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Car alarms should time out after a short while, should not sound like loud sci-fi lasers, and should, under no circumstances last from 2:00 am until 3:00 am… especially right outside my window.Okay, I’m headed back to sleep… but first — while I’m awake and blogging — I might as...
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The new Tango theme and all of its derivatives (all updated for Firefox 2.0) are now available on the official Mozilla addons site.Installing is now easier, and the themes should now auto-update as well. Just click an image below (for the theme you want) and then click on install. You...
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Firefox 2.0 has a lot of great features, but if you’re using it on Linux (or BSD, etc.), then odds are that it doesn’t really seem to fit in with the rest of your desktop.I’ve been working on the new version of the Tango theme for Firefox, making it compatible...
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The real-life FirefoxTo Celebrate the arrival of Firefox 2.0, I’m presenting a photo I took of the real-life Firefox.Congratulations, Firefox team!
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As often the case, I sat on one of those ripped-up-and-hackishly-patched seats on the MBTA Red Line this morning.I’m at work now, sticking to my seat, thanks to the duct-tape residue.
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Recently, I have been wondering about people’s stances with regards to the dependence of Javascript on the Internet at large — and for web apps in particular. Do you have Javascript enabled by default in your browser? If not, why? Also, if you do not, do you selectively enable it...
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Boston sunsetA few of us went to take photos after the Summit one evening of the Boston. Here’s a cliché sunset shot.Be sure to check out my Flickr page for other recent pictures too.
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Andreas and his 770I never realized how cool the Nokia 770 is until the Boston Summit. Tuomas and Andreas were both using their 770s and I was impressed. The screen is really amazing — 800 pixels wide is awesome for a portable Web browser.It also has a basic sketch program,...
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Riding on a train in the US (Amtrak) is actually quite similar to riding trains in Germany. The big difference is people speak in English on the intercoms.As I was writing that last sentence (during my layover), the someone made an announcement in Spanish. What timing! (:
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Hard to believe, matey, however it seemed not a single land lubber were bein’ talkin’ like a pirrrate this yarrrrrr on ye ol’ planet GNOME.(Nearly everyone did years past, and there were even pirate heads for a day last year.)