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Microsoft Internet Explorer 9

Posted under Microsoft, Technology →

Microsoft just released their Internet Explorer 9 platform preview. Upon loading the site, the first thing that caught my eye was an Acid3 test thumbnail with a score of 55/100. It makes me wonder, how shameless can they be.

IE9 Acid3 Test

I decided to overlook their stupidity and give it … READ MORE


Mac OS X Tips and Tricks: Part 1

Posted under Mac OS X, Tips

Apple’s Mac OS X is so versatile that you can do almost anything you want with it; Yes, even sexing it up if you want to. The point here is, there are many hidden features and settings that many users never bother to know, with the exception of enthusiasts. So … READ MORE


Audio For Everybody!

Posted under HTML, Mac OS X, Microsoft, iPhone

When The Love Falls by Sean Ooi
Download Audio: Audio Format “MP3″ | Audio Format “OGG”

Prologue

A few posts back I used the new HTML 5 video tag to display a video. That chunk of code was written by Kroc Camen and is compatible across most major browsers, including IE and … READ MORE


Google Testing New Search Page

Posted under Technology →, Tips, Web Design →

An update from Webmonkey shows that Google is currently testing their redesigned search page. Nothing has been mentioned on Google’s Blog yet, so it is unsure if the new search page will go live.

Changes that I’ve noticed are:

The Google Search button background has been changed to a blue gradient instead … READ MORE


SSH Into iPhone Without Wireless Router

Posted under Mac OS X, Tips, iPhone

I have always wondered if it were possible to SSH into my iPhone without a wireless router and search results on Google always pointed to no… This was before I found out that it was possible to do so.

Steps that I will be explaining will only apply to jailbroken iPhones … READ MORE


How To Change Your iPhone Root Password

Posted under Apple, Technology →, Tips, iPhone

Recently there’s been a lot of news about jailbroken iPhones being hacked and held for ransom or just having their wallpapers changed.

The reason this only happens on jailbroken iPhones is because they have the SSH daemon running, which is common in most jailbroken iPhones, with the default root password left … READ MORE


My Blog, Now iPhone Friendly

Posted under Apple, CSS, Technology →, Tips, Web Design →, iPhone

Just a few days ago I was talking to Keefe about the iPhone version of his blog and how I’m not worried about mine because of 2 reasons:

I don’t have many readers
I don’t know many people who uses the iPhone

Not long after our discussion, I started noticing more and more … READ MORE


Mac OS X Dock Spacers

Posted under Mac OS X, Tips

I was reorganizing my desktop when I noticed how cluttered my dock was, so I set out on a quest to find ways on how to make it look more organized and found out that adding spacers to it can help divide my applications into different sections, thus making it … READ MORE


iPhone Boot Logo & Recovery Logo

Posted under Apple, Funny →, Microsoft, Parody, Technology →, iPhone

I just updated and jail-broken my iPhone 3G after not updating for the past 2 firmware releases. Both procedures were quick and easy. But my proudest moment would have to be every time I turn on my phone, because I’ve changed my boot-up screen and recovery screen to:

iPhone Boot … READ MORE


Microsoft copying Apple?

Posted under Apple, Microsoft, Parody, Technology →

I recently read about the grand opening of Microsoft’s first retail store, named “Microsoft Store“, idea of the name taken from “Apple Store“? Very likely.

The layout of the store is almost the same as well, but you can’t really blame them, there really isn’t any other way to showcase computers……NOT. … READ MORE