Monthly Archives: October 2008

Firefox 3.1 Beta Leaves IE in Ashes

Posted on 2008-10-20 by Niels R.

ChannelWeb has reviewed the page rendering/loading speed of FireFox 3.1 Beta. Seems that IE 8 Beta bites the dust big time! No word of the load/startup time of Firefox 3.1 itself. That’s always the thing IE users complain about if … Continue reading →

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Compromising Electromagnetic Emanations of Wired Keyboards

Posted on 2008-10-20 by Niels R.

Or how they can know what you’re typing in the room next door: Article + 2 video’s

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Firefox Mobile aka Fennec Alpha 1

Posted on 2008-10-20 by Niels R.

Mozilla Links and Ars Technica have spended some time with the first alpha release of Mozilla Fennec. Mozilla Links article Ars Technica article Fennec Aplha 1 release notes

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DailyMotion HQ

Posted on 2008-10-17 by Niels R.

Nice way of presenting the difference between SD and HQ: http://www.dailymotion.com/HQ GarageTV can only follow this if we move to a new platform (quickly :p).

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Steve Pavlina: How to become an early riser

Posted on 2008-10-17 by Niels R.

This morning I was complaining at work that during autumn/winter I can’t get out of bed easily. During spring/summer I wake up by the sunlight and I’m awake before my alarm clock starts buzzing. But during autumn/winter it is still … Continue reading →

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iGoogle updated!

Posted on 2008-10-17 by Niels R.

Cool, when I opened my browser this morning I saw that iGoogle looked differently. The main two changes on myGoogle (whoahahaha, what a joke) are: “Tab” navigation on the left to switch between Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Reader, Google Docs … Continue reading →

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Mind my map – map my mind

Posted on 2008-10-16 by Niels R.

Nothing new under the sun, but while redefining the concept of GarageTV I started using MindMeister. I normally use PNotes to keep my todo’s on file, DokuWiki for the keeping my random notes and a real pen and paper for … Continue reading →

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That’s what I call a video player…

Posted on 2008-10-16 by Niels R.

I came across this player on the website of The New York Times (The URL hints the subject I was searching on :p): Player with transcript, check points and timeline. An idea for GarageTV?

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Mozilla Firefox 3.1 Beta 1 released!

Posted on 2008-10-15 by Niels R.

Seems that it contains some nice features, but the biggest improvement might be TraceMonkey. Get a full overview/review of features at MozillaLinks. Ars Technica has had a first look too.

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Google’s Chrome declining in popularity

Posted on 2008-10-14 by Niels R.

A post on Slashdot states that Google Chrome is losing users. It started with a 4% market share and is now just above 1.5%. Seems logical to me. The browser was announced with a lot of attention by the media … Continue reading →

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