Anything prompting people to finally move to a better browser can't be bad
We have been encouraging people to switch from Internet Explorer to basically any other browser for several years now and the latest security holes that have garnered world wide attention after the Google issues in China just underline the reasons why. However, all the press is getting people to switch and that is great news for the web in general!
integrated twitter-like on-site updates with automatic updates to twitter
The main chirp form
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PawPrint is pleased to release the new chirp module, an on-site twitter-like short update system that is integrated into the XDe and accepts pre-loading from other modules while providing automatic updates to twitter and soon other social bookmarking sites.
Third alpha of our completely re-worked Unit Conversion Utility
The third alpha release of Versaverter 4 is now available for download and testing. The new version includes mainly bug fixes and just a few more enhancements and new features. This release is still alpha software so we expect a few rough edges.
Second alpha of our completely re-worked Unit Conversion Utility
The second alpha release of Versaverter 4 is now available for download and testing. The new version includes several enhancements, bug fixes, and new features. This release is still alpha software so we expect a few rough edges.
Fix server side mime type to solve this annoying problem
As I begin my foray into the Adobe Air development arena I hit a strange snag for some people trying to download .air files - Windows was silently changing them to .zip during download - breaking the entire process! Here is how to fix it.
The first new release of Versaverter since 2005
Versaverter 4 - Completely Re-written
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PawPrint is thrilled to announce the availability of the first Alpha release of Versaverter 4. The first release since 2005 primarily addresses usability and opens Versaverter to the Mac and Linux users (and any other platforms where Adobe Air will run)
We expect an initial aplha release in the next week
Versaverter 3 has been out and slowly becoming obsolete since 2005. It was high time to kick things up a notch and get a modern release out the door. We had some high expectations for where Versaverter should go and we're now fairly confident that it is going to do exactly what we wanted!
Some gotchas upgrading from Thunderbird 2 to the release candidate 1 of version 3
Now that the first Release Candidate of Thunderbird 3 is out, and because I'm a glutton for new software versions I hazarded an upgrade to the new version. I love what I see so far, but there are a couple if bigtime gotchas that others might want to know about...
Save space and clutter by preventing Windows 7 from making thumbs.db files
Contrary to what a lot of online sources are saying Windows 7 DOES automatically make hidden thumbs.db files in any folder where it encounters a picture. This thumbnail cache wastes space and pollutes folders with hidden files that can cause problems in certain circumstances, here is how to prevent them...
Making the decision to upgrade to WIndows 7
In a previous post I waffled about electing to take the Windows 7 - 64bit plunge and when to do that in order to finally unlock the rest of the RAM on my system. I have just about finished up testing Windows 7 on a 2nd desktop and thought I would share the results...
Using multiple anti-virus and security applications may cripple your system
I recently got the challenge to try and fix a PC that was running at about half speed. After several deep scans confirmed there were no naughty viruses or malware lurking around, we eventually found that it was the security software itself that was a large part of the problem...
It's 7am Do you know where your plugins are at?
Mozilla's New Plugin Check helps keep you up to date
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Mozilla released a handy new web site today that will automagically check your browser plugins (these are different then add-ons which get checked automatically in the background) to ensure they are up to date.
Don't mis-react to the buzz and send your visitors away!
Social Networking Sites are all the Buzz
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With all the buzz about social networking sites many web site owners are looking to maximize their exposure and take advantage of the marketing opportunities afforded by getting their business on-board. However, there are a few common misconceptions that should be cleared up and some fairly significant mistakes many are making.
Apparently some hardware combinations have some kind of problem if the JavaScript and CSS content uses certain cache-control headers. After a 10 month exercise in sleuthing to try and find what was causing up to a 45 second delay for some site visitors we finally nailed it down to the cache-control headers.
Helping a friend cure a trojan infected computer
I spent the last 2 days on and off trying to rid a friend's computer of a nasty little virus contracted through the use of limewire. I am publishing my findings and the solution here in the hopes it will help others.
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