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Firefox 3.1 alpha 2 is out

Posted on Sep 6, 2008 by Eric Marden
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Firefox 3.1 alpha 2 is out. This is the sweet version with the overclocked JavaScript engine.

More on the release.

Posted in etcetera | Tagged 3.1, browser, firefox, JavaScript, software | Leave a reply

Why Google Chrome?

Posted on Sep 6, 2008 by Eric Marden
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“Google’s greatest fear — that Microsoft will turn off ads in IE.”

More Doomsday scenarios.

Posted in etcetera | Tagged browser, chrome, google, microsoft, software | Leave a reply

First Look: WordPress 2.7

Posted on Sep 4, 2008 by Eric Marden
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A detailed look at the new WordPress 2.7, which is still being developed. Interesting to see where they are going in terms of usability, which is a direct reflection of the recent usability testing Automattic just sprang for.

Posted in etcetera | Tagged 2.7, opensource, software, testing, usability, wordpress, wp | Leave a reply

CoLab Open House is August 27

Posted on Aug 22, 2008 by Eric Marden
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CoLab, Orlando’s first coworking spot, is holding an open house on August 27. They want to get feedback from the community on what they want out of the space. Punch and pie will be served. More Info

Posted in etcetera | Tagged colab, coworking, orlando, orlandoscene | Leave a reply

Firefox to speed up JavaScript

Posted on Aug 22, 2008 by Eric Marden
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Mozilla will be releasing a new performance optimization in their JavaScript engine. It will be available in the Firefox 3.1 release. More info

Posted in etcetera | Tagged firefox, JavaScript, mozilla | 1 Reply

Non-Compete not valid in California

Posted on Aug 22, 2008 by Eric Marden
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“The California State Supreme Court has ruled that non-compete clauses in employment contracts are not enforceable in California.” Booyah!

Posted in etcetera | Tagged business, california, contracts, non-compete | Leave a reply

WordPress Screencasts

Posted on Aug 22, 2008 by Eric Marden
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Great link to share with your clients. Screencast Videos focusing on the finer points of managing content with WordPress.

Posted in etcetera | Tagged screencast, wordpress, wp | Leave a reply

TextMate ProjectPlus

Posted on Aug 6, 2008 by Eric Marden
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If you code in TextMate, use SVN or GIT and organize your code into Projects (and which self-respecting Mac developer doesn’t?) Install the Project Plus plugin. Right. Now. You won’t regret it.

Posted in etcetera | Tagged GIT, IDE, plugin, programming, software, svn, textmate, tools | 2 Replies

Apple releases Security Update. Fixes DNS Vulnerability

Posted on Aug 1, 2008 by Eric Marden
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Apple released Security Update 2008-005, which fixes numerous things. Including the infamous Cache Poisoning DNS Vulnerability, and updates PHP to 5.2.6. Run Software Update now to patch.

Posted in etcetera | Tagged apple, dns, patch, PHP, Security | Leave a reply

How Hardware Makers can help the Free Software movement

Posted on Jul 29, 2008 by Eric Marden
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Interesting Read. The road to a truly open laptop is fast becoming a reality.

Posted in etcetera | Tagged drivers, hardware, Open Source | Leave a reply

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