iface thoughts – The hype around open sourcing of Java has mostly died down after the announcement. Not many have followed it up. Red Hat had started the IcedTea project to remove the last obstacle in freeing Java. Finally, we have a free Java version (via Simon Phipps) which abides by the Java TCK. Red Hat has bundled [...] read more

It’s that time of year again and hurricane season is creeping up on us fast. It seems as if the storms get worse each year. I heard about TS Hannah threatening us and is supposed to be reaching the Carolina’s this weekend!  If you live in an area that... (posted on 6 Sep 2008 by Make Use Of)

6 Sep 2008

SQT: Orkut Manager

If you’re an Orkut user you are no doubt frustrated by some of the features it doesn’t have. Firefox users who install the Greasemonkey scripting addon can install a scrip (Orkut Manager) to help them quote messages, use a better... (posted on 6 Sep 2008 by Significant Figures)
If you are trying to track down a specific process you think might be hogging your CPU power, rather than doing isolated ‘unit testing’, simply use Process Explorer to track down the culprit. The steps are simple: Open Process Explorer. Locate the... (posted on 6 Sep 2008 by PCMech)
Twiggit is an interesting yet simple concept; it’s described as “Twitter meets Digg” & that’s exactly what it is. How does it work? At a time interval chosen by you, Twiggit will check for the last article that you’ve dugg on Digg & then update your... (posted on 6 Sep 2008 by Social Web Tools)
From the world’s most preferred web browser, here comes the new release: Internet Explorer 8. If you use Internet Explorer extensively but miss some of the features which other popular web browsers have, then this new release might provide you the... (posted on 6 Sep 2008 by Life Rocks! 2.0)
Divx is a popular video player which lets you watch .divx video files.Divx player is also available for mobile phones! This free player will let you watch videos on your mobile easily.Divx has many quality features which not only encodes,decodes and... (posted on 6 Sep 2008 by Internet Technology | blogging ideas | Web resources )

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