March 2008

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• blog

  Upgrade to WordPress 2.5

  03.30.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  The long-awaited WordPress 2.5 was released this weekend, and of course I just had to try it. The upgrade process is as easy as always: Make a backup, Deactivate your plugins, Overwrite your current WordPress directory from the downloaded TARball, Login and run the automatic upgrade scipt, Activate your plugins, Done! The admin interface is [...]

• ict / computers

  Confuse your mouse

  03.27.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Here’s a little tip to keep you awake: Get a second monitor (mine was a gift by my no. 1 coolest best friend, Robert). Use it as a dual view or extended screen to get an extended desktop and a second monitor to use while gaming or working on the first. Then place it to [...]

• work

  Microsoft upgraded me

  03.27.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  As a part of my requirements at work I today completed the second exam to upgrade my MCSA (Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator) and MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) certifications from Windows 2000 to Windows 2003. I am now Bill’s drone once again. Although I’m quite proud of the accomplishment, the first thing I did when [...]

• sites

  TV: All South Parks online. Legally!

  03.26.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  No time to type. All South Park episodes ever. Online. Good quality. Free. Legal. Sweet! Go there.

• gadgets

  Gadget: Ironkey USB stick

  03.26.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  We all have them by now (for God’s sake, even my dad has one), but they’re usually not very secure. Sure, my little Philips 2 Gig stick survived a run in the washing machine inside my jeans the other week, but lose it and your data is normally up for grabs. IronKey has realeased what [...]

• sites

  Google Reader vs. Bloglines

  03.26.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  I’ve been using Bloglines for a long time, but as of yesterday I switched to Google Reader (thanks to a tip from my friend Moqub). Both are web-based RSS feed readers, and they do mainly the same thing, but still I like Google Reader better. Here’s a short comparison as to the why: Google Reader [...]

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