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"The point of this program is not to replace NTFS or FAT/32 in Windows, but to let you have access to *nix partitions. In *nix it's better to use ext2/3, in Windows it's better to use NTFS. But *nix can work with both FS types, while Windows can only do NTFS or FAT/32. This program, Ext2 IFS, is just to bridge the compatibility gap in Windows, so if you have something on your *nix partition you can still get it from Windows." - Blake

A couple beginner's tools to make your own Wordpress theme. Real web designers/developers will probably want to mess with the code to fully customize their theme, but these generators will give a good starting point so you don't have to start totally from scratch. - Blake

A couple beginner's tools to make your own Wordpress theme. Real web designers/developers will probably want to mess with the code to fully customize their theme, but these generators will give a good starting point so you don't have to start totally from scratch. - Blake

"This is stupid. Multi-touch tablet laptops already exist and are manufactured by companies other than Apple. There is nothing here to patent. The only development they seem to be hoping to make is some software to recognize mouse gestures, but there is already software out there that recognize mouse gestures too. This is just the usual from Apple, taking something that already exists, making their own version of it, making a prettier UI, and selling it for double the price." - Blake

"OpenOffice.org slow on Linux? It may be slow on THIS thing since this one's low-performance, but it's fine on a REAL Linux PC. Certainly faster than, say, M$ Office!" - Blake

">>"Considering the iPhone G3 is finally being sold..." I think they meant iPhone 3G, not G3." - Blake

"Excellent advice! Great summary of some of the best resources on the web for writers. I was surprised by just how much there was to read on the sites you linked to." - Blake

A description of Martin's "Secure" profile, used exclusively for browsing sensitive secure sites (like financial services). He lists the extensions he uses to make sure his personal information is safe. - Blake

A description of Martin's "Secure" profile, used exclusively for browsing sensitive secure sites (like financial services). He lists the extensions he uses to make sure his personal information is safe. - Blake

Just a classic case of Apple being Apple: pulling apps from the store, apps that people paid for, and not refunding any of their money. Good article by SheGeeks reporting this tricky business practice of Apple. - Blake

Just a classic case of Apple being Apple: pulling apps from the store, apps that people paid for, and not refunding any of their money. Good article by SheGeeks reporting this tricky business practice of Apple. - Blake

Yeah, that's (part of) why I'm not totally entrusting my stuff to the cloud services. And that's also part of why I'm running Linux instead of a proprietary OS like Windows or Mac. These companies may be able to restrict how you can use their platform/service, but they can only do that <b>if you use</b> their platform/service. - Blake from FriendFeed MT Plugin

Nice post Sarah. Whether known or not, we've all agreed to a certain "social contract" with computing since even the earliest days. It's a natural part of the continuum, just as in civil society, you trade freedom for safety but then must constantly iterate to strike a balance. One has to hope that as the social services and cloud computing offerings experiment with this balance, those... more... - mikepk from FriendFeed MT Plugin

partial tinfoil hat but just partial - adolfo foronda

Yeah, that's (part of) why I'm not totally entrusting my stuff to the cloud services. And that's also part of why I'm running Linux instead of a proprietary OS like Windows or Mac. These companies may be able to restrict how you can use their platform/service, but they can only do that <b>if you use</b> their platform/service. - Blake from FriendFeed MT Plugin

"Yeah, some pretty good sites. But nothing can replace talking to other people in English, especially if the people you talk to are native English speakers. You can learn a lot from the context, and that's also a good way to pick up the expressions/idioms." - Blake

"That's a cool technique. I always have the urge to read every item of all my feeds, but I see now that I really don't have to." - Blake