Tag Archives: internet

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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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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Greasemonkey and Stylish as time management devices

Posted on 30 March, 2009 by Si

I must reiterate my undying love for Greasemonkey and its styletastic cousin Stylish, two indispensable Firefox Addons. They have both saved me countless milliseconds over the years and it all ads up! Basically they take that haphazard version of the … Continue reading →

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