The Web is big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it’s a long way down the road to … oops, wrong reference.
Still, the Web really is huge, and in addition to all the well-designed and accessible sites you use […] Continue Reading…
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Imagine two Twitter accounts. One has 100 followers, the other 200. Which account is more popular? And yes, this is a trick question.
At first it might seem like the answer is braindead-simple – users with lots followers are obviously more popular (on Twitter) than those who have just a […] Continue Reading…
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What is a .MDF file anyway?The .MDF file extension usually designates a proprietary disk image format used by Alcohol 120%. Like ISO files, MDF files contain an exact copy a CD or DVD. This format is typically used for backing up discs and also for sharing the “backups” over […] Continue Reading…
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The recent WeblogToolsCollection post about a new antispam plugin “WP Mollom” got me thinking. What’s the main problem with Akismet? It’s certainly good enough at catching spam – it only misses about 4 spam comments per month on this blog and has nearly 99.9% accuracy overall. However, the situation […] Continue Reading…
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Behold, today I present you my glorious plan to save the world!
Well, this post is actually my attempt to answer a burning question : “How can we download stuff for free and ensure that musicians, actors, programmers and other people who create stuff still get paid?”. It’s a […] Continue Reading…
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