Author: Alex Costa
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ReBlog – republish interesting posts from other blogs
Sometimes I wish I could create a blog where I can republish interesting posts and articles I find on the net, with my comments and thoughts added to it. But I want to do it in a way that the credits for the post go to the owner. With ReFeed and the ReBlog plugin for…
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Hide Ads on Godaddy free hosting
Some people might question my integrity on this post but let me clarify. I was offered a free hosting ticket (free when I buy a domain name) by Godaddy with no mention of ads being added to my site, I only saw the ads after I installed a wordpress blog in my new free hosting.…
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SP1 Update for Vista
Microsoft claims this Vista update will improve stability, security and performance. It also warns that the Update could cause some software to malfunction, including some security software like the anti-virus from BitDefender and Trend Micro. The other programmes that may be affected by this update are: BitDefender AV Fujitsu Shock Sensor Jiangmin KV Antivirus 10…
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Phorm – advertising based on your browsing history…. is it good?
According to the web creator Sir Tim Berners-Lee, it is not a good idea and it infringes upon consumer rights. Two major ISPs in the UK (BT & Virgin) have already signed up to use (or be used by) Phorm to track user’s browsing history in order to do targeted advertising. I didn’t really like…
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Untangle – Firewall, router, spam and content filtre
Untangle has been advertised as a reliable Open Source replacement for the rock solid Sonicwall. Untangle has all a small network needs to cope with today’s demands, it can work as a Gateway/Router, DHCP server, SPAM Filtre, Virus Filtre, VPN server, Web Content Filtre and more. Untangle is based on the Debian Linux and comes…
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Internet Explorer 8 Beta
IE8 Beta has been released specially for developers and web programmers. It comes with some interesting features: * IE7 Emulation * Developer Tools for debugging, with similar functionality to the Firefox Ad on (mentioned just as a reference not as a comparison). * IE8 activities – Providing quick access to external services from any webpage by sending information from the page to another application or fetching external information related…