Archive for December, 2008

Happy Holidays

I’d like to wish all readers of my blog a happy holiday season and blessed fortunes next year. These are interesting and challenging times we live in. When I started this blog early in 2007, I had always intended it to be a place to jot down my observations, musings, news, and share tips which [...]

WordPress 2.7 looks great

I just upgraded to WordPress 2.7 or “Coltrane,” which is not my usual practice, as I tend to wait for the subversions to come out first. But in this case, WordPress 2.7 is such a radical change that I had to upgrade. And I am pleased to say, it looks great. The admin look and [...]

Internet Explorer 8 Beta

With the release of Beta 2 of Internet Explorer 8, Microsoft promises its users a better Internet experience; but for some, it still has a way to go before it shakes off the old stigma attached to previous IE versions. Will it bolster Internet Explorer’s falling market share? Since the browser is new, there are [...]

Why I like iriver

Iriver has always made an impression on me since I bought their mp3 flash player a few years ago. I also once had an iPod Shuffle, but it got damaged after an unfortunate incident. But I’m still keeping my iriver iFP-795, and it still serves its purpose of playing music. Although iPod rules the roost, [...]

Slow startup and shut down for your PC? Tips on how to quicken them

According to Microsoft, Windows XP was designed to boot up in 30 seconds, and if you add several additional services, this can take up to a minute. The time taken usually depends on additional functionalities you add to your system. The time of startup and shutdown also depend on the speed of your CPU and [...]