IT guy, weekend SCCA racer, new Subaru owner, Foursquare SU3, PSU alum, gadget lover, Apple user, all-around regular guy.
This week has included trying out a few new things in the “internet” space. Things I probably would have not bothered with were it not for a random whim to download each of them… For example… Firefox 4. I downloaded one of the beta versions late last week (or maybe it was over the weekend). Nothing really special sparked my interest to download – just saw it one of the days and figured I’d give [...]
When Google Chrome first was released I downloaded it and tried it out. It was speedy, but not for me. I rely on too many things with Firefox that I cannot live without. Specifically some of the Firefox Extensions out there like Adblock Plus, Xmarks, etc. I can’t browse the internet with ads anymore thanks to Adblock. It’s ridiculous, the difference. Xmarks is awesome for syncing my bookmarks between systems. I’m currently running Xmarks on [...]
I know this. I’ve accepted it. What now? Well as some of you may or may not know, there is currently a beta of Windows 7 floating around. I was finally able to get a key from the Microsoft site and just downloaded the beta from one of my “usual” sites, so it’s still legit. Trouble is that I didn’t want to disrupt the current “OK-ness” of my Vista desktop. It has been fairly stable [...]
The public Beta of Windows 7 apparently went live today to the first 2.5 million people able to download it. That is, if anyone is able to download the damn thing. A friend and I have been trying for the better part of the whole day and neither one of us can get anywhere near an actual download link. The server just blows up every time or we get run in circles. I hope someone [...]
