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Entries from August 2008

Ubiquity and Ping.fm

August 29th, 2008 · 14 Comments · Code

Like this Ubiquity to Ping.fm command? You might also like my currency converter for Ubiquity - check it out!

I often use Ping.fm to update my status across Twitter and Facebook at the same time instead of logging in to each of them and doing it one after the other — it’s the simple things in [...]

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Honesty

August 21st, 2008 · No Comments · Thought

People complain honesty doesn’t exist anymore, but what would the World be like if we all really did speak our minds? “Honesty” is a series of shorts by Brit McAdams & Dave Steck depicting a World where everyone says exactly what they’re thinking.

Here’s one from an auto mechanic shop. The script, I think, is great [...]

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Thank You

August 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Thought

A sad day for the country. But thank you, Mr Musharraf, for all that you have done — we are forever grateful. Shame on us for not appreciating you.

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The Hacked Effect

August 17th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Articles, The Web

This article aims to cover some basics on how to improve the security of your email address. Inside, I will try to cover some good ways with which to protect the most important part of your online presence, ie. your email address; following that will be some good password suggestions, advice on how to prepare for a disaster beforehand, and dealing with it after it has happened.

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Rescue Your Time

August 17th, 2008 · No Comments · Articles

Time management is a pain - simple as that. I speak from experience! Whether you’re a freelancer working by the hour or just a geek trying to analyse your computer usage trends, RescueTime is a great software+service that can help you manage your time without any data entry.
I’ve been using the program for quite a [...]

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Copyrights on free software

August 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Blah

I just always assumed this to be the case, but apparently there was some confusion as to whether software developers who release their code under a free software license can file a copyright infringement claim. Finally, a judge sees the light and says copyright applies even to free software.

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Happy Independence Day!

August 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Thought

While the creation of Pakistan is certainly enough cause for celebration, I think this independence day also brings with it a warning — a note of caution, if you will. We as a nation need to rethink some things, and quickly.

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Aurora: Future Concept Browser

August 10th, 2008 · No Comments · The Web

I just finished watching some presentations of the Aurora concept browser by Adaptive Path and I’ve been blown away. The project is part of the Mozilla Labs concept browser series, which hosts some more brilliant concept videos you should take a look at.

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ALA Survey

August 8th, 2008 · No Comments · The Web

The Survey (2008) by A List Apart has begun, and they’re calling for all people who make websites to participate.

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Launch

August 8th, 2008 · No Comments · Blah

Hello everyone and welcome to the Double U Blog!

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