The Neophiliac PassThe Neophiliac PassThis blog by an Arsenal FC fan deals with football and technology including unique articles on software, operating systems and internet. 
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How to Clean up and De-crapify your PC with Free Tools and Tweaks
2007-07-10 15:19:00 Looking back at my XP system, I’m beginning to think of how I managed to make a Windows XP system running in 256MB RAM functioning so smoothly with little hassle. So in this article I will describe how you can keep Windows clean and free of clutter with a set of freeware tools. If you’re ... More About: Software , Tools , Free , Clean
110MB Hosting: Free Hosting Review
2007-07-09 22:48:00 Today I thought I’d do something different and review my blog’s host provider. I’ve switched between a total of 3 hosts before I came across 110MB Hosting and decided that it was indeed the best free host. There are tons of scams and poor free web hosts, and I was reminded of that today when ... More About: Internet , Free Hosting , Review , Free
New Blog Theme
2007-07-08 22:47:00 A very quick and late Sunday post here. I spent the entire day inspired to make a new theme for the blog, feeling that I needed to take the blog to a new level. I’m a fan of the theme Fresh so I decided to go by something along those lines. Then I found (Not ... More About: Internet , Blog , Theme
Lyrics Plugin for Winamp and Windows Media Player
2007-07-05 20:23:00 Once upon a time, I used EvilLyrics to provide lyrics of songs I would listen to in Winamp. Now, I’m using the Lyrics Plugin. Yes, simply the Lyrics Plugin - that’s the name of the plugin, see? Well, what it does is enough and is much more visually ideal than EvilLyrics. Don’t get me wrong, ... More About: Software , Windows , Media Player , Media
Microsoft takes on Joost with LiveStation
2007-07-05 19:56:00 It’s hard to believe, but it seems like Microsoft has actually started something before the competition?s product went final, was a huge hit and had a massive userbase. Microsoft Research has teamed up Skinkers Limited to offer live broadcasting of television on your computer by means of a p2p network. The service uses Silverlight, Microsoft?s ... More About: Joost , Live , Station , Stat
Google Makes Two FeedBurner Pro Services Free
2007-07-04 20:05:00 I saw this coming, to be honest, because Google also believes that the best things in life should be free. Remember when Google took over Blogger? It wasn’t free then, and look at it now. So Google made free in Feedburner s services, two of FeedBurner’s previously for-pay services, TotalStats and MyBrand. FeedBurner Stats PRO is a ... More About: Internet , Services , Free
Linux developers exceed Microsoft developers in recent study
2007-07-04 19:37:00 I have a bad case of the flu, and I’m in a worse condition than I was yesterday but this news article just has to be posted. Steve Ballmer has little reason to enjoy today’s 4th of July holiday. According to an Evans Data study, the percentage of developers for Windows has reduced by 10 ... More About: Linux , Microsoft , Study , Development , Recent
Linux in Education: Beneficial in general and for Computer Science
2007-07-02 20:46:00 Mr. Christopher Dawson’s post ‘Is Linux right for your school?‘ inspired me to make this post. After reading that, I looked back at the post I made on Clearing The Top 10 Linux Myths and decided to ignore the news for the moment and give this idea a thought: can Linux make an impact, strong ... More About: Science , Education , General , Computer
Apple iPhone Parody Ads
2007-07-02 15:07:00 What do you do when the news is boring because something is hogging the limelight and your own views and software reviews are in progress? Make readers laugh of course. So it was the Microsoft Surface parody last time… this time it’s the iPhone . Not hard to guess, really. But here they are anyway, two ... More About: Apple , Parody , Iphone , Apple iphone
Mp3tag: The solution for tagging and organizing your music files
2007-06-30 13:45:00 So, did you grab an iPhone? If you did, then good for you, you can use iTunes to organize your music before transferring it to the device. Well if you have a different phone and if you use different software for transferring music to your phone, you might not have organized your music. Its not ... More About: Software , Music , Files , Organisation , Tagging
