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Archive for March, 2008

Now THAT’S how you start a season!

Posted by Nanci Barthelmess on 31 March 2008

The Dodgers and Giants are in the top of the 2nd inning in the first game of the 2008 MLB season, and they’re playing in Los Angeles for the first time in way too long to start the season. And the Dodgers are showing the Giants that they showed up ready to play this game. Read the rest of this entry »

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Happy 10th Anniversary, Mozilla!

Posted by Peng on 31 March 2008

Ten years ago today, Mozilla was officially launched. While they’re marking the 10th anniversary all year long, there are two things that I’d like to make sure you check out today. Read the rest of this entry »

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The 2008 season is almost here, and MLB rolls out a remake of Gameday

Posted by Peng on 28 March 2008

Except for the Red Sox and the A’s, who played two games of their new season in Tokyo this past week, the 2008 season for Major League Baseball is going to begin in just a few days. If you loved the live Gameday app for following baseball games in the past there’s a major update for Gameday 2008. Read the rest of this entry »

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Are we ignoring the new AMO?

Posted by Nanci Barthelmess on 28 March 2008

Mozilla unveiled a new version of their add-ons site the other day, and yet neither Peng nor I have written anything about it. Is it an inadvertent slip due to the demands of Real Life or so we have something against the update? Read the rest of this entry »

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Is Firefox 3 Beta 5 out yet?

Posted by Peng on 27 March 2008

Firefox 3 Beta 5 isn’t out yet!
If anyone says they have Firefox 3 Beta 5, they’re lying through their teeth. Read the rest of this entry »

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Automatix 2 is dead

Posted by Peng on 27 March 2008

Automatix 2, the utility for Ubuntu that has both supporters and detractors, has stopped development according to an announcement on their forums. Read the rest of this entry »

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Get Your Fresh Firefox!

Posted by Peng on 26 March 2008

No, it’s not news that Firefox 3 has a release date, or that Firefox 3 Beta 5 is out (although that’s coming soon). No, this is the news that Firefox 2.0.0.13 is now out with security and stability updates for users on the Linux, Mac OSX and Windows platforms. Read the rest of this entry »

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Like the Liberation fonts? You may prefer a little DejaVu

Posted by Peng on 26 March 2008

I was just going through the Ubuntu Brainstorm site to make sure they had an idea to get the Liberation fonts into the repositories (it’s already there) when I saw recommendations for the DejaVu fonts. After seeing a page comparing the two fonts I had no choice. I had to change my system fonts to DejaVu because they look so much clearer. Read the rest of this entry »

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The Cheeseburger folks have done it again

Posted by Nanci Barthelmess on 26 March 2008

First there was I CAN HAS CHEZEBURGER? Then there was I HAS A HOTDOG! But now no politician (or pundit) is safe thanks to Pundit Kitchen. Read the rest of this entry »

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I’m afraid I’m going to have to close Nanci’s Naughties

Posted by Nanci Barthelmess on 24 March 2008

Nanci’s Naughties logoSeveral things happened today in my real life, and one of the things that happened is that I found out I’m going to have to log out of SecondLife for an indeterminate period of time. Since I don’t know when I’ll be back in SecondLife I’m going to have to close Nanci’s Naughties. Read the rest of this entry »

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