Just a quick one tonight. For a long time, I used the built-in notepad application in Windows to jot notes and other temporary information as it was quick to load and didn’t burden you with formatting overheads. However, one significant drawback is that as the size of a text file increases, the slower Notepad becomes. …
Jul 19 2010
Shorten URLs with Bit.ly
Just a brief one tonight. Sometimes you might like to share a link with someone but have been turned off by the length of some URLs. Sites that utilise content management systems are notorious for incredibly long URLs which can also break if you attempt to send one in an e-mail or perhaps via instant …
Jul 17 2010
Firefox 4 Beta 1 – First Look
Firefox 4.0 has been a long time and for those who might not have been following its development could probably be forgiven for thinking that things have gone into a bit of a holding pattern recently. Thankfully, a beta release has emerged from Mozilla and I’ve taken a quick look at it. What you will …
Jul 16 2010
Check Your Voting Enrolment Online Now
With the Prime Minister of the day expected to call an election tomorrow for late August, I thought it was important to remind everyone to check their voting enrolment. Every vote counts and ensuring that you are correctly enrolled is especially vital this election. To check your electoral enrolment, go to the Australian Electoral Commission …
Jul 15 2010
Multiple Login Support Coming for Google Services
A quick one for this evening. According to unofficial news site, Google Operating System, Google is planning to bring multiple login support for its services. This might prove useful for people who may have multiple accounts to segment their activities (such as work, personal and junk). Google isn’t the first to market with this sort …
Jul 14 2010
Check Your Firewall Security with Shields Up
Just a quick one tonight. You can never be too careful with security and your connection to the Internet. One way the bad guys can try and get into your computers or your router is when you have open ports exposed to the outside world. For those that don’t know, a computer has two sets …
Jul 13 2010
News.Com.Au – Get Your Facts Straight on iPad Security
Today, I saw an article on news.com.au entitled “Business not ready to embrace ‘open’ iPad”. In a nuthsell, the article attempted to relate the comments from an Ovum analyst (specifically around the use of the iPad including the freedom to install applications) with an event in the US that saw details of 114,000 customers exposed by …
Jul 11 2010
RedLaser – Check Prices Online Before You Buy
During this past week, some of my colleagues sitting in my immediate area were talking about an iPhone app called “RedLaser”. Basically, the app takes a picture of the barcode on an item and does an online search for prices, gives you a list of the prices and where you can buy it as well …
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