Tag Archives: apps

Here’s to Internet fraud!

Posted on 2 August, 2009 by Si

Prevent me from buying MP3′s and Apps just because I live outside the US? I think not! After some furious Googling, this Australian has successfully purchased content from the US iTunes store. And without a credit card! The biggest hurdle … Continue reading →

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Chrome reflections: still needs some polish

Posted on 31 July, 2009 by Si

I realised something very interesting about Chrome recently that hadn’t occured to me until I was installing Adblock Plus in Firefox. It’s not a dealbreaker but still: Chrome will never support decent ad blocking software. Think about it, where does … Continue reading →

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Reclaim your Google Reader screen real estate

Posted on 19 July, 2009 by Si

If you’re anything like me on my and do most of your Google Reading on a relatively small screen (MacBook 13″), or on one of those nifty NetBooks I keep hearing about, then you might like to try this. Stylish … Continue reading →

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Recover Broken Word 2007 Documents by Hacking the XML

Posted on 25 June, 2009 by Si

I like Word 2007 but like all Microsoft products, it comes with the affliction of complication. Word (and the Office Open XML format) is so complicated that there are a zillion possible things that could go wrong. Chances are one … Continue reading →

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Google Wave

Posted on 30 May, 2009 by Si

Yes, it’s finally happening! Recall in my previous post about feeds, I mentioned that feeds were great for abstracting website content but we didn’t have anything like that for discussion. The trimmed quote: “The web is a dynamic medium, and … Continue reading →

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