Category Archives: Technology

Firefox Extension of the Day – SessionSaver

Posted on May 16, 2006 by Kevin

SessionSaver restores your browser -exactly- as you left it, every startup, every time. Not even a crash will phase it. Windows, tabs, even things you were typing — they’re all saved. Use the menu to add + remove sessions; right, … Continue reading →

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Firefox Extension of the Day – TrashMail

Posted on May 15, 2006 by Kevin

TrashMail – Free temporary email forwarding! No more spam mail sent to your real email address! When you create a new, temporary email address via trashmail.net all emails to the address will be forwarded to your real email address for … Continue reading →

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I’m now a thawte Web of Trust notary!

Posted on May 14, 2006 by Kevin

Many thanks (in order of verification) to Gary Bartlett, John Tait, Dan Rosenthal, and Paul Franson for providing me with the points needed to become a notary for thawte’s Web of Trust. I can now assert 10 points (and hope … Continue reading →

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2006 MySQL Users Conference

Posted on February 2, 2006 by Kevin

Registration is now open for the 2006 MySQL Users Conference April 24-27, 2006, in Santa Clara, California, USA http://www.mysqluc.com Sign up before early registration ends on March 6, 2006, and save up to $200.

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HDTV on an analog TV works well

Posted on January 15, 2006 by Kevin

If you don’t have a nice, new, expensive widescreen HDTV to view a high def broadcast can you still benefit from watching an HD channel? Most certainly! Let’s take a look at Windows Media Center as an example. In order … Continue reading →

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WordPress 2 available

Posted on December 31, 2005 by Kevin

From the WordPress Development Blog comes news of WordPress 2.  Severud.org was updated at about 6 hours following this announcement and I can proclaim that the upgrade is simple and the changes are welcome.  I would like to extend my thanks … Continue reading →

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Slide

Posted on November 10, 2005 by Kevin

Earlier this year I settled on flickr for my online photo sharing. There’s now a new startup in the photo space called Slide. While Slide’s goal is to share photos it is complementary to flickr and provides features flickr doesn’t. … Continue reading →

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a-ha – MTV videos now in Media Center Spotlight

Posted on October 15, 2005 by Kevin

Chris Lanier has had quite a few posts this past week and one of them caught my attention: MTV’s new entry, Overdrive, in Spotlight for Windows Media Center. So today I installed Update Rollup 2 and headed over to find … Continue reading →

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