I upgraded my home desktop's Ubuntu install earlier today.It was a relatively painless exercise, though I was trying to do it unattended, which naturally enough didn't work due to a few custom configs I had.I'm used to Ubuntu upgrades wreaking havoc on my graphics settings, but this time everything seems to be working as before. It's interesting to see that the Ubuntu … [Read more...] about Ubuntu Upgrade – Relatively Painless
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Firefox 3 (beta) On Ubuntu – Test Drive
I downloaded a copy of Firefox 3 (beta) for linux earlier this evening to see how it was. I've been having very annoying issues with Firefox 2 on Ubuntu locking up randomly, so I was hoping to see if the new version would help.Unfortunately there isn't an official Ubuntu release as yet, but you can easily use the standard download for linux.I'm trying desperately to be … [Read more...] about Firefox 3 (beta) On Ubuntu – Test Drive
Netscape Is Dead
Netscape is now officially dead.It's kind of sad to see it go, but I guess it was inevitable. While it may have been one of the dominant browsers back in mid 90s I can't even remember the last time someone mentioned using it.I think Netscape was the second browser that I used. The first one was of course MosaicNowadays my primary browser on Linux, Apple and Windows (which I … [Read more...] about Netscape Is Dead
No More Internet Explorer!
AIB finally upgraded our company account to use their new system which supports "real" Java and my choice of browser (Firefox).It seems they have been migrating companies across to the new system over the last few months.We now all have a little calculator sized "doda" called a "digipass" which basically generates a lot of random numbers.DownsidesI had to change my password's … [Read more...] about No More Internet Explorer!
When Is A Link Not A Link?
When is a link not a link?When you can't actually click on it.Someone started a thread over on CI the other day about NetVisionary nominee PanthiusThe footer of the site contains a set of "links" which DO NOT work if you are using a normal browser:It transpires that the links do work if you use Internet Explorer, which shows how "popular" a browser that is with Irish creative … [Read more...] about When Is A Link Not A Link?