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GeekySpeed up Windows boot time
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Speed up Windows boot time

Every time I install windows on my computer I notice it’s booting up and starting up really fast, might be done in less than a minute actually. Later, about a month or 2 (Or sometimes less) you have to notice the startup time is really increasing. When I was younger I used to reformat my […]

Eyad SalahEyad Salah
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GeekyReigning Pwn2Own champion: “The main thing is not to install Flash!”
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Reigning Pwn2Own champion: “The main thing is not to install Flash!”

With the Pwn2Own hacking contest coming up at Vancouver’s CanSecWest security conference later this month, Italian computer security blog OneITSecurity took some time to interview Charlie Miller. Miller, in case you’re not familiar, is a security expert who has won Pwn2Own two years running by hacking Apple’s Safari browser with incredible speed. Safari isn’t the […]

Eyad SalahEyad Salah
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GeekyHow To Force Extension Compatibility with Firefox 3.6+
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How To Force Extension Compatibility with Firefox 3.6+

If you’ve already upgraded to Firefox 3.6, you might have noticed that many of your extensions no longer work, and the old checkCompatibility trick doesn’t work anymore. Or does it? Thanks to my good buddy Daniel for pointing out the change in Firefox 3.6. His personal blog is so nerdy it will make your head […]

Eyad SalahEyad Salah
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GeekyOpera 10 beta 3 speeds up, drops Unite, tweaks interface
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Opera 10 beta 3 speeds up, drops Unite, tweaks interface

Opera 10 beta 3 speeds up, drops Unite, tweaks interface: ” Late last night Opera pushed out the third beta of the upcoming v10. There are plenty of feature updates and changes in this version, including a reported 40% speed boost to the Presto engine, improved Turbo compression, and a number of interface tweaks. Visual […]

Eyad SalahEyad Salah
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GeekyBrowser battle: Firefox 3.1 vs. Chrome vs. IE 8
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Browser battle: Firefox 3.1 vs. Chrome vs. IE 8

Mozilla’s second alpha of Firefox 3.1 is upping the ante in the next-generation browser battle. So how do the main contenders stack up so far now? One thing’s for sure, the Firefox team has taken note of Google’s recent Chrome release and worked hard to make sure its offering can hold its own. Mozilla had […]

Eyad SalahEyad Salah
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EntertainmentFlash cursor games
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Flash cursor games

http://www.project-euh.com/cursors/?link=ok Ok, they are not games. But would be great pranks to pull on a computer newbi. I’m not a flash developer but I think they’re not that easy to make

Eyad SalahEyad Salah
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GeekyPopup blocker tester
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Popup blocker tester

As you might know, all modern web browsers contain a built-in popup blocker. But the real question is "Does it really work?". This is where our friends at PopupTest.com come in handy. This web site enables you to test your browser against various techniques of popup spamming. And if your browser fails in any of […]

Eyad SalahEyad Salah
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GeekyWhy use FireFox
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Why use FireFox

If you are using IE and you need a browser that doesn’t crash, read the following: A Better Web Experience Firefox 1.5 has an intuitive interface and blocks viruses, spyware, and popup ads. It delivers Web pages faster than ever. And it’s easy to install and import your favorites. Packed with useful features like tabbed […]

Eyad SalahEyad Salah
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GeekyBoost your FireFox
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Boost your FireFox

If you’ve never used about:config, you’re missing out. Type about:config into your Firefox address bar and hit Enter. One easy configuration change is limiting animated images. Double-click image.animation_mode and change it to none to stop all animated images, or once to let them run through once. You can revert to the default behavior with normal. […]

Eyad SalahEyad Salah
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GeekyInternet Explorer 7 Vs. FireFox 2
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Internet Explorer 7 Vs. FireFox 2

The Contenders For years, Microsoft Internet Explorer has enjoyed near dominance of the Web browser space–but not any more. Since the release last year of Mozilla Firefox 1.5, Firefox has been steadily eroding Internet Explorer’s claim of superiority. According to information from NetApplications.com, in October 2004 Internet Explorer had 92 percent of the market; in […]

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