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links for 2007-04-02

YouTube – Lightning Fast Browsing (Firefox & Internet Explorer Tweaks) Faster browsing tweaks for Firefox and Internet Explorer (tags: firefox internet explorer ie faster fast browser browsing tweaks registry) Boing Boing: iTunes Store will sell ENTIRE EMI CATALOG DRM-free!!11!1ONE! Apple to deliver DRM-free EMI music to its users – about time too but a pity… Read More »links for 2007-04-02

EMI no DRM on iTunes

If I had read this yesterday I wouldn’t have believed it. Apple are to offer the entire EMI catalogue on iTunes DRM-free! Granted you will have to pay 130% of the price for each track compared to the evil DRM versions but still it’s a step in the right direction. We need to see this… Read More »EMI no DRM on iTunes

Drunk Drivnig = Windfall

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We’ve all heard the story of the “supposed” drunk driving Garda. Now why we have to keep saying supposed I really do not know but however! Well he’s set to retire now, a decision influenced by recent events I “suppose”. However, unlike most other people in the world this act of drunken debauchery that has… Read More »Drunk Drivnig = Windfall

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Treason

First read about this case when Bernie G posted a Twitter note about it. It’s a wrongful dismissal case regarding a secretary who maintained a blog in the mode of “Bridget Jones’ Diary” to the dislike of her employers. Despite never naming parties in the blog posts her employers took exception to the content and… Read More »Bridget Jones: The Edge of Treason

ICANN Rejects 30

ICANN, the mysterious folk behind the internet thingy, have met and rejected the establishment of the .xxx top level domain. It’s an absolute shame from the point of view of easy control of websites if these TLD domain names were only to be issued to adult sites. But even more of a shame is that… Read More »ICANN Rejects 30

Awakened

I’ve been quiet for about a week now: What have I been doing? Well as I mentioned previously I’m on a 2 week break from work so after a week of trying I finally managed to switch off this week. I’ve built my new garden fence (I’m sure you’ll all be happy to hear that… Read More »Awakened

links for 2007-03-23

Alaska Department of Revenue vaporizes $38 billion account – Engadget Imagine deleting an account worth $38 billion – what an adrenalin rush! (tags: alaska revenue delete account 38 billion)

Having a bad day?

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Thanks to Gary G for this link. The Alaska department of revenue seemingly had a bit of a nervous time recently when somebody accidentally deleted details of an account worth approximately $38 billion. Not only that but they also managed to mess up the back-up tapes. Me thinks somebody was a little worried at this… Read More »Having a bad day?

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Just came up with another caption for Frank’s competition.

links for 2007-03-22

Ten things you can do keep an old computer useful « Motho ke motho ka botho Keep those old computers clock-ticking over! (tags: old machine computer alive useful still)