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WordPress: Version 2.8.6 is out. Make sure to update your blog!
Posted on 13. Nov, 2009 by Dragos.
Hey, WordPress 2.8.6 is out! Make sure to update your blog from the administrative panel. WordPress urge you to make sure your website is up to date with the latest version, as it has some improvements and critical fixes: 2.8.6 fixes two security problems that can be exploited by registered, logged in users who have [...]
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Funny: Total Logos Failure
Posted on 12. Nov, 2009 by Dragos.
Masterpiece compilation of logos. Total failure!
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Programming: Google programming language is now real! Go GO Google!
Posted on 12. Nov, 2009 by Dragos.
First the Google Browser (Chrome), then the Google mobile operating system (Android), Google is getting really close to launching its own (and hopefully open source) operating system for computers. But before that, we needed to expect a “default” programming language from the Goliath of all technological times. And it’s here! GO is the name of [...]
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Mobile Comparison: HTC HD2 vs Motorola Droid
Posted on 01. Nov, 2009 by Dragos.
I have chosen to compare HTC HD2 and Motorola Droid, because these are 2 new mobile phones that are very similar in terms of phone specifications and features provided.
For maximum convenience, I will present the differences/similarities of these two mobile phones in a table.
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OMG: Sony Playstation 3 smahed into a Bravia TV
Posted on 21. Oct, 2009 by Dragos.
“OMG, dude, they’ve smashed a PlayStation 3 into a Bravia TV!” “OMG, that was cool!”, and so the video spreads at viral speeds. This is the marketing technique that Sony Australia makes use of, trying to promote their new Bravia TV set. Tested on a car-smashing zone, the PS 3 was launched at 80 km/hr [...]
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Mobile comparison: HTC HD2 vs Sony Ericsson Xperia x3
Posted on 17. Oct, 2009 by Dragos.
I have chosen to compare HTC HD2 and Sony Ericsson Xperia x3, because these are 2 new mobile phones that are very similar in terms of phone specifications and features provided.
For maximum convenience, I will present the differences/similarities of these two mobile phones in a table.
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Acquired: WeFollow.com is now part of the Digg experiment
Posted on 17. Oct, 2009 by Dragos.
Yesterday a change in the page’s footer of WeFollow.com has caught our attention and rumors spread around the Internet about Digg acquiring WeFollow. We have now a proof that WeFollow is now part of the Digg company. [ad] From Digg the Blog: As some of you may have read overnight, Digg and WeFollow (a Twitter [...]
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Warning: You might be at risk! Microsoft’s .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 plugin for Firefox is the cause
Posted on 17. Oct, 2009 by Dragos.
Last February, Microsoft released an update for the .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 via Windows Update. It turns out that along with the update, a plugin was automatically installed in the Firefox browser. Moreover the plugin was practically impossible to uninstall or delete through Firefox Add-ons manager. A method to escape the threat was [...]
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Ubuntu: How to check hard disk healthiness based on SMART data (Karmic Koala)
Posted on 06. Oct, 2009 by Dragos.
I remember that a good application on Windows was HDD Doctor, which gave a plenitude of useful information about the hard disk status. Now in Ubuntu Karmic Koala 9.10 there is a similar application which shows important information about the status of the hard-disk installed on the system (such as hard disk temperature,model number, total [...]
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OS: RAM difference between Ubuntu x86 (32 bit with physical address) and Ubuntu x64 (64 bit)
Posted on 05. Oct, 2009 by Dragos.
The first ever version of Ubuntu I have installed on my computer was Hardy Heron 8.04 (x64/64 bit). As time passed and new versions appeared, I have upgraded to the latest version of Intrepid Ibex 8.10. As a web developer, It happens sometimes to run an excessive number of simultaneous applications at a time, which [...]