Friday, January 20, 2006

Entry for 1/20/06

A lazy way to sort your socks:
Mac users shouldn't kick back when it comes to security:
A personal switcher's story about switching to a Mac:
http://backside180.blogspot.com/2006/01/switch-boy-and-powerbook.html
I have stopped using Mozilla Firefox for about a month now. I was disgusted with its slow launching and memory hogging. On top of that was always the ramdom site that just didn't want to render correctly. Needless to say, open-source worshippers and the tech media have had nothing but good things to say about this browser since its inception. Granted, Firefox is a HUGE improvement over IE6 right now. However, there are many other options out there, such as Opera (www.opera.com) or Maxthon (www.maxthon.com), which can easily give it a run for its money. Furthermore, I found an interesting article below which helps put to rest some of the hype on Firefox. It is a great read for those who think that Firefox is bullet-proof:
The truth about Mozilla Firefox:
..and this just in: I got my hands on a Beta version of IE7. All I can say is, wow. There are some kinks in it, but the coolest feature I've ever seen is the thumbnail feature you can view when you have multiple tabs open. Very very cool!

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