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Mozilla Firefox 3 Getting Slower Each Day

Mozilla Firefox 3 Getting Slower Each Day

26 September, 2008, 8 comments

It has been months since the new Mozilla Firefox 3 version came out of the shelves. I was awed when I first run it — it was so fast — and prior to the release of Internet Explorer Beta 2,…

Blogger Shooting Blanks At The Best Host

Blogger Shooting Blanks At The Best Host

22 September, 2008, 12 comments

 I just had a quick search today about "Top Hosting Center" (known as THC) on Google to know the latest buzzes about the web host I am with. I’m currently using their Speedy hosting plan and so far I got…

Host Color – “Web Hosting About People, Not About Gigabytes”

Host Color – “Web Hosting About People, Not About Gigabytes”

19 September, 2008, 4 comments

The sentence above is Host Color’s message and it is just the first thing, that distinguish this web host from all others I’ve ever seen. If you want your hosting company to be different from others you need Host Color….

Google Strikes Hard With Chrome But “Oh No, Not Another Browser Again!”

Google Strikes Hard With Chrome But “Oh No, Not Another Browser Again!”

4 September, 2008, 16 comments

It’s been just days since Microsoft released the second preview version of its flagship web browser that shocked me in disbelief, turning my negative expectations on Internet Explorer down. Now, we heard that Google just released its own browser dubbed…

Show Off Sound Editing Skills With Audacity, Your Free Sound Editor

Show Off Sound Editing Skills With Audacity, Your Free Sound Editor

3 September, 2008, 3 comments

Don’t have Adobe Audition or Sony Sound Forge? Well, that’s not a problem at all. Audacity, a free, opensource sound editor software offers you a fully functional and complete suite of sound editing tools that will definitely fit your needs. …

IE 8 Beta 2 Is An Eye-Opener To Web Surfers, Developers

IE 8 Beta 2 Is An Eye-Opener To Web Surfers, Developers

29 August, 2008, 3 comments

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 deserves the spotlight. I strongly confirm that without any doubt now. One day after Microsoft released IE 8 Beta 2, and after scratching the features, stability and reliability of the new Internet Explorer for 24…

WOW! IE 8 Beta 2 Is Fast And Sexy

WOW! IE 8 Beta 2 Is Fast And Sexy

28 August, 2008, 9 comments

Thank heavens! Did Microsoft finally address all our complaints with their flagship web browser? Something great just happened to me today when I updated my Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 to Beta 2, the second preview version of the upcoming…

SmartBro Wireless Broadband Not Good For Web Freelancers!

SmartBro Wireless Broadband Not Good For Web Freelancers!

23 August, 2008, 25 comments

I just wrote about mobile broadband in the past few days and now it’s here again. My Internet Service Provider (ISP) Smart Telecoms with their “high speed wireless broadband package” popularly known as SmartBro — is getting the hell out…

Taking A Peek At Other Hosting Company

Taking A Peek At Other Hosting Company

17 August, 2008, No comments

Previously, I wrote about the hosting plans of Top Hosting Center, where I am currently hosted with their Speedy hosting plan. On this post, I’m going to take a peek of another web hosting company, ImHosted.com, and see if people…

Update Your Video and Audio Codecs For Media Players On Windows Vista

Update Your Video and Audio Codecs For Media Players On Windows Vista

25 July, 2008, 7 comments

Without third party codec support, Windows Media Player 11 (and even Windows Media Center) that comes in the default installation of Windows Vista operating system is truly lame. And even though it deserves merits for its sleek design, it still…