Category Archives: Microsoft

Mozilla Prism – Blurring the web, desktop, and mobile apps

When visiting my friend Mark, he introduced me to a simple app called fluid. This OS X application captures web apps and lets you run them as embedded in a window like a native application. Then he showed me why … Continue reading

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Tweaking Deluge

Yesterday I noted that I prefer the Deluge BitTorrent client for my torrenting (is that a word yet?) listing several reasons. Today I want to show you how to set it up to maximize its usefulness. From configuring network connection … Continue reading

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Favorite Apps for Fresh Systems

Around the holiday’s there are lot’s and lots of new computers. If your frugal like me however, you just spend time reformatting and cleaning up instead of buying a whole new computer. After setting up my fair share of new … Continue reading

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Fonts and Copywrongs

I received an email thismorning informing me of a mistake: Linotype Fonts, File 0013950: Stephen Tanner ——————————– ! Please remove this link! Dear Sir or Madam, Dear Mr. Tanner, I am writing on behalf of Linotype Corp. /Linotype GmbH, Du-Pont-Straße … Continue reading

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When Facts are Propoganda

Microsoft sent a TechNet newsletter to my immediate boss saying it was a “…special bonus edition of TechNet Flash featuring content specifically selected to inform and ease your Windows Vista deployment.” Now in the first sentience of the TechNet newsletter, … Continue reading

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