Mp3tag: The solution for tagging and organizing your music files
2007-06-30 13:45:00 So, did you grab an iPhone? If you did, then good for you, you can use iTunes to organize your music before transferring it to the device. Well if you have a different phone and if you use different software for transferring music to your phone, you might not have organized your music. Its not ... More About: Software , Music , Files , Tagging , Solution
iPhone is here, iDay has dawned? you get the picture
2007-06-29 10:41:00 Ok, I’m sure you’re happy the iPhone is here either because a). you want one, have enough cash and have discarded your previous mobile phone for one of Apple’s creations or b). the hype is over, we can move on, hopefully you’ll get to read less of it on my blog as well as others ... More About: Iphone , Picture
iPhone is here, iDay has dawned? you get the picture
2007-06-29 10:41:00 Ok, I’m sure you’re happy the iPhone is here either because a). you want one, have enough cash and have discarded your previous mobile phone for one of Apple’s creations or b). the hype is over, we can move on, hopefully you’ll get to read less of it on my blog as well as others ... More About: Iphone , Picture
Apple iPhone pre-launch Link Roundup
2007-06-28 20:36:00 Well, my first roundup of links for the blog. I finally got around to rounding things off. I think that you and I have been fortunate that I was unable to post on Monday and Tuesday, because that meant no Apple posts on the iPhone ! When I checked the feeds late on Tuesday, there were ... More About: Iphone , Roundup , Link
Apple iPhone pre-launch Link Roundup
2007-06-28 20:36:00 Well, my first roundup of links for the blog. I finally got around to rounding things off. I think that you and I have been fortunate that I was unable to post on Monday and Tuesday, because that meant no Apple posts on the iPhone ! When I checked the feeds late on Tuesday, there were ... More About: Iphone , Roundup , Link
Download from Rapidshare using FlashGot and a Download Manager
2007-06-27 08:49:00 Sorry, for the last two days, I’ve been extremely busy with college admissions and more so I had to adjust my time. Nevertheless, scanning the news and there hasn’t been anything major yet, though I might end up posting some major story today. Anyway, here’s something I’d like to share. I’ve discovered a way to ... More About: Internet , Download , Manager , Download Manager , Lash
Microsoft Surface Parody Video
2007-06-22 09:26:00 Remember Microsoft Surface? The Milan PC? Oh come on, it’s the one where you spend you spend $10,000 to do some virtual fingerpainting on a screen the size of your table. Well, SarcasticGamer.com has a parody advertisement on this, so you might want to watch… because ?One day, your computer will be a big-ass table.? YouTube ... More About: Video , Parody , Microsoft Surface
Microsoft Surface Parody Video
2007-06-22 09:26:00 Remember Microsoft Surface? The Milan PC? Oh come on, it’s the one where you spend you spend $10,000 to do some virtual fingerpainting on a screen the size of your table. Well, SarcasticGamer.com has a parody advertisement on this, so you might want to watch… because ?One day, your computer will be a big-ass table.? YouTube ... More About: Video , Parody , Microsoft Surface
Clearing The Top 10 Linux Myths
2007-06-22 07:32:00 Well, I’ve been using Ubuntu for a week now, and I’m planning to put together some good tips together including reviews on some lesser known software and ones that deserve recognition. I mean reviewing Windows software can take you so far. For now though, I want to clear some of the myths that exist, and ... More About: Linux , Top 10 , Myths , Myth , Clearing
Clearing The Top 10 Linux Myths
2007-06-22 07:32:00 Well, I’ve been using Ubuntu for a week now, and I’m planning to put together some good tips together including reviews on some lesser known software and ones that deserve recognition. I mean reviewing Windows software can take you so far. For now though, I want to clear some of the myths that exist, and ... More About: Linux , Top 10 , Myths , Myth , Clearing
Google empowers Microsoft to update Vista
