January 2006

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Opera Tab Close Button Annoyance

What keeps me from using Opera as a regular browser is it’s close button on every tab. It really annoys me because when I open many tabs they get cramped together and it’s easy to close a tab inadvertently when clicking on them back and forth. Opera compensates for this by adding a close tab [...]

Measure Map “Week In Review” Feature

I was reviewing my Measure Map today and I just noticed that Measure Map has enabled Week in Review on “What’s Happening on your Blog” section. As far as I know this is not publicly announced but I have this feature enabled in my account so let me show you what’s in it. When you [...]

Where All the DVD Cases Gone?

I’m having a hard time finding DVD cases for all my DVD-/+Rs — the double DVD cases in particular. Most of my DVDs are stacked in a pudding case (spindle) right now which makes them prone to scratches. I really want to buy DVD cases to extend their life. I don’t know why most of [...]

Help! My Brain is Bleeding!

It’s hard to study two programming languages when they both suck most of my brain juices. On the red corner — Java; on the blue corner — .NET. W00t! It feels like Pacquiao and Morales boxing in my head. I can’t seem to grasp everything that I do in Java GUI when I turn my [...]

Java Studio Creator 2.0 Released

Back in November 2005 I posted about free Java IDEs that are available for Sun Developer Network members. One of them is Java Studio Creator. It was offered as an early access version but now Studio Creator 2.0 is finally released. What’s cool about Java Studio Creator 2.0 is that it can be used for [...]

Adobe After Effects 7.0 and Premiere Pro 2.0

I downloaded the trial versions of Adobe After Effects 7.0 and Premiere Pro 2.0 two days ago in an attempt to discover what’s new in these new versions but unfortunately my PC is running out of disk space so I would probably free up some space first. After Effects 7.0 trial is 1.18 GB (PC [...]

Geek to Live: Laptop Tips [Lifehacker]

There is an article on Lifehacker.com about laptop tips and hints. If you carry your laptop very often you may want to read this helpful article on how to maximize your productivity off the road while extending the life of your laptop. Links: Lifehacker.com: Geek to Live: Laptop Tips lifehack, lifehacker, laptop, tips