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Google Reader Trends

I’ve been using Google Reader as my RSS reader of choice lately and I just found out that you can see trend data on your account. Neat! powered by performancing firefox

Drupal 5 today?

Looks like there are no critical issues left. We can only hope for a release soon! Technorati Tags: drupal, release, cms, framework, beta

ORDB Shutting Down

We regret to inform you that ORDB.org, at the ripe age of five and a half, is shutting down. It’s been a case of a long goodbye as very little work has gone into maintaining ORDB for a while. Our volunteer staff has been pre-occupied with other aspects of their lives. In addition, the general […]

Skype Worm on the Loose

Internet security firm Websense has discovered a worm that uses Skype to propagate. Skype is best known for allowing subscribers to make free telephone calls over the Internet. The company has more than 7 million subscribers and was acquired just over a year ago by online auction firm eBay for $2.6 billion. Full Link Technorati […]

Drupal 5 release candidate

Rejoice fellow Drupalites! After just two betas we present you the first Drupal 5 release candidate (RC1). Download it from: http://drupal.org/files/projects/drupal-5.0-rc1.tar.gz. You can read about the new features in the beta 1 announcement. In contrast to the beta’s, most debugging has been done and, should no more fatal bugs emerge, this version is release worthy. […]

Google Searches Patents

Google released a patent search engine today. This is something I’ve always wanted, because who wants to pay patent fees for a new application only to find out that someone already has it patented? Technorati Tags: patent, search, Google

Flickr ups thier limits

Flickr decided to do away with the monthly upload limit for pro users. I never really got close to the old 2GB limit but it’s nice to now I don’t have to watch it anymore. Technorati Tags: Flickr, pro, account, news

I seemed to have gotten myself in a pickle

As most of you know or have guessed by now, I am hosting this personal blog at wordpress.com They have been great so far but the javascript limitation they impose on their users has finally gotten the best of me and I plan to host the wordpress install myself. Only problem is that all the […]

Google Tools for Webmasters

Ever want to check your site from the eyes of Google? Then Google Webmaster Central is for you. Technorati Tags: Google, webmaster, tools, online, web, website, ranking

I Love Spam!

From: <moynaShaunaKendallwiva@ozypgyziaifefsa.com>Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 01:46:58To:”AntoinettecalBelladonna” <?????@hotmail.com>Subject: RE:midspot:kayley By the way it is not me that found you , but the other way around and I am having trouble with my email . I tried to get in yesterday with no luck so can you msn messneger me  i am funbeckygood@hotmail.com. Another misconception yis […]