Category: Software
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When I was younger, I had an early introduction to the internet thanks to AOL. I found out I could use Netscape instead of AOL Desktop to get on the real internet instead of the KOL (Kids AOL) portal. Netscape didn’t stick around much longer after that, so I ended up using Firefox as my…
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Minecraft is aging. First released in mid-2009 to the public, the game quickly gained popularity through 2010 and into 2011. By gaining exposure through a then-young YouTube, Minecraft’s popularity continued to skyrocket thanks to its extensibility through mods, single-player adventure maps, Let’s Plays, and multiplayer servers each featuring a unique experience offered through a unique…
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Microsoft is finally removing Syskey encryption from Windows. This means less people will fall victim to scams from tech support scammers messing up their computer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syskey
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I always find JS benchmarks between browsers, demoing how “fast” XYZ company’s browser is, but they only include a single benchmark (such as Octane). One thing I’ve noticed is many sites are beginning to use WebGL elements, and games such as Polycraft are becoming more popular. I decided to pit a few common browsers against…
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Having a more organized MATE menu is now easier
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I broke my Mac (kind of). A popular utility, Monolingual, allows you to remove unneeded languages, architectures, and input methods from your Mac OS X, which saves quite a bit of space (it saved me almost 7 GB!) on your Mac OS X install. The good part about this is that while it does reduce…
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I’ve recently encountered an issue with my Mac OS X Leopard installation that requires me to have the installer disk handy, which I do not have. Given that I do not have a Linux system ready, and I only have Windows 8.1, I will cover how to do this from Windows. This should cover just about…
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I’ve been using various web browsers for quite some time, and I’ve grown on a select three for independent reasons. I love Chrome because it’s just so clean and snappy, while packing a great extension gallery and user interface. I love Firefox because of it’s open-ness, how easy it is to develop for it, and…