The web browser can be considered an indispensable tool, for we use it on an almost daily basis to access, and even interact, with pieces of information on the internet. Of course, many also use the web browser for…ahem…not so benign purposes, for which they will usually get into LOTS of trouble. But did you know that sometimes a web browser can get you into trouble without you doing anything naughty? That’s exactly what this article on Wired News suggests….
As some might know, I became an almost-full time Mac user a few months ago shortly after purchasing a cheap second-hand spiffed-up PowerMac G4 (Sawtooth). More on that next time…anyway, just came an excellent resource over at Macworld.com on the different ways to upgrade various Macs. Check it out! The Do-It-Yourself Mac
If you’ve been looking around for a capable alternative to Microsoft’s Word, you might not need look further than OpenOffice.org’s Writer component. This suprisingly capable word processor can import/export MS Word documents, can export to PDF, is available for multiple platforms and is completely FREE! I highly recommend you read this very comprehensive review of Word 2003 vs Writer 1.1:A Word of Difference
What..it’s 1 May already?? That’s 4 months since my last entry! So much for my promise to post more frequently 🙁 The truth is that work has been real hectic these few months, but I think I’m beginning to get the hang of it. Hopefully that means more frequent updates (and believe me, many things have gone on in just 4 months!).
So what better time to launch the new look for my personal website than now..almost 5 years after the previous version was created? 🙂 Not all the content has been shifted yet, but more updates will come soon!
Apple pretty much suprised everyone today by announcing new iBooks with the G4 processor! With this announcement, the G3 processor no longer features in any of Apple’s product lines..and is officially obsolete! Despite owning a G3-based iBook, I do welcome the move to G4: after all, sooo many of Apple’s own applications applications built into OS X run so much better with Altivec, so it doesn’t make sense to sell a “crippled” product. While on the subject of “crippled”, it…