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Flock, the social web browser

  • Posted: August 2, 2008 by: hightechdave

  • Filed under: Internet

Flock is a new browser I have been trying out.  What made it an easy sell was that it is based upon Mozilla.  So if you are a fan of social networking then it is worth a look.  By combining the most popular tools into a slick sidebar Flock keeps your online life at easy reach.  So instead of having to open up your bookmarks every day your Facebook, Digg, YouTube, etc all stay in your browser.

From the Flock about page:

“Flock is a consumer Internet business which has developed a free, next generation web browser. The web, and the way people engage online, has evolved dramatically over the past decade. But web browsers - the application that fundamentally enables online experiences and services across ones’ connected life - have not kept pace.

Flock is focused on fundamentally evolving the browser, bringing a refreshing new approach to how people use and participate on the web and simplifying social and web-based applications by bringing them one step closer to the user and integrating them directly into the browser.

When using Flock, people can easily discover, access, create and share videos, photos, blogs, feeds and comments across social communities, media providers, and popular websites.”

In case you are looking for me, you can usually find me under my nick here, hightechdave.

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Firefox edges to around 20% market share

  • Posted: August 1, 2008 by: hightechdave

  • Filed under: Internet

So you have to wonder when corporations will finally give Firefox the nod and start supporting it.  Firefox is now at 20% of the market and showing no signs of slowing down.  This is a nice blow to the King of Browsers, Internet Explorer.  Firefox isn’t the browser people talk about anymore in hushed tones behind the water cooler. Itss in the mainstream and those in the know are rolling their own browser these days.  Does anyone like IE7’s interface anyway?

While IE is a necessary evil when working for a megacorp and despite how nice Safari is these days, Firefox is still my browser of choice.  Here are a few plugins I can’t live without.

  • Firebug - a web developer’s best friend
  • StumbleUpon - find stuff you didn’t even know you were missing
  • GreaseMonkey - Extend Firefox with contributions and your own mods easily
  • Leet Key - no more spoilers and no more trying to decode ROT13 in your head

6 Retarded Gas Saving Schemes (People Are Actually Trying)

  • Posted: July 15, 2008 by: hightechdave

  • Filed under: General News

With gas prices skyrocketing and 65 payments left on the Escalade, America is looking for ways to cut back. In these desperate times we’ll do whatever is necessary, as long as it doesn’t involve driving less. Fortunately there are a number of fuel-saving alternatives that are easy, inexpensive, and completely idiotic. Such as …

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Ever wondered what Venice looked like?

The city of Venice is quite an interesting place.  Check out this picture to put things into perspective from a bird’s eye view. view Venice from above

  • Jun 2008
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The website is down

Okay a buddy of mine linked me this earlier… and while I wasn’t sure about it at first, you gotta check it out. It really makes you appreciate what some IT folks have to deal with. Check out the website is down.

  • Jun 2008
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George Carlin has died

“I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more as they get older; then it dawned on me - they’re cramming for their final exam. ” -George Carlin George Carlin has died at the age...