jokes: reversed iGoogle, GMail Custom Time, gDay, Virgle and more… Happy April Fool’s Day everyone!

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