2007-06-21 13:49:00 When Google cries, everybody listens. Including Microsoft (imperious laughter follows). According to a NY Times report, Google had complained that Microsoft was being anti-competitive when it comes to Vista ’s native search indexing. Apparently, the simultaneous running of Vista’s native Live Search and Google’s Desktop Search creates a conflict in the OS’s indexing and slows down ... More About: Update
Google empowers Microsoft to update Vista
2007-06-21 13:49:00 When Google cries, everybody listens. Including Microsoft (imperious laughter follows). According to a NY Times report, Google had complained that Microsoft was being anti-competitive when it comes to Vista ’s native search indexing. Apparently, the simultaneous running of Vista’s native Live Search and Google’s Desktop Search creates a conflict in the OS’s indexing and slows down ... More About: Update
Apple: Leop? no, Tiger 10.4.10 released
2007-06-21 13:31:00 Apple released the next update to Mac OS X 10.4 today, the unprecedented version 10.4.10. It is a 49MB update recommended for Intel and PPC Mac users running Tiger , and includes a number of updates to things like USB drive support, RAW cameras, third-party apps, and of course, security. A few of the USB-related fixes include ... More About: Apple , Released , Lease , Ease
Apple: Leop? no, Tiger 10.4.10 released
2007-06-21 13:31:00 Apple released the next update to Mac OS X 10.4 today, the unprecedented version 10.4.10. It is a 49MB update recommended for Intel and PPC Mac users running Tiger , and includes a number of updates to things like USB drive support, RAW cameras, third-party apps, and of course, security. A few of the USB-related fixes include ... More About: Apple , Released , Lease , Ease
Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon features revealed
2007-06-20 19:47:00 Ubuntu announced it’s development plans last night for its upcoming version of Ubuntu, Gutsy Gibbon . According to the release schedule, we can hopefully expect Gutsy Gibbon to release on October 18th, 2007. Tribe 1 (the first Ubuntu 7.10 development prerelease) was officially released on June 7th. Tribe 2 is officially scheduled for release late this ... More About: Linux , Ubuntu , Features , Feat
Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon features revealed
2007-06-20 19:47:00 Ubuntu announced it’s development plans last night for its upcoming version of Ubuntu, Gutsy Gibbon . According to the release schedule, we can hopefully expect Gutsy Gibbon to release on October 18th, 2007. Tribe 1 (the first Ubuntu 7.10 development prerelease) was officially released on June 7th. Tribe 2 is officially scheduled for release late this ... More About: Linux , Ubuntu , Features , Feat
iPhone: Increased battery life and optical glass surface
2007-06-19 09:08:00 Initially, when the iPhone was first announced in January, people were told to expect 5 hours of talk time out of the device and 16 hours of audio from the device. This caused some consumers of course, to worry whether the battery would be drained easily while using the iPhone’s features. Now however, Apple has ... More About: Life , Iphone , Battery , Optical
iPhone: Increased battery life and optical glass surface
2007-06-19 09:08:00 Initially, when the iPhone was first announced in January, people were told to expect 5 hours of talk time out of the device and 16 hours of audio from the device. This caused some consumers of course, to worry whether the battery would be drained easily while using the iPhone’s features. Now however, Apple has ... More About: Life , Iphone , Battery , Optical
CSI at the WWDC Keynote conference
2007-06-18 10:38:00 Remember, last time around the hype on the blog’s Apple section was all about the keynote conference and Steve Jobs ? Well, it took about two or three days of the posts here. Here’s a chance for you to now laugh at it in case you were really sick of the extensive coverage, not just on ... More About: Keynote , Ferenc , Conference
CSI at the WWDC Keynote conference
More articles from this author:2007-06-18 10:38:00 Remember, last time around the hype on the blog’s Apple section was all about the keynote conference and Steve Jobs ? Well, it took about two or three days of the posts here. Here’s a chance for you to now laugh at it in case you were really sick of the extensive coverage, not just on ... More About: Keynote , Ferenc , Conference 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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