Entries from February 2007 ↓

OK, it’s not exactly Y2K again. However, you could find yourself missing a flight or worse. Starting this year, daylight saving time (DST) start and end dates for the United States will change to comply with the Energy Policy Act of 2005. DST dates in the United States will start three weeks earlier, at [...]

Yet another security release for WordPress. The new version includes about 30 bug fixes, mostly minor things around encoding, XML-RPC, the object cache, and HTML code. Due to the possible security issue, all WordPress users are urged to upgrade to the newest version. This time around upgrading is a bit easier. Especially, if you are [...]

‘HDTV: A Global Analysis’, a new research report from Informa Telecoms & Media, forecasts that there will be 151 million homes worldwide with HDTV by the end of 2011 - more than three times the number at the end of 2006. Once restricted to a handful of markets, HDTV is now appearing on a [...]

The last word in Web 2.0 directories comes from Orli Yakuel – A Web 2.0 promotion specialist and writer of the popular blog go2web2.blogspot.com. Just a small snippet is shown above! I highly recommend that you go take a look at the directory. I had no idea there were so many Web 2.0 applications and [...]

I have to admit that I have a number of external hard drives all made from separately purchased enclosures and drives. Plug and play external drives were just not to my liking due to both cost and design. Those days are coming to end with the availability of devices like the LaCie F.A. Porsche [...]

Amazon Omasake Ads, also called Amazon Contextual Ads, were launched last October. Omakase is a Japanese word that means for “leave it up to us”, “make the decision for me”, or “chef’s choice”. As with Google AdSense ads, you left it to Amazon to select the most appropriate ads based on your page content. [...]

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be the 7th book in the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling. It will feature the final adventures of Harry Potter as he attempts to bring an end to his nemesis, Lord Voldemort. The title for the seventh book was revealed on December 21st, [...]