Alexa have finally released an official toolbar for Firefox - Sparky. Up until now there were a number of unofficial "ports" of the toolbar to firefox, but an officially supported toolbar had not been made available. It's a testament to the growth in usage of Firefox that they finally decided to make one available You can see details of the toolbar on the official site … [Read more...] about Sparky – Alexa Toolbar for Firefox Released
Nvidia Driver Issues After Kernel Upgrade
Yesterday morning there were new versions of the kernel for both my desktop and server Ubuntu installs. The servers, needless to say, don't have demented graphics cards, so there were no issues. My desktop, however, was a totally different matter. After the kernel upgrade X refused to start, which was more than a little annoying. When I upgraded this PC a few months ago (ie. … [Read more...] about Nvidia Driver Issues After Kernel Upgrade
Addicted to blogging?
Ken posted about his apparent blog addiction. I scored a rather pathetic 87%. Maybe that's a good thing :) 87%How Addicted to Blogging Are You?Free Online Dating from Mingle2 … [Read more...] about Addicted to blogging?
Harry Potter Bit Torrent Story Leads To TakeDown Notices
Techcrunch's Michael Arrington is reporting that JK Rowlings' publishers are issuing takedown notices to websites that mentioned the bit torrent story. So now if you mention that a file is available on bit torrent without even linking to it you get a takedown notice? I do not like copyright infringement and have every intention of buying a copy of the new Harry Potter book this … [Read more...] about Harry Potter Bit Torrent Story Leads To TakeDown Notices
Another Domain Renewal Scam!
Domain renewal scams are so annoying. The latest one, which was reported to us earlier today, is particularly nasty. I've posted about it here, but it was already covered here a couple of days ago. If you get any of those emails they are NOT from your hosting company. … [Read more...] about Another Domain Renewal Scam!