Archive for September, 2007

Firefox Features and Extensions for Newbies

Posted on September 22nd, 2007 by Justin Ryan

So, you’ve been taken in by my endless praising of the Firefox browser. Or, you found it on your own and decided to give it a spin. However it happened, you finally made the plunge and installed the greatest browser ever. Now you need to know how to use it. Fear not, the answers [...]

You’ve reached Chase. How can we scam you today?

Posted on September 19th, 2007 by Justin Ryan

I don’t particularly like banks. I hate identity thieves. I really hate it when I can’t tell the difference between the two.
This afternoon, my office phone rang. It was an 800 number that I didn’t recognize. When I answered, there was a recorded message identifying it as Chase, my bank, and requesting that I call [...]

Software Freedom Day: Give Greed The Shove

Posted on September 15th, 2007 by Justin Ryan

Today is Software Freedom Day 2007, the fourth annual celebration of the free and open source movement. In honor of this, the holiest of Free Software days, I bring you a list of the best free software, to free you from the greed and gluttony of the big software giants.Free and open-source software provides free [...]