What I Believe In

Why It’s Game Over for Firefox, Mozilla

Why It’s Game Over for Firefox, Mozilla How’s that for a sensationalistic headline? In all seriousness now, after pondering the issue for a good part of the evening, I realised how fine a line Firefox is walking, even more now than in the past. This article was prompted more or less by the fact that… [Read more…]

Is Windows 7 The Best Windows Ever?

From technology enthusiasts to the average Joe running Windows, everyone was looking at Microsoft for the past 2 years, their hopes gathered around a simple name: Windows 7. There are many reasons why this version of Windows was sought after, not the least being the public relations nightmare brought by Vista. But did Microsoft come… [Read more…]

Can A Linux OS Get Infected By Viruses, Malware?

There seems to be a lot of confusion regarding viruses, the security of Unix based OSs, even in more tech savvy groups. So, what’s the deal with viruses and Linux?

Opera and Open Source, Insight Into The ‘Turbo’ Technology

In this article we get to discuss Opera’s role as an innovator in the browser market as well as find out if Opera will release its code under the GPL and some technical bits about the ‘Turbo’ technology. I recently wrote an article about Opera 10 – which is currently in development – and got… [Read more…]

GMX: Better Than Yahoo! Mail, GMail?

From GMX, a division of United Internet Group, comes a new email service fresh out of beta, which promises to be ‘advanced’, ‘savvy’ and ‘different’, and apparently defies corporate logic by claiming a no ads policy. Let’s take a look at GMX Mail, its features and caveats.

Aardvark: Answers From The Right People With The Convenience Of IM

Aardvark proposes a new way of answering your questions by using a mix of old technologies and new ideas.

ZumoDrive: Your Hard Disk Will Never Be Full

ZumoDrive is a newcomer to the cloud storage market, launched in December last year, and unlike Amazon S3, they strive to improve the overall user experience. Why would you want ZumoDrive? ZumoDrive provides you with a hard disk in the cloud, which you can access at any time: from the web, from a computer or… [Read more…]

TrackClass: Nirvana of Student Organization?

There are lots of GTD websites and apps roaming around, a few might come out at the Demo ‘09 conference, but there’s nothing that I know, specifically aimed at students. TrackClass was built from the start with the needs of students in mind, and it shows. You can easily manage your classes, assignments, track exams… [Read more…]