December 2009
6 posts
Wordpress blows. All the cool kids switched to...
Haven’t posted in a while. Actually, it’s been over a year since I posted anything here — hell, I wish I knew why. And I get a long-lasting impression that it isn’t just me, latterly most of my favorite RSS subscriptions either went offline or fell into some kind of idleness. See, taking a break usually helps but when it comes to blogs, it’s a different story: when...
Dec 13th
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How many people use Firefox, Safari, Opera...
Recently Opera’s market share increased from 0.87% to 0.99%, I was discussing about it with a group of fellows and one person stated: “with only 1 percent of share Opera has no importance at all!”. Dude… I wish you knew the number of all internet users at first! Here’s the chart showing the current Browser Market Share (provided by Net Applications). Web browser market share...
Dec 6th
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Evolution of Web Browsers, from 1991 to the...
Today I found a chart depicting the evolution of web browsers. In this picture you can see a very interesting look at the past and how far we’ve come. For instance, honestly I didn’t even know that Netscape Navigator is older than Internet Explorer! For those who cannot view Scalable Vector Graphics, here’s a picture converted to the PNG format. Evolution of Web Browsers Well, I’m afraid I...
Dec 6th
Compiz Fusion – An Amazing Video Demonstration of...
Compiz Fusion is a collection of plugins for Compiz, an OpenGL based window manager for the X Window System (read: available for all Linux distributions, natively build in Ubuntu) that uses 3D graphics hardware to create fast compositing desktop effects for window management. Compiz Fusion, collection of plugins for Compiz Most of you have heard about that great piece of free software, and I...
Dec 6th
Firefox Girl — the story of Alexandra Ansgar
Photoshopped picture of the girl in a Firefox t-shirt I added to one of my postings got a warm welcome (not as warm as Ubuntu Girl, mind you!), so I decided to hit on an idea and seek for more information. What’s her name, where is she from, and — before anything else — what on Earth does she have to do with the Firefox browser? Alexandra Ansgar, the Firefox Girl Here’s what I found so far –...
Dec 6th
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Ubuntu Girl — Spread the Linux with a chick
Don’t waste your time on listing all advantages of switching from Windows to Linux, there are at least a few better ways to evangelize. For instance, I’m sure this picture will be much more successful than any other right-minded strivings! Ubuntu Girl Photo was made by Ubuntu fans from Hungary, the caption says something like: “if yours is micro and soft, my t-shirt never drops”. ...
Dec 6th