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Re: Why do I block ads?

Re: Why do I block ads?
I recently decided to block ads as well, but for different reasons. For the most part, advertising on the web is something I don’t mind. The deciding factor for me is whether or not it prevents me from seeing the content I want to see. This is what made pop-ups [...]

Goodbye Dreamhost

Wow…here’s the story…
I use Dreamhost to host ilias.ca. I have many ilias.ca email aliases. Most relay messages to a gmail account (for spam filtering, and a searchable web archive), which then forwards them to an IMAP account hosted on ilias.ca.
On Friday, Dreamhost decided to move some email accounts to new hardware. Here’s the blog post:
A [...]

How to upgrade to Firefox 3.5

Firefox 3.5 is released!!
If you’re using Firefox 3.0.x, just open the Help menu and select Check for Updates…

If you’re using anything else, download Firefox 3.5 from http://www.getfirefox.com.

Making your bookmarks your home page

Some people like to set the Firefox home page to display their bookmarks. That was easy in Firefox 2, when bookmarks were stored in an HTML file, but it’s a little tougher to figure out for Firefox 3. Not only can it be done in Firefox 3, but it works even better.
Just set your home [...]

Law against using the iPhone while driving

Yesterday, Ontario legislature passed a law banning the use hand-held devices like the iPhone or BlackBerry while driving (with exceptions for cases like headsets, etc.).
I got an iPhone as soon as it was available in Canada, and since then, it is very rare for me not to be using it while driving. But I agree [...]

7 Things

The Swedish rockstar David Tenser tagged me.
Rules:

Link to your original tagger(s) and list these rules in your post.
Share seven facts about yourself in the post.
Tag seven people at the end of your post by leaving their names and the links to their blogs.
Let them know they’ve been tagged.

Things:

I used to work as an audio engineer [...]

Everything is just a few hundred clicks away

Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard
Hilarious!

Canada wins Gold!

Look at the score and the time left in the game…
Canada vs Russia 2009 WJHC last seconds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqfWzXbqOHM

Firefox on election day

From CNN’s TV broadcast. They use Firefox 3.

iPhone apps – Fake Calls and Opera Mini

One of the things I love about product extendability is some of the great ideas people have. Today, I found out about a cool iPhone app called “Fake Calls“. The idea is this: You can make your iPhone simulate an incoming call. It’s great for socially awkward situations, like blind dates or bad party conversations, [...]