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  • Extensions are a double-edged sword – A Firefox 3 Preview

    FirefoxWith the news of Firefox 3 Beta 1 being released, I just couldn’t help myself. I wanted to see what was in store for the Orange Carnivore from Mountain View. A short 6.4MB download and I was installing; everything went without a hitch. Here’s the good and the bad of it all.
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    Filed In: Open Source, Reviews, Stories
    November 21, 2007
  • Review: Harmony Remote for Xbox 360

    Harmony Remote - Small Like many of you, my TV room has been experiencing an annoying phenomenon that I will call remote-creep. You all know what I’m talking about, it happens all the time. Here is the recipe.

    Start with a TV and maybe a DVD player. Slowly add a game console, then a DVR, maybe some surround sound, another game console, etc. Then one day your wife will start complaining commenting that she doesn’t know how to watch a DVD or can’t switch it back to the TV. I had four remotes, and I was thinking of adding another one. I knew that wouldn’t go over well; not that I liked having to manage a pile of remotes either. Fortunately there is a better way…

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    Filed In: Reviews
    November 16, 2007
  • Netflix: My name is Hiro Nakamura, I come from the future.

    Netflix LogoApparently I can’t get enough of trying new ways to get my digital entertainment. This time around Netflix’s “Watch Now” is going to get the spotlight. I’ve used it before, but this time there was something new. Want a hint? It’s the content.

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    Filed In: Reviews, Stories
    November 10, 2007
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