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- Ethan Poole
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- Thu 30 Jun 2005 at 10:33
June 13 - The Fedora Project quietly released Fedora Core 4 (Stentz), the latest release of the popular, robust Linux operating system. Fedora Core 4 includes GNOME 2.10, KDE 3.4.0, Firefox 1.0.4, OpenOffice.org 1.9.104, and a 2.6.11-based kernel.
The screenshots of the new software included in Fedora Core 4 are quite slick. You can read more, and view screenshots, on RedHat's website.
I personally plan to install this release on my computer. It includes most applications that I'll use and has a nice selection of drivers and packages a…
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- Ethan Poole
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- Tue 28 Jun 2005 at 21:22
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Just yesterday the Norwegian government announced plans to move completely over to open source products in 2006. Instead of the typical Microsoft Office they'll be using open source file formats for all government activities.
Been on TV writes 'The Norwegian Minister of Modernization today at a press conference in Oslo declared that proprietary formats will no longer be acceptable in communication with government. He also calls for all parts of government to have a plan ready by 2006 for use of open source solutions. Taking great care not t…
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- Ethan Poole
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- Fri 24 Jun 2005 at 17:46
Just today Microsoft announced that they would be including extended support for RSS in Windows Longhorn, the next version of Windows due next year. Not only will Microsoft be adding an RSS reader to Internet Explorer, but they'll make it easier for software developers to easily integrate RSS into their applications.
Currently all major web browsers contain a method for reading RSS. Opera and Firefox have both had RSS support for as long as most of us can remember. Safari recently received a stylish RSS reader in the latest version, inclu…
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- Ethan Poole
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- Sun 19 Jun 2005 at 20:29
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As you browse around the web you come up on many interesting finds, which happens to me quite often. Last week I found Cross-Browser.com, a website full of cross-browser CSS and JavaScript examples.
Every example that I've tried works in Opera, Firefox, and Safari. Generally it will probably work in Internet Explorer too. If you're looking for something interesting to spice up your website then you should look through the library on this website. I'll post more on some of the scripts on the website later this month.…
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- Ethan Poole
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- Sat 11 Jun 2005 at 21:42
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Ever wished that you could take your browser of choice wherever you go? That way you don't have to use Internet Explorer? I've found methods to get both Opera and Firefox on a thumb drive. Both work fine and make a nice way to have a good browser with you at all times.
Opera
megamanXplosion at Sitepoint.com posted some great instructions on how to get Opera on your thumb drive. It also guides you through setting the cache to go on the current computer and for Opera to be offered to you on the drive's startup menu:
Installing Oper…
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- Author
- Frans de Jonge
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- Wed 8 Jun 2005 at 17:03
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Haavard, public relations of Opera had the following to tell.
We've been on a winning streek lately, German magazine Chip concluding that Opera is better than Firefox and all. It seems that in the excitement over the positive press lately in combination with 8.01 release preparations, and with the summer heat finally arriving in Oslo, we've screwed up.
At closer inspection, it appears that Opera might not have won the best browser of 2005 award from PC World after all. Opera is listed as the only browser in the "Web" category, which I g…
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- Ethan Poole
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- Tue 7 Jun 2005 at 7:48
Macintosh browsers have been on the move lately, exceeding most other large players. Safari passed the Acid2 test not too long ago, being the first web browser to do so. In the past few days I've seen more activity on the Mac with Safari being made open source and iCab passing Acid2.
iCab, a Mac browser, now passes the Acid2 test, the third browser to do so. Hopefully this signals the events that Firefox and Opera will make moves toward passing the standard's test, leaving IE to be the only one left.
Apple has created Web Kit containin…
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- Ethan Poole
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- Fri 3 Jun 2005 at 9:48
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We all know that Microsoft was suppose to give full support for Windows 2000 users until 2010, but I'm starting to question that. In a recent post on the IE blog we find out that Microsoft will not be releasing IE7 for Windows 2000. This has led to huge criticism of Microsoft.
Internet Explorer 7 is suppose to be released for Windows XP, as far as we know. With recent Microsoft actions I'm expecting to see Microsoft's typical marketing method, where they only give updates to the most recent platform, which forces users to upgrade.
In t…
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- Ethan Poole
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- Wed 1 Jun 2005 at 18:30
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Today a blog entry was released about a Google secret, and it was instantly Slashdotted. In order to help the author preserve bandwidth, and in case you cannot view it, here is a copy of the entry:
It's one of the best kept secrets of Google. It's a mystery on Webmasterworld. Also in Europe (France) they don't know what to expect from that odd URL http://eval.google.com. Click it and you get ...nothing. The site reveals itself only if you have the proper login and if you use a network known by Google. Residues of Eval.google are found on t…
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